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Jack Frost Tips Off Thursday Strong Field Set for Both Boys and Girls

by Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Georgetown boys basketball coach Russell Miller will give you a succinct description of the 37th annual Jack Frost Basketball Tournament, which runs Thursday through Saturday at two gyms on the host Georgetown High School campus and Southwestern University’s Robertson Center.

“It’s a good tournament,” Miller said.

“There are no ‘cup cakes’ in the pools.

“It’s a strong (boys) field. San Antonio Churchill is coming again and they’ve won the tourney several times and played in the finals several other times. They are almost always good.”

Lady Eagles coach Rhonda Farney, whose team has had some early season struggles, agrees.”

“There are no weak pools,” she said.

“We are going to have our work cut out for us.”

Humble Atascocita, the state’s topranked 6A boys team, won last year, but is not returning. The reigning girls champion and defending 4A state titleist Argyle is back with potentially a stronger team.

Atascocita beat Austin Lake Travis, 51-48, in last season’s final and Argyle topped GHS, 48-38.

The tournament features 32-teams -- 16 boys and 16 girls. Thursday and Friday will be devoted to pool play with Saturday’s bracket action based on the outcome of the pool action. Girls will play two pool games on Thursday and one on Friday, while the boys will play once on Thursday and twice on Friday.

The Gold Bracket championship games are scheduled for Eagle Gym at 5 and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.

One of the exciting features of this year’s tournament will be having all four GISD teams in the field -- the boys and girls teams from both Georgetown and East View. The Patriots boys will be making their initial appearance in the event.

On the boys side, McNeil (4-0) and Churchill (4-1) are considered the pre-tournament teams to beat going into their early week games. However, San Antonio Stevens (5-1) knocked off the Chargers, 62-52, on Nov. 20.

The Mavericks and Chargers each have

Georgetown’s Taylor Green drives to the basket against Killeen Ellison earlier this month.

Green will be one of the key figures for the Lady Eagles in the 37th Annual Jack Frost Tournament, which begins Thursday.

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Photo by Russell Rinn

Realignment Possibilities Spark Discussions

by Galen Wellnicki

ANALYSIS

Sports Editor

The University Interscholastic League has set the perimeters for Class 5A -schools that fall in the range of 1,100 to 2,149 students. And the guessing games have begun as to how the ruling body of Texas high school sports will apportion those schools into 32 districts -- more or less geographically contiguous.

And it will be a guessing game until the final realignment announcement for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years is made in early February. Traditionally in our area, the announcement is made at 9 a.m., the first week in February, in the meeting room at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Round Rock. After the announcement is made, much of the morning

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The UIL provides formulas for scheduling pending the number of teams in a district, and stadium availability also is a factor. The fact that District 25-5A had six stadiums negated the need to play district games on nights other than Friday for the past two seasons.

Georgetown and East View will extend their tenure in the state’s second-larg-

est classification for their fifth and sixth consecutive school years. GHS reported an enrollment of 1,876.5 students and EV turned in 1,527.5 attendees.

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District 25-5A Flexes Its Muscles As State’s Best Folks in some other areas of the state must bristle with all the talk that District 25-5A is the best all-around 5A district in the state, but the evidence continues to mount just three months into the current school year.

Dripping Springs already has won the UIL volleyball state championship with a 3-2 victory over defending champion Lucas Lovejoy and Vandegrift was the state runner-up in team tennis, losing to Grapevine, 10-6, in the title match.

Dripping Springs also was fourth in the state in girls cross country. Only boys cross country has failed to produce a finish at or near the top of the final standings.

With No. 1 Cedar Park rocking and rolling, 25-5A has three of four teams still alive in the football playoffs and may have been just one snap away from having all four in action in the Region IV-5A title games if Georgetown hadn’t lost 70-66 to Boerne Champion with the ball on the Chargers 4 when the scoreboard clock hit 0:00.

At the current time, 25-5A in the only 5A district with three schools remaining in the final 16.

However, District 8-5A could have equaled that mark on Monday thanks to a pair of playoff games postponed by severe weather in the Panhandle and north Texas. Last season’s D-II state champion Aledo already is in as a Region I-5A Division I finalist and Everman and Burleson Centennial were in position to up the 8-5A ante to three teams on Monday if they beat Canyon in D-II and

Canyon Randall in D-I, respectively.

Through Saturday night’s action, Districts 14-5A and 24-5A each had two teams still alive with 3-5A still having a chance to move into that column if Randall and Canyon both were victorious on Monday.

Unbeaten Cedar Park (13-0), which lost to Ennis in last season’s Division II championship game, will play Corpus Christi Calallen (10-3) for the Region IV-5A Division II title at 7:30 p.m. Friday in San Antonio’s Alamodome.

The Timberwolves rolled over Edcouch-Elsa, 42-0, in their regional semifinal in San Antonio. They held the Valley’s fabled Maquina Amarilla to just 95 total yards.

The Timberwolves, who won the 4A Division II state crown in 2012 under the old classification terminology, have posted a 50-8 record over the past four seasons, including a 16-2 playoff record.

