Mules vs. Idalou (2-13-2018)

Mules vs. Idalou (2-13-2018)

The Mules played for pride Tuesday evening as they understood the Texas State Playoffs were out of their reach. The Mules saved their best for the final quarter of the game. The Idalou Wildcats defeated the Mules 31-44.

Brady Martinez made a free throw for the Mules first points three minutes into the game. He sank a trey from the top of the key a minute-and-a-half later. He closed out the quarter with a layup. Israel Vasquez scored from near the baseline and dropped in a trey. The Mules trailed Idalou 17-11 after one period.

The second period did not go well for the Mules. Romeo Reyes made a charity toss two minutes into the second period. Jacob Kettner scored in the paints, and Luke Leal nailed a trey in the final minute of the first half. The Mules trailed 35-17 at the intermission.

Vasquez made all three of the Mules’ points in the third period. He made a free throw near the midpoint of the quarter. Vasquez scored in the paint as the third frame drew to a close. The Mules trailed the Wildcats 47-20 with eight minutes left to play.

Wyatt Parker was fouled while shooting and made one free throw 13 seconds into the final frame. Julian Astorga chipped in a charity toss. Vasquez drove to the hoop for a layup. He later added four free throws.

Jacob Barron tickled the twin from the arc two minutes into the final quarter. Two minutes later he made a steal and drove to the hoop. Reyes nailed a trey from the corner. Martinez sank a 3-pointer. Leal made three of four from the charity line. Jacob Kettner put back an offensive rebound to close out the Mule scoring. The Mules had scored 21 points in their final quarter of the season.

Vasquez paced the Mules with 14 points. Martinez added nine points, Leal finished with six points, and Barron added five points. Kettner and Reyes had four points each. Parker and Astorga chipped in one point each.

8th Mules vs. Shallowater (2-12-2018)

8^th Mules vs. Shallowater (2-12-2018)

The eighth-grade Mules surprised the Shallowater Mustangs Monday evening. The Mules outscored the Mustangs 9-4 in the final period to win the game by a score of 27-26.

Christian Fabela picked off an inbound pass and scored as the first period came to a close. The Mules trailed Shallowater 8-2 after the first period.

Dok Gardner finished a fast break to open the second period. Abraham Mendoza made a half-court pass to Victor Morales running on a fast break. Jeremiah Barron concluded the first half with a short jumper, and he sank a trey from the right wing. The Mules had cut the Shallowater lead to 16-11 at the intermission.

Barron passed to Victor Morales running on a fast break to open the third quarter. Barron drove the floor for a layup. Jacob Reyes was fouled while shooting and made one free throw. Evan Lopez cleaned up the backside by putting back the offensive rebound for a hoop. The Mules had cut the Mustang lead to 22-18 with one quarter left to play.

Jacob Reyes dropped in a 12-foot baseline jumper to open the final period. Barron was fouled driving to the hoop, and he chipped in a free throw. Barron then finished a fast break and kissed the ball off the glass for a basket.

Barron sank a trey from the near the baseline to put the Mules on top 26-24. It was the first time the Mules had led during the game. The Mules called a timeout with 20 seconds left in the game, and the score was tied at 26-26.

Morales was fouled attempting to put back an offensive rebound with three seconds left in the game. Morales made the first free throw to put the Mules ahead and missed the second to start the clock. Shallowater could not reach midcourt with the ball for a final shot. 

Barron led the Mules with 13 points. Morales finished with five points, and Reyes had three points. Gardner, Fabela, and Lopez chipped in two points e

7th Mules vs. Shallowater (2-12-2018)

7^th Mules vs. Shallowater (2-12-2018)

The seventh-grade Mules closed out their basketball season with a loss to the Shallowater Mustangs. Shallowater defeated the Mules by a score of 45-17)

Cash Reeder scored the Mules only basket in the first period with an 18-foot shot from near the baseline. The Mules trailed Shallowater 10-2 after one quarter.

Elisar Cisneros dropped in a 3-pointer from the top of the key with just over two minutes left in the first half. Irvin Torres dropped in a 3-pointer from the top of the arc. The Mules trailed Shallowater 20-8 at the intermission.

Reeder opened the second half with a trey from the corner. The Mules trailed the Mustangs 20-11 with one quarter left to play.

