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Crunch Time For GHS, EV

East View’s Diamond Morrison battles Georgetown’s Dori Brown for the ball as her Patriots teammates Emily Daniel (21), Abby Holland (25) and Paighton Corley (10) look on, while Georgetown’s Taylor Green gets a unique view of the play during the Lady Eagles’ 35-32 victory on Friday night at Eagle Gym. Both East View & Georgetown battled for playoff seeding during the regular season finales on Tuesday. Photo Russell Rinn By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

No matter what happens on the final night of the District 25-5A race, Vista Ridge (13-0), Georgetown (12-1), Leander (8-5) and East View (7-6) are heading to the UIL girls basketball playoffs as the alignment’s representatives. Two games on Tuesday night can either solidify the seedings or muddle the picture. The Lady Eagles took to the road to play the Lady Rangers for first place, and the Patriots were at home, hoping to gain a share of third place with the Lady Lions. If No. 11 Georgetown (20-9) upsets fifth-ranked Vista Ridge (28-4), the two teams will be co-champions and will determine the playoff seeding with a coin flip, according to Lady Eagles coach Rhonda Farney. The Rangers claimed a 58-40 victory in the first meeting at Eagle Gym on Jan. 15. Should East View best Leander, the two schools will tie for third place. Asked how the Patriots and Lady Lions would determine such a deadlock, EV coach Dave Walla said he wasn’t sure yet. Leander claimed a 55-47 victory in the first meeting

East View coach Dave Walla vehemently disputes an official’s call during Friday’s game with Georgetown.

Photo Russell Rinn

at the Lions’ Den. The 25-5A champion will play the fourth-place team in 26-5A—probably Austin Crockett in bi-district. The sec-

ond- and third-place teams will go against either Bastrop or Bastrop Cedar Creek, pending the outcome of the 26-5A race. The fourth-place team will catch champion

Austin LBJ. The bi-district playoffs are scheduled to begin on either next Monday or Tuesday with area-round contests later in the week. Georgetown and East View arrived in their current positions as the result of the Lady Eagles’ 35-32 victory over the Patriots on Friday night at Eagle Gym. In a game that was truly a battle of missed opportunities. Leander used a 41-38 win over Cedar Park to edge ahead of East View into sole possession of third place. The Lady Eagles led 18-17 at the half and then outscored East View, 9-1, in the third period to go up by 9 at 27-18. A free throw by senior Abby Holland at the start of the period was the only EV score of the quarter, while GHS countered with a trey and two free throws by junior Brooke Elliott, a bucket by senior Dori Brown and two free throws by senior Kendrick Clark. However, East View began to work its way back despite a technical on Walla for dropping his clipboard in a non-decorous manner after what he felt was a disputable official’s call. A layup-and-1 by sophoGirls Basketball cont. on B3

Sometimes Expectations, Reality Don’t Jibe If it were possible to blame the opposing political party or an election opponent for certain decisions in the recent UIL realignment for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years, political invective would be spewing from the mouths of candidates. Critics would be yelling for a wall to be built around the UIL offices in Austin to keep such alien projections from the tender ears of the innocent. Merle Haggard could wail, “If you inconvenience or dis our football boys, you’re walkin’ on the fightin’ side of me.” The biennial announcement by the state’s ruling body of high school competition is awaited by most with bated breath and then reacted to by many like bad breath. How

can Class 2A Ozona be in a football district with Anthony, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border north of El Paso – two schools 367.1 miles apart on I-10? That’s five hours and nine minutes of driving in a good vehicle under

optimal conditions and, quite probably much longer, in an old yeller dog from the motor pool. Of course, you don’t have to go to La Frontera to find unhappiness with Monday’s announcement. In fact just drop into Hays County where Buda Hays, a non-district opponent for both Georgetown and East View in the upcoming season, and Kyle Lehman have appealed their inclusion in District 25-6A. But it’s not hard to figure out why the two Hays CISD schools are unhappy with their new competitive playmates – Lake Travis, Austin Westlake, Leander, Vandegrift and Lapping cont. on B4

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Eagles Best Patriots, Eye Playoffs East View Boys Hope To Finish Season Strongly

three single-digit scoring quarters. They were down by 14 after one quarter and 18 at half. The Patriots did make a rally in the third period, outscoring the Tigers 16-8 and cutting the lead to a workable 10 points at 29-39 with eight minutes to play. Dripping Springs, however, completed a 13-8 final quarter to end the game and tally the 15 point victory. The Patriots were led in scoring by freshman guard Zion Hester with 13 points. Senior John VerColen added 8 points. For the Tigers, 6-foot-6 Ty Johnson continues to have an all-district worthy senior season, leading his team to victory. Johnson, who is very adept in-the-paint, led Dripping Springs in scoring with 14 points on an assortment of short jumpers, lay-ups and tip-ins.

by Jon Whittemore Advocate Correspondent

Visiting Georgetown continued its basketball dominance over cross-town brother East View this past Friday night, beating the Patriots, 60-25, in a game that was never really close. Basically, the Eagles (7-4) are fighting for a playoff spot and the Patriots (1-10) are trying to stay out of the district basement. With three playing dates remaining, the Eagles are in the midst of a playoff race for the second, third and fourth positions with Vandegrift (8-3), Cedar Park (7-4) and Leander (6-5). Dripping Springs still has an outside shot at 5-6. Vista Ridge appears secure on top at 10-1. The Eagles close out at home against Vista Ridge on Tuesday, at Dripping Springs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at home against Vandegrift at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, the final night of the regular season. In their battle to avoid the cellar, The Patriots played at Leander on Tuesday, entertained Cedar Park at 7:30 p.m. Friday before finishing the season at Marble Falls at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. “We’re working hard,” Patriots’ coach Jason Jones said. “The shots didn’t fall. We made some adjustments at half when we were still within striking distance (29-14) but came out and scored 5 and 6 in the third and fourth quarters. The 19 turnovers we made are about what we’ve been averaging all season long.” The Patriots had three players with 4 points each: freshman Zion Hester, junior Justin Derr and senior postman Cray Steger. The 5-foot-9 Hester led the team in rebounding with four. For the Eagles, the 60-point output followed a 64-point night the game before against Marble Falls and marked a noted improvement in overall team shooting. Junior returning all-district performer Beau Corrales again showed his mettle by leading the team with 16 points as well as picking up five rebounds. Corrales, who is 6-foot-4, long-armed, reasonably quick and very aggressive, was a decidedly disruptive force on the defensive end, tipping balls and generally harassing the shorter Patriot players. Kaden Herbert (6-2) was the other Eagle in double figures with 10. He also contributed a team-high six rebounds. Postman Zak Kepner, coming off one of his better games earlier in the week added 9 points to the final score. “We played well defensively holding them to three quarters of single digit results,” GHS coach Russell Miller said. “The effort was great. Our offensive consistency was better than we’ve had (quarters of 15-14-15-16) but we know that we’ll win with defense. We’ll obviously have to make some shots to win, but other teams know that we’ll show up and play

DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE

Standings – Vista Ridge 10-1, Vandegrift 8-3, Cedar Park 7-4, Georgetown 7-4, Leander 6-5, Dripping Springs 5-6, East View 1-10, Marble Falls 0-11. Tuesday’s results – Georgetown 64, Marble Falls 41, Dripping Springs 52, East View 27, Vista Ridge 71, Vandegrift 49, Cedar Park 58, Leander 46. Friday’s results – Georgetown 67, East View, 25; Leander 70, Marble Falls 35, Vista Ridge 69, Dripping Springs 54, Vandegrift 63, Cedar Park 58.

Junior Beau Corrales fights for a rebound against Marble Falls during district action last Tuesday night. The Eagles faced Vista Ridge on Tuesday in their battle for playoff position. Photo Russell Rinn

defense every night.” The Eagles committed eight turnovers and forced the Pats into 19 in winning all four quarters (three by double figures).

