Strong defense continues to be the theme at Ackerly for the Sands girls basketball team, which continues to hold down the top spot in the Class 1A state poll by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.“A lot of time we play such tight defense on our opponents that we get them frustrated, and as a result we force them into making mistakes with the basketball,” Sands Coach Ben Connell said.The Mustang girls are 15-2 at the Christmas break after coming back home from Class 2A Forsan Monday evening with a 62-18 win.Sands were up 29-2 at the half and started ...