Yoemen, Lady Yoe basketball in tournament action
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Last week, the Cameron Yoemen and Lady Yoe basketball teams continued preparation for the start of 20-3A action by competing in tournaments. The Yoemen traveled to Moody while the Lady Yoe were in Salado.
Lady Yoe
Cameron participated in the Salado tournament last week, finishing with a 1-3 mark. The competition level went up a notch as the ladies took on a 4A, plus two 5A schools in their four games.
The Lady Yoe began things with a tough 60-54 loss to 5A Hutto. The ladies led at the half, 31-22, but could not hold off the comeback down the stretch and fell, 60-54.
Cameron also suffered losses to 3A McGregor (57-37) and 4A Robinson (47-26) on Friday. Terryn Adams led the ladies in both games, scoring 10 versus McGregor and eight against Robinson.
The ladies rebounded in the finale with a convincing 55-22 win over 5A Austin Travis. NaQuiria Gibbons scored 20, Marly Spink had 10, and Adams finished with nine.
Cameron had a regularly scheduled game on Tuesday at China Spring, and Gibbons’ 13 points were not enough in a 60-28 loss. Qua Workman was also in double figures with 10 points.
Friday will be the final non-district tune-up at Robinson. The ladies will open the 20-3A schedule on the road at 15th ranked Academy on Tuesday. Cameron currently sits at 5-7 on the season.
Yoemen
The Yoemen basketball team had a successful run in the Moody tournament, going 3-0 before falling to district rival Franklin in the championship game.
Cameron opened tournament play with a dominant 52-24 victory over Axtell. Danny Perez’s 10 first period points helped the Yoemen put the game out of reach early on. Perez finished with a team-high 14 points.
The Yoemen also picked up wins over Granger (44-34) and Moody (69-40) to advance to the championship before falling to Franklin, 70-34. According to Yoe head coach Ed Glendening, Franklin opened the game with nine three-point buckets.
Cameron will now turn their attention to the Thorndale tournament this weekend. The tournament is a round-robin style and all of the games have been set. Cameron will take on Thorndale (9:00 a.m.) and Gateway (12:45 p.m.) on Thursday followed up by Dime Box (1:00) and Caldwell (3:30) on Friday.
The Yoemen’s (6-1) next home game will be on Tuesday, December 13 when Bosqueville comes to town.