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Rector’s basketball Cougars played their final home game on Tuesday night against the Manila Lions. There is something about leaving everything on the court, and that is what these senior Cougars did. The sweat, the tears, the confetticheers that happened for these guys over the span of their careers from junior high to the final game at home, the Cougars have always made the hometown fans proud. Cooper Rabjohn, Drew Henderson, Carter Hill, Ashton Scott, and Caleb Manning played their final game as seniors at home.

Friday night Feb. 2, the Cougar basketball games were the backdrop for honoring the seniors involved with the cheerleading squad, the boys and girls basketball Cougars. Karrin Henderson and Emma Holmes served as announcers for the presentation.

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Piggott Mohawks hosted the Harrisburg Hornets on Friday, Jan. 26 for homecoming in what turned out to be an exciting game.

Not only was the week of Jan. 22 filled with homecoming activities, contests, dressup days, and banner design, the neighborhood Marmaduke Lady Greyhound rivals were in the gym, ready to take on the Lady Cougar squads. Fans arrived early and ready for the Junior Class Chili Cook-off, a fund raiser for the Prom. The Lady Cougars capped the night with a 55 – 46 victory.

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The Lady Cougars bested EPC Lady Warriors on a make-up game mid-week, Wednesday, Jan. 31, with Mattie McClung and Rylee Wilburn leading the charge. Wilburn’s put-backs off rebounds and great play under the basket, feeds with great passes and a few steals from McClung left the fans and the opponent reeling, the fans super excited. With good defense, made free throws, and some amazing three pointers and drives to the basket from the two leading scorers, the lopsided score of 28 – 9 ended the first quarter of play.

After a month of road games and weather-cancelled schedules plus a solid week of frozen roads and snow melt that had crusted, the Cougars played a home set against the Thunderbirds from Cross County in a series of conference games. The junior Cougars experienced a hot shooting night against the junior Timberwolves.