Calallen had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took down the Zapata Hawks 54-39. Given the Wildcats’ advantage in MaxPreps’ Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 566th, while the Hawks are ranked 1351st) , the result wasn’t entirely unexpected.
Sam Cecava
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Leading Calallen to victory were Payton Tennill and Sam Cecava. Tennill shot 73% from the field en route to 18 points and six steals, while Cecava almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine boards. Cecava’s evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Aquino, who posted six points.
Calallen’s record now sits at 22-8. As for Zapata, their loss dropped their record down to 8-22.
We’ve got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Calallen is set to take on their familiar foe Tuloso-Midway at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Zapata will challenge rival King at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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