Eagles Bop Marble Falls Georgetown played well early and then coasted to a comfortable 23-point win over Marble Falls, 64-41, this past Tuesday. Georgetown scored early and never trailed in the game against the out-manned and district cellar-dwelling Mustangs. “We played well, especially in the first half,” said a satisfied Coach Russell Miller. “We had a lot of energy early, got after them on defense and really played strongly in the second quarter.” The Eagles won the first quarter 15-3, and then poured it on offensively in the second with a 24-point outburst. Also in the second quarter, the Eagles’ defense forced eleven of Marble Falls’ 21 turnovers and gave up only one basket. The bulk of the Mustang scoring in the period came on seven free throws. Particularly effective in the second period was 6-foot-5 post junior Zak Kepner who scored six of his game-high 15 points. Kepner also recorded seven rebounds for the game. Junior forward Beau Corrales also scored six in the second quarter and was outstanding on defense as he recorded four

East View Falls To Drip In what continues to be a frustrating season, East View again fell behind early and then did not make enough plays to climb out of the hole they had built for themselves, losing their third straight 25-5A game. This time the loss was to the Dripping Springs Tigers, 52-37. The Patriots playing multiple freshmen and adjusting to the tempo and style of a new coach have struggled to find rhythm and consistency throughout the season. This game where they won one quarter and lost three has become something of a template for their entire season. East View was plagued by poor shooting and too many turnovers as they recorded

FRIDAY (JAN. 29) 25-5A GAME At Cedar Park CEDAR PARK 48, GEORGETOWN 43 GHS (43) – Brock Gonzales 0-1 0-0 0, Kaden Herbert 2-8 2-2 6, Matt Taparauskas 1-3 2-2 4, Dakota Cahill 1-5 0-0 2, Jeff McVean 2-2 4-5 8, Ethen Campbell 1-2 0-0 3, Beau Corrales 2-4 0-0 4, Chandler Herman 4-8 0-0 10, Will Dietlein 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Lester 0-4 0-0, Jeff Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Zak Kepner 3-4 0-0 6. Totals: 16-42 8-9 43. Halftime: CP, 25-24. 3-point shooting: GHS 3-12 (Herbert 0-4, Cahill 0-1, Campbell 1-2, Herman 2-4, Lester 0-1). Rebounds: GHS 14 (Cahill 3). Assists: GHS 9 (Cahill 3, McVean 3). Steals: GHS 14 (Herbert 3, Corrales 3). Blocks: GHS 1 (Corrales). Turnovers: GHS 12. Total fouls: GHS 16. Fouled out: GHS, Cahill. Records: Georgetown, 5-4 in 25-5A, 16-11. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Marble Falls GEORGETOWN 64, MARBLE FALLS 41 MARBLE FALLS (41) – Joshua Mosley 4-6 1-4 13, Kameron Wright 0-1 0-0 0, O’Ryan Ficklin 2-6 6-9 11, Adam Angel 1-2 5-5 7, Keegan Deering 0-9 0-0 0. Cade Jarvis 1-2 0-2 2, Ethan O’Riley 2-5 0-1 4, Andrew Stripling 0-3 4-4 4. Totals: 10-34 16-25 41. GHS (64) – Gonzales 0-1 0-0 0, Herbert 4-8 1-1 10, Taparauskas 1-4 0-0 2, Cahill 2-3 0-0 5, McVean 1-2 0-0 2, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Corrales 5-7 2-3 12, Herman 5-9 0-0 12, Dietlein 2-4 0-0 4, Lester 1-2 0-0 2, Kepner 5-8 5-6 15. Totals: 26-48 8-10 64. Halftime: GHS, 39-12. 3-point shooting: MF 5-15 (Mosley 4-5, Wright 0-1, Ficklin 1-2, Deering 0-5, O’Riley 0-2); GHS 4-15 (Gonzales 0-1, Herbert 1-2, Taparauskas 0-2, Cahill 1-2, Herman 2-5, Dietlein 0-2, Lester 0-1). Rebounds: MF 25 (Deering 6, Stripling 6, O’Riley 5); GHS 24 (Kepner 7, Lester 5, Corrales 4). Assists: MF 5, GHS 19 (Corrales 4, Herbert 3, McVean 3). Steals: MF 2, GHS 15 (Corrales 4, Taparauskas 3). Blocks: MF 2 (Deering 2); GHS 0. Turnovers: MF 25, GHS 12. Total fouls: MF 11, GHS 21. Fouled out: MF, Stripling. Records: Marble Falls, 0-10 in 25-5A; Georgetown, 6-4 in 25-5A, 17-11.

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steals and multiple deflections in the game. The Eagles who have been offensively challenged most of the season had a rare posting of four players in double figures – Kepner (15), Corrales (12), Chandler Herman (12), and Kaden Herbert (10). Postman Logan Lester scored a basket but more importantly pulled down five rebounds. Herbert recorded three steals and an assist to go with his 10 points. The Eagles committed only 11 turnovers. The Mustangs did put up a desperation surge in the final period, outscoring the Eagles 19-16 but in the end, it was too little, too late.

Tuesday’s games – Vista Ridge at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.; East View at Leander, 7:30 p.m.; Marble Falls at Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at Dripping Springs, 7:30 p.m. Friday’s games – Dripping Springs at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m.; East View at Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at Marble Falls, 7:30 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Leader, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 16) games: Georgetown at Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m.; Marble Falls at East View, 7:30 p.m.; Leander at Dripping Springs, 7:30 p.m.; Cedar Park at Vista Ridge, 7:30 p.m. (End of regular season)

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The fourth-ranked Jarrell Lady Cougars—safely in possession of the 25-3A championship—closed out their regular season Tuesday night when they faced Lago Vista. A victory over the Vikings would allow Jarrell to finish the district race with a 10-0 mark and the regular season at 27-3. They will advance to bi-district against the fourth-place team from District 26-3A. Jarrell improved its 253A mark to 9-0 this past Friday night with a 57-20 victory on the road over Blanco. The Lady Cougars

jumped to a 43-12 lead at the half and extended in to 51-14 after three. The Lady Cougars threw a balanced attack at the Lady Panthers with Brea Wright and Julie Tucker each scoring 12 points and Mikaela Rountree adding 10. Friday’s dozen enabled Wright to increase her career point total to 2,564 points. Jarrell shot 52 percent from the floor. Jarrell’s bi-district opponent is yet to be determined. BOYS BASKETBALL: The 10th-ranked Cougars (9-0, 23-3) posted two victories this past week,

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beating Gateway, 57-29, this past Tuesday and Blanco, 75-66, on Friday. Jarrell will close out the regular season and 25-3A campaign against Lago Vista at home on Tuesday, at Ingram Tom Moore at 8 p.m. Friday and at home against Florence at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. T.J. Sykes led Jarrell with 15 points in the win over Gateway, while Sykes and Tucker Sansom scored 22 and 18 points, respectively against Blanco.

JARRELL BOXSCORE TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-3A GAME At Comfort JARRELL 57, BLANCO 20 JARRELL (57) -- Brea Wright 5-8 0-0 12, Julie Tucker 6-8 0-0 12, Jorden Vick 3-9 3-3 9, Lisa Gonzalez 1-3 0-2, Destiney Fairley 1-5 0-0 2, Mikaela Rountree 5-10 0-0 10, Ariana Enciso 1-3 0-0 2, Corinne Dundas 3-7 0-0 6, Katelyn Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Ciara Hernandez 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 26-56 3-5 57. Halftime: JHS, 43-12. 3-point shooting: JHS 2-10 (Wright 2-4, Gonzalez 0-2, Fairley 0-1, Rountree 0-1, Enciso 0-1, K. Hernandez 0-1). Rebounds: JHS 31 (Tucker 7, Enciso 7, Wright 5). Assists: JHS 21 (Tucker 4, Wright 3, Vick 3, Gonzalez 3, Rountree 3). Steals: JHS 22 (Rountree 5, Dundas 3, C. Hernandez 3. Blocks: JHS 4 (Wright, Tucker, Vick, Gonzalez). Turnovers: JHS 17. Total fouls: JHS 4. Fouled out: none. Records: Jarrell, 9-0 in 25-3A, 27-3.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL, FROM PAGE B1 more Diamond Morrison cut the Georgetown lead to 32-39 with two minutes and 57 seconds to go. Elliott upped the GHS lead to 33-30 with a free throw 17 seconds later. Then the basketball god-of-missed-opportunities flexed his/her muscles. Patriots sophomore Paighton Corley and junior Emily Daniel missed 3-point attempts, and Morrison missed a basket off a steal. The officials then ruled that GHS blew the inbounds play. With 53 seconds remaining Daniel hit a bucket to make it 33-32, but Clark made two free throws to bounce the lead back out to 35-32 with 30 seconds left. Holland missed a shot, GHS lost the ball out of bounds with 4.94 seconds to go. Daniel got a good look at a possible game-tying 3-pointer, but the ball missed its mark. The Lady Eagles were able to celebrate Senior Night with their 27th consecutive 20-win. “We played good defense, holding them to just 35 points,” Walla said. “The third quarter— outscored 9-1—was the difference.” Georgetown outscored East View in the first (10-8) and third (9-1), and the Patriots posted an edge in the second (9-8) and fourth (14-8). “The kids were tight tonight,” Farney said. “We could see it in some of their body language earlier in the day. Senior Night and the pressure of not wanting to be the first team to lose to East View (in girls basketball). We didn’t take advantage of some of our opportunities.” Neither team shot well from the floor —GHS, 37 percent (10 of 27), EV, 30.8 percent (12 of 39). Statistically, the Lady Eagles won the game at the free-throw line (12 of 19), while the Patriots made 7 of 13. At times, East View tended to dominate the offensive boards. Shooting from beyond the arc was not a profitable weapon— the Patriots were 1 of 10 and the Lady Eagles were three of 12. Clark and Elliott with 14 and 7 points, respectively, were the only Lady Eagles with more than four points, while Holland and Morrison scored 17 and 6, respectively, for the Patriots. Senior night recognized the efforts of players Clark,

Lady Eagle Taylor Elliott fouls the Patriots’ Paighton Corley during Friday night’s rivalry matchup. Georgetown outlasted East View 35-32.

