CHAMPIONS CROWNED
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A number of d<strong></strong>istricts crowned their champions in girls hoops action over the weekend. <strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Sunnyvale </strong>topped Farmersville 57-38 to claim the 13-4A title.
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The No. 1 team in <a href="https://www.vype.com/dfw-hoops-power-rankings-january-28-2021?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3" target="_blank">our girls 4A power rankings</a> surged late to take down Farmersville, thanks for a 22-point effort from Chloe Thomas.
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In a <a href="https://www.vype.com/dfw-hoops-power-rankings-january-28-2021?rebelltitem=2#rebelltitem2" target="_blank">5A Top 10 matchup</a>, <strong>No. 3 Lake Dallas</strong> took down <strong>No. 6 Grapevine</strong>, 59-46, to claim the 6-5A crown. Grapevine held a 16-12 lead after one quarter, but Lake Dallas, thanks to a great performance from Mackenzie Buss, outscored Grapevine 20-10 to go into the half 32-26.
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Buss dropped 30 points in the win and had the moment of the weekend, as captured by the <em>Denton Record-Chroncile's </em>Reece Waddell.
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Midlothian Heritage completely dominated Hillsboro, 67-11, to claim the 11-4A title as Elise Stafford scored 22 in the win.
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5A <strong>No. 1 Mansfield Legacy</strong> earned its first-ever district title with a 52-34 win over <strong>Burleson </strong>to outright win the 8-5A Division I crown.
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BIG BOYS' SHOWDOWNS
<p>In a 5A Boys Top 5 matchup in Mansfield, <strong>No. 4 Timberview</strong> outlasted <strong>No. 2 Summit</strong> 66-57 as both teams now sit atop the 8-5A district standings at 9-1 in district play.</p><p>Timberview led for the majority of the game, taking a 22-16 lead after the first quarter, maintaining that lead after the second and third quarters and then pulling away in the fourth.</p><p>-----</p><p>In another 5A Top 10 matchup in which the higher-ranked team fell, <strong>No. 7 Frisco Heritage</strong> took down<strong> No. 1 Frisco Wakeland</strong> 52-49. Wakeland saw its six-game win streak end while Heritage extended its win streak to 8.</p><p>-----</p><p>Fresh off entering the 6A Top 10 Power Rankings, <strong>No. 10 Lake Highlands</strong> shrugged off a big challenge from <strong>Richardson Pearce</strong>, 54-48 to run its win streak to 5 straight games. Noah McDavid scored 23 to help Lake Highlands fend off Pearce's comeback bid.</p><p>-----</p><p>Don't look now, but Prosper Rock Hill - first-year varsity program - is an impressive 15-4 after its 57-56 win over The Colony on Friday. Rock Hill has won four straight and six of its last seven. Rock Hill is tied with McKinney North at 9-2 for second in 10-5A. </p><p>Rock Hill has a big matchup against Lovejoy this week for a shot at being atop the district standings.</p>
DINGERS FOR A CAUSE
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Over the weekend in Melissa, a number of area softball players participated in the Texas High School Kickoff Home Run Derby benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
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Dee McClarity, an All-American out of <strong>Garland Sachse</strong>, took home the crown with 56 home runs in 5 rounds. The <em>Star-Telegram's</em> Brian Gosset interviewed McClarity after the event.
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Full interview with home run derby champ SACHSE'S <a href="https://twitter.com/DeeMcClarity_8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeeMcClarity_8</a> (Texas Tech commit). 15 in the championship round, 56 dingers in 5 rounds. 28 in round 2!! 👀 💪 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WreckEm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WreckEm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SHS_Mustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SHS_Mustangs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gisdnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gisdnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/snuzqUraQU">pic.twitter.com/snuzqUraQU</a><br>— Brian Gosset (@Gosset41) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gosset41/status/1356086578427392004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <p>Emma Robertson from <strong>Fort Worth Boswell</strong>, led all batters in the fundraising round with 14 homers and finished as the event's runner-up.</p>