Girls (Regional Semi-Finals)
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3A
Hitchcock (25-5) vs Orangefield (28-12) 2/25 at Liberty High School
Area Round: Orangefield 55, Anderson-Shiro 53; Hitchcock 66, East Chambers 58
Winner will face either Maypearl or Franklin in the regional semifinals later this week.
Notes: Hitchcock brings an undefeated district title (24-3A) and senior leadership with Breanna Birdow and Jimile Johnson. Both teams beat their only common opponent East Chambers, Hitchcock 66-58 and Orangefield 55-44 so look for a close game tonight with free throws and foul situations coming into play.
Prediction: Hitchcock 65, Orangefield 55
Hitchcock advances.
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4A
Hardin-Jefferson (23-8) vs WOS (21-12) 2/25 at Silsbee High School
Area Round: H-J 82, LaMarque 26; WOS 79, Houston Kashmere 32
Winner will face either Gatesville or Rusk in the regional semifinals later this week.
Notes: In a intra-district matchup H-J takes on WOS, on paper this is a mismatch of epic proportions. H-J dominated WOS in their two earlier games this season winning both games by a combined 88 points. H-J dominated District 22-4A and will be hard not to look forward to next weeks game vs the winner of Gatesville vs Rusk.
H-J (Girls) is gunning for their 3rd state title and first since 1989; From 1983-1991 HJ made 5 state tournaments, they have made seven in total, all in 3A.
VYPE Prediction: Hardin Jefferson 77, West Orange-Stark 42
H-J advances.
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6A
Summer Creek vs Beaumont United at Channelview 7:30pm
Area Round: Summer Creek 56, George Ranch 45; Beaumont United 61, Clear Falls 56
Notes: BU won an earlier head-to-head matchup earlier this season 71-64. Summer Creek is 6-0 against common opponents while BU has losses to North Shore and Ridge Point. BU is 14-2 at neutral locations this year while Summer Creek is 10-1.
Winner will face Cypress Creek who beat Houston Heights 104-65 Monday night.
VYPE Prediction: Beaumont United 69, Summer Creek 63
BU advances
Photo courtesy of Aristoi Katy head coach Courtney Garcia.
Photo courtesy of Aristoi Katy head coach Courtney Garcia.
Photo courtesy of Aristoi Katy head coach Courtney Garcia.