Photo: Russell Rinn

Brown, Avery Kelly and Sandi Harris and manager Lindsey Gerlinger.

GHS Stops Falls “We did much better than we did in the first game,” said Georgetown coach Rhonda Farney after her Lady Eagles polished off last-place Marble Falls, 57-30, in District 25-5A action on the Lady Mustangs’ hardwoods on Tuesday night. Georgetown had to rally in the fourth quarter to beat Marble Falls, 41-32, earlier in the season at Eagle Gym. The Lady Eagles opened a 13-point advantage at 23-10 with three minutes and two seconds remaining in the first half, but coach David Schubert’s Lady Mustangs trimmed the GHS lead to 6 points at 28-22 early in the third quarter. Georgetown responded with 10 consecutive points, including two 3-pointers from senior Avery Kelly; a basket on a steal by Taylor Green; and a move to the bucket by junior Dee Day. Marble Falls never again got closer than 14 points. Another positive point in Farney’s opinion was that she got to play her reserves about 40 percent of the game. “We’re going to need those people to play key roles down the road,” she said. The GHS defense held the Lady Mustangs to just nine successes in 45 attempts from the floor, including an 0-of-13 reading from beyond the arc. No

Marble Falls player scored in double digits. Kelly led GHS scoring with 14 points, and Day added 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Seniors Dori Brown and Kendrick Clark chipped in 9 and 8 points, respectively. Brown also added nine rebounds and Clark had seven boards, four assists and three blocks.

EV Rips Drip East View secured a spot in the Class 5A playoffs by beating Dripping Springs, 40-33, this past Tuesday night at East View. The Patriots’ defense smothered the Tigers holding them to single digits in three of the four quarters to offset a cold-shooting night that saw East View shoot just 31 percent from the floor. Sophomore Diamond Morrison paced the offense with 13 points and four assists. Rachel Wisian was force in the paint with four blocks and six rebounds. Abby Holland had a solid game contributing 10 rebounds, three steals and 9 points. The Patriots held Dripping Springs to 2 points in the first quarter, taking a 10-2 lead. The Tigers rallied in the third quarter to pull within 6 at 21-15, but Sarah Lindsey got a clutch put-back off an offensive rebound to reverse the trend. “This win was a total team effort that was initiated by our defensive effort. In three of the four quarters, we held them to single-digit scoring. I was

very pleased by the mental toughness of our kids. Every time Dripping Springs made a run, one of the girls made a play to widen our lead. “Abby was huge on the boards, Emily knocked down 3 important treys, and Diamond dealt with heavy pressure all night with only one turnover. Rachel Wisian battled foul problems, but did a great defensive and rebounding job when she was out there. Paighton Corley, Lina Mendoza, Sarah Lindsey, Keely Wallis, Kim Jones, and Alyson Ashby also all played very well during their time on the court.” On making the playoffs, Walla added, “It is a relief to be assured of a playoff spot in such a competitive district, but, as I told the girls in the locker room after the game, we have some work yet to be done. We want to finish in that No. 3 spot which is a doable goal, if we play to our potential.” -- Allan Shiflet

Rachel Wisian and the Patriots defeated Dripping Springs 40-33 last Tuesday. The sophomore post had 5 points and six rebounds in the win.

Photo: Russell Rinn

DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Standings: x-Vista Ridge 13-0; x-Georgetown 12-1, x-Leander 8-5, x-East View 7-6, Vandegrift 5-8, Dripping Springs 4-9, Cedar Park 3-10, Marble Falls 0-13. Tuesday’s results: Georgetown 57, Marble Falls 30; East View 40, Dripping Springs 33; Leander 41, Cedar Park 38; Vista Ridge 61, Vandegrift 46. Friday’s games: Georgetown 35, East View 32; Vista Ridge 75, Dripping Springs 57; Vandegrift 49, Cedar Park 42; Leander 57, Marble Falls 43. Tuesday’s games: Georgetown at Vista Ridge, 7:30 p.m.; Leander at East View, 7:30 p.m.; Cedar Park at Marble Falls, 7:30 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m. x -- clinched playoff berth. (End of regular season) FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Eagle Gym GEORGETOWN 35, EAST VIEW 32 EAST VIEW (32) -- Paighton Corley 1-3 1-2 5, Diamond Morrison 2-12 1-2 6, Alyson Ashby 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Daniel 2-5 0-0 4, Kim Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Rachel Wisian 1-5 0-0 2, Luis Mendoza 0-1 0-0 0, Abby Holland 6-12 5-8 17, Keely Wallis 0-0 0-0 0, Sarah Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 12-39 7-12 32. GHS (35) -- Brooke Elliott 1-4 1-6 7, Dori Brown 2-2 0-0 4, Kendrick Clark 4-8 6-6 14, Taylor Green 1-3 0-1 3, Taylor Elliott 0-0 0-2 0, Avery Kelly 1-5 0-0 3, Dee Day 1-4 0-2 2, Olivia Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Jones 10 27 12-19 35. Halftime: GHS, 18-17. 3-point shooting: EV 1-9 (Corley 0-1, Morrison 1-5, Daniel 0-3); GHS 3-12 (B. Elliott 1-3, Clark 0-1, Green 1-3, Kelly 1-5). Rebounds: EV 22 (Holland 6, Daniel 5, Morrison 3); GHS 16 (Clark 5, Kelly 4, Brown 3). Assists: EV 4 (Wisian 2); GHS 9 (B. Elliott 4, Kelly 2). Steals: EV 6 (Morrison 2, Mendoza 2); GHS 5 (five players with one each). Blocks: EV 3 (Wisian); GHS 1 (T. Elliott). Turnovers: EV 9, GHS 12. Total fouls: EV 20, GHS 15. Fouled out: EV, Corley (:30, fourth). Technical fouls: EV Coach Dave Walla (5:41, fourth). Records, East View, 7-6 in 25-5A, 16-13; Georgetown, 12-1 in 25-5A, 20-9.

