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Patriots Eye Playoff Berth

By Galen Wellnicki

East View freshman Juan Rivera and the Patriots defeated Leander 2-0 in a district contest Friday night in Georgetown.

Sports Editor

With two playing dates remaining in the District 25-5A boys’ soccer campaign, Vandegrift and Vista Ridge have clinched berths in the UIL state playoffs.

However, after this past Friday night’s matches, four teams still have at least a mathematical chance of joining the Vipers and Rangers in the 128-school post-season championship derby. East View, Marble Falls, Cedar Park and Georgetown are alive to varying degrees.

After beating last-place Leander, 2-0, Friday night in a game in which it had at least 12 solid scoring opportunities before finding the back of the net twice in the final 19 minutes, East View (6-3-3) is in good shape with 23 points. Coach Frank Litterst’s youthful Patriots need only one win against one of their final two foes – Cedar Park or Marble Falls – to annex third place an retain an outside chance to catch Vista Ridge for second.

The Patriots could have claimed third Friday night, but Marble Falls, playing at home, ruined East View’s hopes of an early clinch with a 4-0 win over Cedar Park.

The Mustangs (5-5-2) entered Tuesday play with 17 points and Cedar Park (5-6-1) had 16.

East View played on the Timberwolves’ narrow field on Tuesday night and then finishes at home against the Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. Friday.

If East View finishes third in 25-5A it will play the second-place team from 265A in the first round of the playoffs, which are scheduled to be played between March 24-26. Area-round matches are scheduled for April 1-2. If the Patriots finish second,

Photo Russell Rinn

Patriots cont. on B4

East View’s Do Wins Regional, Qualifies For State East View’s Le Uyen Do captured the 105-pound championship this past Saturday at the Region II, Division I Girls Powerlifting Meet at Kyle Lehman. The victory also advances Do to the THSWPA State Meet on Saturday, March 19, at the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi.

She will be joined at state by teammate Aileen Andrew, who placed fourth in the 132-pound division, but was the No. 2 finisher among 5A entries. East View’s Kessiah Woodland, who placed third in the 220-pound division, is an alternate for the state meet.

“Do and Andrew are the first girls in East View histo-

ry to qualify for the state powerlifting championship,” coach Brad Gunn said. “Do is also the first regional champion in powerlifting at EVHS.” Do won her weight class with a total lift of 640 pounds (240 squat, 125 bench, 275 dead). Her total was five pounds more than the figure posted by runner-up Arianna Garcia of Belton.

Andrew had a total lift of 715 pounds (265 squat, 160 bench, 290 dead), which was 80 pounds below the winning effort by Dana Young of Belton. Woodland lifted a total of 795, 230 pounds behind Timmea Joiner of Temple.

East View also posted two fifth-place finishes – Amber Garcia at 165 and Shelby Edwards at 198 pounds.

Two Georgetown athletes placed, but did not advance to state. Hannah Jett was third in the 220-plus category and Bailey Armstrong was fourth at 148.

East View placed fifth overall as a team with 14 points as it tied with San Marcos in total points.

“We did not have a second-place finish and they did,” Gunn said.

Do cont. on B7

Lady Eagles Overcame Problems For Successful Season The girls basketball season has been over for approximately 100 hours, relegated to the UIL and TAPPS archives and the minds of the individuals directly and vicariously affected by the actions on nearly 2,000 courts from one dimension of Texas to another.

It was a season with no major surprises when the state championships were earned by Duncanville (39-0), Canyon (35-1), Argyle (35-1) and Wall (34-4). In fact Duncanville was so overpowering that it won its two 6A state tournament starts by a total of 74 points. The average victory margin in the 18 state tournament games was 22.8 points. Upsets—gourmet cheese on the nachos?

But buried in the normality of the season were stories — many stories—some good and some bad. Some teams

and individuals foundered, some prospered. After a series of trials, some teams found the path to success, others didn’t. Slowly the square pegs became compatible with the round holes.

The later was very similar to the path the Georgetown

Lady Eagles traveled to a 24-11 record and the Region IV-5A finals. One must remember that Rhonda Farney’s 28 seasons at GHS weren’t a smooth path. At the end of December, the team stood with an 11-8 record. Questions were swirling — could they get it together, would they fail to win 20 games for the first time since 1989, were their chemistry problems and — even — would they fail to reach the state playoffs?

But after January 1, Georgetown won 13 of 16 games, losing only to Vista Ridge, a state semifinalist each of the last two seasons, three times. There were a few close calls among the wins, but the Lady Eagles continually built themselves as the season rushed toward its climax.

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Georgetown’s Beau Corrales (15), defensive player of the year

Georgetown’s Matt Taparauskas, newcomer of the year

MARCH 10, 2016  THE ADVOCATE

Georgetown’s Kaden Herbert, first team Photos: Russell Rinn

GHS Players Shine In 25-5A

by Jon Whittemore

Advocate Correspondent

GISD boys were well-represented on the All-District 25-5A Basketball Team, which was selected by the alignment’s eight head coaches. Seven players – six from GHS and one from East View were recognized for their athletic performances. Two members of the fourthplace Eagles were among the district’s superlatives.

GHS junior forward Beau Corrales (6-5) repeated as Defensive Player of the Year and also maintained his status as a member on the second team. Corrales was third on the team in scoring with 8.9 points a game in league play. He led the team in steals and was third in rebounding.

Eagles 5-foot-8 sophomore Matt Taparauskas was named Newcomer of the Year. Taparauskas started much of the season.

He averaged 5.1 points and more than two assists a game. Taparauskas was also an honorable mention selection.

Multi-talented juniors Kaden Herbert and Chandler Herman both were named to the first-

Boys All-District 25-5A, 25-3A ALL-DISTRICT 25-5A Superlatives MVP: Keaton Hervey, Cedar Park, jr., 6-5.

Offensive Player of the Year: Drayton Whiteside, Vandegrift, sr., 6-4.

Defensive Player of the Year: Beau Corrales, Georgetown, jr., 6-5.

Newcomer of the Year: Matt Taparauskas, Georgetown, soph., 5-8.

Coaches of the Year: Joe Duffield, Vista Ridge, and Cliff Ellis, Vandegrift.

First Team Georgetown: Kaden Herbert, jr., 6-2; Chandler Herman, jr., 6-2.

East View: Zion Hester, fr., 5-9.

Vista Ridge: Aaron Gregg, jr., 6-1; Mekhi, Burgess, sr., 5-10.

Vandegrift: Whiteside, sr., 6-0; Alex Fernandez, jr., 6-4. Cedar

team. The 6-2 Herbert led the team in scoring (12.3 points a game) and rebounding (3.6 a game).

Additionally, Herbert led the team in taking charges by a wide margin. He made 86 percent of his free throws and shot a combined 44 percent from the field. He was second on the team in assists.

Herman, who was the Eagles’ quarterback in football, rounded into shape as district play began. He scored 10.5 ppg for the season, but was slightly higher in district at 12.5. The 6-2

Georgetown’s Chandler Herman, first team

Park: Hervey, jr., 6-5. Leander: Chase Cotton, jr., 6-6. Dripping Springs: Ty Johnson, sr., 6-5.

Second Team Georgetown: Dakota Cahill, sr., 5-11; Corrales, jr., 6-5. Vista Ridge: Brandon Taylor, jr., 6-6; Marquan Hampston, sr., 5-10.

Vandegrift: Reeve Durill, sr., 6-7.

Cedar Park: Chris Warbrick, sr., 6-5. Leander: Kristian Murphy, jr., 6-1; Kobe Thompson, jr., 6-3.

