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Greg Wille
- Feb 24
- 1 min
TIGERS' RUN ENDS: No. 1 Waxahachie buries 15 3-pointers, defeats Belton 99-62 in bi-district playoff
Staff report LORENA – Colorado State-signed guard Jalen Lake was injured and didn't play for No. 1-ranked Waxahachie against Belton in Tuesday night's Class 6A bi-district playoff game at Lorena High School. However, the Runnin' Indians didn't really miss Lake – or many 3-point shots. Waxahachie made 15 3-pointers, Prince Banks scored 21 points and Oklahoma signee CJ Noland recorded 18 as the Indians used a relentless attack to charge to a 99-62 victory over the Tigers. Junio
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Greg Wille
- Feb 23
- 6 min
MASSIVE CHALLENGE: Belton coach Fossett says belief is key as Tigers take on No. 1-ranked Waxahachie
IT'S PLAYOFF TIME: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson (44), shown guarding Temple's Aundra Jackson during the Tigers' 53-31 road win Dec. 22, and the Tigers (17-7) will battle top-ranked Waxahachie (16-2) in a Class 6A bi-district playoff game at 7 tonight at Lorena High School. The 6-foot-6 Johnson averages 25.2 points per game for Belton, which has advanced to postseason play for the first time in its three seasons with head coach Jason Fossett. Belton faces a Waxahachie squa
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Greg Wille
- Feb 10
- 2 min
GETTING THE JOB DONE: Johnson, Jones lead way as Belton boys top Shoemaker 80-62, grab playoff spot
WIN AND IN: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson scored a game-high 34 points to help lead the Tigers to an 80-62 victory at Killeen Shoemaker on Tuesday night, improving them to 17-7 overall and 8-5 in District 12-6A. The win clinched Belton's first playoff berth in three seasons with head coach Jason Fossett. Senior guard Ben Jones scored 20 points and freshman guard Trap Johnson added 13 for the Tigers, who will play top-ranked Waxahachie or No. 2 Duncanville in a Class 6A bi-
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Greg Wille
- Jan 27
- 8 min
RIVALRY REVENGE: Stewart, Hall help struggling Temple charge back to beat cold-shooting Belton 53-43
SENIOR MOMENT: Temple senior guard/forward Joseph Stewart scored 13 points against rival Belton on Tuesday night as the visiting Wildcats rallied from a 21-10 deficit early in the second quarter to defeat the Tigers 53-43 in a District 12-6A game at Tiger Gym. Stewart, who made two of Temple's six 3-point baskets, did not play in the Wildcats' 53-31 home loss to the Tigers on Dec. 22 because of COVID-19 contact tracing involving his father. Sophomore guard Jaylon Hall led Tem
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Greg Wille
- Jan 9
- 7 min
NOT THE TIGERS' NIGHT: Belton shooters go cold, Walker hits seven 3s as No. 9 Ellison prevails 70-51
RISE AND FIRE: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson (44) takes a jump shot over Killeen Ellison defender Kesean Garland as teammates Trap Johnson (23), Luke Bramlett (4) and Ruben Jimenez look on during the Tigers' 70-51 loss to the ninth-ranked Eagles in Friday night's District 12-6A game at Tiger Gym. Trap Johnson, a freshman, scored 18 points and his brother TJ Johnson had 15, but Belton (12-3, 3-1) posted its lowest point total this season and suffered its first home defeat.
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Greg Wille
- Dec 30, 2020
- 8 min
BIG RED BARRAGE: Balanced Belton buries 17 3-pointers, pulls away from Killeen to start 2-0 in 12-6A
LONG-DISTANCE GUNNER: Belton senior shooting guard Ben Jones made four of Belton's 17 3-point baskets and scored 14 points to help the Tigers beat Killeen 78-58 in their District 12-6A home opener Tuesday evening at Tiger Gym. Belton also got five 3-pointers from junior forward TJ Johnson (game-high 28 points), four from senior guard Kayden Downs (18 points) and three from freshman wing Trap Johnson (13 points) as head coach Jason Fossett's Tigers improved to 11-1 overall and
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Greg Wille
- Dec 27, 2020
- 12 min
FINAL 2020 AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (includes scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Temple 4,603/418.5 (2,401 rushing, 2,202 passing) Belton 3,688/409.8 (1,898 rushing, 1,790 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 3,291/299.2 (1,578 rushing, 1,713 passing) Belton 3,205/356.1 (1,839 rushing, 1,366 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Samari Howard, Temple 216 1,261 16 Maurice Reed, Belton 230 1,171 10 Humberto Arizmendi, Te
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Greg Wille
- Dec 23, 2020
- 9 min
STATEMENT MADE: Aiming to shed 'soft' reputation, Belton gets 27 from Johnson and beats Temple 53-31
BATTLE FOR POSITION: Temple senior guard Aundra Jackson (right) drives against Belton junior forward TJ Johnson during the visiting Tigers' 53-31 win over the Wildcats in Tuesday afternoon's District 12-6A game at Wildcat Gym. Johnson scored 18 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as Belton (10-1) won its district opener and earned its first victory at Temple since Jan. 4, 2011. Jackson scored a team-best 16 points for the Wildcats (4-7, 0-2), but only one of his team
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Greg Wille
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
FOOTBALL: Temple RB Howard shares All-District 12-6A MVP award; Wildcats LB York voted Defensive MVP
WELL-EARNED HONORS: Temple junior running back Samari Howard (8) shared District 12-6A's Most Valuable Player award with Killeen Shoemaker senior wide receiver/kick returner Monaray Baldwin, while Wildcats senior Humberto Arizmendi (10) was voted as a first-team quarterback on the all-district squad. Howard, who was 12-6A's Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore in 2019, rushed for 1,261 yards and 16 touchdowns and added six TD receptions in 11 games for league champio
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Greg Wille
- Dec 15, 2020
- 12 min
UPDATED AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (includes scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A (Through bi-district playoffs) TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Temple 4,100/410.0 (2,158 rushing, 1,942 passing) Belton 3,688/409.8 (1,898 rushing, 1,790 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 2,630/263.0 (1,363 rushing, 1,267 passing) Belton 3,205/356.1 (1,839 rushing, 1,366 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Maurice Reed, Belton 230 1,171 10 Samari Howard, Temple 197 1,
