Paris Junior High 8th Grade Boys Finish 2nd in District Tournament
Posted on Feb 19, 2013
in Sports, Wildcat Sports by Greg Higgins - Sports Editor
The PJH 8th grade competed in the district basketball tournament this weekend. The Wildcats went into the tournament ranked 5th of 6 teams.
Round 1- Paris defeated North Lamar 42-34. Jalon Pipkins led the Wildcats with 17 points, and Cameron Washington chipped in with 8 points.
Round 2- Paris defeated LE 53- 41. Xtavious Young led the team with 23 points. Jalon Pipkins had 14, and and Cameron Washington added 8. The Wildcats played a lights out second quarter outscoring LE 23 to 3.
Championship Round- Paris lost to Pleasant Grove 32-51. Xtavious Young led scoring with 12 points, and Jalon Pipkins had 8 points.
The Wildcats finish their season district runner up with a second place finish at the tournament.
Greg has lived in the Paris area for most of his life and is a huge sports fan. He loves talking about sports and writing about it. Greg has been a part of eparisextra since the beginning of 2012. He is also very active in his church. When he's not writing about or watching sports, you can find him working out or hanging out with his wife.
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