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Celtics 103, Rockets 99

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Crosby 3 Nederland 0

Crosby rolls over Lady Bulldogs By Jerry Michalsky Port Arthur News Correspondent Baytown- Getting out to a slow start in each game was too much to overcome for the Nederland Lady Bulldogs Tuesday night at Lee College, as Crosby ended the Nederland season 25-18, 25-14, 25-19, in a Region III 4-A Bi-District match-up. The Lady Bulldogs ended there season at 17-16 while Crosby moves on with a record of 30-6. Game one was a perfect example of what Nederland would face on the night as the Lady Cougars jumped out to a 7-1 lead to force a time-out. The Lady Dogs would come back and get back-to-back aces by Logan LeBlanc to cut the lead to 7-3. Two more points by LeBlanc on serve and the lead was down to two. Crosby quickly built the lead back to 11-6 thanks to an ace by Courtney Nutt. Nederland would battle back with a kill by Ashley Quintela and a nice tip by Savannah Desmarais and the lead was down to 12-9. Two points later and a kill by Krista Mayer the lead was only one by the Cougars. Alese Pinner would then get into the act with a block and the game was tied at 16 apiece. Mayer then won the next point on the serve and Nederland had its first lead of the night at 17-16. Crosby then went on a 9-1 run to finish out game one to grab the early advantage. Just as in game one, it was the Lady Dogs trying to battle back from being down early on. The Cougars jumped out to a quick 6-0 advantage before a tip shot by Pinner got Nederland on the board. Down 14-4, the Bulldogs would go on a 4-0 run thanks to a kill by Desmarais and an ace by Mary Beth O’Neal. That would be as close as Nederland would get in game two as Crosby would go on a 6-0 run and then coast to a game two win. Game three saw the Lady Bulldogs go on a nice run during the middle of the game to make things interesting. Like they have had to all night long, Nederland had to bounce back from an early game deficit. Down 10-3 to start the final game, it was a kill by Desmarais and another kill by O’Neal that started a nice run for the Lady Bulldogs. Quintela then started firing up some hot serves and the lead was down to 18-16. A kill by Mayer and the lead was down to one. Crosby would then end the match on a 7-2 run to move to second round of the playoffs where it will face Magnolia. Nederland was led on the night in kills by Desmarais, O’Neal and Pinner.

