Middle school basketball: Burnet boys and girls
FREDERICKSBURG — The Lady Pups used an 11-9 opening period and an 18-2 second quarter to propel them to victory. They withstood a 20-point scoring effort from the Lady Billies in the final quarter. Ari Styron nailed 11 of 14 free throws.
TOP PLAYERS: Ari Styron, 13 points; Brooke Hemphill, 7 points (including a 3-pointer); Vanessa Escamilla, 7 points
ON OFFENSE: Sierra Armentrout and Kylah Arnold, 5 points each; Katelyn Pool, 4 points; Hailey Riley and Makenzie Carpenter, 2 points each
RECORDS: Burnet is 1-0.
UP NEXT: Burnet at Salado, 620 Thomas Arnold Road, 6 p.m. Dec. 1
Burnet 7th A girls 40, Lampasas 6
LAMPASAS — The Lady Pups only gave up one basket a period while scoring 18 points in the first quarter en route to the win.
TOP PLAYERS: Lexey Parker and Madeline Cheney, 8 points each
ON OFFENSE: Julia Taylor, Kendall Rex and Abby Bullock, 4 points each; Izzy Ramon, 3 points; Reagan Giesenschlag and Natalie Frank, 2 points each; Kianna Moss, 1 point
SAY WHAT? "From tipoff to the last seconds of the fourth quarter, the Lady Pups played very hard and with great discipline. The Badgers became frustrated as we did an amazing job defensively," Burnet coach Holly Schilling said.
RECORDS: Burnet is 2-0 overall and 1-0 in district
UP NEXT: Burnet at Salado, 620 Thomas Arnold Road, 6 p.m. Dec. 1
Burnet 8th boys green 27, Fredericksburg 18
BURNET — A 10-2 fourth period propelled the Bullpups to victory. Both teams played each other almost evenly in the opening 24 minutes.
TOP PLAYERS: Cullen Ferrill, 7 points; Payton Utsey, 6 points; Luke Pemberton, 5 points
ON OFFENSE: Jesse Pollard, 4 points; Hunter Reagor, 3 points; Quinn Freeman, 2 points
Burnet 8th boys green 46, Lampasas 28
TOP PLAYERS: Hunter Reagor, 15 points; Cullen Ferrill and Jesse Pollard, 10 points each
ON OFFENSE: Luke Pemberton, 9 points; Sawyer Fisher, 2 points
UP NEXT: Burnet vs. Salado at Burnet Middle School, 1401 N. Main St. in Burnet, 6 p.m. Dec. 1
Burnet 7th boys white 62, Fredericksburg 14
TOP PLAYERS: Derek Kiser, 22 points; Kyle Cavender, 13 points
ON OFFENSE: Jemel Alexander, 9 points; Caelin Graves, 7 points; Jacob Scott, 5 points; Nathan Evans, Cash Ringstaff and Carlos Herrera, 2 points each
Burnet 7th boys white 51, Lampasas 12
TOP PLAYERS: Kyle Cavender, 14 points; Drew Kiser, 12 points; Ryan Robertson, 11 points
ON OFFENSE: Jemel Alexander, 5 points; Caelin Graves, 4 points; Carlos Herrera, 3 points; Nathan Evans, 2 points
RECORDS: Burnet is 2-0 overall and 1-0 in district.
UP NEXT: Burnet vs. Salado at Burnet Middle School, 1401 N. Main St. in Burnet, 6 p.m. Dec. 1
Fredericksburg 24, Burnet 7th boys green 14
FREDERICKSBURG — Fredericksburg took an 8-6 lead in the first quarter that went to 12-8 by the half. And though the Bullpups trailed 18-14 headed into the final period, they failed to score a point, while the Billies dropped in six points.
TOP PLAYERS: Tyler Ford, 8 points
ON OFFENSE: Carter Carruthers, 4 points
SAY WHAT? "I saw some things that we will work on and definitely learn for our next game," Burnet coach Tim Hulon said.
RECORDS: Burnet is 0-1.
UP NEXT: Burnet vs. Salado at Burnet Middle School, 1401 N. Main St. in Burnet, 5 p.m. Dec. 1
Fredericksburg 27, Burnet 8th boys white 25
TOP PLAYERS: Darius Johnson, 7 points; Joel Johnson and Austin Moore, 5 points each
ON OFFENSE: Trent Rockafellow, 4 points; Gabe Tercero, 3 points; Wesley Schackelford, 1 point
Burnet 8th boys white 27, Lampasas 12
TOP PLAYERS: Austin Moore, 10 points; Joel Johnson, 7 points
ON OFFENSE: Gabe Tercero, 3 points; Darius Johnson and Trent Rockafellow, 2 points each
RECORDS: Burnet is 3-1 overall and 2-0 in district.
UP NEXT: Burnet vs. Salado at Burnet Middle School, 1401 N. Main St. in Burnet, 5 p.m. Dec. 1