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February 1, 2023
Bandera Middle School Basketball Report
By Amanda Nelson and Sal Gallegos Jr.
Bandera ISD coaching staff
This Thursday’s boy’s basketball games in Bandera have been canceled.
The 7th and 8th grade boys will travel to Pearsall as scheduled on Monday, and will participate in the Bandera 7th and 8th grade A Team Tournament on Feb. 11.
Girls
Eighth grade
“A”
The A team lost to Carrizo Springs, 39-12. Bandera played tough defense in the first half to keep the score close. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs missed opportunities to make shots from the floor and the free throw line and Carrizo Springs pulled ahead for the win.
“B”
The B team also lost to Carrizo Springs by a 20-15 tally.
The Bulldogs fell behind in the first half, but climbed their way back to make the game close.
Yarel Hernandez, Mackenzie Hayes, Cameryn Plummer, and Lakota Jackson showed improvement at the free throw line.
Seventh grade
“A”
The A team took a tough 23-16 loss against Carrizo Springs. The girls played tough offense and communicated well with each other by calling their own plays. Zoey Taylor scored 10, Pyper Bernard had four and Kylie Hall added two points. This team has improved so much since the beginning of the season and look forward to their final game against Del Rio.
“B”
The B team lost to Carrizo Springs, losing the game 14-11. Although only a three point loss, the team played excellent basketball and did not quit. The girls are not afraid to attack the basket and play a good physical game of basketball. Charlie Dean, Sara Scott, and Blake Waid scored two points each, and Mia Ranly scored five points! Overall, a great performance from the entire team as we look forward to our final game against Del Rio.
Boys
The Bandera Middle School boys basketball teams traveled to Carrizo Springs to take on the Wildcats and were
looking to come away with some wins, but Carrizo took all four matchups.
Eighth grade
“A”
The A-team game finally had the opportunity to step in to seek revenge for the last time they
faced Carrizo. The boys had a fast start scoring off of quick transitions that were caused
by turnovers and solid rebounds. They worked hard down low in the paint working to secure
rebounds and put shots back up.
In the second quarter, Carrizo got in a groove and scored 14 to take a half time lead of 19 to 14.
The Bulldogs would continue to battle on in the second half but unfortunately, Carrizo would carry on to
victory in the end with a final score of 39-23.
Bandera stats:
Scoring: Cooper Franklin: 11, Byron Keeling, 4, Jonah Klein, 4, James Goldberg, 2
Rebounds: Franklin, 6, Goldberg, 3, Keeling, 3, Klein, 1
Steals: Keeling, 3
Blocks: Goldberg, 2, Keeling, 1
“B”
The game started off going back and forth with both teams causing turnovers and taking solid shots. Jaymin Klein led the Bulldogs offensive charge scoring six points in the first half as well as causing turnovers.
Nathan Sinclair and Travis Treisch were working hard down low in the paint and the score was knotted at 8-8 at the break..
In the second half, the fight continued with a few more Bulldogs contributing, but Carrizo found their rhythm, causing turnovers and hitting clutch shots to take the 29-18 win.
Bandera stats:
Scoring: Klein, 12, Remi Galloway, 4, Sinclair, 2
Rebounds: Klein, 9, Sinclair, 5, Galloway, 2
Steals: Klein, 5, Galloway, 1
Seventh grade
“A”
The A team ‘Dogs were looking to improve an early season 50 point loss to Carrizo.
The first quarter was an extremely hard fought battle and the score went back and forth most of the time, ending in a 9-6 deficit for Bandera.
In the second quarter, Bandera found buckets hard to come by, but added three points to end the half down by a score of 20-9.
The second half was very competitive and although the ’Dogs couldn’t close the scoring gap, they fought until the end in a 44-19 loss
Bandera was led in scoring by Malachy King with 11, Chris Martinez added three and Mack Pate chipped in two points. Carter Hanks, Landon Popham and Garrett Sauers held Carrizo Springs’ big man to zero points in the game!
Major improvement was shown by the entire team.
“B”
The B team continued to get better this week, but fell to Carrizo by a score of 16-5. We played great team defense and had much more success passing the ball in the second meetingf of the season against Carrizo.