Sub-Varsity GHS JV 32, EAST VIEW JV 15 EV (15) -- Isabella Zane 0, Anna Steger 1, Jessica Workman 0, Kelsey Cornish 0, Lily Brown 0, Nicole Russell 0, Rocky Saldana 2, Dominique Hardeman 0, Cassidy Salyer 8, Tori Castillo 4, Marisol Hernandez 0. GHS (32) -- Josie Weirich 5, Catherine Dietlein 3, Suzanna Richter 0, Miranda Gil 8, Jaelyn Knight 4, Maddie Vickers 5, Emili Harris 4, Taryn Newton 0. Halftime: GHS, 19-9. GHS record: 11-2 in 25-5A, 22-4. GHS FRESHMEN 41, EAST VIEW FRESHMAN 22 EV (22) -- Luna Reyes 0, Jocelyn Franco 2, Sydney Sargeant 4, Sophie Peterson 1, Kailey Valadez 1, Monisha Sathianathan 1, Averi Paine 0, Makenna Kirklin 2, Alex Stone 11, Tiedra South 0. GHS (41) -- Gracie Speer 6, Morgan Bruning 5, Ali Isbell 3, Samari O’Brien 2, Hailey Wickline 4, Lauren Vega 3, Shelby Jones 8, Marisa Roberson 6, Jade Smith 2, Samantha Champion 1. Halftime: GHS, 24-3. GHS record: 9-4 in 25-5A, 20-6. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Marble Falls GEORGETOWN 57, MARBLE FALLS 30 GHS (57) -- Brooke Elliott 0-2 0-0 0, Dori Brown 3-7 3-8 9, Kendrick Clark 3-10 1-1 8, Taylor Green 2-7 0-0 4, Taylor Elliott 0-4 2-2 2, Sandi Harris 0-1 2-2 2, Avery Kelly 4-5 2-2 14, Dee Day 3-5 5-7 11, Oliva Anderson 1-7 0-2 3, Emily Jones 1-3 2-4 4. Totals: 17-51 17-28 57. MARBLE FALLS (30) -- Tiffany Dunavent 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan Haygood 0-2 0-0 0, Molly Myrick 1-10 5-7 7, Sidney Gibson 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Fields 0-2 0-0 0, Devin Sanchez 0-0 0-0 0, Aubree Adams 3-10 1-4 7, Reann Hall 2-12 3-8 7, Aspen Woerner 3-9 3-5 9, Aileen Neri 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 9-45 12-24 30. Halftime: GHS, 26-16. 3-point shooting: GHS 6-23 (B. Elliott 0-1, Brown 0-1, Clark 1-5, Green 0-4, T. Elliott 0-2, Kelly 4-5, Anderson 1-5); DS 0-13 (Hagood 0-2, Myrick 0-6, Fields 0-1, Hall 0-3, Woerner 0-1). Rebounds: GHS 34 (Day 11, Brown 9, Clark 7); MF 25 (Hall 7, Woerner 6). Assists: GHS 15 (Clark 4, B. Elliott 3). Steals: GHS 14 (Green 3, Jones

3). Blocks: GHS 4 (Clark 3, Day). Turnovers: GHS 11, DS 11. Total fouls: GHS 18, DS 20, Fouled out: DS, Woerner (4:03, fourth). Technical fouls: none. Records: Georgetown, 11-1 in 25-5A, 19-9; Marble Falls, 0-12 in 25-5A, 12-19. Sub-Varsity (GHS scoring only) GHS JV 51, MARBLE FALLS JV 34 --Josie Weirich 13, Suzanna Richter 10, Miranda Gil 13, Jaelyn Knight 4, Maddie Vickers 9, Emili Harris 0, Taryn Newton 0. Halftime: GHS, 33-20. GHS record: 10-2 in 25-5A, 21-4. GHS FRESHMAN 46, MARBLE FALLS FRESHMAN 39 -- Gracie Speer 6, Morgan Bruning 5, Ali Isbell 14, Samari O’Brien 6, Hailey Wickline 6, Lauren Vega 11, Shelby Jones 6, Samantha Champion 0. Halftime: GHS, 33-19. GHS record: 8-4 in 25-5A; 19-6. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At East View EAST VIEW 40, DRIPPING SPRINGS 33 DRIPPING SPRINGS (33) – Kaylen Morrison 0-3 3-4 3, Cassie Louthan 16 1-5 3, Julia Graham 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor Yates 1-2 0-0 3, Brooke Bradley 2-6 2-4 6, Brianna Morrow 1-3 3-4 5, Danielle Northrup 0-2 3-4 3, O’Banan 1-10 2-4 4, Alex Milliron 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 9-37 14-25 33. EV (40) – Paighton Corley 1-3 0-2 2, Diamond Morrison 5-16 2-3 13, Alyson Ashby 0-0 0-0 0, Emily Daniel 3-10 0-1 9, Kim Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Wisian 2-4 1-2 5, Lina Mendoza 0-0 0-0 0, Abby Holland 4-14 0-0 9, Keely Willis 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Lindsey 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 16-51 3-8 40. Halftime: EV, 16-8. 3-point shooting: DS 1-10 (Morrison 0-1, Louthan 0-1, Yates 1-2, Bradley 0-3, Morrow 0-2, O’Banan 0-1); EV 5-17 (Corley 0-1, Morrison 1-5, Daniel 3-6, Holland 1-5). Rebounds: DS 26 (O’Banan 6, Bradley 5); EV 35 (Holland 10, Wisian 6). Assists: EV 10 (Morrison 4, Corley 3). Steals: EV 6 (Holland 3). Blocks: EV 4 (Wisian 4). Turnovers: RV 8. Total fouls: DS 15, EV 17. Fouled out: EV, Corley. Records: Dripping Springs, 4-8 in 25-5A, 17-13; East View, 7-5 in 25-5A, 16-12.

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Davis Leads GISD Wrestlers To Region IV Tournament By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

February 5 was Locker Night at East View High School. Taking part in T-shirt sales and collecting school supply donations are East View students Bailey Hampton, Torrie Davis, Dixi Cordell, Nanailey Santana & Courtney Rice. The Locker is a student founded organization that helps other students in need.

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LAPPING, FROM PAGE B1 Vista Ridge. It’s like being a chubby morsel in a piranha tank in most athletic contests. Also, Calallen and Alice – two of the athletic mainstays in the Gulf Coast/Wild Horse Desert area – are appealing their assignment to District 295A with Eagle Pass Wynn, Floresville, Uvalde and three San Antonio Schools. My recommendation – buy gas in bulk while the prices are down and a big storage tank. For the record, appeals by individual schools must be filled by February 11 and they will be heard by the UIL on February 18. Contracts for football games cannot be made until February 19. But then most schools already unofficially have lined up their schedules. And this brings us to the local application of this essay. Pflugerville Connally is not happy about being in nine-team District 19-5A. The Cougars would much rather be in District 25-5A, currently a seven-team grouping composed of Austin ISD schools that is arguably one of the weakest athletically in the state. Also, they would be in a watered-down version of Region IV-5A. However, the other eight members of 19-5A voted 7-1 not to release Connally from its new assignment and 25-5A voted not to accept the Pflugerville school’s as a new fraternity brother. Oh, the 19-5A school voting to let the Cougars vacate the assigned turf was Elgin. There are at least two reasons why Connally wouldn’t be welcome in 25-5A – it probably would cut down on the number of

Austin ISD schools making the playoffs in each sport and, frankly, it would be easier for the AISD to administer the district since all the teams would be under its umbrella. There are good and bad points in Connally moving, including making two odd-number districts into eight-team groupings. If Connally, which actually has an Austin mailing address, were to change alignments, football coaches and athletic directors would be left trying to set new schedules. The old nine-team district slate with each team having a bye on different Fridays would have to be pitched and redrawn. And, probably more importantly, officials would be left scrambling trying to find a third non-district opponent at this late date with most schools around the state already having verbal agreements for their non-district slots. On the other side of the coin, many coaches of teams that play double-round-robin schedules would like to help Connally pack and might chip in on the cost of the moving van. With today’s UIL perimeters defining the length and number of games in a regular season, an eightteam district is basically ideal, providing room for non-district play, including a couple tournaments. However, a nine-team district requires 18 playing dates and 16 games for each team instead of 14. Quite frankly, pending what happens at a March 2 district organizational meeting that will set schedules for other sports or begin efforts in that direction, such events as the Jack Frost Invitational,

Governor’s Cup and Lady Governor’s Cup could be severely affected or sidelined completely for the two years of the upcoming alignment period. One way to get around this in nine-team alignments would be for the district to play a single round robin to seed for a district tournament, giving the round-robin winner the first-round bye or requiring the eighth- and ninth-place teams to have a play-in game. This would require 11 or 12 district games, depending on the tournament format, instead of 16 games and 18 playing dates. As of Monday, Feb. 1, when the realignment was announced there were nine nine-school districts in Class 5A – only one of which was in Region I. There were none in Region II, four in Region III and four in Region IV. District 23-5A, an alignment south of Houston, has eight in football, but nine in basketball. There are 13 eight-school districts in 5A, eight seven-school alignments and two six-team groupings. There are 253 schools in 5A, six more than in 6A and 62 more than in 4A. The 5A schools range in enrollment from 1,000 students to 2,149. One school not meeting the lower 5A requirement – Fort Worth Dunbar – moved to 5A at its own request so it could be grouped with other Fort Worth ISD schools. That’s where we stand prior to the deadline to officially file realignment appeals. And as the rules require, teams still will line up and play the designated opponent on the given date.

