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Mercy rule coming at half.

Final Trinity 44 Bullard 50

I agree.

District play gets tipped off this Friday for three of our coverage area districts. 18-5A, 19-4A and 22-3A start district play. Here are some first district game key match ups: 18-5A I would consider all three games as key but the big game is Kingwood Park at Crosby. KP is the defending champ, Crosby was #2 seed last year. I think these are the two best teams again and the likely DC will come from these two. Other two games are Porter at Dayton and Splendora at West Fork. Porter/Dayton will be a battle while West Fork finally has a full roster to contend with for a playoff spot. Pasadena has the district off this Friday. 19-4A Again, all these games are key match ups but the marquee game is Hardin-Jefferson at Hamshire-Fannett. HJ missed the playoffs last year while HF was the runner up in district to Huffman. HJ has looked very solid over the last 6-7 games. They want to prove last year was a fluke. HF has lost several games the last week and are looking to right the ship. Other two games has Livingston at Liberty (Livingston looking really good, will be heavily favored in this one) and Shepherd at Tarkington. Tarkington finished 3rd last season and this will be a key start for them to keep that playoff streak alive. 22-3A IMO, this district is just a two horse race with East Chambers and Orangefield. So I expect blow out wins for those two this Friday. There are two other games that look interesting. Anahuac at Buna and Hardin at Kountze. Buna looks to be the third best team in this district and an early win over Anahuac can get them started to a good district season. Anahuac lost out to Buna last year for that final playoff spot. Kountze is really struggling this year and if they want a shot of making the playoffs, these are the games they have to win. Hardin is looking for some of that football mojo to rub off on the basketball court. IMO, this game is vital to each team. Let me hear your thoughts on any or all these match ups.

This will be the update thread for all the state championship games that DO NOT INCLUDE our coverage area teams. We will have individual game threads for Joaquin, Newton, WO-S, North Shore and CE King. Here is the entire lineup for this week: [Hidden Content] Today's schedule 11am 1A DI Rankin vs. Gordon 2pm 1A DII Jayton vs. Richland Springs 7pm 2A DI Hamilton vs. Joaquin (game thread will be posted later for this game)

Final San Augustine 45 Broaddus 39 Starks, LA 53 Deweyville 50 Douglass 78 West Hardin 30

Final Channelview 52 Spring DeKaney 53

Final Pineywoods CA 49 Lufkin Hudson 56

Final Central Heights 60 Palestine Westwood 90

1. Rankin vs Gordon 2. Jayton vs Richland Springs 3. Hamilton vs Joaquin 4. Muenster vs Shiner 5. Grandview vs Yoakum 6. Wall vs Newton 7. Stephenville vs Kilgore 8. Carthage vs West Orange-Stark 9. Frisco Lone Star vs Smithson Valley 10. South Oak Cliff vs Richmond Randle 11. Duncanville vs North Shore TIEBREAKER 12. DeSoto 48 vs CE King 38

Victory+ for me this week. Unless one of our broadcast guys can't make it and I have to be a fill in.

Final West Fork 78 Tarkington 68

Final Spurger 46 Big Sandy 66 Timpson 48 Chireno 58 Sabine Pass 50 Hull-Daisetta 43

Final Evadale 50 Diboll 71 New Waverly 51 Hardin 47 Lovelady 64 Anderson-Shiro 45 Leon 47 Crockett 51

Final 53-34 WO-S

Final 89-26 Lumberton

Final 73-53 Shepherd

I'm going on 62 years of age. Been watching local basketball for over 50 years. Jasper has always, ALWAYS, had athleticism. But not very skilled wise in basketball. Athleticism alone does not make a good basketball. Except for 2, maybe 3 seasons, they have always been pretty poor on the basketball front. One of the main reasons it's been that way is that for the longest time, they did not have a youth basketball program up there. Up until recently, was just no interest. Those kids entering middle school and high school just know street ball and nothing organized.

Final 49-30 Nederland

Final Kingwood 50 Splendora 25 Dayton 68 Montgomery 59 Livingston 65 Porter 51 Brazoswood 42 Baytown Sterling 66

Final North Shore 78 Aldine Nimitz 54

Final Baytown Lee 46 Huffman 50

Final 78-32 OF

Final Onalaska 61 Pollok Central 60

Those guys have never been any kind of powerhouse in basketball. Never will be.