Dripping Springs: Nick Breen, jr., 6-1. Marble Falls: O’Ryan Ficklin, sr., 6-0.

Honorable Mention (GISD athletes only) Georgetown: Jeff McVean, sr., 6-1; Taparauskas, soph., 5-8.

Academic All-District East View: Zach Carter, Justin Derr, Austin Moreno, Cray Steger, Nick Wallace, John VerColen. Georgetown: Jeff

guard tallied on 42 percent of his 3 -point attempts in 25-5A games.

East View freshman point guard Zion Hester, also the only freshman on the team, was the GISD’s other first-team selection.

The Patriots finished in a seventh place tie in 25-5A with a 1-13 record.

Georgetown senior Dakota Cahill (5-11) joined teammate Corrales on the second team. Cahill averaged 3.2 points a game and saved his best scoring gamed (14 points) in a losing effort to Austin LBJ

McVean, Chandler Herman, Ethen Campbell, Dakota Cahill, Kaden Herbert, Matt Taparauskas, Beau Corrales, Will Dietlein, Jeff Williams.

ALL-DISTRICT 25-3A Superlatives MVP: Tucker Sansom, Jarrell, sr.

Offensive Player of the Year: T.J. Sykes, Jarrell, soph.

Defensive Player of the Year: Victor Lozano, Comfort, sr.

Sixth Man: Eddie Calzoncit, Blanco, fr.

Newcomer of the Year: A.J. Smith, Jarrell, fr.

First Team Jarrell: Trevor Ledbetter, jr.; Tim Handlos, soph. Gateway: Azarias Tirado, sr. Comfort: Danny Carlos, Comfort, soph.; Joey Albor, Ingram Tom Moore, sr..; Blanco: Jacob McCaslin, sr.; Trent Dechert, sr. ; Tyler Schlinke, sr.

in bi-district. Cahill averaged 2.2 rebounds a game and often drew one of the tougher defensive assignments from the opposing team.

GHS senior Jeff McVean (6-2) also was placed on the second team. The defensive-minded McVean scored just under 2.0 a game and committed only seven turnovers in league play despite playing significant minutes.

Fifteen GISD athletes earned academic all-district honors.

East View selections

Jarrell’s Tucker Sansom, 25-3A MVP

Florence: C.J. Giddens, soph.

Second Team Jarrell: Mark Nemec, sr.

Gateway: Mason L’Esperance, sr. Florence: Matthew Edgar, soph. Comfort: Samuel Facio, sr.; Daniel Jones, soph. Blanco: Justin Williams, sr.; Hugo Rodriguez, sr.; Lago Vista: Bryce Hardway, jr.

Honorable Mention (Jarrell and Gateway selections) Jarrell: Kyle Spencer, fr.; D’Andre Montemayor, dr.; Cash Colbert, fr.; Tyler McLaurin, jr.

Gateway: Stephen Jellison, sr.

Academic All-District (Jarrell and Gateway selections) Jarrell: Tony Brown, sr.; Garrett Sumner, soph.; Trevor Ledbetter, jr.; Gateway: Dylan McCord, jr.

were Zach Carter, Justin Derr, Austin Moreno, Cray Steger, Nick Wallace and John VerColen.

Jeff Williams, Taparauskas, Herman, Ethen Campbell, Herbert, Corrales Will Dietlein, McVean and Cahill were the GHS academic honorees.

JARRELL TOP 25-3A HONORS Jarrell senior Tucker Sansom was named the Most Valuable Player in 25-3A for his performance

during the Cougars’ 12-0 run to the district championship. The Cougars reached the Region IV-3A quarterfinals before being eliminated by San Antonio Randolph.

Coach Drew Sumner’s Cougars claimed two of the other superlatives as sophomore T.J. Sykes was named the Offensive Player of the Year and freshman A.J. Smith was selected as the Newcomer of the Year.

Jarrell had two first-team selections in junior Trevor Ledbetter and sophomore Tim Handlos. Gateway senior Azarias Tirado also was voted to the first team by district coaches. Jarrell senior Mark Nemec and Gateway senior Mason L’Esperance were selected for the second team.

Honorable mention selections included freshman Kyle Spencer, freshman D’Andre Montemayor, freshman Cash Colbert and junior Tyler McLaurin from Jarrell, and senior Stephen Jellison from Gateway.

Academic all-district selections from Jarrell were senior Tony Brown, sophomore Garrett Sumner and Ledbetter. Gateway junior Dylan McCord also was academic all-district.

East View’s Zion Hester, first team Photos: Russell Rinn

LAPPING, FROM PAGE B1 More and more, they began looking like the Lady Eagles of yore and advanced five rounds into the playoffs.

“We seemed to get better every time we took the floor,” Farney said of the playoff drive. “We had great kids who worked hard.”

The early schedule was tough and the personnel kept changing—a post player quit, a promising freshman moved to New Mexico before the season started and then resurfaced at Pflugerville, a post was lost for the season to con-

cussion problems, a veteran player was suspended for a short period, and another key piece of the puzzle lost court time to a bogus eligibility question.

“The people available kept changing,” Farney said.

That ended with Farney going with an energized starting lineup of senior guard Kendrick Clark, junior post Dee Day, senior guard/ forward Avery Kelly, and junior guards Brooke and Taylor Elliott with junior Taylor Green, senior Dori Brown, senior guard Sandi Harris, freshman post Emily Jones and sophomore

guard Olivia Anderson.

Suddenly, the Energizer Bunny was alive and well with a scrambling, ramped up defensive pressure and increased energy from one end of the court to the other. People went to the floor, into walls and to the basket.

There was no scoring wizard. The team did not have a double-digit scorer. Day and Clark, known more for her defense, averaged 9.7 and 9.1 points a game.

The turnaround was not lost on the participants.

There was consensus: Avery Kelly: “This season

definitely started out as a roller coaster, and to be honest I wasn’t quite sure where we would end up our how we would mesh.

“Everyone has very bold personalities. Without a doubt, the one thing we have in common was our drive to be successful.

If there is one word to describe our team it would absolutely be growth. I have never been part of a team that has shown so much growth, and we put aside our differences for the success of our team. We learned to become ONE...”

Sandi Harris: “The season started off very rocky, and it was difficult to fix all of our problems. It seemed like there was one road block after the next and nothing went our way, but we kept persevering. I saw us steadily get back to the team I knew we were all along, and we proved to be very successful.”

Dori Brown: “Our team has come a long way this season; we all started out as individual players but grew into a family. Being a Lady Eagle is not just about playing basketball; it’s about being strong and

being there for your family on and off the court no matter your differences.”

Kendrick Clark: “Senior year hasn’t been the easiest of years and our team struggled at times, but we were able to overcome so much together.”

But senior manager Lindsey Gerlinger may have summed the team feeling up best: “This season was full of ups and downs, but there is nothing I would trade for the friendships I’ve made and the ones I’ve strengthened throughout the season.”

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East View’s Abby Holland, first team

Georgetown’s Kendrick Clark, defensive player of the year

Georgetown’s Dee Day, first team

GISD Players Claim 25-5A Honors

Photos: Russell Rinn

By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Georgetown senior Kendrick Clark, a 6-foot guard headed for Wayland Baptist, has been named the Defensive Player of the Year on the All-District 255A Girls Basketball team, which was released this past week.

Clark, with long arms and a free-flowing motion, was a key figure for a Lady Eagles’ defense that limited opponents to 40.8 points a game, made 461 steals and outrebounded the opposition by 190 boards.

