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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...
Greg Wille
Feb 7, 20212 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Feb 5, 20212 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Jan 30, 20217 min read
FINALLY GAME TIME: Temple College men set for season opener as new coach Ellis returns from COVID-19
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com As of Jan. 30, 2020, the Temple College men's basketball team had played 22 games...
Greg Wille
Jan 30, 20217 min read
MOVING FORWARD: After disruptive 2020, McMurtry believes TC baseball can succeed with talent, depth
SIGN OF THE TIMES: Three current Temple College baseball players in November signed to continue their careers with NCAA Division I...
Greg Wille
Jan 29, 20218 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Jan 27, 20218 min read
RUNAWAY: McWilliams scores 26, Academy feasts on Rogers turnovers to win 19-3A rivalry clash 69-42
MAKE YOUR MOVE: Academy junior point guard Darion Franklin (left) tries to drive past Rogers defender Zach Davis as teammates Chris...
Greg Wille
Jan 20, 20217 min read
ANALYSIS: 10-win Temple achieved special things in 2020; playoff loss shows Wildcats have work to do
ALL-AROUND PERFORMER: After sharing District 12-6A's Most Valuable Player award in 2020, versatile Temple running back Samari Howard –...
Greg Wille
Jan 9, 202113 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Jan 9, 20217 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Dec 30, 20208 min read
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 ...
Greg Wille
Dec 27, 202012 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Dec 22, 20209 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Dec 21, 20203 min read
TOO MANY MISTAKES, NOT ENOUGH FIREPOWER: Hoover-led Rockwall-Heath ousts Temple from playoffs, 56-28
GOING ALL OUT: Temple junior Samari Howard stretches out and partially blocks a third-quarter punt by Rockwall-Heath's Grady Brewer...
Greg Wille
Dec 19, 202012 min read
BUSINESS FIRST: Reunion angle aside, Temple, Rockwall-Heath aim to knock each other out of playoffs
FULL STEAM AHEAD: After last week's 38-0 bi-district playoff win over Waxahachie at Wildcat Stadium, junior running back Samari Howard...
Greg Wille
Dec 18, 202013 min read
THICK-SKINNED WILDCATS: Temple's cohesive offensive line gets after opponents – and each other, too
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Despite having only one returning starter and two new coaches, Temple's offensive line of senior left tackle...
Greg Wille
Dec 17, 202011 min read
COMMENTARY: Spradlin resurrected Temple's winning tradition; Stewart's Wildcats keep on adding to it
FAMILIAR FACE, NEW COLORS: Rockwall-Heath second-year head coach Mike Spradlin holds the gold ball trophy while speaking to his players...
Greg Wille
Dec 16, 202012 min read
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...
Greg Wille
Dec 15, 202012 min read
BREAKING THROUGH: Grays, Temple rip Waxahachie 38-0 for first playoff win in 6A; Rockwall-Heath next
GRAYS' AREA: Temple junior outside linebacker Marshall Grays (11) grabs Waxahachie senior quarterback Brandon Hawkins Jr. and tackles him...
Greg Wille
Dec 12, 202010 min read
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