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Greg Wille
- a day ago
- 10 min
RUN AND SHOOT: Football talents translate to hoops as Cephus, Mraz help boost Academy playoff charge
SEASONED PERFORMERS: Academy senior guards Jerry Cephus (left) and Kollin Mraz have helped lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees (20-7) to 13 consecutive wins and a berth in the Class 3A Region III semifinals against No. 7 New Waverly (26-1) at 6 p.m. Friday at Madisonville High School. Both players are tenacious defenders, while Cephus is a streaky shooter who averages 11.1 points per game and Mraz leads the team with 5.7 rebounds per game. Academy is 39-1 in District 19-3A play d
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Greg Wille
- 6 days ago
- 10 min
BEES BREAK THROUGH: Balanced Academy blasts Franklin 69-47 for elusive Round 3 win; New Waverly next
MOVING FORWARD: Academy senior forward Tanner Rambeau scored 11 of his 15 points after halftime Saturday afternoon to help the 16th-ranked Bumblebees defeat No. 17 Franklin 69-47 in a Class 3A Region III quarterfinal at Lorena High School. Senior Jerry Cephus and junior Darion Franklin scored 17 points apiece and senior Jaylin McWilliams contributed 13 for Academy (20-7), which advanced to a regional semifinal against No. 7 New Waverly (26-1) at 6 p.m. next Friday at Madisonv
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Greg Wille
- 7 days ago
- 12 min
SHOWDOWN TIME: Rambeau brothers, No. 16 Academy battle No. 17 Franklin in Region III quarterfinal
BEES BROTHERS: Senior power forward Tanner Rambeau (right) and junior guard Trae Rambeau are multiple-season standout players for Academy, whose 16th-ranked Bumblebees (19-7) battle No. 17 Franklin (18-3) in a Class 3A Region III quarterfinal at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lorena High School. The third-round playoff showdown will be the two programs' first matchup this season but their sixth in the last three seasons. A four-year starter for head coach James Holt, Tanner Rambeau was D
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Greg Wille
- Feb 25
- 7 min
RUNAWAY: Franklin, McWilliams, Academy rock Scurry-Rosser; Bees face Franklin in Region III quarters
FULL SPEED AHEAD: Academy senior wing Jaylin McWilliams scored 18 points to help lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees to a 59-37 win over Scurry-Rosser in a Class 3A area-round playoff game Wednesday night at Buffalo High School. Junior point guard Darion Franklin paced Academy (19-7) with 21 points as coach James Holt's Bees earned their 12th straight victory and advanced to the Region III quarterfinals for the third consecutive season. Academy will battle No. 17 Franklin (18-3)
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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 23
- 6 min
HOUSE OF HORRORS: Latest TC trip to McLennan doesn't go well; No. 17 Highlanders pop Leopards 100-62
RIVALRY ACTION: Temple College sophomore forward Aleu Aleu (35) takes a 3-point shot over McLennan sophomore defender Rayquan Brown during the second half of the visiting Leopards' 100-62 loss to the 17th-ranked Highlanders on Monday night at The Highlands in Waco. Aleu made three 3s and was 8-of-9 on free throws as the Texas-San Antonio signee scored 21 points to pace TC (4-2, 1-2 Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference). The Leopards will host Grayson at 7 p.m. We
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Greg Wille
- Feb 21
- 8 min
WORTH THE WAIT: After storm-caused hiatus, Franklin fuels Academy boys' 70-43 playoff rout of Teague
BACK ON THE ATTACK: Playing his first game since Feb. 9, Academy junior point guard Darion Franklin made three consecutive 3-point shots in the first quarter and scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the first half to help the No. 16-ranked Bumblebees beat Teague 70-43 in a Class 3A bi-district playoff game Saturday evening in Riesel. Senior guard Jaylin McWilliams added 12 points for District 19-3A champion Academy (18-7), which has won its last 11 games and will play 18-3
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Greg Wille
- Feb 19
- 5 min
COMMENTARY: Uncovering baseball's interesting tidbits and statistical oddities during a winter storm
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com Perhaps it was the contradiction of major league baseball's spring training camps opening in warm, sunny Arizona and Florida while an extreme, prolonged winter storm froze normal life here in Texas. That led this writer to conduct some baseball research, which produced several interesting revelations and/or statistical oddities – involving Hall of Famer players such as Hank Aaron, Craig Biggio and Jim Palmer as well as r
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Greg Wille
- Feb 13
- 9 min
DECISIVE RUN: Cephus ignites for 13 in third as Academy beats rival Rogers 53-32, goes 12-0 in 19-3A
GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE: Academy senior shooting guard Jerry Cephus made three 3-point baskets and scored all 13 of his points in the third quarter to help the 17th-ranked Bumblebees turn a 17-17 halftime tie into a 39-28 lead on their way to a 53-32 win over rival Rogers in Friday night's District 19-3A finale at the Eagles' Harley Doggett Gymnasium. Senior guard Jaylin McWilliams scored a game-best 14 points as Academy (17-7) finished 12-0 in district, extending its strea
