Salado Eagles took second place in the Academy basketball tournament in December, losing to Waco Connally, 60-45, in the final game Dec. 11. The Eagles lost to Rogers, 50-45, last week in a non-conference game.
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Salado Lady Eagles won two of their five games in the Coach Smith basketball Dec. 2-4.
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Salado Varsity Eagles won the Coach Smith basketball tournament, bouncing back from a close loss at home to Wimberly.
Coach Smith Tournament
SHS 58
NHS 48
Salado started the Coach Smith Tournament with a 58-48 win over Navarro, leading 13-11 after the first and 27-20 at the half.
Goings led Salado with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 deflections, 5 steals and a block. Stump had double figures with 16 points, 5 rebounds and an assist.
Also scoring for the Eagles were Ihler, 6 points, 9 rebounds and an assist; Wilson, 6 points, 3 rebounds and an assist; Brandon English, 3 points and a rebound; Hutton Haire, 2 points and 2 rebounds; Self, 2 points, a rebound and 2 deflections and Miller, 2 points and 2 deflections.
SHS 58
GHS 50
In the evening game, Salado beat Gatesville 58-50 on Dec. 2. The Eagles extended a slim 14-13 lead to 38-20 at the half before holding on for the win.
Goings led the Eagles with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 7 deflections and 6 steals. Ihler had double figures with 11 points, 5 rebounds and a steal.
Also scoring for the Eagles were Stump, 5 points, 5 rebounds, a deflection and a steal; Self, 4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, a deflection and a block; Pitcock, 4 points, 3 steals, 2 deflections and an assist; Sirmon, 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a deflection; Miller, 2 points, 5 rebounds, and an assist; Pettigrew, 2 points, 5 rebounds, a deflection and a steal; Wilson, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, a deflection and a steal.
SHS 44
CSHS 38
Salado Eagles started Dec. 3 with a 44-38 over China Spring. The Eagles outscored the Cougars 14-7 in the second quarter to take a 25-20 halftime lead.
Goings led the Eagles with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 deflections and 2 steals. Ihler followed with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 deflections and 3 steals.
Also scoring were Sirmon, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists; Stump, 5 points, 2 rebounds and a steal; Wilson, 4 points, 7 rebounds and a deflection; Self, 2 points, a rebound and a deflection; Pettigrew, 1 point, 3 rebounds, a deflection and a steal and Pitcock, 4 rebounds.
SHS 62
LASA 49
Salado Eagles beat the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy 62-49 in their second game Dec. 3. The Eagles led 36-28 at the half.
Goings scored 20 points to lead the Eagles, adding 4 rebounds, 5 deflections, 5 assists and 3 steals. Ihler had double figures as well with 13 points, 6 rebounds and an assist. Sirmon also had double figures, scoring 12 points and adding 2 assists, 3 steals and a deflection.
Also scoring for the Eagles were Pettigrew, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 deflections, 2 steals and an assist; Self, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; Stump, 3 points, 5 rebounds and a deflection; Pitcock, 2 points, Hutton Haire, 5 rebounds and Wilson, 3 rebounds an assist and a deflection.
SHS 50
CHS 45
Salado overcame a 25-27 halftime deficit to beat John B. Connally, 50-45, in the championship game Dec. 4.
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Goings led the Eagles with 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, deflection, 3 steals and a block. Self followed with 11 points, 11 rebounds and a block. Wilson had 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.
Also scoring for Salado were Sirmon, 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists; Stump, 2 points and 5 rebounds and Pitcock and Haire each grabbed a rebound.
SHS 70
WHS 75
Salado Eagles allowed Wimberly to score 28 points in the fourth quarter for a come-from-behind win Nov. 30. The Texans led 16-12 after the first and 34-28 at the half before Salado rallied for a 28-point third quarter to lead 56-44 going into the fourth.
Josh Goings led Salado with a double-double of 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and a deflection. Brady Ihler also had a double-double, scoring 19 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and contributing 2 assists.
Also scoring for the Eagles were Noah Self, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists; Cayden Stump, 7 points, 7 rebounds; Darius Wilson, 4 points, a steal and a deflection; Caleb Sirmon and Owen Pitcock, 2 points and a rebound each; Nolan Miller, 2 points, and Isaac Pettigrew, 1 point and a rebound.
SHS hosts first-ever wrestling match
Salado High School’s Wrestling team went 2-1 in their first home event, the Thanksgiving Throwdown held Nov. 20.
Salado Eagles are 2-1 as they go into the Thanksgiving break. In play last week, Salado saw Josh Goings set the single game scoring record for SHS boys basketball.
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Salado Lady Eagles took advantage of 35 turnovers by the visiting Rogers Lady Eagles to blow out their non-district basketball game 58-21.
The Lady Eagles poured it on the Gatesville Lady Hornets in the second half of their contest on Nov. 12, scoring 15 points in both the third and fourth quarters while holding the Hornets to just 6 points. The girls won the game 50-22.
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Salado lost a home game to Lorena 52-30 on Nov. 8 in the basketball season opener.
Three penalty calls ended the Salado Eagles’ season in the bi-district round of the playoffs, where they lost to the passing attack of the Rusk Eagles, 49-42, aided a great deal by the 12 flags thrown against them for 92 yards in penalties.
When Reese Rich took the service line in the third set of their Bi-District Volleyball match, Salado Lady Eagles were trailing the Smithville Lady Tigers 14-18. When she was done, the Lady Eagles had rattled off nine straight points and held a commanding 23-19 lead.
Salado held on as the Lady Tigers made a last ditch effort, closing the gap to 24-23 before their last serve went in the net, lifting Salado to a three-set sweep.
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