Christoval Cougars Fall to Owls: Lady Cougars Dominate

CHRISTOVAL— The Christoval Lady Cougars secured a big win over Reagan County while the Cougars fell short to the Owls.

On Tuesday, the Reagan County Owls traveled to Christoval to take on the Cougars and Lady Cougars. First up, the Lady Cougars beat the Lady Owls 74-41 and Halle Hughes had herself a night, scoring 23 points.

The Lady Cougars dominated the first quarter with Aaliyah Bogs sank two three-pointers while Mady Wipff made a three as well.  Jordyn Walker scored six points, Silva put up five, and Hughes started off the night with four points and two missed free throws, which would be the only two she missed all night.

The Lady Owls put up a fight while only scoring 15 in the first quarter.  Yasmine De La Cruz and Kennedy Roberts both hit two three-point shots and Morgan Dodd had two points. Add in De La Cruz’s free throw and after one, the Lady Cougars were in the lead 24-15.

Christoval’s Hughes caught fire in the second quarter, added 10 points to the scoreboard. Wipff made another three and Madyson George, Sienna Gonzales, and Braylee Silva each scored two in the second. The three-point success for the Lady Owls continued where Dodd and De La Cruz made three and one respectively. Only issue was that those were the only points the Lady Owls put up in the second quarter which made the score going in at halftime 43-27.

There wasn’t much scoring in the third quarter, but Christoval did add 11 while Reagan County added 8. Hughes had five, Gonzalez had two, and Walker had four. Dodd and De La Cruz continued their work, added two points each. Abby Turner and Maritza Castillo joined in and added two each as well. After three, the Lady Cougars were up 54-35.

The Lady Cougars did not stop there as Natalee Brooks added a three, George added six, Hughes put up four, and Bogs, Walker, and Silva made five free throws. This added 20 points to the score for the Lady Cougs.

The Lady Owls missed five free throws in the fourth quarter. De La Cruz did add two points. Ashley Lopez and Romero added two points apiece as well.

In the end, the Lady Cougars ran away with this one 74-41.

SCORING

CHS: Hughes-23, Walker-12, Bogs-8, Silva-8, George-8, Gonzalez-6, Wipff-6, Brroks-3

(3s- Wipff-2, Bogs-2, Brooks-1)

RC: De La Cruz-14, Dodd-13, Roberts-6, Lopez-2, Romero-2, Turner-2, Castillo-2

(3s- Dodd-3, De La Cruz-3, Roberts-2)

The Lady Cougars plays the Forsan Lady Buffalos in Forsan on Friday, January 20, 2023.

DISTRICT RECORDS

• Ozona— 8-0
• Christoval— 7-1
• Eldorado— 5-3
• Water Valley— 4-4
• Sterling City— 3-5
• Sonora— 3-5
• Forsan— 1-6
• Reagan County— 0-7

After the Lady Cougars locked away another win, the Cougars and Owls took to the hardwood in what everyone knew would be a hard-fought game.

The Owls came out hot, putting up 22 points in the first quarter. Jarrett Brown had eight points, AJ Avalos and Dylan Odom had five each, and Angel Flores and Eduardo Encinas had four points combined.

The Cougars put up 13 points where Sevatian Salinas was on fire with 10 points and Jaron Slaton added three. After one, the Owls led the Cougars 22-13.

Things heated up in the second as the Cougars got in a groove and put up 15 points to the Owls 10. Garrett Thompson hit three three-pointers, Landon Scott added four points, and Salinas put up two.

Kason Brown joined in as did Raymond Saldibar with three and five points respectively while Avalos added two points. At halftime, the Cougars cut into the lead, but the Owls were still up, 32-28.

In the third, Avalos and Saldibar combined for eight points, Flores hit a three, and K. Brown made two free throws. For the Cougars, Thompson hit another three, giving him 12 total points so far, Salinas continued his monster game with six points, and Ketch Joiner and Slaton each made one free throw.

After three, Reagan County slightly extended their lead, 45-39.

Into the fourth quarter with six points to make up, the Cougars had to foul. Out of nine free throw attempts, the Owls made seven. Add in two pointer and the three pointer and the Owls landed at 57 total points.

The Cougars didn’t go down without a fight as Salinas added five points, Slaton put up four, and Ethan Busch put four on the scoreboard. The Owls ended up winning 57-52, handing the Cougars their first district loss of the season.

SCORING

CHS: Salinas-23, Thompson-12, Slaton-8, Scott-4, Busch-4, Joiner-1

(3s- Thompson-4, Salinas-1)

RC: Avalos-16, Salidbar-11, J. Brown-8, K. Brown-7, Flores-6, Odom-5, Encinas-2

(3s-Avalos-3, J. Brown-1, Odom-1. Flores-1)

DISTRICT RECORDS

• Regan County— 6-0
• Christoval— 5-1
• Sterling City—5-1
• Forsan— 3-3
• Eldorado—2-4
• Water Valley— 2-4
• Ozona— 1-5