Lufkin Athletes of the Week presented by T-Mobile: Jordan Moore and Aaliyah Menefee
With football season fully in the rear view mirror, Lufkin quarterback Jordan Moore has made the transition to the basketball court.
The Panthers' quarterback came up big for in a 65-41 victory over Bridge City on Friday as a part of the Nederland Tournament. Moore finished with a team-leading 17 points for the Panthers. Lufkin faces Vidor next as a part of the weekend tournament on Friday night.
On the girls' side, the Lady Panthers have been getting some solid points from Aaliyah Menefee, especially the last few days.
On Thursday, in a 63-25 win over Livingston, Menefee finished with a team-high 26 points. Just a few days earlier, Lufkin pulled off a big 58-31 victory over Silsbee. Menefee finished with a team-leading 12 points in that contest.
Both the boys and girls teams are competing in tournaments this weekend where fans should expect big play out of Moore and Menefee.
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Awards Season presented by T-Mobile: Lufkin Volleyball
It's time to hand out the hardware for Lufkin volleyball.
The Panthers had a handful of award winners with the District 16-5A volleyball awards being released on November 13.
Start with the superlatives. The District Newcomer of the Year honor went to freshman Libby Flores. For the year, Flores finished with 89 kills, 68 aces, five solo blocks, 299 digs and 417 assists. Flores also had a 94.1 serve percentage.
She will be a player to watch for the next three years.
First-team, all-district honors went to sophomore Kelby Coutee, while junior Catera Brown was named to second-team, all-district.
Coutee finished the year with 160 kills and 42 solo blocks, while Brown finished with 25 kills, 35 aces, 124 digs and an 88.5 percent serve rate.
Finally, Courtnee Morgan, who was a freshman this year, earned an honorable mention nod for the all-district squads after recording 143 kills and 62 blocks.
What these awards show is that Lufkin is relatively young and should get even better heading into the 2020 season.
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