Staff report

A strong defensive effort and balanced scoring led the Bell County Bobcats to a 64-46 win over Evarts in their home opener Tuesday evening.

George Wilson with 13 points and Bryan Robbins with 12 led the Bell offense.

The Bobcats got 3-pointers from Wilson and Mitchell Mays in the first quarter for a 9-6 lead.

Shawnta Zachery scored six of his nine points in the third quarter and Robbins also scored six as Bell’s lead grew to 27-19 by halftime.

The Bobcats had opportunities to pull to an even bigger lead, but hit on just four-of-ten free throw attempts in the second period.

Bell held Evarts to just nine points in the third quarter, meanwhile Wilson sank another 3 and Kyle Nelson scored four of his five points as the Bobcats led it 39-28 after three.

Wilson addd seven points in the fourth quarter, Robbins had four and Keith Lowe contributed four off the bench as Bell pulled away for the 18-point win.

Travis Helton led the Wildcats with 15 points and R.J. Fields added 13.

Bell (3-0) visits Cawood on Friday while Evarts (0-5) hosts Cumberland.

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Shanoa Middleton scored 13 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead Evarts to a 54-44 win over the Bell County Lady Cats Tuesday night.

Bell led the game 32-31 after three quarters, but the Middleton and Porche Carr put the Lady Wildcats on top early in the fourth and they hit 9-of-10 free throws down the stretch to pull out the ten-point win.

Bell County was led by Mikaela Robbins with 14 points and Jamie Shepherd with 13.

Bell (0-4) visits Cawood on Friday, while Evarts (3-2) hosts Cumberland.

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Boys

Evarts 6 13 9 18 — 46

Bell County 9 18 12 25 — 64

EVARTS (46): Travis Helton 15, R.J. Fields 13, Mendall Haynes 7, Jesse Farley 5, Trevor Smith 3, Jerry Josep 3, Jimmy Langley 0, Bruce Short 0.

BELL COUNTY (64): George Wilson 13, Bryan Robbins 12, Shawnta Zachery 9, Tyler Brooks 6, Mitchell Mays 5, Kyle Nelson 5, Keith Lowe 4, Matt Raines 3, Dominic Carton 3, Adam Overbay 2, T.R. Christopher 2, Brad Slusher 0, Seth Chambers 0, John Dudley Hilton 0, Ben Madon 0.

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Girls

Evarts 13 7 11 23 — 54

Bell County 11 12 9 19 — 44

EVARTS (54): Shanoa Middleton 23, Porche Carr 10, Johnnie Parker 9, Kayla McCreary 6, Kendra Williams 4, Olivia Smith 2, Katie Clark 0.

BELL COUNTY (44): Mikaela Ribbins 14, Jamie Shepherd 13, Kacy Denny 4, Jenna Lefevers 4, Jessica Caldwell 4, Whitney Howard 3, Brittany Smith 2, Lauren Dixon 0, Ashley Robbins 0, Erin Enix 0, Brianna Freeman 0.