AUSTIN, Texas — The Temple Tem-Cat junior varsity basketball team delivered a dominant two-game sweep during the opening round of the Austin Crockett Tournament at Crockett High School, improving to 4-0 on the season and punching their ticket to the tournament championship.

Behind smothering defense and balanced offensive attacks, Temple cruised past Manor 39-19 in their opener before overwhelming Ann Richards 50-4 in the nightcap.

Game 1: Temple 39, Manor 19

Temple set the tone early and pulled away behind stifling first-half defense and a decisive fourth-quarter surge. After taking a slim 9-6 lead in the opening frame behind three points from Hayden Williams, the Tem-Cats broke the game open in the second quarter. LaTearra Rivers sparked the offense with five points—including a three-pointer—while Williams added four more to fuel a 14-1 run, giving Temple a commanding 23-7 halftime advantage.

Manor briefly gained momentum in the third quarter, outscoring Temple 9-2 with Kyleigh Juarez accounting for the Tem-Cats' lone basket. However, Temple quickly slammed the door in the fourth. Juarez caught fire for seven points in the final period (including a three-pointer), while Williams and Emmy Flores chipped in four points apiece to seal the 20-point victory.

Game 1 Scoring

Kyleigh Juarez: 11 points
Hayden Williams: 11 points
LaTearra Rivers: 7 points
Emmy Flores: 4 points
Ava Anderson: 4 points
Ma’Kayla Pendelton: 2 points

Game 2: Temple 50, Ann Richards 4

In their second contest of the day, the Tem-Cats put together a near-flawless defensive showcase, holding Ann Richards scoreless across the middle two quarters on the way to a 46-point rout.

Temple jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first quarter behind four points from Williams and a three-pointer from Jazale Mose. The Tem-Cats then erupted for 17 unanswered points in the second frame—highlighted by 11 points from Juarez (including a three-pointer) and a three-pointer from Meghan Jackson—to build a 30-2 cushion at the break.

The defensive shutout continued into the third quarter as Temple outscored Ann Richards 12-0. Juarez poured in 10 more points with another triple, and Jaelyn Bass connected from beyond the arc. Temple closed out the fourth quarter on an 8-2 run, paced by another three-pointer from Bass and three points from Mose.

Game 2 Scoring

Kyleigh Juarez: 17 points
Jazale Mose: 8 points
Jaelyn Bass: 8 points
Hayden Williams: 6 points
Tiliyah Kyando: 5 points
Meghan Jackson: 3 points
Ava Anderson: 2 points
Emmy Flores: 1 point

Up Next

The undefeated Tem-Cats (4-0) return to Crockett High School on Saturday to face Elgin in the Crockett Tournament championship game. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.