By Todd Wills
Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana —
The Tigers shocked No. 12 Jacksonville with a 10-0 run to start Tuesday night’s District 16-4A showdown.
The Indians’ then dished out some of their own suprises with a relentless full court press.
Jacksonville forced 31 turnovers, 17 of them in the first half, as the state’s only undefeated Class 4A team surged past upstart Corsicana for a 50-27 victory before the largest crowd of the season at Tiger Gym.
Jacksonville (25-0, 2-0) didn’t score its first basket until DD Franklin made a layup with 45 seconds were left in the first quarter. The Indians then outscored the Tigers 19-6 in the second quarter to lead 21-16 at halftime.
KD Buckingham led Jacksonville with 12 points. Corsicana (18-6, 0-2) was paced by Dzifa Mallet, who had seven points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
The Tigers will get another difficult home test Friday night against 16-4A’s other unbeaten team, Tyler John Tyler (8-12, 2-0). The Lions beat playoff contender Whitehouse 78-65 on Tuesday night at John Tyler.
Jacksonville 50, Corsicana 27
Jacksonville 2 19 16 13 — 50
Corsicana 10 6 7 4 — 27
Jacksonville — DD Franklin 10, Daytron Thompson 4, Chris Cross 4, KD Buckingham 12, Londedric Taylor 9, Ozzie Clayborne 5, Raybon Riden 3, Claude Franklin 3.
Corsicana — Dzifa Mallet 7, Daniar Martin 6, Tedrick Wilson 6, Ernest McGhee 4, Jamaal Evans 2.
Records — Jacksonville 25-0, 2-0; Corsicana 18-6, 0-2.
District 16-4A Standings
District Overall
Jacksonville 2-0 25-0
John Tyler 2-0 8-12
Whitehouse 1-1 17-6
Nacogdoches 1-1 12-8
Corsicana 0-2 18-6
Lindale 0-2 9-12
Tuesday’s Results
Jacksonville 50, Corsicana 27
John Tyler 78, Whitehouse 65
Nacogdoches 54, Lindale 43
Friday’s Games
John Tyler at Corsicana, 8 p.m.
Jacksonville at Nacogdoches, 8 p.m.
Lindale at Whitehouse, 8 p.m.
