by David Terry
Texarkana College Cagers wilted considerably in their second and third games after blossoming in that first game by defeating Kilgore Rangers 86-85.
Center Harold Honea dropped in two free shots after the final buzzer to put down the defending national champs in junior college basketball, who, incidentally are picked to repeat for the title. Jim Pack led the Texarkana scorers with 25 points.
In the second game the Bulldogs were ambushed by the Tyler Apaches to the tune of 91-78. The weary Bulldogs ran neck and neck with the Apaches in the first half, but Tyler’s superior height showed up in the second half to put down the Canines. Honea was high for the Bulldogs with 18 points.
The Hounds then journeyed to Kilgore for a rematch with the revenge-minded Rangers. In the first half Kilgore pulled ahead and from then on it was a runaway. The Kilgore Cagers couldn’t be suppressed and emerged with a 107-66 victory. Honea was again high point man with 20 points.
Harold Honea, a freshman from Hope, is high scorer in the opening games for the Bulldogs with 59 points.