Royse City girls basketball team loses first game, then wins three more

After winning their first two games of the season, the Royse City girls basketball team lost their first game of the season Nov. 18 at Frisco Centennial, 63-55, but then recorded three more straight wins at the Carrollton R.L. Turner Classic last week.

In three straight nights they defeated Garland 59-56; El Paso Chapin, 40-39; and Arlington, 48-33.

The Lady Dogs are now 5-1 for the season.

Raven Alexander has been the leading scorer in five of the six games.

Games during Thanksgiving week are at home Nov. 24 vs. Dallas Christian and Nov. 25 vs. Sulphur Springs.

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Former Dallas County prosecutor Kenda Culpepper sworn in as Rockwall County’s new District Attorney

Kenda Culpepper

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Rockwall County finally has a DA who’s not in trouble with the law.

Elected by Rockwall County voters Nov. 5, former Dallas County prosecutor and criminal attorney Kenda Culpepper was sworn in this morning as Rockwall County’s new District Attorney by Rockwall County resident and Justice Carolyn Wright, of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, at the Rockwall County Courthouse.

After being sworn in to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution,” Culpepper thanked the 60-70 family members, friends, judges and attorneys who filled the courtroom for coming to witness the ceremony, and pledged to be a “faithful steward.”

She also praised and thanked her newly-inherited staff of assistant district attorneys, investigators and staff members – especially First Assistant Craig Stoddart - whom she said have been working “under tremendous stress” and “incredibly difficult circumstances.”

Stoddart has supervised the workload at the DA’s office since last June when former, long-term District Attorney Ray Sumrow was convicted and sentenced to prison for 15 years for theft as a public servant.

Culpepper added that, while she doesn’t expect any major changes, what they do will be “transparent” to the entire community. more

Rockwall HCA dominates Bulverde Bracken Christian School, 56-8, in 6-man playoffs

By Jeff Mateer          

 

Rockwall’s Heritage Christian Academy overcame an early 8-0 deficit to score 56 unanswered points as it advanced to the TAPPS 6-Man Division I Semi-Finals, defeating Bulverde Bracken Christian School, 56-8. 

 

With the victory, HCA captured its fourth straight Regional title. 

 

HCA was led by senior running back Josh Points, who rushed 16 times for 222 yards and 4 touchdowns, including runs of 14, 60, 58 and 26 yards.  

 

Senior quarterback Zach Read ran 17 yards for a touchdown and returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown in HCA’s victory.  

 

Senior fullback Kevin Prater scored a touchdown on a 5 yard run. 

 

Sophomore kicker Aaron rounded out the scoring for HCA with 5 extra point conversions and a 24-yard field goal.  

 

Defensively, HCA limited BCS to just 4 first downs and 141 yards of total offense.

 

HCA (10-2) will play Temple’s Central Texas Christian (7-5) on Saturday, Nov. 29, at  2 pm, at Moody High School in Moody TX, in the Semi-Final contest. 

 

The winner will advance to the TAPPS 6-Man Division I State Championship game the next weekend against the winner of Greenville Christian School and Austin Hill Country Christian Academy.

 

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