The Weston Junior High girls basketball team beat Castor 13-11 this past Monday to win their first of the year. The boys team also won by a 27-22 margin to give the Wolves/Lady Wolves a sweep. The victories improved the girls to 1-2 on the year while the boys moved past the .500 mark at 3-2.
For head coach Jennifer Tolar and her crew the victory was very sweet as her squad has suffered through more adversity in just a few weeks than most go through in a full year. Already this season, the junior girls squad has lost two players due to knee injuries and just last weekend had over half the team, including several starters unavailable for the Dodson Tourney due to the COVID pandemic.
“I am so proud of the girls for not making excuses and continuing to work hard,” said Tolar. “It is good to get this win as they deserve to taste some success after all they have gone through.”
A first quarter free throw by Baylee Brown was the only point scored by either team in the first quarter and gave Weston their first lead of the year. Brooklyn Johnson and Jazzmine Stuckey added baskets in the second and along with another free throw by Brown, Weston went into the half with a 6-2 lead. Brown added two baskets in the third to up the lead to 10-5 by the end of three. Carlynn Waters added three critical points in the final frame that stymied a late Castor charge and give Weston the two point win.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
| Weston | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Castor | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Tidwell leads boys to win
Brody Tidwell scored six in the second and five in the fourth on his way to a game high 14 points to lift the Wolves to their third win of the year. The outburst came at the right time also as his points helped Weston break ties after the first and third quarters. Ty Henderson also came up clutch by making six of eight free throws and Ashad Harris pitched in with five. Alex Lewis also made two free throws.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
| Weston | 5 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 27 |
| Castor | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 |
