The Central High School girls basketball team split a pair of games at the Killeen Tournament on Friday.

The Lady Cats defeated Richland 42-39 before losing to Hays Consolidated 55-39.

Nailiah Jernigan led Central (2-4) in scoring in both games. She paced the Lady Cats with 14 points against Richland and then put up 12 against Hays Consolidated.

"This morning we played really well," Central head coach Jan Wakefield said. "We executed on both ends. Our first game was at 8 a.m. and our second was at 11 a.m., so I think Hays Consolidated was fresher because we had already played a game and they hadn't. It is still a learning process, but it is good to see improvement."

The Lady Cats will play again this morning.

Central 42, Richland 39

CENTRAL - Mercedes Lopez 3 1-3 7; Rachel Robinson 2 0-0 5; Caitlyn Hodges 2 1-2 5; Nailah Jernigan 7 0-1 14; Shay Warren 1 3-3 5; Sidney Barr 3 0-0 6. Totals 18 5-10 42.

RICHLAND - Morones 0 3-5 3; Costello 6 10-13 23; Myers 0 1-2 1; Birch 3 1-2 7; Lynn 1 0-0 3; Kiola 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 15-22 39.

Central 12 11 7 12 42

Richland 11 7 12 9 39

3-point goals - Central 1 (Robinson); Richland 2 (Lynn, Costello).

Records - Central is 2-3.

Hays Consolidated 55, Central 39

CENTRAL - Mercedes Lopez 2 0-0 5; Luzce Baca 1 0-0 2; Caitlyn Hodges 3 0-0 6; Chelsea Howard 2 0-1 4; Nailah Jernigan 4 4-6 12; Shay Warren 1 0-1 2; Sidney Barr 2 2-2 4. Totals 16 6-10 39.

HAYS CONSOLIDATED - Arias 1 0-0 3; Calabrese 4 3-4 13; Barnes 1 0-0 2; Davis 5 0-0 10; Rankine 3 0-0 8; Joyner 2 0-0 4; Magallany 1 2-2 4; Posey 2 0-0 4; Boweson 3 1-4 7. Totals 22 6-10 55.

Central 9 9 10 11 39

Hays 17 15 12 11 55

3-point goals - Central 1 (Lopez); Hays Consolidated 5 (Calabrese 2, Rankine 2, Arias).

Records - Central is 2-4.

The Lake View High School girls basketball team saw a furious fourth-quarter rally fall short in a 51-48 loss to Sonora on Friday.

The Maidens trailed the Lady Broncos 39-27 entering the fourth quarter, when they outscored Sonora 21-12, but ended up two points short.

Mercedes Reyes led the Maidens with a game-high 29 points.

Lake View will be back in action Tuesday when the Maidens host Del Rio.

Sonora 51, Lake View 48

LAKE VIEW - Mercedes Reyes 11 2-1 29, Christina Mosses 4 0-0 8, Jaelynn Williams 2 2-1 5, Mitzi Salgado 1 1-0 2, Beth Casarez 1 0-0 2, Brittnay Nesta 0 2-1 1, Vanessa Bermea 0 2-1, 1. Totals 19 9-4 48.

SONORA - Leonard 17, Smith 16, Inghar 6, Villanueva 4, Hernandez 4, Krig 2, Gillit 2. Totals 18 26-15 51.

Lake View 7 10 10 21 48

Sonora 16 10 13 12 51

3-point goals - Lake View 6 (Mercedes Reyes); Sonora 0.

Records - Lake View is 1-2 overall. Sonora is 2-1 overall.

The Angelo State men's basketball team (1-0) opened up the 2008-09 season with an 88-74 win over Texas A&M International at the Texan Tip-Off Classic on Friday night in Stephenville.

Five Rams ended the night in double figures, led by Ryan Bennett with a game-high 23 points. Lionel Brown added 16 points, Nathan Walton 13 points and Shavar Burch and Derrick Webster with 11 points each.

The Rams will remain in Stephenville for their next contest when they meet Texas-Permian Basin in the first of three meetings between the two schools at 5:30 p.m. today.

The Angelo State women's basketball team was handed its fourth loss to start the season Friday night as the 'Belles fell at Fort Lewis, 87-61, in Durango, Colo.

Junior forward Lindsey Leatherman led the 'Belles with 10 points, hitting 3-of-4 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 from behind the arc.

Sophomore Alix Flores came off the bench for seven points while senior center Ann Parks, senior forward Leina Braxton and freshman center Paige Weishuhn each added six points.

Four different 'Belles had a team-best three rebounds.

The 'Belles will wrap up the weekend at 5 p.m. tonight when then face Mesa State in their final game of the Fort Lewis Classic.

- Staff reports and

courtesy of Angelo State