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HOOPERS HELPING KIDS - In addition to hosting a three-day, 45-team basketball tournament last week, the Hamilton Bulldogs again collected hundreds of toys for the local Goodfellows charity and were assisted in their effort this year by Ann Whitney

45 teams converged on the hill last Thursday through Saturday for the annual Hamilton Bulldog Ted Jones Memorial Basketball Tournament.

The Hamilton Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to tipoff District 12-2A competition on Tuesday of this week in Rio Vista and will squeeze in an additional district contest before the Christmas break on Friday versus Frost in Hamilton.

TITLE FLIGHT - The JV White Hamilton Bulldogs captured a runners-up finish in the Ted Jones Memorial small school freshmen division last week.

FOOTBALL HONORS- Nineteen members of the 2021 bi-district qualifying Hamilton Bulldog football team received District 7-2A All-District nods, and five Bulldogs were named to the Academic All-State Team. First team honorees on the front row include (l-r) Keegan Votaw (1st team DB, honorable mention QB, academic all-district), Taylor Long (1st team RB, 1st team LB, academic all-district, 1st team academic all-state), Jaydon Watson (1st team DB, academic all-district, 2nd team academic all-state), Caleb Lengefeld (1st team LB, academic all-district, 1st team academic all-state), Jose Najera (1st team OL, academic all-district, 2nd team academic all-state), Cooper LeGrande (1st team WR, academic all-district) and Alex Thiele (1st team OL, academic all-district, 2nd team academic all-state). In the middle, Carson Marquess (2nd team OL, academic all-district), CJ DeLeon (2nd team RB, 2nd team LB), Wesley Griffin (2nd team OL, 2nd team DL), Austin Clark (2nd team RB), Ryan Worbington (2nd team DB), Jaxon Edwards (2nd team DB, academic all-district), Kazdon Thedford (2nd team DL) and Evan Norwood (2nd team LB). On the back row, Bryson Tarpley (honorable mention TE, academic all-district), Ben Bruce (honorable mention LB), Reese Hungerford (honorable mention DB) and Ron Ramirez (honorable mention OL). Staff Photo

The Hamilton Lady Bulldogs clipped the wings of the 13th-ranked Goldthwaite Lady Eagles at home, 45- 39, last Tuesday before traveling to compete against a flight of state-ranked teams in the Lipan H.D. Howard Classic Thursday through Saturday. Though dropping competitive contests to Douglass, Childress and Nacogdoches Central Heights in Lipan, the Lady Dogs did grab an impressive 41-20 victory over Bangs. After falling to Goldthwaite 42-25 on Tuesday of last week, the junior varsity Lady Bulldogs earned a 30-14 decision over the host Lady Lions on the first day of tournament competition in Dublin Thursday. The young Lady Dogs came up short versus DeLeon and Comanche respectively on Friday and Saturday. Hamilton’s high school Lady Bulldogs were scheduled to travel to Crawford Tuesday and will be back on the hardcourt next Tuesday to kickoff district competition in Rio Vista. The JV girls will tip-off at 5 p.m. in Rio Vista, followed by the varsity Lady Bulldogs at 6:15. Hamilton’s junior high Lady Bulldog basketball squads walloped the Wampus Cats in Itasca Monday. The eighth grade Lady Dogs stamped a 43-10 win to remain unbeaten on the season, and the one-loss seventh graders stampeded to a 43-4 victory in Itasca. The junior high Lady Bulldogs will be back in action next Monday in Valley Mills with games scheduled to tip-off at 5 p.m. Pictured, Averi Poe, right, directs traffic in a 45-39 upset victory over 13th-ranked Goldthwaite, and Brooklyn Bragg (34), left, releases a mid-range jumper over the outstretched arms of Lady Eagle defender Maggie Tupin. Staff Photos

Bulldog basketball fans will be gathering toys and breaking out their Ted Jones’ inspired fedoras this Thursday through Saturday as the Bulldogs aim to host 45 teams for the annual Ted Jones Memorial Basketball Tournament.

Hamilton’s varsity and junior varsity Bulldog basketball teams rolled over the Armadillos on Tuesday of last week.