AREA BOYS HOOPS: Chitsey's 34 Helps No. 12 Wall Cool Off Red-Hot TLCA After Slow Start

WALL, TX -- The no. 12-ranked Wall Hawks got all they could handle from the red-hot TLCA Eagles before cruising to a 61-38 win in a clash of District 4-3A unbeatens on Friday.

TLCA used their speed to take a narrow 9-8 lead going into the second quarter. There, Wall found their rhythm in the front and backcourt.

Wall outscored TLCA 13-4 behind Colton Chitsey's 10 points which gave the Hawks a 21-13 lead entering halftime.

That started a scoring trend for Chitsey. He would post 11 points in the third quarter and another 10 in the fourth as Wall outscored TLCA 40-25 in the second half.

In all, Chitsey finished with an astonishing 34 points. Thanks to four three-pointers, Baylor Halfmann finished with 16 points.

TLCA's Isaac Gonzales was the only Eagle in double figures at 12 points. Star guard Jevon Everitt was held scoreless through the first three quarters before he managed three points in the fourth.

Wall (23-3, 6-0) has now won five straight games. They'll look to add to that when they travel to Sonora on Jan. 22.

TLCA (17-3, 5-1) will look to bounce back on Tuesday when they host Reagan County.

Eldorado Stays Perfect in District with Narrow Win Over Rival Christoval

Scoring just two points in the first quarter didn't faze the Eldorado Eagles who beat rival Christoval 44-42 on the road.

Apiatan and Azul Salinas helped the Cougars take a 7-2 lead after the first.

Eldorado's Aiden Dennis led to comeback charge after that quarter, dropping six points to help the Eagles trim the deficit to 18-15 going into halftime.

Kayden Rodriguez then found his rhythm for Eldorado, scoring nine points during an 18-point outburst that lifted the Eagles to a 33-32 lead after the third.

Korbin Covarrubiaz and Cesar Garcia kept Christoval at bay by combining to hit three three-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Rodriguez had the game-high mark of 13 points thanks to his sharpshooting in the third. Dennis was the only other Eagle in double digits with 11 points.

Josh Fava finished with 12 points for Christoval.

Eldorado (10-8, 3-0) will travel to Ozona on Jan. 22.

Christoval (9-12, 1-2) will face Winters on the road that same day.

Lake View's Comeback Falls Short Against Red-Hot Snyder

After falling behind by double digits early on, the Lake View Chiefs made a run at District 5-4A front-runner Snyder, but ultimately fell short 61-49.

Snyder jumped out to a 19-8 lead after the first quarter. That lead eventually grew to 30-18 after the second quarter.

Then Lake View came out hot after halftime and trimmed the lead. Johnny Espinosa hit three three-pointers en route to 10 third quarter points as Lake View pulled within 41-36 entering the fourth. That deficit was eventually trimmed to three points.

But Snyder caught fire again in the fourth and outscored the Chiefs 20-13 in the fourth quarter.

Espinosa finished with a game-high scoring mark of 20 points.

Lake View (11-16, 0-2) will hope to snag their first district win on the road at Sweetwater on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Scores around the area

• Central 50, Haltom 45
• Miles 47, Ozona 37
• San Angelo Saints 41, Garden City 40

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From Thursday:

Steers Defense Corrals Longhorns

The Robert Lee Steers dominated Bronte wire-to-wire for a 34-17 win on Thursday.

Robert Lee held Bronte to two points to take a 9-2 lead after the first quarter behind five points from Jayton Warren.

Bronte found a little rhythm for six points behind a three-pointer from Jadan Morgan. The downside is that Robert Lee posted nine points in the quarter to take an 18-8 lead into the half.

The Steers then kicked it up a notch with four points from Daniel Mendoza and a three-pointer from Julian Gamboa to extend their lead to 30-14 entering the fourth quarter.

Rance Siler scored Bronte's three points in the fourth quarter as the two teams simmered down to combine for just seven points.

Warren finished with 11 points for the game-high total. Julian Gamboa had a pair of threes in the win.

Morgan finished with six points for Bronte.

Robert Lee will host Veribest on Jan. 22.

Bronte will look to bounce back in a week when they travel to Veribest on Jan. 25.