Using its conservative Wing-T offense on the hometown turf at Buccaneer Stadium, veteran Hall of Fame coach Phil Danaher and his Wildcats KO’d Boerne Champion, 60-39, as they built a 34-14 halftime lead, rushing for 452 yards on 52 carries, including 235 on 24 attempts by freshman -- yes, freshman --Alec Brown.

Historical note: This is the

31st consecutive year that Calallen has been in the playoffs.

In 5A Division I, 25-5A worthies Vandegrift (11-2) and Vista Ridge (11-2) will collide for a state semifinal berth at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex.

In the regional semis, Vandegrift outlasted Edinburg Vela, 49-39, this past Friday behind a 422-yard, six-touchdown performance on 30 carries

by Travis Brannan, who ran for just 17 yards in the Eagles’ regular-season finale with the Vipers as he lined up primarily as a wide or slot receiver. Brannan, last season’s 5A Offensive Player of the Year, scored on runs of 5, 60, 57, 21, 50 and 37 yards.

The Rangers bested Victoria West, 35-14, in their regional semifinal. Vista quarterback Matt Snow completed only two of four passes, but rushed 38 times for 222 yards as the Rangers rolled up 403 of their 499 yards on the ground.

Talking about records, Georgetown’s mark over the past four seasons isn’t anything to sneeze at.

Coach Jason Dean’s Eagles, who reached the 2012 4A Division I title game before losing to Jerrod Heard-led Denton Guyer, 40-11, including a 20-8 district mark and an 8-3 reading in its three adventures in the playoffs during

that period.

East View has posted a 22-21 record in its four seasons of UIL competition.

Coach Rob Davies’ Patriots are 10-18 in district play and 1-2 in their two trips to the playoffs. They were down this season, but will have a strong sophomore class next season.

Other items to point to as to 25-5A’s overall strength during the past school year is the fact that both GHS and Vista Ridge reached the Region IV-5A girls basketball final with the Rangers advancing to the state semifinals. Georgetown baseball reached the championship game as did East View boys soccer.

Cedar Park gained the semifinals in boys basketball, Vista Ridge played for the softball state title as did Vandegrift in girls soccer.

Also four of the top 12 teams in the 5A state boys wrestling tournament were from 25-5A.

STATS OVERLOAD For those of you who didn’t get a good look at the statistical magic in the Eagles’ loss to Boerne Champion in the area round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 20, at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, here it is in a distant replay: * The game featured 19 touchdowns -- each team scored 10 times. There were 56 first downs of which the Eagles had 30. * The Eagles and Chargers combined for 1,321 yards on 136 plays -- an average of 9.71 yards per snap. There were 23 scrimmage plays of more than 20 yards -- 10 by the Eagles and 13 by the Chargers.

Six plays went over 50

Photo by Russell Rinn Georgetown junior quarterback Chandler Herman put up big numbers in area loss to Boerne champion. yards, including two of 60 or more. * Quarterbacks Josh Green of Champion and Chandler Herman of GHS completed a combined 59 of 75 passes for 809 yards.

None of those passes were picked off. There only were two turnovers -- both fumbles. Green completed for 30 of 39 for 475 yards and EIGHT -- yes that’s right -- EIGHT touchdowns.

He also ran for another.

Chayce Bolli caught 13 of those passes for 220 yards.

Many times Champion receivers appeared to be in different area codes than the defense. Herman found the range on 29 of 36 for 334 yards and four touchdowns. For the Eagles, junior Beau Corrales pulled in 12 for 177 yards and Jo’vonta Grimble had 11

for 109 yards. * Georgetown’s Dakota Cahill only had 30 yards on seven carries in the first half. He finished with 256 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries. “Our offensive coaches made the adjustment to go with counters instead of straight power in the second half. It paid off,” Dean said. Cahill busted his biggest plays straight up the middle.” * GHS kicker Luiz Diaz was a busy dude. He kicked nine extra points, a field goal, 11 kickoffs and two punts. * The Chargers and Eagles scored a total of 42 points in the fourth quarter, 35 in both the first and third quarters and miserly 24 in the second.

Take a second and catch your breath.

put the two Waco ISDs and Temple in with the four Bryan/College Station schools. Waco, Temple, Bryan and A&M Consolidated have been district rivals from time to time for decades.

When I was in high school in the early ‘60s, Temple, old Waco High and Bryan SFA were in the same district with Austin McCallum, Austin SFA and Austin Travis. The current Waco High is a consolidation of old Waco High, Waco Richfield and Waco Jefferson Moore. Bryan High was a meld of SFA and Bryan Kemp, both of those brought about by integration. Jefferson-Moore and Kemp were members of the Prairie View Interscholastic League.

Another suggestion on the web has GHS and EV joining Temple, Waco, Waco University and Marble Falls in a six-team alignment. If you want six, the Eagles and Patriots could be placed with Cedar Park, Rouse, Dripping Springs (1,671) and Marble Falls.

Also figuring in things is that the Austin ISD demands its own seven-school football district with SFA falling back to 5A for at least the next two years. Dripping Springs, Manor or Lockhart (1,520) could fill a hole here if is the magic number is eight.