Four other GISD players – two each from the second-place Georgetown and third-place East View – were named to first team berths by the alignment’s eight head coaches.

Lady Eagles’ junior guard Brooke Elliott and junior post Dee Day were selected on the 12-player first team along with Patriots senior wing Abby Holland and sophomore Diamond Morrison.

Day led GHS in scoring and rebounding with 9.7 points and 7.4 boards, while Elliott directed the GHS offense, developing into a scoring threat both on the drive and from 3-point range as well as playing a deciding role in several wins down the stretch with her free-throw shooting.

The 5-10 Holland averaged 16.8 points and seven rebounds a game, while the 5-6 Morrison used her quickness to be a sparkplug

for the Patriots on both offense and defense.

Three guards from Georgetown – senior Avery Kelly, junior Taylor Elliott and junior Taylor Green -- were voted to the second-team along with East View junior guard Emily Daniel and sophomore post Rachel Wisian.

Georgetown’s Rhonda Farney and Vista Ridge’s Keith Allen shared Coach of the Year honors.

The all-district team was dominated by state semifinalist Vista Ridge with senior Mikayla Christian being named 25-5A’s Most Valuable Player and senior Danielle Rainey earning the Offensive Player of the Year nod. Two other Lady Rangers – junior Nikki Cardano-Hillary and senior Charmaine McBride were named to the first team. Senior Karrington Brown and junior Katie McKie were second-team selections.

In its two seasons in 25-5A, Vista Ridge, which will be moving to 6A next season, won 28 consecutive games without a loss, while Georgetown was 23-5 in its two-year residence. East View was 15-13 during that span. After besting GHS, 50-40, in the Region IV-5A finals, the Lady Rangers (34-5) were ousted from the UIL State Tournament for the second consecutive year in the semifinals.

They lost 62-52 to Frisco Liberty this past Thursday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Honorable mention went to Georgetown senior

Georgetown’s Brooke Elliott, first team

Girls All-District 25-5A, 25-3A ALL-DISTRICT 25-5A Superlatives MVP: Mikayla Christian, Vista Ridge, sr., 5-10.

Offensive Player of Year: Danielle Rainey, Vista Ridge, sr., 5-11.

Defensive Player of Year: Kendrick Clark, Georgetown, sr., 6-0.

Newcomer of the Year: Chika Ornia, Cedar Park, jr., 6-0.

Coaches of the Year: Rhonda Farney, Georgetown, and Keith Allen, Vista Ridge.

First Team Georgetown: Dee Day, jr., 6-1; Brooke Elliott, jr., 5-8. East View: Abby Holland, sr., 5-11; Diamond Morrison, so., 5-5. Cedar Park: Cami Rettinger, jr., 5-11. Dripping Springs: Amanda O’Banon, sr., 5-8; Brooke Bradley, jr., 5-11.

Leander: Rayanna Carter, sr., 5-8; Kassadie Sanders, soph., 5-3. Vandegrift: Madison Byrne, jr., 5-4. Vista Ridge: Nikki Cardano-Hillary, jr., 5-7; Charmaine McBride, sr., 5-10.

Second Team Georgetown: Avery Kelly, sr., 5-8; Taylor Elliott, jr., 5-6; Taylor Green, jr., 5-7. East View: Emily Daniel, jr., 5-9; Rachel Wisian, jr., 6-2. Cedar Park: Jennifer Stallings, sr., 5-7. Dripping Springs: Kaylen Morrison, jr., 5-6. Leander: GiGi Martinez, sr., 5-6. Marble Falls: Aubree Adams, soph., 6-1; Reann Hall, sr., 6-0.

Vandegrift: Kallie Roush, jr., 6-1; Natalie Goddard, jr., 5-9. Vista Ridge: Karrington Brown, sr., 5-11; Katie McKie, jr., 5-11.

Honorable Mention (GISD athletes only) Georgetown: Olivia Anderson, soph., 5-8; Dori Brown, sr., 5-9; Sandi Harris, sr., 5-7; Emily Jones, fr., 5-11. East View: Paighton Corley, soph., 5-9; Lina Mendoza, sr., 5-6.

guard Sandi Harris, senior guard/post Dori Brown, sophomore guard Olivia Anderson and freshman post Emily Jones, while

Academic All-District Georgetown: Olivia Anderson, soph.; Kendrick Clark, sr.; Taylor Elliott, jr.; Lindsey Gerlinger, sr. (manager); Sandi Harris, sr.; Emily Jones, fr.; Avery Kelly, sr.; Katie Preston, sr.(trainer); Jack Saenz, jr. (manager).

East View: Diamond Morrison, Alyson Ashby, Emily Daniel, Abby Holland, Sarah Lindsey.

ALL-DISTRICT 25-3A Superlatives MVP -- Breanna Wright, Jarrell, sr., 5-9.

Offensive MVP --Julie Tucker, Jarrell, jr., 5-10.

Defensive MVP -- Shelby Schwartz, Lago Vista, jr., 5-4 Newcomer of the Year -- Lilly Avila, Blanco, fr.

First Team Jarrell: Jorden Vick, jr., 5-10; Mikaela Rountree, sr., 5-7. Lago Vista: Ashley D’Ambrose, jr.; Kayley Donahue, sr. Blanco: Skylar Wiseman, soph. Ingram Tom Moore: Becca Estright, sr.

Florence: MacKenzie Futrell, sr.

Comfort: Kassidy Feldman, soph.

Second Team Jarrell: Lisa Gonzalez, soph., 5-4; Ariana Enciso, jr., 5-3; Katelyn Hernandez, sr., 5-5. Lago Vista: Ceirra Abbott, jr.; Linzi Standiford, jr. Blanco: Kendall Brock, soph.; Ingram Tom Moore: Haley Riley, sr.; Meagan Whitley, sr.

Comfort: Alex Ely, soph.

Honorable Mention Jarrell: Ciara Hernandez, sr., 5-2.

Academic All-District Jarrell: Breanna Wright, Maydelin Moya, Julie Tucker, Jorden Vick, Arianna Enciso, Erin Bruce, Lisa Gonzalez.

East View sophomore guard/wing Paighton Corley and senior wing Lina Mendoza gained the same honor.

Jarrell’s Breanna Wright, 25-3A MVP (Photo Deborah Marquis)

“I was very pleased that all of our players were recognized for their contributions,” Farney said of the individuals on a team that reached the Region IV-5A finals. “This was the toughest 5A district in the region and arguably in the state. It was competitive from top to bottom and the recognition for our best players is indicative of this.”

East View’s Dave Walla said, “Considering the quality of players in our district and our team’s level of success this year, I thought that the all district selections of Holland and Morrison on first team and Daniel and Wisian on second were fair.

“I thought that there were games in which Emily was the best player on the floor but her inconsistency hurt her chances to repeat as a first-team selection. I was very proud of our four selectees, each of whom had standout games that were crucial to our success. It was also nice that Paighton Corley and Lina Mendoza were recognized for their seasons.”

Georgetown had nine players selected to the academic all-district team, while East View had five.

GHS academic honorees were Anderson, Clark, T. Elliott, Lindsey Gerlinger, Harris, Kelly, Katie Preston and Jack Saenz. East View’s Morrison, Alyson Ashby, Daniel, Holland and Sarah Lindsey represented the Patriots on the list.

JARRELL DOMINATES 25-3A STARS

Region IV-3A quarterfinalist Jarrell, which ripped through its district schedule with a perfect 10-0 record, dominated the 25-3A All-District Team.

