The Gatesville High School Hornets had two key basketball players go out with injuries in the first game of the Little River Academy Tournament Thursday. Six-foot-four Tyler Shea and shooting guard Jack Carroll were slowed in the opener, and the team dropped all four games in the tournament.
Waco Connally ran to convincing 81-20 win on Thursday in the opener.
The Hornets were outscored 24-10 in the opening quarter.
Connally led 43-10 at halftime.
Leaders for the Hornets were: Shea with eight points and nine rebounds and Trae Miller with six rebounds.
Salado 77, Gatesville 62: Carter Williams scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the Game 2 battle.
Salado outscored the Hornets 26-6 in the first quarter.
Salado led 41-23 at halftime and 54-44 going into the fourth quarter.
Rayshon Smith scored 15 points and added five rebounds. Carroll scored 15 points.
Grandview 41, Gatesville 39: Grandview scored at the buzzer to knock off the Hornets.
Grandview outscored the Hornets, 14-1, in the fourth quarter.
Williams scored 16 points and led on the boards. Smith scored nine points.
China Spring 51, Gatesville 39: Carroll had 14 points and four rebounds in Game 4 of the tournament for the Hornets. Williams scored 12 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
China Spring led 24-23 at halftime and by three entering the fourth, at 35-32.
GHS boys basketball upcoming games
Tuesday, Dec. 14 at West 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 17 McGregor 6:30 p.m.
Tues.-Wed., Dec. 28-29 at Reagan County Tournament
Tuesday, Jan. 4 at Burnet 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7 Robinson 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 14 at Brownwood 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 18 Stephenville 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 21 at Glen Rose 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Lampasas 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28 at Lorena (JV, freshmen)
Saturday, Jan. 29 Kennedale 12:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 1 Brownwood 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4 at Stephenville 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8 Glen Rose 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11 Lampasas 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 15 Open
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Saturday, Nov. 6 Burnet 12:30 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 11-13 at Jarrell Tournament
Friday, Nov. 12 at Salado 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 16 Belton 7:30 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 18-29 at Mertkel Tournament
Monday, Nov. 22 Lorena 11:15 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Whitney 6:15 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat., Dec 2-4 at Lorena varsity tournament tba
Tuesday, Dec. 7 at McGregor 6:15 p.m.
Thurs.-Sat., Dec 9-11 at Fairfield varsity tournament tba
Tuesday, Dec. 14 Robinson 6:15 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 17 at China Spring 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 21 Jarrell 11:15 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 30 at Brock 2:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 31 San Saba 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 4 Connally 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7 Lampasas 6:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 14 at Brownwood 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 18 Stephenville 6:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 21 at Glen Rose 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Lampasas 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 1 Brownwood 6:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4 at Stephenville 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8 Glen Rose 6:15 p.m.