Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
The 8th grade middle school Colts picked up two victories in Devine last Thursday as the A squad won a tight one 31-29 over Pearsall while the B unit demolished the Dogies 40-18.
A special thanks to Carey and Korrey Paige for sending 8th grade stats!
8th A
The 8th grade A Colts played from behind for almost the entirety of last Thursday night’s contest on Sessions Court inside the DSAC. A back and forth contest early tilted Pearsall’s way on the scoreboard for a huge chunk of the game.
However, Devine led for good, though, when it mattered most, as the Colts took the lead with 8.1 seconds left in the game on a Jordan Beaver two-point shot to give Devine the final margin of 31 to 29.
Nata Valle led his team with 14 points and 5 steals while big-man Collier Paige pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with his 9 points.
Beaver finished with 6 points, but none bigger than the 2 he scored in the game’s waning moments.
Devine trailed throughout but never lost complete focus on the job at hand and that was to win the game.
Fellow big-man Zeke Simmons finally got the game…
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