Austin Ann Richards fills in other sports. Joining SFA will be LBJ (1,896), McCallum (1,733), Lanier (1,751), Crockett (1,472), Travis (1,434) and Reagan (1,345). Three AISD schools are in 6A -- Bowie (2,909), Akins (2,720.5) and Anderson (2,274). East

Side Memorial has 4A numbers at 845.

Note: Teams have the right to request to play up a classification, if they make that intention known to the UIL when they turn in their official enrollment numbers. They cannot play down. Allen and Katy will not be playing for the 6-man football title in the next two years.

Actually, I would like to see Waco and Waco University go west, north or east, but not south. This would leave us with what I would consider an equitable district -- an alignment that would provide stiff competition in all sports even with Vandy and Vista having vamoosed to 6A. My eight -- Georgetown, East View, Cedar Park, Rouse, Temple, Connally, Dripping Springs and Marble Falls. Dripping Springs should have a new stadium next year.

What will happen, will happen, no matter what the public thinks between now and the official announcement. The only certainty is that things are uncertain until the seals are broken on the envelopes at 9.a.m. on realignment morning.

There will be surprises, smiles and -- quite possibly -- a sizable amount of teeth gnashing over what Dr. Charles Breithaupt and his minions decide.

Their task is monumental, often thankless and demands complete secrecy.

Like baseball’s Hot Stove League we face nearly a three-month period of opinions, discussions and wishes -- even a few letters to Santa.

REALIGNMENT, FROM PAGE B1 tion of Region IV-5A. But in the 2012-13 and 201314 school years they were in Region III-5A. Region III is mainly composed of Houston and southeast Texas area schools, while Region IV includes Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley, Victoria, Laredo and some Hill Country schools.

The state playoff treks in the regions are quite different with most coaches preferring what is considered a “weaker” Region IV, while a few others like Region III. In either region, GISD teams are going to have to hit the road in the playoffs.

They are either going to be on the extreme west of a region or the extreme north of the other.

The largest factors in where the Eagles and

Patriots will compete next season are the elevation of three Leander schools to 6A -- Vandegrift (2,255), Vista Ridge (22,50) and Leander (2,187) -- and the dropping of Rouse (2,006) from 6A to 5A because of the opening of the LISD’s new school, Tom Glenn on the district’s northern edge.

Glenn, which will open this coming August, will compete in 4A for its first two school years.

One of the most interesting, but least probable, realignments would be the creation of a super district in football that would, in addition to EV and GHS, include Cedar Park (1,949) and Temple (2,067) along with Rouse, Waco (1,810) and Waco University and possibly either Marble Falls (1,257) or Pflugerville

Connally (1,977), if the UIL wanted to keep it an even number at eight.

In addition to possibly having the two of the best 5A football teams in the state in the Timberwolves and Wildcats, this district would be stadium rich with the GISD Athletic Complex, Waco ISD Stadium, Temple’s Wildcat Stadium, Gupton Stadium and Bible Stadium along with very serviceable facilities at Connally and Marble Falls.

From Georgetown, it’s approximately 80 miles from Georgetown to Waco, 40 miles to Temple and 44 to 64 miles to Marble Falls, pending route selection through the hills. The Waco trip -- and sometimes Temple -- is a pain in the butt on I-35 from Salado north -- especially in bad

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A popular alternative suggestion would have the Patriots and Eagles returning to the old 17-4A (5A under today’s guidelines) lineup that also included Connally, Hutto (1,775), Elgin (1,278), Manor (na), Bastrop (1,348) and Bastrop Cedar Creek (1,434).

From this alignment, GHS went to the state title game in football in 2012 and won the girls state basketball championship in 2013.

This alignment probably would return to Region III because of the traffic jam of 5A schools from Austin south.

The principal complaint about this district from many coaches was the lack of tough competition tended to dull teams instead of sharpening them prior to the playoffs. Also, facilities are hit and miss in this district. Hutto basically plays in a 3A/4A football stadium.

Now, the one you would hate the most. It has been suggested on The Old Coach website -- GHS, EV, Temple, Waco, Waco University, Bryan, Bryan Rudder, College Station and College Station A&M Consolidated. Get your car serviced and hope that gas prices stay low.

Of course it probably would be more intelligent -- not always an obvious trait in realignments -- to

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SU Men Suffer Third Consecutive Loss The Southwestern Men’s basketball team had their losing streak extended to three games this past Saturday as they dropped an 82-69 non-conference basketball game to Hardin-Simmons in Abilene.

In its previous start last week, the Pirates were defeated 110-108 by Mary Hardin-Baylor at the Robertson Center on Monday.

SU is now 2-3 on the season with its next start being at Concordia (2-1) at 7 p.m.

Wednesday.

Saturday’s loss was a rematch of a game between the Pirates and Cowboys that SU won 80-74 on Thursday, Nov. 19.

In Saturday’s game, the Pirates were outrebounded 50-36 in a game in which SU scored just eight field goals in the first 20 minutes, trailing 41-28 at the half.

H-SU extended its lead to 18 early in the second half and the Pirates were never able to recover despite shooting nearly 50 percent over the final 20 minutes.

While the Cowboys were putting down 47.8 percent of their shots (32 of 67), the Pirates were making only 35.9 percent (23 of 64).

