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2018 MCMULLEN COUNTY TOURNAMENT

Days after securing a charged victory over Crystal City at home, Cotulla swept the field to earn the championship title at the McMullen County basketball tournament in Tilden over the weekend.

The Cowboys opened the week with an inspiring come-from-behind win over the Javelinas.

“After being down 20 points at one juncture in the game, we buckled down defensively and starting hitting some shots in the second half to pull off the come back win,” CHS Head Coach Sonny Garza said. “We struggled on both ends of the court in the first half, but the boys came through in the second half by showing a lot of heart and determination.

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2018 ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL

Dilley named 18 athletes to the District 15-3A, Division II football team, which was announced this week following the playoff exit of each league representative.

Poth was ousted Friday night by Van Vleck from the area round of the playoffs via a 35-2 decision. Skidmore-Tynan, Stockdale and Dilley were all eliminated at bi-district.

The Wolves fought a tough Odem squad and dropped a narrow 22-8 decision to the Owls.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Dilley opened the 2018 hoops season with a narrow loss to Ingram Tom Moore but followed it up with a rout of Stockdale to even its mark at 1-1.

Ryan Ochoa did not play in the opener and teammate Scottie Reyes paced the the team with 18 points, four rebounds, four steals and four assists. Jesus Olivarez added 13 points, eight board, three blocks and five steals. Dilley jumped out to a 17-9 lead in the first but the game turned in the third as Ingram outscored the Wolves 25-13 and held on for the 62-60 win.

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2018 DISTRICT 14-4A, DIVISION II

Despite a fourth place finish in District 14-4A, Division II, Pearsall still managed to place 19 athletes on the all-district football team this week.

With Crystal City's exit from the area round of the playoffs on Friday, members of the all-district team were announced.

A week after knocking off Wimberley 26-21 in bi-district, the Javelinas were upended 48-6 by the Rockport-Fulton Pirates.

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BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS

Cuero was as good as advertised and Pearsall avoided a shutout with a pair of fourth quarter scores in a 66-12 bi-district loss to the top-ranked Gobblers on Thursday, November 15 at San Antonio's Alamo Stadium.

The Gobblers currently sit atop the Texas Football magazine rankings and are heavy favorites to win Region IV and the Class 4A, Division II crown.

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BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS

Dilley nearly upended unbeaten Odem last week, falling just short of what would have been one of the bigger upsets in the first round of the playoffs Friday, November 16 in Freer.

Odem held off the Wolves to claim a 22-8 bi-district decision and advance to the second round of the playoffs.

“We almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the playoffs,” DHS AD and Head Football Coach Manny Martinez said. “We had a touchdown not counted where Shiloh Guerra was clearly in the endzone, that would have tied the game just before halftime.

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