Senior Breanna Wright, a 5-9 guard who finished her career with the Lady Cougars with 2,672 points and was voted the alignment’s Most Valuable Player. She led coach Marlena Brown’s team to a 30-4 record.

Jarrell’s 5-10 junior Julie Tucker was named the district’s Offensive MVP, while teammates Jorden Vick, a 5-10 junior, and Mikaela Rountree, a 5-7 senior, were voted to the first team. Three Lady Cougars – 5-4 sophomore Lisa Gonzalez, 5-3 junior Ariana Enciso and 5-5 senior Katelyn Hernandez – were placed on the second team. Ciara Hernandez, a 5-2 senior, was an honorable-mention selection.

The Lady Cougars placed seven players on the academic all-district team – Wright, Maydelin Moya, Tucker, Vick, Enciso, Erin Bruce and Gonzalez.

The other superlative selections in 25-3A were Lago Vista junior Shelby Schwartz, defensive MVP, and Blanco freshman Lily Avila, newcomer of the year.

East View’s Diamond Morrison, first team Photos: Russell Rinn

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GHS Girls Nearing Playoff Spot

By Taylor Wiseman

Advocate Sports Staff

Georgetown and Lady East View completed the season’s crosstown rivalry matchup this past week with the Lady Eagles taking a win from East View.

The Lady Eagles record is now 5-4-3, while the Lady Patriots are now 3-9-0.

Georgetown traveled across town on Tuesday night to take on rival East View. The Lady Eagles came away with a 2-0 win.

On Friday, Georgetown played host to Vista Ridge and lost 4-1. East View traveled to Leander and lost 1-0.

This coming week is big.

It’s the last week of district play, both teams have senior night and Georgetown has a chance to clinch a playoff spot.

East View’s senior night was Tuesday, their last home game, against Cedar Park. They travel to Marble Falls on Friday. Georgetown played at Dripping Springs on Tuesday night.

With a victory, the Lady Eagles will clinch a playoff spot. Georgetown’s senior night is Friday, its last home game, against Vandegrift. All games are set to start at 7:15 p.m.

On Tuesday, the Lady

Georgetown’s Shawna High, Kayla Fithian, Brandi Lugo, Hailey Buckley and Payton Nunez form a wall during a Lady Ranger penalty kick in Friday night’s 4-1 loss to Vista Ridge.

Photo Russell Rinn

Eagles and Lady Patriots were scoreless for the first 52 minutes of the game.

Each team had shots on

goal, but East View’s Misty Gonzalez and Georgetown’s Katrina Buck came up with saves in goal.

It wasn’t until 28 minutes, 31 seconds were left in the second half that junior Baylee Ford put a free

kick, from the 14-yard line, over Gonzalez head to give Georgetown a 1-0 lead.

The Lady Eagles scored again just over 10 minutes later. Junior Kayla Fithian found the back of the net with 16:21 left on the board. Freshman Lauren Samford was credited with the assist.

That was the end of scoring on Tuesday. Georgetown took home a 2-0 win at East View after losing 3-2 at home to the Lady Patriots earlier this season.

“It was a good fight. In the first game they gave it to us and we had to rally back and stay poised and focused,” Fithian said.

East View traveled to Leander on Friday, looking for a win to keep its playoff hopes alive.

The Lady Patriots and Lady Lions both struggled to find the net – still scoreless after the first 72 minutes.

With 8 minutes 10 seconds remaining, Leander found the back of the net to win 1-0.

With both losses this past week, East View was eliminated from playoff contention.

On Friday night, Georgetown looked to keep its two-game winning streak

alive against Vista Ridge.

The Lady Rangers came out fast and put a goal on the board with 35 minutes and 14 seconds left in the first half to go up 1-0. Not long after its first goal, Vista Ridge was awarded a penalty kick and went up 2-0 with 16:36 left in the half.

Georgetown continued to fight and was able to cut the Lady Ranger’s lead to 2-1. Senior Brandi Lugo took a shot from the left flank that bounced off the cross bar. Sophomore Ashley Thiel headed the rebound past the Vista Ridge keeper with 7:17 seconds left in the first half.

Vista Ridge came out in the second half and was able to put two more in the net before time was over expired.

With the win over East View and loss to Vista Ridge, Georgetown has not yet clinched a playoff spot.

“It’s all or nothing Tuesday night against Drip (Dripping Springs). We have to win or tie to get in, so it’s down to the wire,” GHS assistant coach Butch Spruill said.

The bi-district round of the playoffs is set for March 24-26 after spring break.

We missed a penalty kick about half way through the second half and missed a couple one-on-ones with the keeper. All and all, the game was very even.”

“GHS played well with a great defensive effort,” Griffin said. “Miles Motakef had two crucial saves one on a PK by Muiller Avila. Luis Diaz, Jesse Zavala, Kristian Mumford-Hollis and Christian De Paz collectively played terrific on defense.

Carlitos Ramirez led GHS with shots on goal.”

DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE (W-L-T, Points) Standings – x-Vandegrift 11-1-0, 33; x-Vista Ridge 7-2-3, 24; East View 6-3-3, 21; Marble Falls 5-5-2, 17; Cedar Park 5-6-1, 16; Georgetown 3-4-5, 14; Dripping Springs 2-10-0, 6; Leander 1-9-2, 5. x- clinched playoff berth.

PATRIOTS FROM PAGE B1 they will play the thirdplace team from 26-5A in bi-district.

“Cedar Creek is in first place in 26-5A, but the rest of it is still scrambled,” Litterst said after the victory over Leander.

Georgetown’s position is much more of a life-support situation. To assure themselves of a post-season position, the problem-plagued Eagles (3-4-5) need to win both their final matches and have Marble Falls lose twice and Cedar Park once. Of course, neighboring East View was in position to give both Marble Falls and Cedar Park a loss this week.

The Eagles, who fought their way to a 1-1 tie with Vista Ridge this past Friday night, entertained seventh-place Dripping

Springs (2-10-0) on Tuesday night, but faced a major challenge in their season finale at Vandegrift at 7:15 p.m. Friday.

Vandegrift has won 11 consecutive matches since losing its district opener to East View, 4-1. The Vipers bested GHS, 3-1, in the first meeting at the GISD Athletic Complex.

Against Leander at home on Friday, East View finally broke the scoreless tie with 18 minutes and 23 seconds remaining in the match as freshman Beto Avila scored on a penalty kick. The Patriots added their other goal with 15:12 to go as senior Dillon Luterek scored off an assist by Avila.

It was a physical game in which the referee appeared in danger of expiring his deck of cards. At one point

late in the match, Leander coach Russ Girard yelled at the official, “We got more cards tonight than we have all season.”

East View junior Matt Honstein recorded the shutout in goal.

“We’re young and we’re inconsistent,” Litterst said.

“We’ve been up and down.

At one time tonight, we had four freshmen on the field.”

East View played without junior Muiller Avila, who is on the shelf until Friday, eating card time.

In Georgetown’s tie with Vista Ridge this past Friday, the Rangers scored on a penalty kick early in the first half after GHS received a red card inside the 18-yard line. Vista received a red card late in the second half, evening up the players on the field. Eagles senior

Saul Saucedo scored with 6:23 left in the game to tie it with a header off a cross from Carlito Ramirez.

“Our kids played really hard,” GHS interim coach Chuck Griffin said. “We had a couple of players out with injuries and lost one to the red card, but still pulled out a tie to perhaps get a shot at the playoffs. Saul Saucedo and Kobe Coleman played really well.”

On Tuesday night, Georgetown and East View tied 0-0 in what was described as a physical match at the GISD Athletic Complex.