Gizzi big deal in small package By Tom Halliburton The Port Arthur News PORT NECHES -- Tyler Gizzi has uttered quite a few remarkable statements about himself and his 2008 Port Neches-Groves football team over the past couple of months. Tyler's commentary actually can span throughout his entire high school career with the Indians. Anyone who thinks he's too small to play football should observe this 18-year-old son of Steven and Lori Gizzi. Anyone who thinks a 5-5, 135-pound football player always will get hurt -- just try to find Gizzi in the Indians' training room. He's never there. Never throughout his career. Anyone who thinks a 5-5, 135-pounder should be incapable of making an impact only needs to examine PN-G's 2008 season tackle chart. Gizzi has been this season's runaway team leader in tackles. He's as legitimately under consideration for this year's Port Arthur News Super Team as any member of this PN-G squad, maybe more than any other. Fans can poke their criticism at Matt Burnett and the Indians' coaching staff for this season's 3-5 (overall) and 1-5 (district) record. But most, if not all, of PN-G's coaches believe that the Indians would win District 20-4A with 10 other defenders who played as well as Gizzi. Going into the ninth and final 2008 game Friday on The Reservation against playoff-bound Beaumont Central, Gizzi has a team-best 54 first contacts and 20 assists. That's a comfortable distance ahead of his team's nearest challengers for the tackle lead. Linebacker Christian Kerr has 43 and 37, followed by Alex Gaspard with 41 and 33 and Jerin Spikes 41 and 32. How does a 5-5, 135-pound guy lead PN-G in tackles? It says a lot about Gizzi's speed, maybe? Nope. "A 4.8 would be gracious," said Gizzi, when asked about his 40-yard speed. Tyler modestly tried to explain his ability to lead his team in tackles. "Many teams will run the spread and a ball carrier will bounce it outside. That's fits into where I am -- on the corner." Gizzi had to take a minute to text-message his old boyhood teammate, Nederland receiver Asa Cardenas, after Tuesday's newspaper interview. Back in the sixth grade, Cardenas played quarterback and Gizzi tailback on the same Pop Warner Gators football team. The two have remained close over the years. Tyler was one of the smallest players back then. He still is, so it's nothing new for No. 15 in the purple uniform to be the smallest player on the field. "I've always been one of the smaller ones," he said. "It doesn't bother me. If anything, it motivates me.... I'll walk on the field every Friday with a chip on my shoulder. It gives me something to prove." Besides more than doubling anyone else in tackles last week against Ozen with 14, Gizzi proved his ability to jump over the moon at Beaumont's Alex Durley Stadium. The short cornerback found himself in man coverage against 6-6 Ozen skyscraper Willie Jefferson, a sure-to-be all-league receiver. Gizzi performed at an all-district level himself. Jefferson did not impact in the game when he directed any receptions toward Tyler's side of the field. Yet Gizzi would not dare to believe that Jefferson would be the best receiver he would face all season. That's distinction goes to his older boyhood mate. "Asa would love for me to give him the credit on that," Gizzi smiled. "He's my buddy. We played together. He's a great receiver." Secondary coach Jake LeFort has admired Tyler's intensity. The younger Gizzi comes by that naturally. His dad was an all-district receiver for the Indians in 1989. "First, it's got to do with the way Tyler goes about preparing himself," Indians' chief Burnett said, attempting to explain Gizzi's team lead in tackles. "It's one thing to have the desire. It's another thing to prepare. Tyler always knew his weaknesses and he wanted to overcome them. He knew he was little but he was just small in stature. He wasn't afraid of failure. "Second, his instincts are real good. He's got some skills, some natural quickness. He honed his techniques and he's made himself into a player." If his academic numbers continue around the 4.0-grade average, Gizzi likely should resume his efforts to excel in the classroom at Lamar University. He shall endeavor to give it all he has there, too. Indian Inklings: It's unusual for a defensive end to lead his team in interceptions but senior Jerin Spikes heads the team's season interception chart with three, followed by three others with one apiece.... Seven defenders are tied for the team lead with one fumble recovery.... The sack leader is linebacker Kane Benoit with two.... Senior tailback Josh Wright has moved into third place among 20-4A rushers with 738 yards on 122 carries, and fourth place among 20-4A scorers with 62 points.... Indians rank 4th in total offense and 5th in total defense but the PN-G defenders have allowed more passing yards -- 886 yards -- than any 20-4A school. The secondary is a bad place for a team to lack experience and PN-G went to war this year with all new starters in the defensive backfield....

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Rock-A-Noos tested but moving on By Cody Pastorella The Port Arthur News BAYTOWN – The Port Neches-Groves Lady Indians looked to be in the fight of their lives in Tuesday night’s Class 4A Bi-District round of the volleyball playoffs. Facing District 19-4A’s third place team Kingwood Park, PN-G seemed to be in over their heads by the way Game 1 started. But by the end of Game 3, Rock-A-Noos had flexed their muscles and showed Kingwood a thing or two about determination. The fans, meanwhile, showed KP a thing about Indian pride, as in don’t get in a cheering contest with the Purple and White. Yes, the playoff atmosphere was in full affect and the Lady Indians would not be denied. The Tribe won in four games with scores of 25-22, 25-13 and 25-14. They lost Game 2 25-23, however. Games 1 and 2 were nip and tuck and in both of those games, PN-G fell behind considerably. In the first game, Rock-A-Noos trailed 10-4 before they started to chip away at the Lady Panthers lead. Behind a big rally, PN-G tied the game at 12-12. The teams swapped points until the Lady Tribe took over 18-17. From there, PN-G never looked back to pick up the win. After falling down again by five points in Game 2 and staying behind for most of that second game, the Lady Indians showed their will by tying the score up at 20-20. PN-G then took a 21-20 lead but could not hold on in Game 2, as KP squeezed out the victory. PN-G head coach Barbara Comeaux said she felt like her team proved to the Lady Panthers “that they were not going away.†“When they saw that,†she said, “I think they go a little frustrated and we took advantage of that.†Basically, PN-G derailed KP by the start of Game 3. The Lady Tribe barely broke a sweat in the final two games of the match. Lady Indians’ Stephanie Bowman and Chelsea Horn had a lot to do with PN-G’s success as well. Comeaux said Bowman stepped up and played like she does in practice. She said Bowman played exceptionally well for the Tribe on Tuesday night. “She was really aggressive,†Comeaux said. Bowman finished with nine kills. Horn, meanwhile, led with 20 kills and also had a team-high 24 digs. Alexis Smithy had three aces and 19 digs. Brandi Guidry led with 15 service points. Paige Miller and Shelby Hebert each topped the Tribe with seven blocks, something Comeaux said was very important for her team. “At first they (KP) were killing us,†Comeaux said. “They were hitting over our blocks. They were more aggressive. We finally made some adjustments, our blocking picked up, we got more aggressive and we were able to really mix up our looks. I thought our serving was good tonight too.†Miller also had 21 assists. About the pace of the match, Comeaux said she was extremely proud of her team’s heart, will and the way they fought. “This was by far our best match of the year. This is the playoffs. There are going to be nerves even though it should be just another game. It’s the playoffs so it’s going to come down to which team can handle the pressure better. I think we did that tonight. It’s was a good time to decide to play our best match.†With the win, PN-G improves to 28-8 on the season and will move on to another round of the playoffs. The Lady Tribe will meet the winner of Budahays and Huntsville. The setting of that match should be determined Wednesday.

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LC-M will be tested by swift Panthers Van Wade The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — A handful of Little Cypress-Mauriceville seniors will look to finish their days in a Battlin’ Bear uniform in style Friday night when the Bears wrap up their season in the friendly confines of Battlin’ Bear Stadium by welcoming the Beaumont Ozen Panthers to wrap up District 20-4A play. The Bears (0-7, 0-6) will have their last chance for a victory against an Ozen (2-6, 2-4) that is fresh off a 37-26 victory against Port Neches-Groves. LC-M had itss best offensive showing of the season last week in a 34-6 loss at Lumberton, piling up 264 yards. Sophomore quarterback Hunter Gonzales threw for a best-ever 213 yards. He has now passed for 428 yards on the season. His favorite target last week was receiver Daniel Harrison, who hauled in five catches for 92 yards. Receiver Samuel Burton has 17 receptions for 191 yards and a touchdown. Tevvin Jones paces the Bear ground game with 195 yards and a TD while Blake Perry has 177 yards and a TD and Gonzales has 176 yards and a TD. The Panthers will check in with a well-balanced offense. Quarterback Marquis Moore has completed 53-of-116 passes for 968 yards and nine TDs. His favorite two targets are receivers Willie Jefferson (30-422-7), who is a basketball standout as well, and Anthony Lee (24-365-4). Ozen has a superb running back in the form of James White, who has darted and weaved his way to 708 yards and three TDs on 143 carries while fellow back Terrell Durham has 215 yards and four TDs on 47 totes. The playoff teams are set in out of 20-4A, just the seeding remains. Lumberton, Beaumont Central, Livingston and Nederland will be the 20-4A playoff represenatives.

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Come on Rockets

Final

OF 3 Liberty 1

3-1 Dayton over LC-M

3-1 Dayton wins

LC-M wins game 3 but still down 2-1.

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2-0 Dayton going to the 3rd game.