KEVIN NARRO | Staff Writer
SAN PERLITA — While the season is still young, the San Perlita Trojans continue to grow and hit their stride.
On Saturday, five Trojans finished in double figures, led by a game-high 21-point performance from junior Tige Johnson.
The run and gun offense was just too much for the La Feria Lions who are also a young team and are missing a few key pieces due to the football team still in the playoffs. The Trojans fed off the high intensity to the tune of a 89-57 victory over the Lions.
“It is early in the season and one thing we strive to do as a team is get better each day,” Trojans coach Nataniel Garza said. “Today what I really liked, was everyone got involved. I’m trying to develop my bench and get them going, it will be important for us going forward.”
San Perlita has now won three straight and will now shift their focus to another tall order on Monday at Raymondville. The Lions will look to bounce back as they play host to Santa Maria on Tuesday.
“We have played against bigger schools before,” Johnson said. “It is good for us to play against bigger schools because it gets us ready for district and eventually the playoffs.”
Along with Johnsons 21 points, EJ Nieto and Jake Howell each scored 11 points, Bryan Herrera dropped 14, while freshman Eli Terry netted 12 points.
Both Howell and Terry came off the bench and provided the Trojans with quality minutes and helped push their lead in the second quarter.
The Trojans scored 24 points in each of the first two quarters and executed on defense forcing turnovers, which is another plus moving forward for the Trojans.
“Our intensity is there and we try and come out with that same intensity every game and we give it our 100 percent,” Johnson said. “In the first few minutes of the game we will know if we are on and hitting our shots. We all stay positive to keep that momentum going and coach Garza does a good job on preparing us each week.”