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Greg Wille
- Feb 11
- 7 min
BATTLE WON: Lomas, Whitley, Mawien help TC men overcome Aleu foul trouble to beat SW Christian 93-75
FIREPOWER IN RESERVE: Temple College freshman guard Elijah Lomas came off the bench to score a team-leading 18 points – 13 in the second half – and help the Leopards defeat Southwestern Christian 93-75 on Wednesday night at TC Gym in Temple's first Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference home game with head coach Clifton Ellis. Five other TC players scored in double figures as the Leopards moved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the NTJCAC entering their home duel with Hill
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Greg Wille
- Feb 11
- 6 min
BREAKTHROUGH: Jacobs, Carter spark Taylor's TC women to first conference win, 95-57 vs. SW Christian
TEAM DEFENSE: Temple College sophomore guard Taylor Phouangaphayvong (2) defends Southwestern Christian's Lonniqua Johnson during the Lady Leopards' 95-57 win over the Lady Rams on Wednesday night at TC Gym. Looking on are Temple's Kirsten Zaruba (left), Amaya West, Starr Jacobs and Jordyn Carter. The Lady Leopards (5-1, 1-1) recorded their first Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference victory with first-year head coach Amber Taylor. Jacobs scored 23 points and Cart
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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
- Feb 9
- 2 min
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: After road defeats to begin conference, TC squads eye home wins vs. SW Christian
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com Playing on the road against Ranger on Saturday, Temple College's men's and women's basketball teams weren't able to begin Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference competition with victories. Back at TC Gym on Wednesday evening, the Leopards and the Lady Leopards have opportunities to get back on the winning track in their NTJCAC home openers against Southwestern Christian. The women's game begins at 5 p.m., foll
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Greg Wille
- Feb 8
- 2 min
COLLEGE BASEBALL: TC outscores opponents 23-6 in Galveston to win Island Invitational championship
GALVESTON – The Temple College baseball team captured the championship of Galveston College's Island Invitational by winning all three of its games Friday and Saturday at Bernard Davis Stadium. The Leopards were the only club in the five-team, two-day tournament to post a 3-0 record. Temple will take a 5-1 record into its home opener, a single game against No. 14-ranked Navarro at 2 p.m. Friday at Danny Scott Sports Complex. Coach Craig McMurtry's Leopards edged Alvin 3-2 on
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Greg Wille
- Feb 7
- 2 min
MEN'S BASKETBALL: 11-point halftime lead evaporates as TC loses conference opener 83-81 at Ranger
RANGER – The Temple College men's basketball team grabbed a 45-34 halftime lead in its Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference opener Saturday against Ranger, but the Leopards were outscored 49-36 in the second half as the Rangers overtook them to seize an 83-81 win. It was the first conference game for Temple (3-1) with first-year head coach Clifton Ellis. Sophomore forward Aleu Aleu led the Leopards with 20 points and 20 rebounds, including 11 boards on the offens
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Greg Wille
- Feb 5
- 2 min
BACK ON THE FIELD: Reigning ASC champ UMHB visits Belhaven to begin shortened spring football season
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com BELTON – After its entire 2020 fall season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team will begin its shortened 2021 spring season on Saturday with a noon game against Belhaven University at the Belhaven Bowl in Jackson, Mississippi. It's the first of four American Southwest Conference East Division games for UMHB, which was predicted to win the division championship
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Greg Wille
- Feb 5
- 4 min
CRANK IT UP: After blowout wins in early tuneups, TC basketball squads start NTJCAC action at Ranger
TIME FOR CONFERENCE: Sophomore guard Khouri Perkins and the 3-0 Temple College Leopards of first-year head coach Clifton Ellis begin their 14-game Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference schedule on Saturday with a 4 p.m. road game against Ranger. Perkins averages a team-leading 22 points per game and is 10-for-15 from 3-point range along with eight rebounds and three steals per contest. TC's first NTJCAC home game is against Southwestern Christian at 7 p.m. next We
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Greg Wille
- Jan 31
- 7 min
WORTH THE WAIT: Perkins scores 33 as TC rolls past Our Lady of the Lake JV in debut for coach Ellis
SUCCESSFUL START: Clifton Ellis made his debut as head coach of the Temple College men's basketball team Saturday afternoon as the Leopards beat the Our Lady of the Lake University junior varsity 139-86 at TC Gym. Ellis, 43, was an all-conference and all-region point guard at TC for head coach Kirby Johnson during the mid-1990s. Johnson retired last year after coaching the Leopards to 715 wins in 33 seasons. Ellis tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago and had to quaranti
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