Connor Kim led the Pirates with 23 points (eight-of-16 from the floor) and Karrey Sanders added 22 points and had five steals. Ryan Ogden put in 13 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

Justin Jones, a 6-8 junior center, powered H-SU with matching totals of 17 points and 17 rebounds.

In the overtime battle with the Crusaders, Southwestern relinquished a 15-point, second-half lead and ultimately lost.

The Pirates were lights out in the first half, shooting 53.3 percent from beyond the arc and took a

Photo by Russell Rinn Southwestern quarterback Bryan Hicks has been named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference fall sportsmanship team in football. six-point lead, 49-43, at the half.

Kim had an impressive 19 points in the first 20 minutes of action, going 7-12 from the field and four-of-six from 3-point range.

SU started strong in the second half, quickly extending the lead to 15, but the Cru continued to battle back, eventually tying the game at 100 with 23 seconds to play to force overtime.

With the momentum on their side UMHB took its first lead since 3:40 remaining in the first half, on the

opening shot of overtime to lead 102-100. Ogden’s free throw tied the game 108-108 with 21 seconds remaining. The Crusaders’ Daniel Mills, who was hot in the second half, sealed the Pirates’ fate with a baseline jumper with just seconds left on the clock.

Once again SU was outrebounded with the Cru taking a 46-36 edge on the boards. UMHB also outshot the Pirates, 54.5 percent (42-of-77) to 48 percent (36-75).

Chris Molina led SU with 27 points, while Kim and Ogden both added 21

and Benjamin Stiver put in 20 points. Ogden also had 10 rebounds, nine assists and two blocks.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Pirates used a strong team effort to end their season-opening five-game losing streak and gave new coach Lori Morris her first victory -- a 68-60 win over Louisiana College this past Sunday at the Robertson Center.

Earlier in the week SU had lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor, 73-66, on Tuesday in Belton and to Concordia, 51-43, on

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Saturday. The Pirates will return to action against Whitman College (4-0) at 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Dec. 12, in Walla Walla, Washington.

A back-and-forth start to the game gave way to the Pirates mounting a 5-point lead, 15-10 with 4:09 left in the first quarter. Less than two minutes later Louisiana College had erased SU’s lead and took a 3-point advantage, 18-15, into the second quarter.

Southwestern got hot offensively in the second and led by as many as 11 on Renee Walker’s free throw. SU took a 9-point lead, 30-21 into the locker room at halftime thanks to tough defense, allowing just Wildcats just 3 points in the quarter.

The Wildcats edged the Pirates in the third quarter by 1 point and sent SU into the final quarter up eight, 47-39. The lead proved to be enough as the Pirates closed out the game from the free throw line.

Olivia Podaras led SU with 16 points and Madison Edwards added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Audrey Garcia scored 12 points, grabbed nine rebounds, made six steals and blocked three shots. Torri Carraway had 10 points and eight rebounds.

SU won despite shooting only 38.6 percent (22 of 57) from the floor. The Pirates posted a 47-36 rebounding edge.

The Pirates aided their own downfall in the loss to Concordia with 33 turnovers.

Despite 13 first-quarter turnovers the Pirates still had a one-point advantage after the period, leading 11-10. SU was scoreless the first five minutes of the second quarter, but Edwards broke the drought and started the Pirates.

They trailed by just 27-24,

at the half.

After a brief run the Tornadoes closed the third quarter with a strong push to lead 39-32. The Pirates’ offensive woes continued in the fourth as they never pulled closer than 4 points.

Garcia led SU with 18 points and Carraway pulled down 12 rebounds. The Pirates shot just 31.3 percent from the floor (15-48), while their Austin opponents were even colder at 30 percent (18-60).

Despite outscoring Mary Hardin-Baylor, 30-14, in the final period, Southwestern couldn’t make up the 23-point deficit that stared them in the face after the third quarter.

SU fell behind by seven after the first quarter and was outscored 21-8 in the second to face a 20-point deficit at halftime. The Pirates were much stronger in the third period and pressed hard through the fourth quarter, but the hole was too big to overcome.

Poor shooting again was a problem for SU as it made only 34.4 percent of its shots (22 of 64). Carraway and Kelsey Farkus led the Pirates with 15 and 13 points, while Podaras and Walker both added 11 Carraway also had a teamhigh eight rebounds.

HONORS: Seven Southwestern student/athletes were named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference fall sportsmanship team. Each of the student-athletes were selected to the team by their respective head coach.

Selected from SU were: Bryan Hicks (football), Kirby Kincannon (volleyball), Mac Light (soccer), Hayley Miesse (soccer), Austin Morrison (X-country) and Brianna Timourian (X- country).

Source: SU athletics.

