AUSTIN -- Joseph Carrington scored 20 points and X'zavious Harrison added 18 to lead New Waverly past Shallowater 69-59 in the Class 2A state semifinals Friday.
New Waverly (32-3) returned four starters from last season's state semifinalist squad and came into the tournament as the No. 1 team in Class 2A. SirHorace Saulsberry added 14 points for the Bulldogs.
Jordan Scaff scored 19 for Shallowater (27-6), including three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, when the Mustangs closed a 12-point deficit to 66-59 in the final minute.
NEW WAVERLY 69, SHALLOWATER 59
SHALLOWATER (27-6)
Wright 3-6 0-0 6, Scaff 8-18 0-0 19, Odom 5-8 1-2 11, Walker 3-4 1-2 7, Morris 4-18 3-3 14, Elmore 0-2 0-0 0, Robertson 1-2 0-0 2, Stoker 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-58 5-7 59.
NEW WAVERLY (32-3)
Watts, K. 3-11 5-10 11, Watts, T. 2-8 0-0 4, Harrison 5-11 7-13 18, Saulsberry 5-7 3-6 14, Carrington 8-19 4-7 20, Reece 1-1 0-0 2, Sone 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-61
19-36 69.
Halftime--New Waverly 28, Shallowater 22. 3-Point goals--Shallowater 6-21 (Scaff 3-7, Morris 3-12, Robertson 0-1, Elmore 0-1), New Waverly 2-9 (Saulsberry 1-1, Harrison 1-3, James 0-1, Carrington 0-4). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Shallowater 41 (Scaff 14), New Waverly 38 (Watts, K. 11). Assists--Shallowater 14 (Morris 9), New Waverly 10 (Watts, T. 3). Total fouls--Shallowater 23, New Waverly 8. A--7,035.
