HS hoops recap: Booker T. Washington boys setting their sights on district title

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

After suffering a setback in their district opener two months ago, the Booker T. Washington Eagles’ basketball team has kicked it into overdrive and not looked back.

Booker T. Washington won two more games last week to move to the precipice of a second consecutive district title. The Eagles took down Mickey Leland College Prep 75-65 on Feb. 7 before dropping Worthing 100-60 on Feb. 10, moving to 22-7 overall and 14-1 in district competition. They have now won 14 straight games since suffering a 5150 loss to district foe Furr on Dec. 19.

A balanced scoring effort saw four players score in double figures for the Eagles against Worthing, with Odis Carter Jr. pacing the scoring at 18 points. Kenneth Lewis scored 13 points, while Andre Walker II dished out nine assists. Lewis also had 24 points and seven rebounds against Mickey Leland, and Carter added 21 points of his own.

The Eagles were in position to clinch the district title if they won Wednesday’s matchup against Scarborough.

Elsewhere in public school action, the Heights Bulldogs have clinched a playoff spot but are still battling for playoff positioning. The Bulldogs de -

LANDAN KUHLMANN feated Westbury 56-36 on Feb. 7 before taking down Sam Houston on Feb. 10 to move to 16-12 overall and 8-3 in District 18-6A. Isaiah Henry scored a game-high 21 points against Westbury for the Bulldogs, which held a one-game lead over Lamar for the district’s second playoff spot ahead of Wednesday’s regular season finale against Chavez.

Waltrip lost its only game of the week by a score of 49-39 to Sharpstown on Feb. 10, falling to 11-13 and 8-7 in district play.

Scarborough dropped both games last week, falling 93-36 to Yates on Feb. 8 before losing 51-48 in overtime to North Forest on Feb. 10, falling to 1-22 on the season.

On the private school side, St. Thomas split a pair of games last week, beating Central Catholic 59-44 on Feb. 10 before dropping a 76-59 decision to Antonian Prep on Feb. 11 – their first district loss of the season.

Jake Pike had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Central Catholic for St. Thomas (25-2, 9-1), while J’Mar

Franklin had 21 points against Antonian Prep. St. Pius X won both games last week, taking down Con - cordia Lutheran 44-43 on Feb. 7 before eking out another close one with a 56-55 win over The Village School