2014 Wagstaff Holiday Classic

TYLER -- The Kilgore Bulldogs allowed a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter shrink to a point, but found a way to fight off Whitehouse, 48-47, Wednesday in the Diamond Bracket championship game of the Wagstaff Holiday Classic.

TYLER -- Good things come to those who wait. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Both clichés were perfect fits for the Tyler Lee Red Raiders on Wednesday night. Tyler Lee employed a full-blown stall tactic in both the first and second overtime period of the Wagstaff Holiday Classic's Platinum Bracket championship game with Tyler All Saints. And after a failed attempt at a game-winning

TYLER -- One of East Texas' most prolific scorers was held in check for most of Tuesday night, but rose to the occasion when the stakes were at their highest. Tyler All Saints senior guard Aston Francis scored 10 of his team-high 15 points during a critical stretch in the fourth quarter, helping the Trojans push past Lindale, 54-43, at the Wagstaff Holiday Classic.

TYLER -- The first day of the Wagstaff Holiday Classic concluded with perhaps Monday's most anticipated matchup, but a lopsided opening quarter sucked all the drama right out of the building. The Tyler Lee Red Raiders scored 23 first-period points en route to a convincing 68-45 win over Whitehouse at Tyler Junior College's Wagstaff Gymnasium, bringing an end to the first of three, eight-game days