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Georgetown junior Seth Davis required eight minutes and 22 seconds to win the 160-pound championship this past Thursday in the District 13-5A Wrestling Tournament at Vandegrift. Davis pinned all three of his opponents en route to a berth in the Region IV-5A Tournament this Friday and Saturday at the Delco Center in Austin. He was one of 10 GISD entrants to advance to the next rung on the UIL championship ladder. Davis, who stands 29-4 for the season, opened his title push by penning East View’s Kyle Schwartz at 1:27 of his first-rounder, then put Dripping Spring’s Riley Simpson’s shoulders on the mat at 2:55 in the semifinals, and put down Vandegrift’s Garrett Marumoto in the championship match at an even 4:00. “It was my best performance of the year,” Davis said. “I felt good. By the second takedown I knew I could win the (title) match. I had all the momentum.” Asked about regional, he answered, “Looking for first place.” In a competition that advanced the top four finishers in each of 14 weight classes to regional, Georgetown sophomore Luke Carlin (15-6) at 170 pounds and East View junior Alan Velasquez (13-5) at 285 finished as the runners-up in their divisions. Carlin pinned his first two opponents in an

elapsed time of 2:58 before being decisioned 8-1 by Vandegrift junior Aaron Peterson in the finals, while Velasquez advanced to the title match on a pin and a decision before being pinned in the finals by Pflugerville Connally sophomore Jeremiah Glenn at 1:06. Five other Eagles qualified for regional — sophomore Brandon Lee, third at 106; freshman Joseph Molina, fourth at 126; sophomore Qwynton Rudd, fourth at 138; junior Michael McDonald, fourth at 145; and senior Ethan Blankenship, fourth at 182. Junior Reese Pennell placed fifth at 132 and is the district’s alternate at that position. East View’s other two qualifiers are senior Trevor Rogers, fourth at 220; and sophomore Hanna Campbell, fourth in the girls 119 division. Campbell established GISD and East View records by being the first girl from the district and her school to advance to regional in wrestling. On the team front, the GHS health-hampered GHS boys finished fourth with 134.5 points behind Vandegrift (246), Vista Ridge (190) and San Marcos (139). East View was ninth in the 10-team field with 60 points. Georgetown’s chances to move up the team standings and the qualifiers list was stalled by health problems that took seniors Ben Purcell (illness) at 220, and Sam Purser (knee injury) at 285 out of competition early. Both finished sixth in

their weight classes. “The GHS wrestling team had a great showing at district with only three seniors,” coach Randall Madsen said. “Seven qualifiers and one alternate is a real accomplishment, and it could have easily been nine qualifiers if two seniors would not have been injured and pulled from the tournament. It is going to be an exciting week of preparation leading to the regional tournament.” Madsen, in his first season at Georgetown, also was happy with his junior varsity’s performance on Friday. The Vipers’ program is directed by former GHS coach Paul Muck. “The JV team placed second today with many great performances,” Madsen said. “Considering the youth of our team, GHS has a very bright future.” At East View, coach Don Wise saw Thursday’s results as the start of a building process. “We’ve got a bunch of young wrestlers,” Wise said. “Many have just been wrestling for nine weeks. I am proud of the one girl and two guys who qualified for regional. Our kids wrestled their hearts out today. It’s a good foundation for rebuilding the program. With freshmen, sophomores and a couple juniors, we’re looking to the future.” Vista Ridge outscored Connally, 98-92 for the girls title. Campell’s fourth place gave the Patriots eight points as sixth in the standings.

DISTRICT 13-5A Wrestling Results 13-5A WRESTLING TOURNAMENT At Vandegrift BOYS VARSITY Team standings -- Vandegrift 246, Vista Ridge 190, San Marcos 139, Georgetown 134.5, Leander 126, Dripping Springs 120; Cedar Park 109, Pflugerville Connally 77, East View 60, Hutto 36. Outstanding wrestler: Luke Hodsden, Dripping Springs, 182. 106 First round: Brandon Lee, GHS, dec. Seth Cuevas, SM, 7-6. Semifinals: John Geiger, Leander, pin Lee, 1:15. Consolation semifinals: Lee dec. Adam Flores, DS, 10-5. Third place: Lee dec. James Clarkson, Van., 5-3. Championship: Geiger, def. James Chapman, VR, 8-0 (major decision). 113 First round: Marquel Johnson, Connally, pin Michael Guerrero, EV, 2:41. Consolation first round: Guerrero pin Vincent Garcia, Leander, 1:20. Consolation semifinals: Steven McFeely, Hutto, dec. Guerrero, 9-4. Fifth place: Guerrero dec. Zachary Atwood, Van., 10-3. Third place: Will Corona, DS, pin McFeely, 2:41. Championship: Brandon Toboada, VR, pin Johnson, 1:47. 120 No GISD Entries. Third place: Cooper Gamblin, VR, dec. Ricky Smith, Leander, 6-4. Championship: Jon Banda, SM, pin Grant Riddle, Van., 0:40. 126 First round: Bayne McCravey, EV, pin Nick Hammond, DS, na; Joseph Molina, GHS, bye. Quarterfinals: Jacob Garza, CP, pin McCravy, na; Connor Logeman, Van., pin Molina, na. Consolation second round: Molina pin Hammond, na.; McCravy, bye. Consolation quarterfinals: Molina pin Austin Siegler, Leander, na.; Jody Adams, Hutto,dec. McCravy, 13-9. Consolation semifinals: Molina pin Kajahmed Green, VR, 2:05. Third place: Logeman pin Molina, 2:03. Championship: Josh Banda, SM, dec. Garza, 6-4 (SV-1). 132 First round: Landon Navarro, EV, pin Quinten Ressing, CP, na.; Reese Pennell, GHS, bye. Quarterfinals: Christian Presley, VR, pin Navarro, na.; Michael Ford, Van., pin Pennell, na. Consolation second round: Pennell, bye; Navarro pin Kaleb Lindsey, Hutto, na. Consolation quarterfinals: Pennell pen Ressing, na.; Daniel Torres, SM, dec. Navarro, 8-7. Consolation semifinals: Benjamin

Owens, DS, pin Pennell, 2:05. Fifth place: Pennell, dec. Torres, 2-0; Third place: Lance Reed, Leander, pin Owens, 0:49. Championship: Presley, VR, dec. Ford, 9-5. 138 First round: Qwynton Rudd, GHS, pin Andrew Deland, VR, 3:43. Semifinals: Riley Jacops, Van., pin Ridd, 1:42. Consolation semifinals: Rudd pin Mark Bundage, Connally, 3:33. Third place: Keith Laue, SM, dec Rudd, 10-2 (major decision). Championship: Jacops dec. Mason Vidrine, CP, 13-5 (major decision). 145 First round: Michael McDonald, GHS, bye; Semifinals: Charlie Boatman, VR, pin McDonald, 0:21; Consolation semifinals: McDonald pin Dylan Wyatt, Leander, 0:26. Third place: Logan Lee, Van., pin McDonald, 2:11. Championship: Boatman dec. Jerrod McMillian, San Marcos, 10-0 (major decision). 152 First round: Ryland Kinard, DS, dec. Mathew Pousson, EV, 9-2; Gabriel Lensing, CP, pin William Bryan, GHS, 1:39. Consolation quarterfinals: Pousson, bye; Gabriel Warren, Leander, pin Bryan, 3:44. Third place: Kinard dec. Damero Bowatring, VR, 11-0 (major decision). Championship: Adam Wachnin, Van., pin Lensing, 1:53. 160 First round: Seth Davis, GHS, pin Kyle Schwartz, EV, 1:27. Semifinal: Davis pin Riley Simpson, DS, 2:55. Consolation quarterfinals: Schwartz pin Alonzo Marshall, 2:20. Consolation semifinals: Isaiah Wood, Leander, dec. Schwartz, 9-3. Fifth place: Oliver Marx, VR, pin Schwartz, 0:35. Third place: Wood dec. Simpson, 3-2. Championship: Davis pin Garrett Marumoto, SM, 4:00. 170 First round: Aaron Peterson, Van., pin Seth Satterwhite, EV, 0:48; Luke Carlin, GHS, pin Ethan Zavala, Connally, 0:19. Consolation quarterfinals: Levi Bell, CP, pin Satterwhite, 1:20. Semifinals: Carlin pin Tate Lewis, DS, 2:39. Third place: Robert Marchan, SM, dec. Bell, 7-4. Championship: Peterson dec. Carlin, 8-1. 182 First round: Frankie Keim, EV, bye; Ethan Blankenship, GHS, bye. Quarterfinals: Luke Hodsden, DS, pin Keim, na; Blankenship dec. Edward McDonald, Connally, TF-1.5

(17-1). Consolation quarterfinals: Brandon Mack, Hutto, pin Keim, 0:36. Semifinals: Kelby Davis, VR, pin Blankenship, 4:41. Consolation semifinals: Blankenship dec. Mack, 8-1. Third place: James Purvis, Van., pin Blankenship, 1:31. Championship: Hodsden pin Davis, 3:05. 195 First round: Gavin Nelson, Van., pin Joe Cantu, GHS, 1:32. Consolation quarterfinals: Syrus Atkinson, Connally, pin Cantu, 2:59. Third place: Nelson dec. Clayton Jetton, 7-3. Championship: Tyler Young, Leander, pin Jonathan Moreno, San Marcos, 5:04. 220 First round: Tanner Rogers, EV, def. Miles Farris, DS, DQ; Ben Purcell pin Juan Diaz, Connally, 5:52. Semifinals: Judge Zaragoza, Van., pin Rogers, 3:05; Zeke Garcia, Leander, def. Purcell, forfeit (illness). Consolation semifinals: Jesiah Clow, CP, def. Purcell, M. forfeit (illness); Rogers, EV, pin Dsean Neal, SM, 2:17. Fifth place: Neal def. Purcell, forfeit (illness). Third place: Clow dec. Rogers, 7-2. Championship: Zaragoza dec. Garcia, 4-1. 285 First round: Alan Velazquez, EV, pin Jeremy Kracy, 1:21; Sam Purser, GHS, pin Christian Boyd, VR, 0:56. Semifinals: Velazquez dec. Aleksander Nordin, Van ., 7-3; Jeremiah Glenn, Connally, def. Purser, forfeit (injury). Consolation semifinals: Nathan Sloey, CP, def. Purser, forfeit (injury). Fifth place: Nordin def. Purser, forfeit (injury). Third place: Boyd dec. Sloey, 4-2. Championship: Glenn pin Velazquez, 1:06. BOYS JV Team standings: Vandegrift 165, Georgetown 74.6; Vista Ridge 59; Dripping Springs 58; Hutto 49, Cedar Park 47, San Marcos 34, East View 29, Leander 29. GHS placings: 106 -- Carson Pottenger, first. 132 -- Ibraheem Bouadi, third. 138 -- Christopher Branham, second. 145 -- James Sparkman, third. 170 -- Tyler Springer, third; Audie Heaton, fifth. 285 -- Talon Zaro, second; Kyle Carthel, third; Jameson White, fifth. GIRLS Varsity Team standings --Vista Ridge 98, Connally 92, San Marcos 68, Hutto 24, Cedar Park 18, East View 8. EV placing: 119 -- Hanna Campbell, fourth.

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The Lady Eagles and Lady Patriots came away with their first wins of the District 25-5A season this past week. Georgetown’s district record is now 1-1-2 while East View sits at 1-3-0. The Lady Eagles took home a 3-0 win against Marble Falls on Tuesday while the Lady Patriots fell 1-0 to Dripping Springs. On Friday, the crosstown rivals met at GISD Athletic Complex and finished the game 3-2 with East View garnering it’s first-ever win against Georgetown. Both teams are back in action this week. East View took on Leander at home on Tuesday and travels to Cedar Park on Friday. Georgetown headed to Vista Ridge on Tuesday and hosts Dripping Springs on Friday. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Lady Eagles go to Vandegrift and the Patriots entertain Marble Falls. All games are set to start at 7:15 p.m. On Friday, both GISD rivals brought pressure up top making East View’s Misty Gonzales and Georgetown’s Katrina Buck work hard for their teams in goal.

Bailey Aleman provided the assist for the game-winning goal in East View’s 3-2 upset victory over the Lady Eagles. Photo: Russell Rinn Gonzales made a key save with 29 minutes and 30 seconds left on the board in the first half. Buck came up big for Georgetown just minutes later when East View had a free

kick and three corners in a row. With 6:41 left on the board East View’s Macy Johnson found the back of the net off an assist from Michaela Myhre. East

View went into halftime with a 1-0 lead. Ford answered with a goal for GHS early in the second half to tie the game at 1-1. Lugo had the assist off a corner. The

game remained deadlocked until 18:32 was left in the second half. East View’s Taylor Marques found Alyssa Vasquez on a corner to go ahead 2-1. Georgetown wasn’t going to give up that easy, within five minutes of East View scoring the Lady Eagles tied the game at 2-2. Ford sent a corner in to the box and Sorensen found a way to get her head on the ball and put it in the back of the net. The crowd became anxious as the clock dwindled down. The tension began to grow throughout the stadium. Both teams were battling for the chance to take home the win. With 5:40 left on the clock, East View’s Bailey Aleman found Myhre at the top of the box. Myhre sent a shot just over Buck’s hand to put the Lady Patriots up 3-2. “I was in shock at first. I just kind of stood there and then everyone started screaming,” Myhre said on scoring the game-winning goal. “I was like, ‘oh, that was me; oh that went in; oh gosh, we’re winning now.’” East View fought to keep the lead while Georgetown looked for the equalizer. The Patriots were able to hold off the Lady Eagles

and earn their first win against the crosstown rival. “It was a great game. I enjoyed it, losing. Jim really enjoyed it, winning. The referees enjoyed it. And I think most of the fans enjoyed it,” GHS coach Sam McCutchen said. East View and Georgetown meet again on March 1 at East View. At Marble Falls on Tuesday, the Lady Eagles came together to put three goals on the board in the second half. Senior Payton Nunez got the ball rolling when she scored off an assist from Camryn Sorensen. Junior Kayla Fithian added two goals with assists from Baylee Ford and Brandi Lugo. “We held them scoreless, the defense was very, very strong. I don’t think they had but one shot on goal,” McCutchen said. Senior Amy Lucroy was back on the field for the Lady Eagles for the first time in district play. East View hosted Dripping Springs on Tuesday and fell 1-0. The Lady Tigers scored with just over 10 minutes left in the second half and the Lady Patriots were unable to answer.

Eagles Rebound To Tie Patriots Georgetown, playing a man short over the final 30 minutes, came from behind to tie defending champion East View this past Friday night on the Patriots’ turf. Friday’s result leaves the Eagles and Patriots tied with 1-1-2 record with five points after the first four of 14 playing dates in the District 25-5A race. East View jumped to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals during the middle stretches of the first half by freshman Beto Avila and junior Ronnie Guerrero. Georgetown cut the lead to 2-1 with approximately 16 minutes to go. Junior Brian Soto-Mendez scored the first goal on a ball crossed into the middle by junior Cristofer Ramirez. With 2:52 left junior Addison Stout scored the tying goal off an assist by Soto-Mendez. “With over 30 minutes left in the game, we had a player ejected,” GHS coach Wes Kidd said. “We were playing a man down and down 2 goals. “I’m extremely happy the fight the guys showed in the game. It would have been very easy to shut it down, down a man and 2 goals, but they boys kept working. The first half East View had the upper hand. They controlled the game. We played a lot better in the second half and did not lose hope.” Both East View and Georgetown found Hill Country teams inhospitable this past Tuesday night. The Patriots dropped a 1-0 decision to Dripping

Springs, while the Eagles fell 3-1 to Marble Falls. The loss was East View’s first in its two seasons in 25-5A. “They scored a goal with two minutes remaining and won,” East View coach Frank Litterst said. “We had a million chances, but just could finish and it came back to bite us.” In the loss to Marble Falls, junior Christian Soto-Mendez scored off an assist by brother Brian Soto-Mendez within the first 90 seconds of the game. Brian played a ball over the defense to Christian who was able to play it over the keeper for the goal. About 1 ½ minutes later Marble Falls scored from a cross and added its second goal with two minutes left

Patriot Miuller Avila heads upfield Friday night against the Eagles. Georgetown and East View tied 2-2. Photo: Russell Rinn

to go in the half on a direct free kick. The Mustangs scored their third goal with about 10 minutes left in the game on a corner kick. “It was game that we had our chances in the first half to take a commanding lead, but we were not able to convert any of those chances,” Kidd said. “The goal they scored right before half hurt us.” Georgetown played Vista Ridge on Tuesday, goes to Dripping Springs on Friday and returns home to face Vandegrift on Tuesday, Feb. 9. East View plays at Leander on Tuesday; entertains Cedar Park on Friday; and goes to Marble Falls on Tuesday, Feb. 9. All District 25-5A games begin at 7:15 p.m.