GHS Girls Thursday vs Incarnate Word Noon GHS Thursday vs Belton 6:00 PM GHS Friday vs SA Stevens 7:30 PM GHS GHS Boys Thursday vs Belton 7:30 PM GHS Friday vs CHSM 10:30 AM GHS Friday vs Magnolia 6:00 PM GHS East View Girls Thursday vs Cibolo Steele 9:00 AM SWU Thursday vs McKinney 6:00 PM SWU Friday vs Cedar Ridge 1:30 PM GHS East View Boys Thursday vs Westwood 1:30 PM GHS Friday vs Byron Nelson Noon GHS Friday vs SA Stevens 9:00 PM GHS Bracket Play TBA

Details at JackFrostTournament.com GIRLS 2014 - Argyle

(beat Georgetown, 48-38)

2013 - Georgetown (beat Austin Bowie, 43-25)

2012 - Lubbock Coronado 2011 - Georgetown 2010 - Corpus Christi King 2009 - Westbury Christian 2008 Lubbock Coronado 2007 - San Antonio Wagner 2006 - Pflug Connally 2005 - Pflug Connally

FROST PAST CHAMPIONS 2004 - Pflug Connally 2003 - San Antonio Taft 2002 - Fort Smith, AR 2001 - Georgetown 2000 - San Antonio Taft 1999 - Georgetown 1998 - Georgetown 1997 - Georgetown 1996 - Georgetown 1995 - Georgetown 1994 - Georgetown 1993 - Georgetown

1992 - Georgetown 1991 - Austin Westlake 1990 - Waco Midway 1989 - Temple 1988 - Temple 1980 - Marlin 1979 - Taylor

BOYS 2014 - Humble Atascocita

(beat Austin Lake Travis, 51-48)

2013 - S.A. Churchill

(beat San Antonio Stevens, 43-41)

2012 - S.A. Churchill 2011 - S.A. Churchill 2010 - Fort Bend Travis 2009 - Austin Reagan 2007 - Austin Bowie 2006 - Victoria Memorial 2005 - Austin Bowie

2004 - Humble Kingwood 2003 - Sulpher, Louisiana 2002 - Southwood, LA 2001 - Georgetown 2000 - Georgetown 1999 - Georgetown 1998 - Georgetown 1997 - Waco Midway 1996 - Waco Midway 1993 - Georgetown 1992 - Austin Anderson 1991 - R.R. Westwood

1990 - San Antonio Lanier 1988 - Austin Lanier 1987 - Austin Lanier 1986 - Houston Memorial 1985 - Georgetown 1984 Belton 1983 Georgetown 1982 Belton 1981 Waco 1980 Georgetown Source: Tournament records.

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Furrer, Douglas Sign to Play in Division 1 Photo credit Michelle Jones

Photo credit Michelle Jones Caroline Furrer recently signed to continue her education and volleyball career at the Univ of Pennsylvania. Pictured are mother Kelli, brother Corby, Coach Jenny Richardson, and father Will.

Georgetown’s 5-foot-11 senior outside hitter Caroline Furrer has signed to continue her volleyball career on the NCAA Division I level with the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in the Ivy League.

Her course of study will be at the university’s Wharton School of Business.

GHS coach Jenny Richardson said: “They broke the mold when they made Caroline. She’s a great player and even better teammate. Penn is lucky to have her.

The volleyball program is forever better because of this young Lady.”

Furrer’s resume: District 25-5A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, second-year first-team All-District 25-5A, first freshman to ever make GHS varsity, team captain two seasons, four-year academic all-district, four-year starter, school records for aces (176) and kills (1,287).

The Caroline Furrer file:

Why did you pick this school?

“Because of its combination of Division I athletics and a top-tier education . . . competing in the Ivy League.”

How do they plan to use you?

“I will carry over my six-rotation playing as an outside hitter for the Quakers as a freshman.”

What will you add to the school’s program?

“I feel that I will bring a passion for the game and an intensity to win every day to the program.”

How would you describe yourself as an athlete?

“Competitive, smart and tactical.”

What motivates you?

“My desire to win every time I step on the court.”

In what areas do you feel you have to improve for the next level?

“I know that at the next level I must maintain a focus on my fundamentals rather than getting lost in the atmosphere of the match.”

How has GHS prepared you for the next level?

“GTVB has filled me with confidence and shown me what it means to be a true teammate, and I plan on implementing those qualities for my team at Penn.”

What has been the highlight of your career to date?

“The friendships developed to last a lifetime.”

What are your long-range goals?

“I hope to further my education and get my masters from the Wharton School of Business ... Win the Ivy’s NCAA Tournament spot.”

Who have been the most important people in your development?

“My parents (Kelli and Will) taught me what it’d like to compete at the next level from an early age, so I have been waiting for this moment since the fifth grade. . . . I would like to thank coach Richardson for always believing in me.”

What makes you the person you are?

“My love for Jesus Christ gives me the reason to step on the court every day.

My goal is to touch all of my teammates’ lives through volleyball to show them our Savior.”

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Maddie Douglas has signed to continue her volleyball career and education at Texas A&M. Pictured are mother Trish, Coach Jenny Richardson, brother Noah, and father Nathan.

Georgetown’s 6-foot middle blocker Maddie Douglas has signed to continue her volleyball career at NCAA Division I Texas A&M of the Southeastern Conference.

Douglas plans to study education.

GHS coach Jenny Richardson said: “We are really going to miss the level of intensity that Maddie brings to the game.

She celebrates every point. She is also very helpful to the younger middles. I know they will miss her guidance. We wish her the best as an Aggie! The volleyball program is forever better because of this young lady.”