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Greg Wille
- Dec 8, 2020
- 12 min
UPDATED AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (includes scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A (Through end of regular season) TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Temple 3,694/410.4 (1,861 rushing, 1,833 passing) Belton 3,688/409.8 (1,898 rushing, 1,790 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 2,397/275.3 (1,227 rushing, 1,251 passing) Belton 3,205/356.1 (1,839 rushing, 1,366 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Maurice Reed, Belton 230 1,171 10 Samari Howard, Temple 180 1,0
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Greg Wille
- Dec 4, 2020
- 10 min
KNIGHTS' TIME: Rushers Sanford, Carter, defense push Heights past Belton for last 12-6A playoff bid
IRRESISTIBLE FORCE: Harker Heights quarterback Terrance Carter, a 6-foot-5, 240-pound junior, rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries to help the Knights beat host Belton 42-20 on Thursday night at Tiger Field. Heights sophomore running back Re'Shaun Sanford exploded for 327 yards on 35 carries, highlighted by a 75-yard TD sprint, as the Knights (7-3, 5-2) pulled away from Belton (3-7, 3-4) in a clash that determined District 12-6A's fourth and final berth in
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Greg Wille
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
FOOTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULE: Belton, Harker Heights duel tonight for final District 12-6A playoff berth
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com HARKER HEIGHTS (6-3, 4-2) at BELTON TIGERS (3-6, 3-3) 7 p.m. Thursday, Tiger Field Last week: Harker Heights 42, Copperas Cove 20; Killeen Shoemaker 27, Belton 21 (OT) Last year: Belton 21, Harker Heights 14 Game notes: Harker Heights has won twice as many games this season as Belton has, but that won't matter much if the host Tigers beat the Knights in tonight's win-or-stay-home showdown. The winner will seize District
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Greg Wille
- Dec 2, 2020
- 12 min
UPDATED AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (including scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A (Through Week 10 of regular season) TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Belton 3,365/420.6 (1,806 rushing, 1,559 passing) Temple 3,694/410.4 (1,861 rushing, 1,833 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 2,397/275.3 (1,227 rushing, 1,251 passing) Belton 2,662/332.8 (1,350 rushing, 1,312 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Maurice Reed, Belton 208 1,090 9 Samari Howard, Temple 180
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Greg Wille
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
DISTRICT 12-6A FOOTBALL PREVIEW CAPSULE: Killeen Shoemaker (6-2, 4-2) at Belton (3-5, 3-2)
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com – DISTRICT 12-6A – KILLEEN SHOEMAKER (6-2, 4-2)
at BELTON TIGERS (3-5, 3-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Tiger Field Last week: Temple 27, Shoemaker 24; Belton 56, Killeen Ellison 33 Last year: Shoemaker 42, Belton 23 Game notes: Temple has clinched the outright District 12-6A championship at 6-0, but the battle for the league's other three playoff berths and postseason seedings continues and tonight's Belton-Shoemaker clash packs
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Greg Wille
- Nov 25, 2020
- 12 min
UPDATED AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (including scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A (Through Week 9) TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Belton 2,996/428.0 (1,610 rushing, 1,386 passing) Temple 3,201/400.1 (1,603 rushing, 1,598 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 2,397/299.6 (1,199 rushing, 1,198 passing) Belton 2,274/324.9 (1,093 rushing, 1,181 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Samari Howard, Temple 169 969 13 Maurice Reed, Belton 184 948 8 Ruben Jimenez,
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Greg Wille
- Nov 18, 2020
- 12 min
UPDATED AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (includes scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A (Through Week 8) TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Belton 2,473/412.2 (1,335 rushing, 1,138 passing) Temple 2,798/399.7 (1,275 rushing, 1,523 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 2,013/287.6 (959 rushing, 1,054 passing) Belton 1,921/320.2 (845 rushing, 1,076 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Samari Howard, Temple 136 791 11 Maurice Reed, Belton 160 777 5 Ruben Jimenez,
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Greg Wille
- Nov 11, 2020
- 11 min
UPDATED AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATISTICS (includes scoring, tackles and interceptions)
CLASS 6A (Through Week 7) TEAM STATISTICS Offense Yards gained total/per game Belton 2,473/412.2 (1,335 rushing, 1,138 passing) Temple 2,798/399.7 (1,275 rushing, 1,523 passing) Defense Yards allowed total/per game Temple 2,013/287.6 (959 rushing, 1,054 passing) Belton 1,921/320.2 (845 rushing, 1,076 passing) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS OFFENSE Rushing (carries, yards, touchdowns) Samari Howard, Temple 136 791 11 Maurice Reed, Belton 160 777 5 Ruben Jimenez,
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Greg Wille
- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
NO RIVALRY DUEL THIS YEAR: District executive committee's vote means Temple-Belton game won't happen
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com There will be no Temple-Belton varsity football game this year for the first time since 2015, another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The administrators from the 12-6A District Executive Committee met Tuesday, and the result of their vote means that the always highly anticipated Temple-Belton rivalry game originally scheduled for this Friday night, Nov. 13 at Temple's Wildcat Stadium will not be able to be played t
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