Winning Way: Tide-Turning Second Half Sends Temple to Area Round

Temple faced a fork in the road — one arrow pointed to panic and the other toward prevailing.

With leading scorer Jhkaya Dilworth on the bench saddled with two fouls and senior captain Kiantra Flowers right there with her after rolling her left ankle midway through the first quarter, the Tem-Cats’ smooth start to their Class 5A bi-district playoff game Monday night against College Station went rocky really quick.

A 10-point advantage disappeared by halftime and the choice sat there for the Tem-Cats to make. Which direction?

How about to the area round for the first time since 2012?

Temple regained its lead by the end of the third quarter and a 9-0 spurt that spanned nearly 3 minutes of the fourth paved the way for a 47-34 victory at Tiger Gymnasium.

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Boxscore

Jhakya Dilworth – 22, Breyaunna Sigler – 14, Keziah Dilworth – 9, Cienna Womack – 2

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