Douglas’ resume: An All-State first-team and third-team selection during her career, all-district first-team three times (twice in 25-5A and once in 17-5A), committed to A&M as a sophomore, three-year starter for the Lady Eagles, all tournament in the European Global Challenge, three-time academic All District, school records for solo blocks in a match (eight) and career blocks (373).

Earned nickname “Mad Dog.”

The Maddie Douglas file:

Why did you pick this school?

“Because the atmosphere felt like home.

I grew up an Aggie, so College Station has always had my heart.”

How do they plan to use you?

“They are expecting me to come in and contribute in the middle.”

What do you feel you will add to the A&M program?

“I feel I will add to the Aggie spirit they already have. I hope to add to the team offensively and defensively as well.”

How would you describe yourself as an athlete?

“Well, I was never the girl who was just good from the start. I’m working my tailend off to compete at the level I do.”

What motivates you?

“Pure competition.”

In what areas do you feel you have to improve for the next level?

“Physically, I will have to catch up with my teammates for sure. I also know that my mental game will have to become stronger.”

How has the GHS program prepared you for the next level?

“The physicality of GTVB has helped me a lot for collegiate volleyball.”

What has been the highlight of your career to date?

“Probably making it to round six of playoffs (state semifinals) as a sophomore.”

What are your long-range goals both personally and athletically?

“My long-range goals are to succeed at TAMU and to set up a good career as well.”

Who have been the most important people in your development?

“My family (parents Trish and Nathan, brother Noah) has been the biggest part of my development. Obviously, not physically, but through their support and determination to remind me of my goals.”

What makes you the person you are?

“I give all the credit to God and my family. If it weren’t for those relationships, I would not be who I am.”

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Furrer, Douglas Named 1st Team All-District

by Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

Two Georgetown seniors -- Caroline Furrer and Maddie Douglas -- have been named to first-team positions on the All-District 25-5A Volleyball Team as selected by the alignment’s eight head coaches. The 5-foot-11 Furrer, an outside hitter, also was selected as the district’s Offensive Player of the Year.

The team was headed by Class 5A state champion Dripping Springs (51-3), which claimed three of the district’s superlatives.

Tigers’ senior outside hitter Morgyn Greer was a repeat choice as the Most Valuable Player, senior libero Autumn Rounsaville was selected as Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season and sophomore outside hitter Graceyn Tippens was the Newcomer of the Year.

The district’s Setter of the Year was junior Lexi Lopez, who led Vandegrift to a second-place finish.

Seven GISD players -- four from fourth-place Georgetown and three from East View -- were named to the second team. Lady Eagles honored were senior outside hitter Shayleigh

Haas, senior libero Zoe Saavedra, senior setter Riane Pope and junior Georgia Quiroz. Patriots placed on the second team were senior outside hitter Calli Novak, senior setter Mady Heald and junior right side/ setter Miranda Klein.

Furrer and the 6-foot Douglas were repeat selections on the first team, while Novak and Pope were repeaters on the second team. Furrer (Penn), Douglas (Texas A&M) and Novak (TCU) will continue their careers on the NCAA D-I level.

Honorable-mention choices from GHS were sophomore Emily Ellis, junior Camryn McGinnis and senior Mollie Mulvey.

Sophomore middle blocker Rachel Wisian was East View’s representative on the honorable-mention list.

“I’m very happy for the girls who received honors,” said GHS coach Jenny Richardson, who directed the Lady Eagles to a 9-5 district mark and the Region IV-5A quarterfinals. “Making any team in 25-5A is an absolute honor.

They are very deserving.

I’m very proud of them.”

“I was very proud of our team this year,” East View coach Justeen

Coulson said. “The team never stopped fighting. We finished higher than we did last season despite all the injuries we encountered this year. We came back and beat Vista Ridge in the second round, beat Marble Falls and Leander both home and away, and came very close to beating strong teams in our district.

“I am very proud of Calli, Miranda and Mady for their awards this year; they are very deserving and were strong leaders for our team. Rachel is a young talented player who is an up-and-coming leader. She is deserving of her award as well. Looking forward to next season we have a lot of seasoned players, who will be leading our team but we will miss Calli and Miranda.”

Dripping Springs, which eliminated GHS in the regional semifinals, ran the table in 25-5A with a 14-0 record and downed Canyon Randall, 3-0, in a one-sided state semifinal and defending champion Lucas Lovejoy, 3-2, in the state finals.

ALL-DISTRICT 25-5A SUPERLATIVES

MVP -- Morgyn Greer, Dripping Springs, OH, sr.

Offensive Player of the Year -- Caroline Furrer, GHS, OH, sr.

Defensive Player of the Year -- Autumn Rounsaville, Dripping Springs, L, sr.

Setter of the Year -- Lexi Lopez, Vandegrift jr.

Newcomer of the Year -- Graceyn Tippens, Dripping Springs, OH, so.

FIRST TEAM Libero -- Rounsaville, Dripping Springs, sr.; Shelby Buterbaugh, Vandegrift, sr.

Middle blocker -- Maddie Douglas, GHS, sr.; Alana Geymer, Cedar Park, jr.; Ashley Waggle, Dripping Springs, so.; Bella Benoit, Vandegrift, jr.; Carlie Schmidl, Dripping Springs, sr.;

Luci Albertson, Cedar Park, jr.

Outside hitter -- Furrer, GHS, sr.; Tippens, Dripping Springs, so.; Kylie Nothnagel, Vista Ridge, sr.; Greer, Dripping Springs, sr ; Simone Priebe, Vandegrift, so.

RS/S -- Callie Reed, Leander, sr.

S -- Lopez, Vandegrift, jr.; Lindsey Ledyard, Cedar Park, jr.; Madison Green, Dripping Springs, sr.

SECOND TEAM L -- Zoe Saavedra, GHS, sr.; Taylor Spisak, Cedar Park, sr.

MB -- Ryan Palmieri, Vandegrift, sr.

OH -- Calli Novak, East View, sr.; Shayleigh Haas, GHS, sr.; Alexis

Cheatum, Cedar Park, so.; Ella Lofton, Vista Ridge, jr.; Katarina Mendez, Vandegrift, jr.

RS -- Alissa Johnson, Dripping Springs, sr.

RS/S -- Miranda Klein, East View, jr.

S -- Riane Pope, GHS, sr.; Georgia Quiroz, GHS, jr.; Mady Heald, East View, sr.

HONORABLE MENTION (GISD selections only) East View -- Rachel Wisian, MB, so.

Georgetown -- Emily Ellis, MB, so.; Camryn McGinnis,RS, jr.; and Mollie Mulvey, RS, sr.

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McDonald Picks Sam Houston Georgetown senior outfield Megan McDonald signed recently to continue her softball career at Sam Houston State of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference. She was one of five signees announced by the Bearkats this fall.

GHS coach Jessica Bond said: “It has been a privilege to have coached Megan. She is not only an amazing athlete, but is a great student and teammate. Megan always goes above and beyond anything I ask of her, and I am looking forward to what she’s going to accomplish this season!”

Sam Houston coach Bob Brock: ““We are so excited about this recruiting class. They have performed well both academically and athletically. We expect them to have an immediate impact within our program in every way possible.”

McDonald’s resume: A two-time all-district outfielder who was named to the NFCA South Central all-region team and was a Texas Sports Writers Association 5A All-State second team honoree last year. She is a threetime academic all-district selection. As a junior she hit .533, had a .673 slugging percentage and fielded .982. She scored 45 runs, had 13 RBI and nine extra-base hits.

The Megan McDonald file: Why did you pick Sam Houston State? “...Because I loved the campus and the feeling I got being there. The coaches and players all made me fell so welcome when I would go to visit.”

How do they plan to use your talents?

“I will most likely be playing outfield, and offensively will hit for power, slap as well as bunt.”

What do you feel you will add to the school’s program? “... Speed and being a triple threat at the plate.”

How would you describe yourself as an athlete?

“I always want to do my best in everything I do. I never want to have any doubts that I didn’t do enough to help my team. If I think someone is better than me, it drives me to work even harder to continue to improve.”

What motivates you?

“My motivation comes from preparing the best I can for my team and coaches. I love to see my team being successful.”

Where do you have to improve for the next level?

“I believe there is always room to improve all of my skills, but I want to focus on becoming both faster and stronger.”

How did the GHS program prepare you for the next level?

“Our workouts and dedication -- especially over the last year -- have been preparing me for college the most. All of our girls are always putting in extra work before and after school on our own. This helps me with what schedules will be like in college.”

What has been the highlight of your career to date?

“Making it to the fourth round of the playoffs (last year) and being regional semifinalists. That made school history and set a pavement for the program and future teams.”

What are your long-range goals?

“Athletically, my goals are to go into Sam Houston and

Georgetown’s Megan McDonald recently signed to continue her softball career at Sam Houston State in Huntsville.

Photo courtesy of Georgetown softball earn a starting spot my freshman year, and over the years as a team win a conference championship. I also want to enjoy my time there. . . . I’m not sure what I want to study.

I want to graduate with a degree and be able to coach.”

Who have been the most important people in your development?

“My parents have helped me get me to where I am by driving and flying me across the country to play the best possible competition, and always putting my needs before their own. All of my coaches, who have spent their time working with me . . . to shape me into the person I am.”

What makes you the person you are?

“I love seeing and making other people happy and always try to put their needs before my own -- just as so many people have done for me. My family has always showed me and taught me how to treat others and plays a huge role into who I am. My love for God has always helped me in huge ways, and I know without that I would not be where I am today.”

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Georgetown Hosts Duals Tournament Georgetown will play host to 10 teams, including East View Dec 5 in the Georgetown Duals Wrestling Tournament in the GHS annex gym. Competition will begin at 9 a.m.

Joining the Eagles and Patriots in the field will be Austin Anderson, Austin McCallum, Austin Travis, Cedar Park, Killeen Ellison, Leander, Pflugerville Connally, Pflugerville Hendrickson and Round Rock Cedar Ridge. The format will feature competition in four pools with the top two finishers in each advancing to bracket action.

A junior varsity tournament will be held in conjunction with the varsity duals. It is slated to begin at 10 a.m. on Friday.

