By JEREMY McGUIRE
Girls:  TMP 50, Abilene 38

TMP hit the road on Friday night and took out Abilene, the number nine team in 4A-Division 1.  The Lady Monarchs would never trail in this game as they held a 23-18 lead at halftime.  Abilene could the lead to three early in the third quarter but TMP went on a seven-nothing run to go up by double figure.  The Lady Monarchs led by 11 at the quarter break and ended up winning 50-38.

Madyson Koerner led TMP with 21 points, 15 of those from three point land. The Lady Monarchs are now 11-2 on the year.  They play next Friday on the road in Norton.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys:  Abilene 66, TMP 52

Abilene took what was a close game in the third quarter and turned it in to a double digit win on Friday night against TMP.  The Monarchs had cut the Abilene lead to one a couple of times in the third quarter.  The Cowboys stretched it back to five at the start of the fourth quarter.

That is when things really went downhill for TMP.  Abilene built their lead to as many as 17 points before TMP cut it to the final margin of 14 points, 66-52.  Peyton Hoffman lead TMP with 18 points as the Monarchs saw their 10 game winning streak come to an end.  TMP will travel to Norton next Friday.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS