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Nobody was getting back for Silsbee?

Silsbee was just upset by Palestine 83-55! Wow! Was anyone at the game? What happened? Whew I was looking forward to a HJ vs Silsbee matchup!

HJ 83 HF 33

HJ 85 Splendora 12

HJ won the consolation championship of the Sandra Meadows by defeating 5A #16 McKinney North and finishing 4-1. Side note....Waco LaVega also competed in the same tournament and finished 4th going 3-2 and losing a close game to Parkway out of Louisiana who features the #1 ranked player in the country. Whew can the playoffs get here already! Lol I cant wait to see that heavyweight matchup between HJ and LaVega. I watched LaVega and honestly they look almost identical to HJ, the only thing they dont have is a player like Beavers.

Pearland was at full strength. Their best player is North Carolina commit Rylee Greys. Beavers and Greys played each other to a stand still, despite Beavers playing with an ankle injury, the first time they faced off against each other before the season kicked off Beavers dominated her. HJ's guard play was far superior tho and that was the difference in the game. Sneed controlled the pace and McMahon torched them.

Monday - HJ 82 Lumberton 33 Tuesday - HJ 65 6A Atascocita 44

Great tournament! HJ beat 5A Cedar Park 61-53. However they would lose in the semifinal to 6A #2 Summer Creek 53-59. They lost it in the last minute and a half, will learn some valuable lessons from it. They then went on to defeat 6A #17 Converse Judson 74-66 for 3rd place in the Div 1 bracket. Going 4-1 in this tournament is VERY impressive. Junior Kendall Sneed was named All Tournament.

HJ goes 2-0 for the day in pool play defeating 6A Pearland Dawson 63-41 then defeating 6A #19 Seven Lakes which features ESPN #3 ranked (class of 2024) 6'3 Justice Carlton by the score of 53-49. They erased a 12 point deficit to get the win. Pretty impressive showing for HJ today. Next up tmrw in pool play they will be playing 5A back to back State Champ Cedar Park, however their best player is graduating early to enroll at Texas.

Hardin Jefferson will be in the McDonalds Texas Invitational starting Thursday with pool play. Thursday 1030am vs 6A Pearland Dawson Thursday 430pm vs 6A Seven Lakes Friday 3pm vs 5A Cedar Park (back to back State Champs) Bracket play is Saturday

They are two different types of guards. By floor general I mean a pass first guard who can score, in the times I've seen Carter she has been a score first guard who can pass. Different systems tho, but I give the edge to Sneed because of defense. Would be fun to watch! They lost to West Brook? West Brook has a senior guard who is signed to play at Lamar, I wonder how that matchup went?

I respect your opinion but please keep in mind that Sneed is only a junior and the PG at BH is a senior. Sneed has the higher ceiling imo and a much better and proven defender. Sneed is a true floor general not a "volume shooting" PG. A shame that BH coach called off the game tho, so we wont be able to see that matchup. A matchup that I think HJ wins easily, they have much more.

Honestly im good with that prediction. Should be a great season!!

A great addition to the Lamar coaching staff! HJ did a very good job in taking their time with hiring a replacement for Omar Sneed. They did their research and hit a home run with the hiring of Donielle Breaux who played at Kansas and TCU and played professionally overseas. She is a huge addition to the HJ coaching staff!

I think it will come down to either HJ or La Vega to come out of region 3. Losing Jackson is huge, she was the best player in the state regardless of classification and the only player named a McDonald All American from Tx. HJ should be just fine, region 3 is a BEAST tho with Silsbee, Waco La Vega, Huffman and Burnet standing in the way.