Georgetown’s Cole Elston battles at the net as East View’s Matt Honshtein defends in goal. Photo: Russell Rinn

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Hartsell Qualifies For State Swimming Georgetown junior Rehgan Hartsell claimed the 100-yard breaststroke title Saturday at the Region UY5A Swimming and Diving Meet this past Saturday at the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center Natatorium in College Stadium. In winning by one second over runner-up Lauren Patridge of Cedar Park with a time of one minute, 4.95 seconds, Hartsell qualified for the UIL State Swimming and Diving Meet on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center on the University of Texas campus in Austin. The top finisher in each of the 24 regional events automatically qualified for the state meet, while the next eight best performances from the eight regions also are invited to Austin. The additional call-ups in each event were expected to be made early this week. Hartsell, who placed fourth in the event last year at state, dominated Friday’s prelims by 1.86 seconds with a 1:042.7, against besting Patridge. Two Georgetown boys finished second and could be in line for a call-up pending performances in the other regions Freshman Greyson Alarcon was the runner-up in the 500 free with a 4:44.55, finishing behind a 4:42.87 by Magnolia West’s Chase Seal. Alarcon was the top qualifier in the prelims with a 4:51.10. His sophomore teammate Connor Lancaster was second in the 100 free with a 48.64 behind a 47 flat by Vandegrift junior John Winkler. Lancaster and Winkler also went 1-2 in the prelims with times of

46.87 and 48.72, respectively. Coach Tim Pukys also had two relays finish near the top of the standings. The girls’ 200 medley relay of junior Hannah Ignacio, Hartsell, senior Rylan Slocum and freshman Cierra Scully placed second with a 1:52.11 behind a 1:49.00 by Cedar Park. The boys 200 medley relay foursome of Alarcon, sophomore Jackson Zenisek, senior Jack Whewell and Lancaster was third with a 1:42.49 behind College Station A&M Consolidated (1:37.04) and Vandegrift (1:37.40). Georgetown finished third in the boys’ standings with 203 points behind Vandegrift, 409 points, and College Station A&M Consolidated, 312 points. The GHS girls placed sixth with 147 points. Vandegrift edge district rival Cedar Park, 308-283, for the girls’ crown. East View’s top showing came from sophomore Emily Parks, who was fourth in the 200 free and fifth in the 500 free. Hartsell and Alarcon also placed fourth in their other individual event – the 200 individual medley and the 100 back, respectively.

REGION V-5A SWIMMING MEET At College Station (First place, Georgetown scorers) (All distances in yards) GIRLS DIVISION TISCA Awards Swimmer of Meet: Julia Cook, Bryan. Diver of the Meet: Kaley Batten, Willis. Swimming Coach of Year: Dean Lackey, Cedar Park. Diving Coach of Year: Dana

Fossmo, Willis. Team standings (20 scoring teams) – Vandegrift 308, Cedar Park 283, Magnolia 242, Magnolia West 226, College Station A&M Consolidated 214, Georgetown 147, Leander 143, Tomball Memorial 118; Vista Ridge 87, Bryan 78, East View 76 (20. Gateway 7). Girls individual scoring (power points, top 15) – 1. Cook, Bryan, 313; 8. Rehgan Hartsell, GHS, 250; 15. Emilie Parks, EV, 238. 200 medley relay – 1. Cedar Park 1:49.00; 2. GHS (Hanna Ignacio, Hartsell, Rylan Slocum, Cierra Scully), 1:52.11; 6. EV (Lauren Glenn, Elizabeth Bissonett, Parks, Maddy Davis), 1:58.23 (Gateway failed to qualify for finals). 200 free – 1. Joy Field, Magnolia, 1:49.94; 4. Parks, EV, 1:54.79; 11. Glenn, EV, 2:02.20. 200 IM – Jessica Peng, A&M Consolidated, 2:06.97; 4. Hartsell, GHS, 2:11.14 (Emily Gillispie, GHS, and Maya Madern, Gateway, failed to qualify for finals). 50 free – 1. Cook, Bryan, 22.79; 10. Scully, EV, 25.66; 14. Davis, EV, 26.63; 16. Grace Innis, GHS, 26.95 (Bissonett, EV, and Kate Chaney, Gateway, failed to qualify for finals). 1-meter diving – 1. Batten, Willis, 411.85. 100 butterfly – 1. Victoria Sananikone, Cedar Park, 56.74; 12. Slocum, GHS, 1:03.30; 16. Chaney, Gateway, 1:08.20 (Julia Morales, GHS, and Amy Solheim, GHS, failed to qualify for finals). 100 free – 1. Cook, Bryan, 49.49; 11. Scully, GHS, 55.82; 14. Ignacio, GHS, 57.28 (Davis, EV, failed to qualify for finals). 500 free – 1. Field, Magnolia, 4:46.70; 5. Parks, EV, 5:11.38; 9. Glenn, EV, 5:26.50 (Slocum, GHS, failed to qualify for finals). 200 free relay – 1. A&M Consolidated, 1:38.00; 8. GHS (Scully, Innis, Ignacio, Hartsell), 1:44.95 (EV DQ’d in prelims). 100 backstroke – 1. Sarah Cano, Leander, 58.88; 9. Ignacio, GHS, 1:01.92 (Innis, GHS, and Sarah Walters, GHS, failed to qualify for finals). 200 breaststroke – 1. Hartsell, GHS, 1:04.95; 8. Gillispie, GHS,

1:12.03; 14. Bissonett, EV, 1:17.73; 15. Corine Pukys, GHS, 1:19.88. 400 free relay – 1. A&M Consolidated, 3:33.49; 12. GHS (Gillispie, Morales, Olivia Hesse, Innis), 4:02.62; 14. Gateway (Madern, Jacqulynn Anderson, Natalia Meixsell, Chaney), 4:12.44. BOYS DIVISION Swimmer of the Meet: Hudson Smith, Brenham. Diver of the Meet: Brandon Johnson, Magnolia. Boys Swimming Coach of the Year: Jeff Clayton, Brenham. Boys Diving Coach of the Year: Rick Mills, Magnolia. Team standings (20 scoring schools) – Vandegrift 409, A&M Consolidated 312, Georgetown 203, Brenham 169, Magnolia 142, Tomball Memorial 129, Bryan 126, Austin LBJ 125, Magnolia 120, Cedar Park 115, Leander 113, Temple 84 (13. Gateway 46; 17. East View 16). Boys individual scoring (power points, top 15) – 1. Smith, Brenham, 290; 7. Greyson Alarcon, GHS, 243; 14. Connor Lancaster, GHS, 224. 200 medley relay – 1. A&M Consolidated, 1:37.04; 3. GHS (Alarcon, Jackson Zenisek, Jack Whewell, Lancaster), 1:42.49;

9. Gateway (Patrick Huddleson, Trent Culbertson, Jordan Hillegass, Noah Brinegar), 1:50.82; 13. EV (John Pugh, Tiger Koster, Mark Galloway, Daniel Rowe), 1:52.03. 200 free – 1. John Winkler, Vandegrift, 1:42.69; 6. Zenisek, GHS, 1:48.72; 10. Culbertson, Gateway, 1:50.33 (Pugh, EV, and Rowe, EV, failed to qualify for finals). 200 IM – 1. Smith, Brenham, 1:50.65; 6. Will Corona, GHS, 2:03.28 (Cameron Cardenas, EV, John McLaughlin, GHS; and Jentzen Hartsell, GHS, failed to qualify for finals). 50 free – 1. Andrew Pickard, Vandegrift, 21.71; 7. Lancaster, GHS, 22.71; 14. Marc True, GHS, 24.20 (Tristan Britz, EV, Jonathan Estrada, GHS, and Galloway, EV, failed to qualify for finals). 1-meter diving – 1. Brandon Johnson, Magnolia, 407.85. 100 butterfly – 1. Peter Simmons, A&M Consolidated, 50.91; 4. Alarcon, GHS, 62.67; 12. Whewell, GHS, 56.33 (Hillegass, Gateway, failed to qualify for final). 100 free – 1. Winkler, Vandegrift, 47.00; 2. Lancaster, GHS, 48.64; 11. Zenisek, GHS, 50.37 (Britz, EV, Max Thompson, GHS, and

Zachary Anderson, Gateway, failed to qualify for finals). 500 free – 1. Chase Seal, Magnolia West, 4:42.87; 2. Alarcon, GHS, 4:44.55; 15. Pugh, EV, 5:15.84 (Rowe, EV, and Corey O’Brien, Gateway, failed to qualify for finals). 200 free relay – 1. Vandegrift, 1:26.18; 4. GHS (Alarcon, Zenisek, True, Lancaster), 1:32.11; 13. EV (Rowe, Galloway, Britz, Pugh), 1:38.58 (Gateway failed to qualify for finals). 100 backstroke – 1. Simmons, A&M Consolidated, 50.58; 11. Whewell, GHS, 57.99; 13. True, GHS, 59.55; 16. Hillegass, Gateway, 1:04.43 (Hudlesson, Gateway, failed to qualify for finals). 100 breaststroke – 1. Smith, Brenham, 56.72; 7. Culberson, Gateway, 1:04.17; 8. Corona, GHS, 1:05.02; 10. McLaughlin, GHS, 1:05.63 (Koster, EV, and Brinegar, EV, failed to qualify for the finals). 400 free relay – 1. A&M Consolidated, 3:14.82; 11. GHS (Whewell, True, Thompson, Corona), 3:35.41; 13. Gateway (Huddleson, Brinegar, Hillegass, Culbertson) 3:38.47; 14. EV (Koster, Cardenas, Britz, Blake Garcia), 3:43.09.