Torres passed to Nic Reyes open in the lane for a hoop. Frankie Reyes scored on a 15-foot baseline jumper. Nic Reyes made a steal and pushed the ball ahead to Torres for a fast break layup.

Reeder and Torres paced the Mules with five points each. Cisneros added three points. F. Reyes and N. Reyes chipped in two points each.

9th Lady Mule’s vs. Friona (2-5-2018)

9^th Lady Mule’s vs. Friona (2-5-2018)

The freshmen Lady Mules finished the 2018 basketball season with a 34-23 win over the Friona Maidens.

Destiny Florez finished a fast break to tie the game early in the first period. Two minutes later Florez again scored on a break. Jordan Zapata pushed the ball ahead to Heather Chavez to finish a fast break. Zapata saw Kaitlyn Kelley open on the blocks and passed her the ball for a short jump shot that tied the game at 8-8.

Zapata sank an eight-foot jumper. Grace Leal passed to Carina Sainez open on the blocks for an easy basket. Zapata made the final two hoops of the quarter. One was a layup and the other a 16-foot jump shot. The Lady Mules led 16-12 after one quarter.

Sainez scored from the left elbow for the Lady Mules’ only points of the second period. Friona did not score and trailed the Lady Mules 18-12 at the intermission.

Leal scored from the right elbow to open the second half. Florez sank a 17-foot jumper to end the Lady Mule scoring in the third period. The Lady Mules led 22-16 with one quarter left to play.

Daniella Moran drove the baseline for a hoop. Zapata tossed to Kelley open on the blocks for a basket. Leal finished a fast break. Leal made a cross lane pass to Florez following on a fast break. Sainez scored from the blocks to end all scoring.

Florez led the Lady Mules with 10 points. Zapata and Sainez added six points each. Kelley and Leal dropped in four points each. Chavez and Moran chipped in two points each. 

8th Lady Mules vs. Friona (2-5-2018)

8^th Lady Mules vs. Friona (2-5-2018)

The eighth-grade Lady Mules closed out the basketball season Monday evening by soundly defeating the Friona Maidens 53-10.

Kayla Soto was fouled attempting to finish a fast break and made one free throw to put the Lady Mules in front to stay 35 seconds into the game. Paige Parker finished a fast break with a layup. Natalie Ambriz stole a Maiden pass and drove the floor for a hoop. Genesis Vasquez put back an offensive rebound.

Ambriz was guilty of theft but was rewarded with a layup. She was later fouled and chipped in a free throw. Kylee Villa took a long rebound and drove the floor for a basket. Vasquez made a long pass down the floor to Kyla Sierra running on a fast break for a hoop that beat the buzzer. The Lady Mules led 14-4 after one period.

Ambriz drove to draw the defense and dished to Soto for a short jumper. Villa passed to Ambriz running on a break for a basket. Ambriz made one free throw after being fouled. Vasquez passed to Soto open on the blocks.

Villa drove the floor for a hoop. The Lady Mules led 25-7 at the intermission.

Parker passed to Soto to finish a fast break to start the third period. Ambriz made a steal and passed to Parker to finish a break. Parker drove the lane for a basket. Parker pushed the ball ahead to Vasquez for a fast break bucket.

Ambriz and Parker teamed up on a fast break for an easy hoop. Ambriz made one free throw. Villa saw Ambriz running the floor and sent the ball down the floor for a layup. Ambriz finished the quarter with two more fast break baskets. The Lady Mules had extended their lead to 42-7 after three quarters.

Ambriz drove from the right side and battled her way through a foul for a basket, and she dropped in the free throw for a three-point play. Vasquez made a steal and passed to Parker for an easy hoop. Villa passed to Vasquez to score from the blocks to end the game.

Ambriz set a fast pace for the Lady Mules with 22 points. Parker dropped in 10 points, and Soto finished with nine points. Vasquez scored six points, and Villa had four points. Sierra chipped in two points.   

7th Lady Mules vs. Friona (2-5-2018)

7^th Lady Mules vs. Friona (2-5-2018)

The seventh-grade Lady Mules all but shut out the Friona Maidens Monday evening. It was the final game of the season for the Lady Mules. The Lady Mules closed out the season with a record of 12-3 by defeating Friona 37-4.

