Although several of the names are different, the Sands Mustangs still have a very good basketball team this season. They thumped New Deal, 68-31, Tuesday evening at Ackerly. New Deal is projected to reach the playoffs out of District 4-2A.“We still saw a lot of young mistakes which we need to get fixed in practice but our girls’ intensity was great,” Sands Coach Ben Connell said.The Mustang girls started their season opener against the Lions with a big first quarter leading up to a 42-16 halftime lead. The Mustangs outscored the Lions, 26-14, in the final two quarters en route ...