Rider 64, Bearcats 51

Wichita Falls Rider stayed undefeated in District 4-5A after a 64-51 win over the Aledo Bearcats Tuesday night at Rider High School.

The loss drops the Bearcats to 4-3 in district play, while Rider raises its 4-5A record to 6-0.

Leading the Bearcats in scoring was Truen Johnson with 15 points. Also scoring for Aledo were Cole Nitsch, Tre Owens and Max Newell, each with eight points, Dietrich with six, and Austin Hawkins and JW Comiskey, each with three.

The Bearcats, paced by a three-pointer each from Tre Owens, Max Newell and Reid Dietrich, jumped out to a 13-2 lead. But Rider came back with a 5-2 run to cut the Bearcats’ lead to 15-7 after the first quarter.

Rider scored 18 points in the second quarter while holding Aledo to nine to take a 25-24 lead at the half.

The Raiders outscored the Bearcats 24–13 in the third period to take a 49–37 lead into the fourth quarter.

The playoff-bound Bearcats will conclude district play at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 8) at Abilene Cooper.