NACOGDOCHES — The Whitehouse Wildcats squandered a 19-point first-half lead and lost to the Nacogdoches Dragons, 46-36, on Friday night in District 16-5A play.

Whitehouse (5-4, 2-4) carried a 29-10 lead into halftime but couldn’t stop the Dragons’ second-half attack as Nacogdoches put up 35 points to the Wildcats’ seven.

Nacogdoches improved to 7-2 for the season and 4-2 in district, remaining in third place.

Whitehouse hosts Lindale next Friday in the season finale. Nacogdoches travels to Tyler to play John Tyler.

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Nacogdoches 46, Whitehouse 36

Whitehouse 15 14 0 7 — 36

Nacogdoches 10 0 14 21 — 46