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The Canton Eaglettes kicked off their district slate this past week with two thrillers, narrowly escaping both to begin the most important part of their schedule 2-0. Canton would open their district slate on Tuesday, Dec.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs have been the gold standard among District 12-3A basketball programs in recent seasons, going undefeated in district play during both their 2020-’21 and 2021-’22 campaigns. Following a sixth place finish at the Great East Texas Shootout in Brownsboro Dec.

The Canton Eagles continued their early season run of dominance this past week, completing an unscathed slate with wins over Caddo Mills, Nevada Community, Tenaha, Henderson, North McKinney, and Kilgore to capture the Great East Texas Shootout Championship.

The Van Lady Vandals got their first taste of District 16-4A play this week, kicking off their most important stretch of the 2022-’23 season with a game against Cumberland Academy. Van would deliver a dominant performance in the contest, getting all the offense they would need in the opening quarter on their way to a 66-10 rout of the Knights.

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The Wills Point Tiger football program endured plenty of challenges during the 2022 season, battling through a glut of injuries and an in-season coaching change on their way to a 1-9 mark overall. coaches came away impressed with the strides the Tigers had made over previous seasons, recognizing multiple players as First Team All-District, Second Team All-District or Honorable Mention All-District performers.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Van Lady Vandals made the familiar trek to Wills Point last week, competing against teams from across the area at the annual State Farm Invitational Basketball Tournament Dec. 1-3. Van would make it look easy at the event, winning each of their four games by at least 14 points each on their way to a first place finish. Van began play with just one game Dec. 1, easily dismissing the Mineola Yellowjackets 50-36. Marisa Richardson led the way for Van in the win with 22 points while Landry Jones added 13, Cassidy Stewart five and Jordan Ryan and Ella Barrett four totaling 18 points, seven steals and three assists. Other players hitting the stat sheet included Landry Jones and Jordan Ryan with 11 each and Cassidy Stewart and Ella Barrett with seven each.

The Martins Mill Mustang took to the court multiple times over the past week, taking on a slew of opponents at the annual Lipan Tournament Dec. 1-3.

The Canton Eaglettes capped off another winning week with a second-place finish in the 18th annual Winnsboro Hoopfest Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 3. Overall, the Eaglettes went 5-1 on the week, with wins over Saltillo, Whitehouse, Malakoff, Mount Pleasant (Chapel Hill), and Edgewood, and their only loss coming in the championship game to the hosting Winnsboro Lady Raiders.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Wills Point Tiger basketball program got its first taste of tournament action last week, making the short trip to Edgewood to compete in the annual Jack Shellnutt Invitational Tournament.