BASKETBALL

Consol girls keep playoff hopes alive: KILLEEN -- The A&M Consolidated girls basketball team edged last-place Killeen Shoemaker 50-46 on Friday night in District 12-5A action.

Senior center Karla Gilbert scored 16 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Lady Tigers. Tierra Tucker added 12 points and five rebounds for Consol.

Consol (11-16) improved to 5-6 in District 12-5A, while Shoemaker (6-20) dropped to 0-11 in league action. The Lady Tigers trail fourth-place Killeen Ellison (23-7, 7-4) by two games with three games left in the regular season.

The top four teams from the league will advance to the playoffs.

Consol will host district leader Bryan at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

A&M Consolidated 50, Killeen Shoemaker 46

CONSOL -- Javan Booker 3 0-0 5 6; Meg Knight 1 1-2 3 3; Marika Houston 1 0-0 3 2; Ann Inovejas 0 3-4 1 3; Brionna Donovan 2 2-2 2 8; Katy Turner 0 0-2 0 0; Karla Gilbert 3 10-16 4 16; Tierra Tucker 3 6-17 3 12.

SHOEMAKER -- Roberson 1 2-4 3 4; Logan 4 2-2 4 10; Love 0 0-0 1 0; Davis 0 2-2 0 2; Rawls 8 8-11 0 25; Collins 0 2-4 5 2; Showers 1 0-0 4 2; Norris 0 0-0 5 0; Hicks 0 1-2 5 1.

Consol 10 12 18 10--50

Shoemaker 8 15 13 10--46

JV: Consol 50-41. CONSOL -- Gonzalez 14. Freshman: Consol 59-45. CONSOL -- Dickey 24, Field 12.

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Rudder boys win on the road: TAYLOR -- The Rudder boys basketball team did its most damage in the fourth period, outscoring Taylor 18-6 en route to a 71-50 victory Friday night in District 24-3A action.

Marquis Taylor led the Rangers with 20 points, followed by Reginal Lawson's 13 and Domonique Robison's 10.

Rudder 71, Taylor 50

RUDDER -- Marquis Taylor 7 6-8 2 20; Reginal Lawson 5 0-0 3 13; Domonique Robison 4 1-2 4 10; William Martin 4 2-5 2 8; Semaj McGruder 2 3-5 1 7; Jamarcus Davenport 2 3-5 2 7; Jamie Anderson 2 0-2 3 4; Michael Jones 0 0-0 3 0; Londell Blue 0 0-0 1 0; Skylar Wells 0 0-0 1 0.

TAYLOR -- Keroly 6 3-3 3 15; Caldwell 3 2-3 0 9; Epperson 2 3-3 4 8; Jackson 1 5-6 4 7; Sanford 1 2-2 2 4; Lucio 0 2-4 2 2; Gault 1 0-1 2 2; Gonzalez 1 0-0 2 2; Douglas 0 0-2 2 0.

Rudder 15 22 16 18--71

Taylor 14 12 18 6--50

JV: Rudder 81-36. RUDDER -- Demarshon Wilson 12, D'Andre Harris 12, A'Shanian Smith 11. Freshman: Rudder 42-40. RUDDER -- Taquarias Guyton 13.

SOCCER

Bryan boys open district with win: COPPERAS COVE -- Bryan's boys opened District 12-5A action Friday night with a 4-1 victory over Copperas Cove.

Fabian Guerrero scored two goals and had two assists for the Vikings. Alex Cruz and Juan Falcon each added a goal, while Jordan Freeman had an assist.

In goal for Bryan was Abel Gutierrez. Adrian Godinez and Jacob Marucci also played strong defense for the Vikings.

Bryan's JV played to a 2-2 tie with Cove. Rene Juarez and Alex Degelman each scored for Bryan. Ignacio Lopez and Julio Lopez were Bryan's goalkeepers.