KFDM COOP Posted February 2, 2007 Report Posted February 2, 2007 Teams jockey for playoff positions as races near endCollege Park, Westfield, Cy-Fair seek perfect marksBy JENNY DIALCopyright 2007 Houston Chronicle With just a week left in the high school girls basketball season, the standings are taking shaping for area Class 5A and 4A districts as teams battle for places in the playoffs.The 5A playoffs have a fourth team this year, while the 4A playoff format includes the top three teams in each district.District 15-5ACollege Park (9-0) is in and will win the district title with one more win. Conroe (7-2) also has clinched a playoff berth. The Woodlands (4-5) is sitting pretty in third and will clinch a spot with a win today. Lufkin and Magnolia are tied at 3-6. If both win out, the district will need a playoff to see who gets the fourth spot.District 16-5AWestfield (10-0) won the district title easily. Tomball and Klein Collins are both in the playoffs with 6-5 records but may need a playoff to determine which team gets the No. 2 seed and which is No. 3. Spring stands fourth and could overtake Tomball or Klein Collins with two more wins if either team suffers a loss.District 17-5ACy-Fair (10-0) and Cypress Falls (10-1) are playoff bound. Langham Creek is 6-4 and, barring two losses, will make its first playoff appearance in eight seasons. Cypress Creek and Cypress Springs are still battling for the fourth spot.District 18-5ACinco Ranch (12-0) clinched the top spot. Elsik (8-3) will go as the No. 2 team unless it loses two games. Hastings and Katy Taylor are tied for third with 7-5 records and play today. Alief Taylor (6-6) still has a chance.District 19-5AIf Eisenhower (11-1) and Nimitz (11-1) both win out, they will need a playoff to decide the district championship. Memorial (10-2) is in, and Spring Woods and MacArthur, both 6-6, are battling for the fourth spot. District 20-5AWestside (12-1) is in control and Bellaire (11-2) has clinched the No. 2 position. Lamar stands third with an 8-6 record, and Chavez has fourth clinched at 7-5. District 21-5AThis district also is set. The seeding could change, but the four teams that are playoff bound are Humble (11-1), Port Arthur Memorial (11-2), Kingwood (9-2) and Baytown Sterling (5-6). District 22-5AThe four playoff teams here are also set. Dobie (11-1) and North Shore (10-2) are the top two; La Porte and Deer Park are in with 8-4 records, but the seeds won't be determined until play ends in a week.District 23-5ASix teams are battling for four spots in this race. Marshall (13-2), Dulles (12-2) and Elkins (11-3) have qualified, while Hightower, Willowridge and Fort Bend Austin are tied for fourth with 7-7 records. District 24-5AThe four qualifiers are Alvin (10-1), Clear Brook (8-2), Clear Creek (7-4 ) and Clear Lake (7-4). Clear Creek and Clear Brook meet in the final game of the season Tuesday. District 18-4AWillis (8-2), Huntsville (8-3) and Livingston (7-3) are playoff qualifiers. The three have already played each other twice, so they won't meet again. Upsets from Brenham or Montgomery could change the seeding order. District 19-4AJones (9-1) will win the title with a win in its final district game over Wheatley on Tuesday. Sterling (8-3) and Worthing (7-3) are the other qualifiers. District 20-4AWashington (11-0) has the top spot in the postseason and Yates (9-2) will finish second. Reagan and Davis are fighting for third and face off tonight. Both take 7-4 records into the showdown. District 21-4ABarbers Hill (11-1) is the district champion, and Crosby is in with a 9-3 record. New Caney and Smiley are tied at 8-4 with two games left to play. District 23-4ADickinson (11-0) clinched the top spot two weeks ago, and La Marque and Santa Fe are both in with 6-4 records. They play each other tonight to decide second place. District 24-4ALamar Consolidated (9-0) leads the way, while Terry and El Campo are in at Nos. 2 and 3 with just one game remaining. [email protected]
Jweezy Posted February 2, 2007 Report Posted February 2, 2007 that 20-4a district standing are wrong Forestbrook is in first place at 9-1,Smiley in second place at 8-2,Crosby in third place at 7-3 that the right standings for that district.
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