By BRUCE E. WILLIAMS
Sports Correspondent
The Clarksville Lady Tigers bid to
advance to the UIL class 2-A Region II basketball tournament this weekend in
McKinney came to an end on Tuesday night in Commerce, as first year Head Coach,
LaTisha Hearne's team fell 55-48 in a tough battle to Hawkins.
Clarksville ends an exceptional run with
a 20-13 season record. Hawkins improves to 30-1 and will play on Friday in the
two day regional event. At stake will be an opportunity to advance to the State
Tournament in San Antonio the following week, should Hawkins be able to secure
a pair of wins.
The surprising Lady Tigers, champion of
District 15-2-A, pulled ahead 30-29 at the intermission, but with all-state point
guard LaQuisha Clark in foul trouble during the night, Clarksville went
scoreless in the third quarter, while Hawkins answered the call in the frame by
scoring 12 points to move to the fourth leading 41-30. The Lady Tigers
outscored their opponent 18-14 in the fourth period.
Perhaps one of the telling stories in
the game was that Clarksville was outscored 30-12 as far as points in the paint
is concerned, and Hawkins pulled down 13 offensive rebounds, while Clarksville
grabbed just five. The game was tied just once, but there were five lead
changes according to the official statistical UIL Box Score report.
Hearne's team was led in scoring by
Clark who finished her outstanding high school career with a game high 22
points. She was the lone Lady Tiger to reach double figures in scoring.
Tyteanna Rosser added nine points for the Lady Tigers, who finished their
district run with a perfect 12-0 record.
Hawkins was led by Jaco Logan with 17
points. She was one of three players to score in double figures for Hawkins as
Lynli Dacus added 12 points, while Jordyn Warren contributed 11 points. Makaiya
Owens, a senior, canned six points for Clarksville but also hauled down 11
rebounds to lead the Lady Tigers.
The list of senior athletes who will not
be a member of the Clarksville team next season
includes' Makiyla Bradley, Laura Faulkner, Dee Jackson, and Owens in
addition to Clark.
Score by Quarters
Clarksville 10 20
0 18 48
Hawkins 14 15 12 14 55
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