Harry Harrison led the scoring effort with three and Donald Lee knocked down a putback to end the game with two points.
This group is much improved every week and have worked their tails off to compete in each game.
The 7th and 8th grade boys will travel to Pearsall as scheduled on Monday, and will participate in the Bandera 7th and 8th grade A Team Tournament on Feb. 11.
Girls
Eighth grade
“A”
The A team lost to Carrizo Springs, 39-12. Bandera played tough defense in the first half to keep the score close. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs missed opportunities to make shots from the floor and the free throw line and Carrizo Springs pulled ahead for the win.
“B”
The B team also lost to Carrizo Springs by a 20-15 tally.
The Bulldogs fell behind in the first half, but climbed their way back to make the game close.
Yarel Hernandez, Mackenzie Hayes, Cameryn Plummer, and Lakota Jackson showed improvement at the free throw line.
Seventh grade
“A”
The A team took a tough 23-16 loss against Carrizo Springs. The girls played tough offense and communicated well with each other by calling their own plays. Zoey Taylor scored 10, Pyper Bernard had four and Kylie Hall added two points. This team has improved so much since the beginning of the season and look forward to their final game against Del Rio.
“B”
The B team lost to Carrizo Springs, losing the game 14-11. Although only a three point loss, the team played excellent basketball and did not quit. The girls are not afraid to attack the basket and play a good physical game of basketball. Charlie Dean, Sara Scott, and Blake Waid scored two points each, and Mia Ranly scored five points! Overall, a great performance from the entire team as we look forward to our final game against Del Rio.
Boys
The Bandera Middle School boys basketball teams traveled to Carrizo Springs to take on the Wildcats and were
looking to come away with some wins, but Carrizo took all four matchups.
Eighth grade
“A”
The A-team game finally had the opportunity to step in to seek revenge for the last time they
faced Carrizo. The boys had a fast start scoring off of quick transitions that were caused
by turnovers and solid rebounds. They worked hard down low in the paint working to secure
rebounds and put shots back up.
In the second quarter, Carrizo got in a groove and scored 14 to take a half time lead of 19 to 14.
The Bulldogs would continue to battle on in the second half but unfortunately, Carrizo would carry on to
victory in the end with a final score of 39-23.
Bandera stats:
Scoring: Cooper Franklin: 11, Byron Keeling, 4, Jonah Klein, 4, James Goldberg, 2
Rebounds: Franklin, 6, Goldberg, 3, Keeling, 3, Klein, 1
Steals: Keeling, 3
Blocks: Goldberg, 2, Keeling, 1
“B”
The game started off going back and forth with both teams causing turnovers and taking solid shots. Jaymin Klein led the Bulldogs offensive charge scoring six points in the first half as well as causing turnovers.
Nathan Sinclair and Travis Treisch were working hard down low in the paint and the score was knotted at 8-8 at the break..
In the second half, the fight continued with a few more Bulldogs contributing, but Carrizo found their rhythm, causing turnovers and hitting clutch shots to take the 29-18 win.
Bandera stats:
Scoring: Klein, 12, Remi Galloway, 4, Sinclair, 2
Rebounds: Klein, 9, Sinclair, 5, Galloway, 2
Steals: Klein, 5, Galloway, 1
Seventh grade
“A”
The A team ‘Dogs were looking to improve an early season 50 point loss to Carrizo.
The first quarter was an extremely hard fought battle and the score went back and forth most of the time, ending in a 9-6 deficit for Bandera.
In the second quarter, Bandera found buckets hard to come by, but added three points to end the half down by a score of 20-9.
The second half was very competitive and although the ’Dogs couldn’t close the scoring gap, they fought until the end in a 44-19 loss
Bandera was led in scoring by Malachy King with 11, Chris Martinez added three and Mack Pate chipped in two points. Carter Hanks, Landon Popham and Garrett Sauers held Carrizo Springs’ big man to zero points in the game!
Major improvement was shown by the entire team.
“B”
The B team continued to get better this week, but fell to Carrizo by a score of 16-5. We played great team defense and had much more success passing the ball in the second meetingf of the season against Carrizo.
Harry Harrison led the scoring effort with three and Donald Lee knocked down a putback to end the game with two points.
This group is much improved every week and have worked their tails off to compete in each game.