“I thought it was another competitive match between two crosstown rivals,” Litterst said. “I thought they were better than us in the first half and I think we were better in the second.

Friday’s results – East View 2, Leander 0; Georgetown 1, Vista Ridge 1; Vandegrift 6, Dripping Springs 1; Marble Falls 4, Cedar Park 0.

Tuesday’s games – East View at Cedar Park, Dripping Springs at Georgetown, Vandegrift at Marble Falls, and Vista Ridge at Leander.

Friday’s games – Marble Falls at East View, 7:15 p.m.; Georgetown at Vandegrift, 7:15 p.m.; Cedar Park at Vista Ridge, 7:15 p.m.; Leander at Dripping Springs, 7:15 p.m.

(End of regular season)

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East View Boys, Girls Show Well At Rockdale Relays GISD track and field teams made their strongest showings of the young season this past weekend. East View’s boys tied Giddings for the team championship of the Rockdale Relays this past Friday with 107 points.

The East View girls finished second to Caldwell,

92-90, in the girls division at Rockdale.

In winning the team title, the Patriots won three individual events, including a middle distance double

by Guillermo Carrillo, who won the 800 meters with a time of two minutes and five seconds and the 1,600 in 4:43. Sophomore Torrie

Davis took the shot put with a toss of 43 feet, 11 inches.

Sophomore Paighton Corley led the East View girls with a double in the hurdles, winning the 100-meter event in 16.90, and the 300 hurdles in 49.21.

The Gateway girls, who

finished eighth in the team race with 37 points, won the 4x100 relay. The Lady Gators foursome of Audrey Godwin, Sade Campbell, Alexzandra McFarland and Juliane Villatoro posted a time of 51.06.

Competing in the Dragon Relays at Round Rock on Saturday, Georgetown placed sixth in the girls division with Hanna Newman, 11-0 in the pole vault, and Destiny Wright, 15.51 in the 100 hurdles, winning individual events.

The Eagles were fifth among the boys teams with 48 points. GHS did not have an individual victory.

This week, East View will compete in the Badger Relays at Lampasas on Thursday, and GHS will challenge strong fields in the Maverick Relays at McNeil.

This past weekend’s results: DRAGON RELAYS At Dragon Stadium, Saturday (GHS results) GIRLS VARSITY Team standings—Round Rock 129.5, Manor 115, Cedar Ridge 88, Austin Bowie 63, Lake Travis 52, Georgetown 51, Killeen Shoemaker 41, Austin SFA 26, Bastrop 26, Austin Anderson 20, Del Valle, 1.5.

Pole vault—1. Hannah Newman, 11-0. 3,200—2. McKenzie Hargrove,

11:38.02. 4x100 relay—4. GHS (Gracie Bridges, Maryn Demaio, Destiny Wright, Adrianna Perez), 51.07. 100 hurdles-- 1. Wright, 15.51. 400—6.

Demaio, 1:03.29. 300 hurdles—2.

Wright, 47.44. 1,600—3. Natalie Parks, 5:28.64.

BOYS VARSITY Team standings—Lake Travis 136, Round Rock 107, Austin Bowie 91, Cedar Creek 62, Georgetown 48, Bastrop 46, Manor 38, Austin Akins 26, Rouse 23, Austin SFA 18, Killeen Shoemaker 16, Austin Anderson 8, Del Valle 1.

Pole vault —3. Cole Newman, 12-0; 6. Taylor Colin, 10-6. High jump—6.

Will May, 5-10. 3,200—3. Collin Turner, 10:17.84; 6. Miles Motakef, 10.29.66. 800—5. Payton Dedayan, 2:04.02. 110 high hurdles—6. Ryan Talley, 17.38. 400 —2. Doug Bryan, 50.18. 4x200 relay—6. GHS (Ramoin Crain, Andrew Barfielsd, Michael McDonald, May), 1:36.10. 300 intermediate hurdles —2. Talley, 42.33.

1,600 —4. Motakef, 4:40.35. 4x400 relay—4. Crain, Andrew Johnson, Bryan, Austin Scott), 3:30.18.

ROCKDALE RELAYS At Rockdale, Friday (East View, Gateway results) GIRLS VARSITY Team standings (14 scoring teams) —Caldwell 92, East View 90, LaGrange 82, Taylor 76, Giddings 58, Hearne 58, Lexington 53, Gateway 37.

Pole vault —2. Meagan Kronmiller, EV, 7-6. Discus—3. Keely Wallis, EV, 99-3; 6. Corley, EV, 90-1. 3,200—3.

Madison Galvan, EV, 12:43.80. 4x100 relay—1. Gateway (Audrey Godwin, Sade Campbell, Alexzandra McFarland, Juliane Villatoro), 51.06; 3. East View (Emily Daniel, Alyson Ashby, Aileen Andrews, Jasmine Bennett), 51.96. 800 -- 5. Sofia Smith, EV, 2:33.05. 100 hurdles -- 1. Paighton Corley, EV, 16.90; 6. Pauline Flores, EV, 19.34. 100 -- 2. McFarland,

Gateway, 12.28. 4x200 -- 2. East View (Ashby, Daniel, Bennett, Jessica Workman), 1:51.87. 300 hurdles -- 1. Corley, EV, 49.21; 5. Flores, EV, 56.45. 200 -- 2. McFarland, 25.65.

1,600 -- 4. Galvan, EV, 5:44.33; 6.

Katrina Wordell, Gateway, 6:09.96.

4x400 relay -- 3. East View (Daniel, Corley, Smith, Andrew), 4:23.90.

BOYS VARSITY Team standings (11 scoring teams) —East View 107, Giddings 107, Rockdale 86, Caldwell 63, LaGrange 57, Taylor 47, Cameron Yoe 46, Lexington 46, Gateway 31.

Shot put — 1. Torrie Davis, EV, 43-11; 6. Allan Edelman, EV 40-3 1/2. Discus—4. Chris Neffendorf, EV, 119-4. High jump — 3. Zach Carter, 5-6. Long jump — 3. Nick Wallace, EV, 20-7; 6. August Stroh, Gateway, 19-11. Triple jump—5.

Mason Klinger, EV, 39-9 1/2; 6.

Stroh, Gateway, 39-6. 3,200—3. RJ Simmons, EV, 10:45.02. 4x100 relay —3. East View (Klinger, Chris Matta, Zion Hester, Tyler Galloway), 43.99.

800—1. Guillermo Carrillo, EV, 2:05.00; 3. Stroh, Gateway, 2:09.40; 4. Nick Keen, Gateway, 2:09.68; 5.

Weston Minzenmayer, Gateway, 2:11.24. 110 high hurdles—6. Vinny Garcia, EV, 17.68. 100—4. Klinger, EV, 11.29. 4x200 relay—5. East View (Klinger, Matta, Galloway, Marcus Maldonado), 1:34.26. 400—3. Dylan Derr, EV, 54.75. 300 intermediate hurdles—2. Garcia, EV, 41.53; 3.

Riley Leathers, Gateway, 43.09.

200 — 6. Quinn Stewart, EV, 23.52.

1,600—1. Carrillo, EV, 4:43.00; 3.

Avery Wolf, Gateway, 4:48.74; 4.

Simmons, EV, 4:53.66; 6. Jay Bryant, Gateway, 5:04.58. 4x400 relay — 3.

East View (Stewart, Maldonado, Keyshawn Castle, Matta), 3:38.72; 5. Gateway (Minzenmayer, Leathers, Keen, Stroh), 3:44.34.

