Rams win to set up district title showdown

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District 7-3A

Boys
Mineral Wells   7-1
Decatur   7-1
Centennial............4-4
Lake Worth   3-5
Bridgeport   3-5
Castleberry   0-8
Up Next: The Rams will play at Decatur at 8 p.m. Friday.

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Mineral Wells sophomore guard Dashawn Hicks elevates for a layup Tuesday night during the Rams' 64-52 victory over Lake Worth. The win sets up a first-place showdown Friday at Decatur. Tony Eierdam
Mineral Wells senior guard Spencer Bennett (12) gets past Lake Worth guard Danny Nipp (15) Tuesday at the MWHS gym. Tony Eierdam

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February 9, 2012

Anonymous Mineral Wells Index The Mineral Wells Index Thu Feb 09, 2012, 12:01 AM CST

By Tony Eierdam | sports@mineralwellsindex.com

Mineral Wells Rams head coach Aaron Pappas said he felt uneasy about the prospects of his team playing Lake Worth with so much on the line.

The Bullfrogs were coming off a win over Castleberry where it scored 102 points, and in the last three meetings between the Rams and Bullfrogs in the past two seasons have been physical, emotional and unorthodox.

But Pappas need not have worried, even when the Rams fell behind by by five points in the second quarter.

Paced by a strong performance on the boards by senior forward Mikevin Singletary, the scoring and rebounding from junior forward Matt “Moose” Tincher and a stingy MWHS defense, the Rams held serve at home and defeated scrappy Lake Worth, 64-52, which sets up a District 7-3A “championship game” Friday at Decatur.

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