“We started a little slow,” said Lady Mule coach, Jalissa King. “But we finally got it together. We used several of the skills we had been working on in practice. This has been an absolutely wonderful team to work with this year. They have been sponges absorbing every opportunity to learn the game.

Kylie Hernandez was fouled while shooting and made one free throw near the midpoint of the first period. Araceli Diaz scored on an inbounds play to put the Lady Mules in front to stay. Kassie Kelley scored from the elbow. The Lady Mules led 5-2 after one quarter.

Friona’s final two points of the game came early in the second period. Diaz again scored on an inbounds play. Hernandez stole a Friona inbound pass, made one dribble, and kissed the ball off the glass for a hoop.

Seconds later, Hernandez scored from the right elbow. Hernandez continued her dominance by stealing a Maiden inbound pass and drove to the hoop. Raelee Garza cleaned up the backside with a putback. Hernandez hit from 15 feet from the left wing. The Lady Mules led 17-4 at the half.

Diaz passed to Kelley for an open shot from the elbow. Diaz scored on an inbounds play, and a minute late put back an offensive rebound for a hoop. Aaliyah Sanchez hit from the right elbow extended. Ashton Hardwick scored from the blocks to end the third period with the Lady Mules leading 27-4.

Hernandez pushed the ball ahead to Garza running on a fast break for a layup. Kendra Kelley passed to Diaz in the paint for a basket. Nautica Mills put back an offensive rebound. Hardwick sank a 17-foot jumper from the right wing to end all scoring.

Diaz paced the Lady Mules with 10 points. Hernandez finished with nine points. Garza had six points. Hardwick and Ka. Kelly scored four points each. Sanchez and Mills chipped in two points each.   

JV Mules vs. Roosevelt & Littlefield (2-6&9-2018)

JV Mules vs. Roosevelt & Littlefield (2-6&9-2018)

The JV Mules defeated the Roosevelt Eagles 40-22 Tuesday evening on the Mules home floor. The Mules fell to Littlefield 48-37 Friday to close out the Mules home schedule.

The Mules opened slow against Roosevelt but came back strong in the second period to lead the Eagles 17-10 at the intermission. The second half was almost a repeat of the first.

Kelan Florez broke the scoring ice for the Mules with a drive from the left side. Bryan Ginez scored from the blocks, and Jimmy Villa chipped in a free throw. The Mules trailed 8-5 after one quarter.

The Mules clamped on the press in the second period and held the Eagles to a single basket. Derek Barron opened the second quarter with a trey from the top of the key. Later in the period, Barron sank a second trey. Christian Bustillos and Florez both made a pair from the charity line. Josh Torres dropped in a 10-foot jumper to end the half with the Mules leading 17-10.

Ginez scored from near the baseline to break the scoring ice for the Mules in the third period. Jose Cardenas chipped in a free throw. Florez and Jimmy Villa both sank 3-pointers. The Mules led 26-17 with one period left to play.

Barron drove to the hoop to start the final period. He later sank a trey and chipped in a pair of free throws. Florez scored from 15-feet. Torres chipped in a free throw and drove to the hoop. Cesar Enriquez hit from near the free throw line for the final hoop of the game.

Barron led the Mules with 13 points. Florez added nine points, and Torres finished with five points. Villa and Ginez dropped in four points each. Bustillos and Enriquez had two points each. Cardenas chipped in one point.

Cardenas chipped in a free throw to open the game against Littlefield. Ginez scored from near the blocks. The Mules trailed 11-3 after one period.

Ginez opened the second period with a hoop from the blocks. Ricky Diaz made a pair of free throws and sank a trey from the top of the key. Villa sank a trey from the wing. Florez took an outlet pass and drove the floor for a layup. He later drove the left side for a layup. The Mules trailed 25-17 at the intermission.

Barron made a pair of free throws to open the third period, and he later drove the lane for a layup. Villa scored from 12 feet to end the third period with the Mules trailing 30-23.

Ginez opened the final period with a shot from the blocks. He later added a second hoop. Enriquez sank a 3-pointer from the right wing, and he sank a pair of free throws. Villa made a driving layup. Barron ended the game trey from the right wing.

Ginez paced the Mules with eight points. Barron and Villa finished with seven points each. Enriquez and Diaz made five points apiece. Florez made four points, and Cardenas chipped in one point.

The Mules wrapped up their season on the road at Idalou Tuesday evening against the Wildcats.