Source: Microsport.com

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Georgetown Goes 1-3-1 At Brenham Eagles Face Final Pre-District Tune-Up At College Park Event

Tyler Mendoza, a key figure in the Georgetown infield, and his teammates prepare for 25-5A play.

Photo: Russell Rinn

Bryan ruined Georgetown’s hopes of exiting this past weekend’s Bryan/ Montgomery Tournament with a 2-2-1 showing as the Vikings edged the Eagles, 4-3, on Saturday morning.

The Eagles had deadlocked the Vikings with ¬three runs in the top of the seventh, but Landon Miner led off the bottom half of the inning with his second home run of the game on a-two-strike count to give the Vikings a victory that dropped GHS to 5-5-1 on the season.

Bryan starter Mason Ray held Georgetown hitless through 4 1/3 innings, but the Eagles tied the game at 3 by scoring 3 runs with two outs in the top of the seventh before reliever Jake Fuller ended the inning.

The Eagles runs came on an RBI double by Robby Isenhour and a two-run single by Garrett Conlin. Isenhour also got the Eagles’ first hit, a single in the fifth.

The Vikings broke a scoreless tie through four innings with a single run in the fifth and two more in the sixth. Bryan outhit Georgetown, 6-3. Miner also homered in the fifth.

Georgetown will complete its non-district schedule this Thursday through Saturday at the Wings &

More Tournament hosted

by The Woodlands College Park. The Eagles are scheduled to open play against Deer Park at 1:30 p.m. and Arlington Martin at 4 p.m. on Thursday at College Park. On Friday at Conroe Oak Ridge, GHS will face Keller at 11 a.m. and Oak Ridge at 1:30 p.m. The final game at 11 a.m. Saturday will send the Eagles against Houston Memorial at College Park.

Georgetown will open District 25-5A action with a two-game series against Leander. The Eagles will visit the Lions on Tuesday, March 15, and then entertain Leander on Thursday, March 17. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. starts.

In its other games at Brenham, GHS tied Fort Bend Kempner, 5-5, in its opener on Thursday and then was shut out that night by the host Cubs, 2-0. The Eagles jumped on Houston Lamar, 10-2, in their first game Friday before being whipped 11-2 by Santa Fe in the nightcap.

GHD had opened the season with a 4-2 performance on the previous weekend in its own Eagles First Pitch Classic.

In the eight-inning tie with Kempner, Georgetown led 5-4 through the top of the fifth inning, but the

Cougars tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Dylan Salinas stole home. Cole Moore had 2 RBIs for GHS. In Thursday’s nightcap, Dylan Lester pitched a three-hitter for the Cubs, striking out 11. Zach Marshall accounted for the game’s only runs with a 2-run double in the second.

In the one-sided win over Lamar, Grayson Smith went five innings to collect the victory. The Eagles and Texans each had nine hits.

GHS plated four in the first on run scoring singles

by Parker Tadlock, Trent Baker and Conlin along with a fielder’s choice.

Tadlock pushed in another run in the second. A sacrifice fly by Ty Markee and a grounder by Tadlock scored two in the fourth.

Brady Childress concluded the Eagles’ scoring with a 3-run homer in the fifth.

Santa Fe jumped on GHS early with six runs in the first. The Indians outhit the Eagles, 14-6. Georgetown scored its two runs in the third on an RBI single by Childress, and an error that allowed Ty Markee, who had two hits, to score.

—Galen Wellnicki

East View Breaks Into Win Column

by Jon Whittemore Advocate Correspondent

After going winless in five games in the Eagle First Pitch Classic on the season’s opening weekend, East view rebounded by winning its first three starts in this past weekend’s Austin ISD Tournament before losing their final two games in the showcase event and falling to 3-7 on the season.

The Patriots opened on Thursday with a 3-1 win over Fredericksburg and a 16-2 domination of El Paso Bowie. In their only game Friday, they bested Bastrop, 4-2. However, Saturday was a different story as they fell 5-2 to El

Paso Irvin and 7-1 to Kerrville Tivy.

In their final outings before the start of District 25-5A completion, the Patriots will play five games – all against 6A teams – in the East View/Pflugerville Connally Tournament. On Thursday, they face Copperas Cove at 2 p.m. and Pflugerville at 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s agenda calls for back-to-back contests with Round Rock Stony Point and Round Rock, starting at 5 p.m. A single game is on tap Saturday – a 3 p.m. outing against Round Rock Westwood.

In posting their first win of the season in their tourney opener at Nelson Field,

the Patriots scored a run in the first and 2 in the fifth to secure the win. Overall, East View scratched out five hits with two going to senior first baseman Corbin Truslow. The 230-pound Truslow also collected two RBIs. Aaron Parks pitched four innings and struck out two Fredericksburg batters.

Chad Williams secured the final five outs, striking out four of the Billies and getting credit for the win In Thursday’s night game, the Patriots moved to Regents Field for the blowout Bowie. Truslow was again the offensive leader, pounding out four hits and getting credit for 6 RBIs. Senior Jacob

Dauer also had four hits and Dalton Westbrook drove in 3 runs on three hits, including a home run.

Sophomore Juan Sanchez drove in 2 runs. The Pats scored 16 runs on 15 hits.

Cameron Nowell got credit for the win.

Against Bastrop, a past and future district competitor under the recent realignment, the Patriots scored three in the top of the third and secured the victory with an insurance run in the fourth. Despite collecting only four hits to Bastrop’s seven, East View was able to win largely due to the pitching of Dauer, who went five innings striking out eight batters. He was

consistently ahead of the Bastrop batters, throwing 16 first-ball strikes.

“We took advantage of several Bear errors and ran the bases well,” coach Matt Pullen said.

On Saturday at Hyde Park’s field the Patriots managed only four hits in each of their losses. In the morning loss to Irvin, junior catcher Ronnie Bailey got credit for both East View RBIs. “It was a quick turnaround playing the night game and then the 9:30 a.m. game,” Pullen said.

“We played pretty well but didn’t hit the ball at all.”

Against Tivy, which won all six of its games in the

showcase-style event, East View led briefly scoring a single run in the bottom of the second, but fell behind for good when Tivy scored 4 in their half of the third.

Tivy scored its 7 runs on eight hits. Junior lefty Mason Tyndall pitched four innings, racking up two strike outs.

Truslow and Dauer were named to the all-tourney team.

Vandegrift will be the Patriots’ first district challenge during spring break week. They will play on the Patriots’ field on Tuesday, March 15, and at the Vipers’ pit on Thursday, March 17. Both games are set for 7 p.m.

Lady Eagles, Patriots Open District Softball This Week

by Allan Shiflet Advocate Correspondent

The Georgetown and East View softball teams completed their non-district schedules this past week and now open their 14game, double-round-robin derby for District 25-5A’s four playoff positions.

East View (15-3), which finished third in the Taylor Invitational this past week, opened district play at home against Vandegrift on Tuesday and travel to Vista Ridge at 7 p.m. Friday.

They return home to play Dripping Springs at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15.

Georgetown (4-8) bested

Liberty Hill, 6-5, this past Tuesday at the Blue Diamond and opened 25-5A play on the road Tuesday night at Leander. They remain on the road to play Cedar Park at 7 p.m. Friday and at Marble Falls at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15.

The Patriots breezed through their first four games at the Taylor Tournament, outscoring their opponents 40-4 to reach the semifinals against Burnet.

