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Following a brief delay in games because of COVID-19 quarantine, the Uvalde Coyotes will be back in District 30-4A action here tomorrow.
The Coyotes will host the Crystal City Javelinas in Uvalde High School’s Harvey Kinchlow Gym.
Tip-off time for the varsity game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Preceding that contest will be a 5 p.m. freshman game and a 6:15 p.m. junior varsity contest.
Earlier this month at Crystal City, the Coyotes rallied from a 45-40 fourth-period scoring deficit to record a narrow 52-49 road victory over the Javelinas.
The Coyotes tied the score at 46-46 with 3:19 left in the game. They took the scoring lead on a short-range field goal by Estevan Ortiz.
But the Javelinas regained the scoring lead when Jonas Tapia sank a three-point field goal from along the baseline.
Peyton Carnes sank a pair of free throws to put the Coyotes up, 50-49, with 34 seconds left. Carnes later connected on a short-range field goal to extend the Uvalde scoring lead to 52-29.
At the buzzer, Jesse Ruiz narrowly missed on a three-point field goal that would have tied the score.
Coach Rey Flores’ Javelinas defeated the Pearsall Mavericks, 50-43, Tuesday in district competition at Pearsall.
Last Friday, the Javelinas were scheduled to play the Carrizo Springs Wildcats, but the game was postponed because of COVID-19 quarantine.
On Jan. 19, the Javelinas rallied to defeat the Hondo Owls, 57-53, in district action at Hondo.
Jesse Ruiz totaled 27 points to help lead the Crystal City comeback.
Joseph Tapia and Gavino Aguilera each scored 13 points to lead Hondo’s scoring.
Coach Alex Oyola’s Coyotes, 2-0 in district and 9-4 for the season, will enter play tomorrow against Crystal City following a Wednesday night game at Carrizo Springs.
The game was to be a make-up contest for a district contest originally scheduled for Jan. 19. That matchup was canceled because of COVID-19 quarantine.
Last Friday, the Uvaldeans were scheduled to host the Pearsall Mavericks in a district contest in Uvalde, but Pearsall canceled the game because of COVID-19 quarantine.
The following day, the Mavericks played the Hondo Owls in a district make-up game at Hondo. Pearsall topped Hondo in a 61-59 thriller.
Hondo’s Zachary Rodriguez sank a three-point shot to cut the deficit to 60-59 with seven seconds left.
Mark Ovalle sank a free throw to extend Pearsall’s lead to 61-59.
At the buzzer, a Hondo player missed on a three-point field goal attempt.
The Coyotes will be on the road next Tuesday to take on the Hondo Owls.
Back on Jan. 15, the Coyotes beat the Hondo Owls, 60-52, in a game played in Kinchlow Gym.
Peyton Carnes and Chris Hernandez were the scoring leaders for the Coyotes with 15 points and 11 points, respectively.
Donovan Davila and Brian Reading each totaled seven points; Estevan Ortiz, Eric Flores, and Grant Taylor each scored five points; Christian Rivera and Gianni Perez each had two points, and Garrett Sendejo tallied one point.
With 23 points, Gavino Aguilera accounted for nearly half of Hondo’s points.
The Uvalde-Pearsall basketball make-up game is scheduled for Feb. 13.
