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Friday night was one for the books. The Hemphill Hornets came to play.

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The crowd was there to support the Hemphill Hornets and Lady Hornets on Friday night. The Little Green Band was playing, the cheerleaders were chanting, and the fans were letting the players know who they were rooting for. Hemphill truly showed up with passion for their school.

The 2023 home schedule kicked off for both West Sabine squads on January 6 versus longtime rival San Augustine. The ladies hit the court first, and both squads started off ice cold from the field as San Augustine would lead 5-4 after one and 12-8 at halftime.

Without a doubt the Hornets are impressive on offense, but their defense kept Central out of reach most of the game. .

Lady Hornets, Williams and Price get down to the nitty gritty with Central in their district match-up last Friday. .

Cushing had no answer for Landon Smith (#11), as he penetrated the defense at will in the second half Down by 8 points halfway through the 2nd quarter, by a score of 32-27 at halftime, Brookelands Wildcats looked to be in a cat fight with the Bearkats from Cushing.

Here is the way to finish the year. Aaron Bumstead brought in this 10.75 lb 27 inch giant.

Skylar Strother (#3) adds two of her ten points in Fridays 63-51 win over the Cushing Lady Bearkats, bringing their record to 16-4 overall, 3-0 in District play. Lexi Hall added 11 points, Cierra Justice had 12, and Taylar Strother had 13 to top a very balanced offensive effort.