Decatur sophomore forward Mario Urquidi takes a shot under the basket over Hackett's Buddy Nichols during play in Decatur on Friday night.
Decatur Holds Off Hackett
By Paul Nielsen pnielsen@nwaonline.com
January 5, 2013
Decatur’s second field goal of the second half was a difference maker Friday night. Sophomore Victor Urquidi hit a 15-foot jump shoot with three seconds left to lift the Bulldogs to a 26-25 victory over Hackett in a 2A-4 Conference game.
DECATUR 26, HACKETT 25
Hackett 6 3 8 8 — 25
Decatur 10 9 3 4 — 26
Hackett (5-7, 2-2): Sweeten 13, Nichols 7, Graf 4, Byers 1.
Decatur (9-5, 2-1): M. Urquidi 12, V. Urquidi 6, Harris 6, Avery 2.
Girls
Hackett 43
Decatur 11
GIRLS — The Lady Hornets scored the first 14 points of the game to pull away for the victory.
Tara Blanton led Hackett (5-7, 2-2) with 16 points, all of which came in the second half.
Sayde Roughton hit a 3-pointer for the Lady Bulldogs (3-9, 1-2) first points early in the second period and finished with three points. Freshman Amanda Brenes was recently brought up from junior high team and she finished with two points
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