The Waldron Sr High Bulldogs are already off to a great start in their basketball season. Playing in their first scheduled game on Tuesday, November 12th against De Queen, the Bulldogs successfully hooped it up with a 61-42 win. With Waldron already laying down the law right out of the gate, there’s not going to be much that can slow these Bulldogs down.
With a total of 45 fouls in the game between Waldron and De Queen, the Bulldogs look to have a flawless season if they can just polish up some rough edges which is no big deal for this group. With the game experiencing a delayed start, that just gave the Leopards more time to sit and nervously watch the beast that they were about to encounter.
Braden Williams came out dishin’ and swishin’ as he was first to put it through for two. Next, Payton Brown came in to deliver the wow factor by poppin’ it for three. Brown would net four more points in the first quarter along with Mason Ford and Jacob Avila with two points each. The second quarter saw three more Bulldogs joining the fun by slammin’ and jammin’. Caden Fuller and Isaac Villarreal each hit the net for a two-pointer and Ruben Valdez experienced the hoopla with two free throws.
Brown went on to sink his second three of the night along with another twofer and two free throws in the first half along with Ford and Avila takin’ it home with a combined four points before the game was sent into halftime with the Bulldogs up 30-15. The third quarter saw Brown, Villarreal, and Fuller seeing the action with a total of 14 points. And to help end the game with 17 points in the fourth, along with Brown, Ford, Avila, and Villarreal, was Gada Wagner in the paint with four points and Tyler Wright chiming in with two free throws.
Both Sr High teams will move on to face the Gators of Two Rivers tonight, November 14 for the Bulldogs’ first home game of the season with a 6 p.m. start time. Tonight will also couple as Waldrons annual Toy Toss which gets donated to area children for Christmas. The Gators are also 1-0 on their season as they took a 63-30 win against Western Yell County. The Lady Gators were also victorious against WYC with a final score of 72-55.
