Colleyville Covenant boys dominate Lubbock Trinity; Friday night basketball recap in DFW
In a battle of two Top 5 teams in the state’s TAPPS 4A boys basketball rankings, it was No. 5 Colleyville Covenant that was in control from start to finish during its 79-64 home victory over No. 3 Lubbock Trinity Friday night.
Covenant improves to 11-4 and 6-0 in TAPPS District 1-4A.
Trinity drops to 18-6 and 5-1.
“I think this was a really good game for us,” said senior forward Austin Scheets. “It boosts our confidence up, we know we’re the best team, we can beat anyone.”
Covenant owned leads of 21-13 and 41-27 at the end of the first and second quarters before putting the game well out of reach in the second half.
The Cougars responded with a 22-14 effort in the third quarter.
The 6-foot-7 Scheets, who quarterbacked the football team to a state championship this season, drove to the basket and made layups while drawing a foul.
The Cougars got up as much as 22 points.
“We shared the ball, ran well, defended well tonight. Trinity is a great offensive team and we just wanted to limit them to one shot and force them to make tough shots. They didn’t shoot as well as they’re capable of, but we got on the boards and ran the other way and got in transition,” Covenant coach Steve Turner said.
Scheets and senior Jayce Wells added 3-point plays in the fourth quarter. Caleb Bunch hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter and scored 10 in the second half to chip in 15 for the Cougars.
Covenant led 63-41 after three and got a pair of layups by all-state football player Enow Etta, who scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half. Caleb Turner and Wells chipped 10 and 9, respectively.
“We played as a team and coach Turner got us ready this week. He told us to just share the ball, don’t force too many shots and I feel like we did that well tonight,” Scheets said.
Added Turner, “All week long they were locked in at the challenge at hand. That’s a very good basketball team we played and we knew we had to play the best game of the year to get this victory. We put it all together tonight.”
Richland 74, Birdville 72 2OT
Mark Zucha hit the game-winning 3-pointer with five seconds left in double overtime and the Royals prevailed over their rival Hawks in a key District 6-5A boys basketball game at Thomas Coliseum.
The Royals, who grabbed a share of the district lead, erased an 18-point deficit in the second half.
They also erased two 5-point deficits in both overtime periods.
Mansfield Timberview 66, Mansfield Summit 59
The Wolves, No. 8 in the 5A state rankings, avenged an earlier overtime loss to the Jaguars, on the road Friday night in a 8-5A matchup. Four Wolves hit double figures, led by 19 points from Chendall Weaver.
Donovan O’Day and Jared Washington scored 14 apiece and Braylon Crosby added 14.
Timberview is 9-1 in district and 15-3 overall.
Summit is 9-1 in district and 17-3 overall.
GIRLS
Lake Dallas 59, Grapevine 46
Mackenzie Buss scored 30 points to lead the Falcons past the Mustangs at home in a key girls basketball showdown between the top two teams in District 6-5A.
Lake Dallas, No. 15 in the state, captures the district title while improving its record to 20-4 and 12-0.
Grapevine, No. 23, falls to 18-5 and 10-2.
Arlington Sam Houston 59, Arlington 27
Jada Keeling and Helendra Waters scored 15 and 12 points to lead the Texans to a win over the Colts in a girls basketball contest in District 8-6A.
The win pushed Sam Houston’s record to 14-6 overall.
The Texans, who won a combined 17 games the past four seasons, have their most wins since winning 19 games during the 2007-08 season. They are looking for their first playoff trip since 2001.
Benbrook 59, FW Carter-Riverside 42
Despite losing to the Bobcats, the Eagles clinched their first playoff berth since 1992.
Dally Coulter had 19 points and 14 rebounds for Carter-Riverside.
Mansfield Legacy 52, Burleson 34
The Broncos clinched their first district title in program history with a road victory over the Elks. They won their 20th game in a row and improved to 22-1 overall and 12-0 in 8-5A.
This story was originally published January 30, 2021 at 12:53 AM.