East View ran into a buzz saw in Burnet’s senior pitcher MaKenzie Carpenter, a Louisiana Lafayette signee, in their semifinal game, losing 4-0. Carpenter fired a no-hitter at the

Patriots in a pitcher’s duel with East View’s freshman pitcher, Taryn Westbrook, who also allowed no hits, striking out six, until the final inning when Burnet plated four runs on three hits, two walks and an error to advance to the championship game with the win.

In the consolation game, East View beat Pflugerville Hendrickson, 8-2, to take third place. In earlier games, the Patriots beat Hutto 7-0; Granger 19-1; Moody 10- ; and Sharyland 4-3. Bailey Garrett was the winning pitcher in four games, while Westbrook got the winning decision against Hendrickson. Shel-

by Edwards, who hit .625, and Alexus Harris, who hit .466, led the Patriots’ attack for their six tournament games.

Georgetown and Liberty Hill both had scoring chances, but it was Georgetown that was able to capitalize on them as they posted a 6-5 win. Liberty Hill had nine hits compared with the Eagles’ four, but the Lady Panthers were stifled by some key defensive plays by the Eagles, stranding seven runners.

The Lady Eagles held off Liberty Hill, which was unable to overcome a 6-run fourth inning deficit.

Liberty Hill scored on an

RBI single by Sam Barnett, an error, and an RBI single

by Haylee Park in the sixth inning and a two-run home run by Barnett in the seventh inning. Despite its late game heroics, Liberty Hill couldn’t get the key hit to complete the comeback.

Taylor Ellsworth singled in the second inning, drew two walks, scoring three times in the game for Georgetown. The Eagles defense was highlighted

by Ellsworth’s handling of a difficult one-hop relay throw at the plate, applying the tag and Vivian Lopez making two running catches of sinking line drives in the first and fourth innings.

Cori Turner got the win in relief for Georgetown.

Turner pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed two runs. Liberty Hill’s Nicole Thiem was charged with the loss, allowing six runs in 3 2/3 innings, walking seven and striking out six.

The Eagles went up for good in the second, scoring two runs on a two-run single by Cora Champion.

Georgetown increased its lead with three runs in the fourth. A clutch bases-loaded walk by Jessica LaGreca scored Megan McDonald to open the scoring in the frame. That was followed up by Lauryn Best’s single, plating Josie Weirich.

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Ro-Hawks Edge Jarrell Boys From The 3A State Playoffs

The Cougars TJ Sykes drives to the hoop for 2 of his 9 points in the Cougars Regional quarter-final loss to Randolph. Photo: Russell Rinn

For the second time in an eight-day period a highly ranked Jarrell basketball team was eliminated from the UIL state playoffs in the Region IV-3A quarterfinals. Ironically, both times they were victims of schools located on San Antonio-area military bases.

On the previous Tuesday, the fourth-ranked Lady Cougars fell 72-71 to sixth-ranked San Antonio Cole in double overtime at Kyle Lehman. This past Tuesday, the 10th-ranked Cougars dropped a 45-43 decision to No. 18 Universal City Randolph at Buda Hays.

The loss to the RoHawks ended Jarrell’s season with a 29-4 record.

Randolph (26-6) lived to play one more round as it was bounced in the Region IV-3A semifinals 71-52 by eventual regional titlist Aransas Pass.

It was a disappointing way for Jarrell to bow out of the playoffs since the Cougars led 24-16 at the half after holding Randolph to just 3 points in the second quarter, 35-34 after three and by 5 points early in the final period. With one minute and 37 seconds remaining, Jarrell still led 40-39.

The Ro-Hawks made their big move in the third quarter to crawl back into serious contention by outscoring the Cougars, 18-11, in that eight-minute span

as they bested Jarrell by 10 points, 29-19, in the second half.

A 3-pointer by J.J. Gomez, who topped all scorers with 15 points off a steal by Tyler Waynard, put Randolph up, 42-40, with slightly less than a minute to go. The Ro-Hawks and Cougars then traded pairs of free throws to make the score 44-42 with seven seconds remaining.

With less than four seconds remaining, Jarrell’s Trevor Ledbetter was fouled and made the first of two free throws to cut Randolph’s lead to 4443. However, Randolph rebounded the miss on the second shot, was fouled and responded with a free

throw of its own that produced the final score.

Tucker Sansom was the only Jarrell player in double figures with 13 points.

T.J. Sykes added 9 points for the Cougars.

Sumner, who described the loss as “heartbreaking” for the entire Jarrell basketball community, told reporters, “Randolph’s defense won it for them.

They picked up the intensity and we didn’t handle it very well. They got us to turn the ball over too many times, and you can’t win close ballgames by turning the ball over.”

– Galen Wellnicki

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SU Baseball Struggling East View’s Le Uyen Do became the school’s first girls regional powerlifting champion. Photos from Brad Gunn

DO FROM PAGE B1 Gunn pointed to Andrew for her strong performance.

Andrew went nine-for-nine and set a new personal total and personal record in the deadlift. Garcia set personal records on the bench and on the deadlift as well as overall by 55 pounds.

Georgetown finished 12th in final team standings with five points.

In boys’ competition, the Region II, Division I Meet is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday in the auxiliary gym at East View. The top finishers at regional will advance to the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Meet on Saturday, April 2, at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene.

Georgetown coach Doug Bond has six regional

qualifiers – Owen Mallard at 123, Eduardo Perez at 148, Keelan Moore at 220, Derrick Juptner at 220, Hunter Creasey at 220 and Anthony Rishton at super heavyweight.

The Patriots qualifiers for the regional are Michael Guerrero at 114 and Dominic Hamilton at 132. Allan Edelman is an alternate at 275.

– Galen Wellnicki

REGION II, DIVISION I GIRLS MEET At Kyle Lehman Team standings (26 schools) – College Station 53, Belton 22, Kyle Lehman 20, San Marcos 14, East View 14, College Station A&M Consolidated 14, Temple 12, Joshua 11, Elgin 11, Lockhart 10, Cleburne 7, Georgetown 5.

(First and GISD Places) 97 – 1. Camryn Riggins, College Station, 225-80-235 – 540. 105 – 1.

Le Uyen Do, East View, 240-125275 – 640.114 – 1. Leah Sanchez, College Station, 275-115-290 – 680.

123 – 1. Kali Palomarez, Lehman, 315-150-295 – 760. 132 – 1. Dana Young, Belton, 300-180-315 – 795; 4. Aileen Andrews, East View, 265160-290 – 715. 148 – 1. Sidney Andrews, Belton, 325-170-350 – 845; 4. Bailey Armstrong, GHS, 305-155320 – 780; 8. Katie Smith, East View, 270-150-250 – 670.

165 – 1. Kaitlyn Jackson, San Marcos, 350-175-395 – 920; 5.

Amber Garcia, East View, 295-115315 – 725. 181 – 1. Katie Lollar, College Station, 420-190-370 – 980; 8. Lily Sheldon, GHS, 280-170-260 – 710; 9. Megan Salmon, East View, 250-140-315 – 705. 198 – 1. Suba Johnson, College Station, 470-170405 – 1,045; 5. Shelby Edwards, East View, 320-165-315 – 800. 220 – 1.

Trimmea Joiner, Temple, 405-175445 – 1,025; 3. Kessiah Woodland, East View, 330-180-285 – 795; 9.

Nahiley Santana, East View, 270-135250 – 655. 220-plus – 1. Lexi Harris, Cleburne, 510-360-465 – 1,335; 3.

Hannah Jett, GHS, 365-165-325 – 855.

Source: Official THSWPA results.

GHS To Open Football Season At Baylor’s McLane Stadium Georgetown has officially completed its football schedule for the upcoming campaign. The Eagles will open their season against Fort Worth Brewer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Baylor’s McLane Stadium in Waco.

