Three county teams win tournament titles

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Three Scurry County teams won basketball tournament titles on Saturday.
The Hermleigh girls won the Oak Creek Classic while the Ira girls won the Rankin tournament. The Snyder freshman boys’ team won the Highland Hilltop Classic.
Hermleigh Girls
BLACKWELL — A third-quarter scoring run sparked the Hermleigh Lady Cardinals (11-0) past Blackwell 57-21 in the Oak Creek Basketball Classic final.
The Lady Cardinals led 23-18 at halftime and 44-22 at the end of the third quarter.
Aaliyah Sneed scored 14 points and Kelsey Digby added 11 points.
Sneed and Digby were named to the all-tournament team.
Hermleigh will host Jayton on Thursday.
Hermleigh scorers — Aaliyah Sneed 14, Kelsey Digby 11, Brishaya Sneed 7, Lillyan Digby 7, Amanda Long 6, Kami Smith 6, Kiki Gonzales 4, Morgan Digby 2.
Ira girls
The Ira Lady Bulldogs (12-1) defeated Reagan County 68-26 in the Rankin tournament finals.
Ira took control of the game with a 16-3 second-quarter run to build a 23-9 halftime lead.
Madison Peterson finished with 15 points, five rebounds and four steals. Lexie Hanshew had nine points, three assists and four steals.
Sierra Welch had three assists and eight rebounds. Karina Cowan and Alyssa Goodwin each had five rebounds.
Peterson, Hanshew and Goodwin were named to the all-tournament team.
Ira scorers — Madison Peterson 15, Lexie Hanshew 9, Karina Cowan 6, Abby Manning 6, Alyssa Chavez 4, Alyssa Goodwin 4, Sierra Welch 4.
Snyder Freshman Boys
ROSCOE — The Snyder freshman team controlled the second half in a 45-29 win over Trent in the Highland Hilltop Classic championship game
Snyder trailed 22-16 at halftime, but used a 17-1 scoring edge to build a 33-24 lead.
Ryan Rodriguez scored 12 points while Kobe Roemisch and Teafale Leonard scored 11 and nine points, respectively.
Jayden Samaniego was named the tournament’s most valuable player.
Snyder scorers — Ryan Rodriguez 12, Kobe Roemisch 11, Teafale Leonard 9, Jayden Samaniego 7, Julian Rodriguez 2, Sammy Sosa 2, Eli Garcia 2.
Hermleigh Boys
BLACKWELL — The Hermleigh Cardinals defeated Blackwell 48-38 in the Oak Creek Classic consolation final.
Dylan Sorrells and Eli Garza each scored 17 points.
Hermleigh will play at Sterling City Tuesday.
Hermleigh scorers — Dylan Sorrells 17, Eli Garza 17, Chase Carr 8, Matt Gonzalez 6.
Ira Boys
ROSCOE — The Ira Bulldogs lost to Sterling City 31-27 in the consolation final of the Highland Hilltop Classic.
Ira led 12-10 at halftime and 21-14 at the end of the third quarter. Sterling City outscored the Bulldogs 16-6 in the fourth quarter.
Karson Valentine scored 10 points.
Ira will host Forsan on Tuesday.
Ira scorers — Karson Valentine 10, Nathan Goodwin 6, Anthony Sosa 6, Brayden Corley 5.