Three Georgetown High School football players made their college decisions public this last week. Jo’Vonta Grimble (center) signed with Navarro College in Corsicana, and Hunter Creasey (second from left) and Cole Northcutt (second from right) announced that they would attend NCAA Division III Hardin-Simmons in the fall. The players are flanked by GHS head coach Jason Dean (left) and GISD athletics director Todd York. Player profiles and interviews will be featured in an upcoming edition of SportsTX.com.

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Eagles Childress Signs To Play At McLennan Brady Childress made his college choice official as assistant Dustin Brinley & head coach Adam Foster look on.

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Georgetown senior first baseman/ pitcher Brady Childress (6-foot, 195 pounds) has signed to continue his baseball career at McLennan College in Waco. He plans to study business or construction science. THE RESUME: Childress was a second-team All-District 25-5A selection at first base as a junior for the Class 5A state runners-up. COACH ADAM FOSTER SAYS: “Very proud of Brady and his accomplishments. We are excited about what Brady will do for us this season and can’t wait to see what the rest of his career brings!” THE CHILDRESS FILE: Why did you pick McLennan? “I choose McLennan for the coaching staff, it’s tradition, and they have great facilities. They finished second in the JUCO World Series last year and they have a good history of developing players and sending them all over the country.” How do they plan to use your talents? “I will be able to compete for a lot of playing time my first year. I will be competing for a starting job the second I step on campus. The coaches told me that they have big plans for me my first year and, if I prove I can compete, I will get a lot of playing time. What do you feel you will add to the school’s program? “I plan on leading by example and giving 110 percent effort in everything I do. I will not accept anything less from my teammates.” How would you describe yourself as an athlete? “When it’s time to play, I go all out and do not hold back. One of our core covenants is to be a relentless competitor and I try to be one every time I step onto the field.” What motivates you? “Getting to the state championship last year and coming up short. Our goal is to get back to the state tournament

and be the last team standing.” In what areas do you feel you have to improve for the next level? “I need to improve on my ability to be coached. At the next level if you can’t do what the coach is asking of you, they will get rid of you.” How has your GISD program prepared you for the next level? “Coach Foster and the other coaches have prepared me for the next level by running our program like a college program. The transition from this level to the next won’t be very difficult. It should be a smooth transition.” What has been the highlight of your career to date? “The highlight of my career to date has to be pitching in the state championship game at Dell Diamond in front of 8,000-plus people and the bond and love I have formed with my former and current teammates. What are your long-range goals both personally and athletically? “I want to go from McLennan to Texas A&M and play for coach Rob Childress. I then want to graduate from there and earn my Aggie ring.” Who have been the most important people in your development? “All my coaches from 7th grade until now have been the most important in my development of being the player I am now. My family and teammates who supported me through all the years have been a big part of my career up to this point.” What makes you the person you are (your passions, interests, etc.)? “I love to hunt and fish on the weekends when I’m not playing baseball. I also like to watch sports on TV.” Is there anything else you would like to say? “Thank you to Eagle nation for all the support you give our program, we wouldn’t be the program we are without your support and generosity!”

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Southwestern Men Surge In SCAC Basketball Race The Southwestern men bested Schreiner, 92-89, this past Friday and Trinity, 72-66, on Saturday to improve to 7-4 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference action and 10-12 for the season. The Pirates will be hoping to continue their climb in the standings this coming weekend when they play at Austin College at 6 p.m. Friday and at Dallas at 4 p.m. Saturday. Trinity was hot early offensively and took a lead it wouldn’t relinquish the rest of the first half sending SU into the locker room down 36-30. The Pirates started the second half on a 12-6 run to tie the game at 42-42 with 16 minutes remaining and took the lead two minutes later on a 3-pointer by Karrey Sanders. Ben Stiver’s try just before the shot clock expired and with 12 seconds left on the clock locked the win for Southwestern. Chris Molina scored 16 points for the Pirates, and Ryan Ogden added 13 points and eight rebounds. Chris Lee and Zachary Whitlock each scored 11 points for SU. After leading by as many as 18 in the second half, the Pirates held on to edge Schreiner. SU was hot early, shooting 75 percent from 3-point range through the first six minutes to mount a 16-4 lead. After a brief run by Schreiner that brought the Mountaineers within 8 with under two minutes to play, the Pirates got hot again and led by 14 at the half, 45-31. Schreiner pushed back and cut SU’s lead to 58-54 with 11:30 remaining in the second half and took the lead for the first time, 61-60, on a trey by Dustin Bercutt with under 10 minutes to play. A perfectly executed play out of a timeout put, Lee wide open at the top of the key. He nailed the shot as the clock ticked under

a minute, putting Southwestern up, 83-79. SU was near-perfect from the free throw line down the stretch to seal the win. Ogden scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Four other Pirates scored in double figures —Molina, 15 points; Benjamin Stiver, 12 points; Whitlock, 12 points, and Lee, 10 points. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Southwestern dropped a pair of home games this past weekend to fall to 4-7 in the SCAC and 7-15 on the season. They lost to Schreiner, 69-55, on Friday and Trinity, 66-57, on Saturday. The Pirates will try to right themselves this weekend when they play Austin College at 8 p.m. Friday and Dallas at 6 p.m. Saturday. Despite outscoring Trinity 25-15 in the fourth quarter, SU found the deficit too large to overcome. Even with 60 percent shooting from 3-point range and 58.3 percent from the floor in the first quarter, Southwestern trailed 23-18. SU went ice cold in the second quarter and were held without a field goal and just one point to trail 36-19 at the break. The Pirates slowly chipped away and pulled within 8 points, 57-49, with four minutes remaining, but were unable to come back as time ran out. Olivia Podaras and Audrey Garcia led SU with 20 points each. In Friday’s contest, Schreiner started strong and took an early lead that lasted throughout the first quarter as SU trailed 14-12. By halftime Schreiner had extended its lead to 30-24. Despite runs in the second half, the Pirates were unable to get the big stop they needed defensively as the Mountaineers stayed just out of reach. Garcia, Madison Edwards and Podaras scored

16, 14 and 13 points, respectively for SU. Edwards also chipped in 12 rebounds. BASEBALL: The SU baseball team got off to a slow start this past weekend, dropping all three games in the in the Firehouse Classic in Montgomery, Ala. They fell to Huntingdon, 7-2; Randolph-Macon, 6-0; and Millsaps, 11-7. The Pirates will play four games in the Central Texas Tournament this weekend. They face Whitworth at 6 p.m. Friday, Pacific (Ore.) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday; Emory at 6 p.m. Saturday and Piedmont at 11 a.m. Sunday. LACROSSE: The SU men opened the year with a thrilling 8-7 come-from-behind win over rival Hendrix College Saturday in overtime. Austin Fox scored the game-winning goal with just over a minute having been played in overtime. The Pirates men will return to action with a pair of home matches this coming weekend. They play Rhodes at 4 p.m. Friday and Huntingdon at noon Sunday. The SU women open their season at 6 p.m. Saturday at home against the University of Dallas. TENNIS: St. Edward’s got the Pirates tennis season off to a rocky start this past Saturday as the Hilltoppers claimed a 8-1 victory over the SU men and a 7-2 decision over the SU women. The Pirates men and women will continue their seasons Saturday when they play Austin College at 10 a.m. in Sherman, and Texas-Dallas at 4 p.m. Saturday in Richardson. SOFTBALL: SU, 2-0 on the season after sweeping a doubleheader from Southwestern Assemblies of God last weekend, returned to action Tuesday when it plays a twinbill with Hardin-Simmons in Abilene.

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