Brewer is coached by former GHS defensive coordinator and Elgin head coach Wade Griffin.

The remainder of the Eagles’ season schedule: Sept. 2 -- at Buda Hays, 7:30 p.m. 9 -- at Hutto, 7:30 p.m. 16 -- Elgin, 7:30 p.m. 23 -- at Bastrop, 7:30 p.m. 30 -- East View, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 -- at Rouse, 7:30 p.m. 14 -- Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m. 21 -- at Bastrop Cedar Creek, 7:30 p.m.

28 -- Open date. Nov. 4 -Pflugerville Connally, 7:30 p.m.

Georgetown will be the home team in this season’s meeting with East View on Sept. 30. Also, all games after the game at Hays on Sept. 2 will be District 195A engagements.

Jason Dean’s Eagles will scrimmage Austin SFA at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at House Park in Austin.

GHS FOOTBALLERS HONORED Five Georgetown football players have been named to the Padilla Poll’s Class 5A All-State Football Team, including senior wide receiver JoVonta Grimble and junior kicker Luiz Diaz on the first team.

Other Eagles honored were senior offensive lineman Kade Clapper and senior running back Dakota Cahill on the second team, and junior quarterback Chandler Herman on the third team.

UIL REALIGNMENT COMPLETED The University Interscholastic League has now announced the district alignments in all sports for the 2016-2017 school year.

Georgetown and East View will be in the same nine-school District 25-5A alignment in football, vol-

leyball cross country, team tennis, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, track and field, golf and spring tennis. The Eagles and Patriots will compete in those sports with Cedar Park, Rouse, Bastrop, Bastrop Cedar Creek, Elgin, Hutto and Pflugerville Connally.

However, GHS and EV will have different alignments in wrestling and swimming.

The Eagles and Patriots will compete in nine-school District 13-5A (Region IV5A) in wrestling with Cedar Park, Rouse, Glenn (the new Leander ISD school), Dripping Springs, Hutto, Pflugerville Connally and Wimberley.

Georgetown, East View and Gateway will be in a new-look seven-school District 18-5A (Region V-5A) in swimming with Temple, Burnet, Lorena and Robinson.

Powerlifting is not a UIL sport.

The Southwestern University baseball team split a pair of games against Schreiner this past Saturday at Mountaineer Field in Kerrville, giving Schreiner a 2-1 edge in the non-conference series.

SU, now 4-13, dropped the opening game 4-3 on Friday, won the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, 4-1, and lost the final game, 8-6.

The Pirates face a busy week. They play at Texas-Tyler on Tuesday night before going to San Antonio for a three-game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference series with Trinity. The conference rivals will play a single game at 6 p.m. Friday and a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.

Will Cates paced SU with a 6-for-8 performance in Saturday’s games. Cates also scored three runs, stole three bases and drove in a run.

Will Preston (2-1) hurled seven innings of five-hit ball, while allowing just one run in the Pirates’ victory. Preston also struck out seven en route to the win. Matt Litz pitched two scoreless innings. He struck out three as he earned his first save.

A walk-off single from Marco Carreon in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Schreiner the victory in the series opener.

This past Tuesday, Southwestern pounded 16 hits, but was unable to overcome a pair of big innings in a 12-10 loss to Mary Hardin-Baylor at Red Murff Field in Belton.

SOFTBALL: Trinity University swept a fourgame SCAC series from the Pirates this past weekend. The host Tigers won 9-1 and 6-3 on Saturday and added a pair of 1-run victories on Sunday, 4-3 and 3-2.

The four losses dropped SU to 7-9 on the season (0-4 in the SCAC) as they prepare for a four-game conference series at home against Centenary. Doubleheaders both Saturday and Sunday will begin at 1 p.m.

In Sunday’s opener, Trinity scored 3 runs in the bottom of the third and Southwestern quickly answered with 3 in the second. Trinity pushed in the winning run in the fifth.

Paige McShan had two hits

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seven first-half goals and easily controlled the second half in the win over Northwestern-St. Paul. Kate Davis had three goals and two assists for the Pirates.

for SU and Taylor Carnes had two RBIs. In the day’s second game, Trinity again struck first with two runs in the first. SU scored one in the third, but a run in the fifth gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead.

SU scored again in the seventh, but was unable to plate the tying run. Celeste Silvas went 2-for-4 for SU with an RBI. In Saturday’s one-sided five-inning opener, Trinity led 8-0 through four innings, but the Pirates were able to extend the game with a run in the fifth. TU scored in the bottom of the inch to claim the run-rule victory.

In the nightcap, Trinity scored three in the second and steadily added runs to stay just out of reach of the Pirates, who received a 2-for-4 effort that included a double and a pair of RBIs

by McShan.

MEN’S GOLF: Amid gusty winds, the Pirates men struggled on the second day to finish in seventh at their spring opener, the Schreiner Spring Shootout in Kerrville. Andrew DeHennis led for the Pirates, finishing tied for 11 with a 36-hole total of 77-73 – 150 strokes.

The Pirates posted a team score of 614 and were just nine strokes out of third place.

SU next heads to Destin, Florida, to compete in the three-day Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational, which begins on Friday, March 18.

WOMEN’S GOLF: Keeley Coburn led the way for SU with an 11-over-par 155 to finish tied for fifth at the Schreiner Women’s Shootout Tuesday. Coburn was just four strokes behind the event champion Kaycee Bankert of Schreiner.

Southwestern posted a combined team score of 658 to finish in fifth overall. Schreiner won the event with a 630 team score.

The Pirates next head to Destin, Florida, to compete in the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational, which begins a three-day run on March 18.

MEN’S LACROSSE: After taking nine days off, the Pirates (3-2) returned to action Monday as they began a stretch in which they will play five matches in nine days. The first four will be at home – Misericordia on Monday night, Franciscan at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Trine at 7 p.m.

Thursday and Kean at noon on Saturday. They will take to the road on Monday, March 14, to play Hanover.

WOMEN’s LACROSSE: Colorado College slammed the door on the Pirates recent winning ways this past Sunday, rubbing SU, 20-1, in the final match of a two-game trip to Colorado Springs. The Pirates had opened the road swing on Saturday with a 13-2 win over Northwestern-St. Paul.

Southwestern, now 5-2, had defeated Wartburg, 132, this past Tuesday.

The Pirates will return home for a 5 p.m. Friday battle with Rhodes and will hit the road for a West Coast trip that will open at 9 p.m. (CST) Monday at Occidental.

The Pirates’ offense was unable to get rolling as Colorado College, which scored seven times in the first 10 minutes and led 12-1 at the half. Kaitlyn Campbell scored the lone goal for SU. Southwestern scored

MEN’S TENNIS: Southwestern split a pair of matches this past Saturday at the Marvin D. Henderson Sr. Tennis Courts, beating Hardin-Simmons, 7-2, and losing to No. 5 Trinity, 9-0.

The Pirates (6-3) will return to action on Tuesday against Rhodes. The Pirates play twice on their home courts Wednesday – Holy Name at 10 a.m. and Concordia at 3:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS: The Pirates split a pair of dual matches this past Saturday on their home courts, edging Hardin-Simmons, 5-4, and losing 9-0 to No. 24 Trinity.

SU (5-4) played host to Rhodes on Tuesday and then entertain Concordia of Austin at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday. The Pirates start a three-match swing to Oregon on Monday, March 14, when they play George Fox and then play Willamette on Tuesday, Mar. 15.

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