Pirates advance over Tarrant

By Luke Brantley
Staff writer
WINFIELD — The Winfield Pirates beat the Tarrant Wildcats 61-57  on Tuesday, Feb. 8 to advance to the final round of the 3A Area 10 tournament.
The game was close, with the Pirates leading 32-28 going into halftime.
The Wildcats came out of the locker room swinging, and put up 21 points to the Pirates’ 11.
The Wildcats were now leading 49-43 going into the fourth quarter. The Pirates turned the tide, scoring 18 points while holding the Wildcats to eight. The game ended with Winfield leading 61-57.
Winfield’s Ja’borri McGhee led the Pirates in scoring with 27 points, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks.
Logan Feltman scored 16 points and recorded 21 rebounds, one assist, three steals and six blocks.
Tyler Mays scored six points and ended the night with five rebounds and three assists.
Will Beasley scored five points and made one assist and one steal.
Kade Estill also scored five points and recorded one rebound.
Drew Cook scored two points, grabbed five rebounds and made one assist.
The Pirates advanced to play against the Oakman Wildcats on Friday, Feb. 11.