The Yorktown Kitty Kat Varsity basketball team competed December 27-28 in the Lady Hornet Holiday Classic in Louise, picking up a couple of victories. On day one, Yorktown faced two Class 4A schools. In game one, the Kitty Kats faced off against the Needville Lady Jays. Showing only a little rust from the holiday break, Yorktown jumped out to a 31-6 halftime lead, on its way to a 53-19 win.
Freshman Palyn Koopmann led the Kitty Kats with 10 points, five rebounds, five steals and five assists and senior Nina Villarreal also had 10 points to go along with five rebounds. Senior Laynie Boyd had nine points and five steals, while sophomore Gracie Stehling had eight points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots. Senior Sydnie Krueger pulled down 10 rebounds and had six points.
In game two, the Kitty Kats played the El Campo Lady Birds, a team with size and speed. Yorktown led for most of the first half, before El Campo took a 29-24 lead on back to back 3-pointers. The Lady Birds never trailed again. In the fourth period, El Campo extended its lead to 45-30 before the Kitty Kats went on a 17-10 run to end the game to make the score El Campo 55, Yorktown 47. Villarreal had 16 points, while Boyd had 12 points to go along with six rebounds. Koopmann had nine points and nine assists and Krueger pulled down nine rebounds and had six steals.