Mercedes and La Joya Palmview players fight for rebound during a non-district game Tuesday. Mercedes claimed a 50-43 victory. The Tigers are now 12-4 on the season.
Mercedes player drives past a La Joya Palmview player during a non-district game Tuesday. Mercedes claimed a 50-43 victory. The Tigers are now 12-4 on the season.
Mercedes’ Caleb Arthur flies in for a layup after a steal in the fourth quarter during a non-district game Tuesday against LaJoya Palmview at Mercedes. Arthur scored eight points in the game and Mercedes claimed a 50-43 victory. The Tigers are now 12-4 on the season.
Mercedes point guard Jared Castaneda takes a shot in the lane between two La Joya Palmview defenders in a non-district game last week. The Tigers are off to a 12-4 start this season.
Mercedes Jared Castaneda drives toward the basket against the La Joya Palmview defender during their non-district game last week at Mercedes.
Tigers in search of identity, but still keep winning
The World of Sports
The Mercedes boys’ basketball team is in search of finding out who they really are, according to coach Rick Trevino.
Considering they started out 12-4 so far, opponents may not want them to figure that out anytime soon.
The Tigers actually started their season 9-0 before running into a buzzsaw of a tournament where they were knocked out of orbit and sent screaming back to earth, going 1-4. Their first game after that seemed to still have them a little shell shocked, not quite playing in sync or with the confidence they gained through the first nine games.
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