Pleasant Grove's girls self-destructed in the first quarter of Monday's game at the Tiger Center.
The Lady Hawks outscored Texas High. 48-47. during the final three quarters, but a disastrous opening quarter, where PG had 18 turnovers, allowed the Lady Tigers to win their first game of the young season, 69-50.
"We won the last three quarters," Pleasant Grove coach Jason Boston said. "You've got to take care of the ball and we didn't do that in the first eight minutes."
Texas High's first-year head coach Craig Collvins had mixed feelings about his first victory.
"We did a heckuva job defensively in the first quarter," he said. "We kind of pulled back on some defenses after that. PG got in a rhythm and hit some shots. It was nice to see someone besides (Antonia) Porter with some outside shots."
Seven Tigers made a trey in the game as 10 THS players contributed offensively. Unique McBride was the only player in double digits with 10 points.
After scoring 40 points in Texas High's two opening setbacks to Longview, Porter was cold from the field and only scored six points.
Monique Walker sparked the Hawks' comback attempt, which saw PG pulled within 16 on three occasions. Walker finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
PG won the rebounding battle, 37-35, but 39 total turnovers was more than the Hawks could overcome.
The Tigers won both subvarsity games, with Sedaya Finley the leading scorer in both contests. She scored a game-high 19 in the junior varsity game, which THS won, 57-45. Brittany Kile had 15 for the winners. Allyson Matthews and Phoebe Robertson scored 18 each for PG.
Texas High won the freshman game, 45-18. Finley scored 14 and Jaeda Johnson added 11. Avery Cornish scored 13 for PG.
Texas High will be back in action today at 1 p.m. in the Tiger Center against 3A's eighth-ranked Winnsboro.
Pleasant Grove 2 17 17 13 - 50
Texas High 22 16 20 11 - 69
PG (50): Jones 2 1-2 5; Hines 1 2-4-4; Pickleman 2 0-0 4; Morris 4 2-4 10; Henry 2 4-6 8; Cobb 1 0-0 2; Haak 1 2-7 4; Walker 4 4-4 13. TOTALS 17 15-27 50.
THS (69): Willis 3 0-0 7; Brooks 4 0-0 9; Porter 2 1-2 6; McBride 4 1-2 10; Rone 3 0-0 6; Wilson 4 0-0 8; Morrison 2 0-0 5; Bledsoe 2 1-1 6; Lloyd 3 1-4 8; Miller 2 0-0 4. TOTALS 29 4-9 69.
3-point goals: PG-Walker. THS-Willis, Brooks, Porter, McBride, Morrison, Bledsoe, Lloyd. Team Fouls: Pleasant Grove 9, Texas High 21.v