Hondo Anvil Herald

With tournament season over, Owls begin district Friday against Poteet

 

     Hondo boys’ basketball earned its second win of the season on Friday, Dec. 19, defeating Sabinal, 50-28, at the SHS Events Center.

Competing in the Luling Tournament on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29-30, the Owls played two close contests, falling to Hidalgo, 58-56, and defeating the host Eagles, 54-51, in the Monday contests. The Owls faced Navarro and Yoakum in Tuesday tourney games.

     Hondo’s next home game is this Friday, Jan. 2, with a 7:30 p.m. game against Poteet, the District 28-3A opener. The Owls will go to Lytle on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

     In the win at Sabinal, the Owls won the scoring difference in all four periods, ending up with the 22-point win. Lason Estes and Markel Bradley led the team with 12 and 11 points. The Jackets were led by 11 points from Angel DeLuna.

     In the tourney opener at Luling, the Owls trailed Hidalgo by 13 points at the end of three quarters before rallying to cut the final margin to two. Hondo outscored the Pirates 20-9 in the fourth. 

     Josiah Quintanilla, in his first game back on the floor since a preseason ankle injury, led the Owls with 18 points, with 10 from Jeremiah Lopez in the 58-56 loss.

     Hondo had another slow start in Monday’s late game. But after scoring only 11 points in the first half, came alive with a 43-point second half in a 54-51 win.

    Luling had a 13-point halftime lead, but the Owls put up 23 in the third to slice the Eagles’ lead, then got the win with another 20 in the fourth. Quintanilla led Hondo with 15 points, all coming in the second half. Bradley and Lopez scored 13 and 10, with another eight from Kolten Alvarez.