With many of his top wrestlers just coming out of football, first-year GHS coach Russell Madsen said his team has gotten off to a slow start. In the Bryan duals this past Tuesday the Eagles dropped decisions to the host Vikings, 40-30, and Katy Cinco Ranch, 50-30. In its first outing of the season at the Capital Classic on Saturday, Nov. 21, three GHS varsity wrestlers placed -- Shelby Lee, fourth at 102; Dax Olsen, second at 120; and Samuel Purser, fourth among heavyweights.

In the JV division of the Capital Classic, Eagles claimed three individual titles -- Joseph Molina at 124-128. Joshua Araujo at 164-168, and Audie Heaton at 172-178. Taking seconds were Lane Marsh at 111114, Matthew Guerrero at 137-140 and Calis Clubb at 156-160. Finishing third were Carson Pottenger at 102-107, James Sparkman at 140-143, and Christopher Branham at 140-144.

Coach Don Wise’s Patriots will be making their season debut at the Georgetown duals.

The Patriots and Eagles will compete in an 11-team

District 13-5A with Cedar Park, Connally, Dripping Springs, Hutto, Leander, San Marcos, Vandegrift and Vista Ridge. The 13-5A varsity tournament will be Feb, 5-6 at Vandegrift.

EAST VIEW VARSITY SCHEDULE Coach: Don Wise DECEMBER 5 -- at Georgetown Varsity Duals, GHS annex gym. 16 -- at Cedar Ridge dual. 19 -- at Hill Country Classic, Vista Ridge.

JANUARY 2 -- at Austin Reagan Duals Tournament. 8-9 -- at Centex Classic, Delco Center, Austin. 16 -- at Travis Duals, Burger Center, Austin. 23 -- at McCallum Duals Tournament, Delco Center, Austin. 27 -- at Killeen Ellison dual. 30 -- at Austin Bowie Duals Tourn, Burger Ctr, Austin.

FEBRUARY 5-6 -- at District 13-5A Tournament, Vandegrift.

12-13 -- at Region IV-5A Meet, Delco Center, Austin. 18-20 -- at UIL State Tournament, Berry Center, Cypress.

GEORGETOWN VARSITY SCHEDULE Coach: Randall Madsen DECEMBER 5 -- Georgetown Varsity Duals, GHS annex gym.

12-- at Austin Westlake quad meet. 19 -- at Hill Country Classic, Vista Ridge.

JANUARY 8-9 -- at Centex Classic, Delco Center, Austin. 13 -- Pflugerville Hendrickson Dual, GHS annex gym. 16 -- at State Duals, Bryan. 20 -- at Austin Westlake dual.

27 -- at Rouse dual. 30 -- at Austin Bowie Duals Tourn, Burger Center, Austin.

FEBRUARY 5-6 -- at District 13-5A Tournament, Vandegrift.

12-13 -- at Region IV-5A Meet, Delco Center, Austin. 18-20 -- at UIL State Tournament, Berry Center, Cypress.

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East View Girls Upend Hippos

By Allan Shiflet Sports Correspondent

Emily Daniel and the Patriots sport a 5-4 record following their 54-33 win last week over Hutto. Daniel had 11 points in the effort.

East View Making Progress Despite Early Losses

By Jon Whittemore Sports Correspondent

The East View Patriots dropped their second straight game to open the boys basketball season against San Marcos High on Monday, Nov. 23. The final tally showed a ninepoint defeat, 66-57.

Leading the way for the Patriots were 6-foot-2 forward Quinn Stewart and 6-3 wing Dylan Derr with 12 points each. Stewart and

Derr were followed closely by 6-0 sophomore guard Donald Walton with 10.

Walton, Derr and Stewart were the only East View players in double figures.

Justin Derr, a 6-2 junior, chipped in eight.

“We’re getting closer to the style we want to play,” coach Jason Jones said.

“We’d like to play up-tempo and get up and down the floor more than in the past. Getting three players in double figures is pretty

good as long as we don’t give up 20-something to the guy on the other team.”

Jones also pointed out the play of 5-9 freshman point guard Zion Hester.

Hester’s impressive stat line included tallying four points and also contributing seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals to the Patriot cause.

Rounding out the scoring for the Patriots were: Cray Steger and Zach Adams with 3 each, Zach Carter

East View beat Hutto, 54-33 last Monday night, Nov. 23, in non-district girls basketball action on the Hippos’ hardwoods.

The Patriots, now 5-4 on the season, used the victory to break a two-game losing streak after dropping backto-back games to Liberty Hill and Belton.

East View was more adept at putting the ball in the basket against the Hippos than they were in recent games. The Patriots improved their shooting hitting, 40 percent from the field while limiting Hutto to single-digit scoring in all but the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Diamond Morrison opened the scoring for East View with a short jump shot in the lane.

After a Abby Holland field goal, Morrison scored off an offensive rebound and followed that with a steal and bucket as the Patriots stormed to a 8-2 lead.

After Emily Daniel made a pair of free throws, Morrison got two more steals and another field goal to increase the lead to 12-2 and set the tone for night. With an assist from Morrison, Daniel drained a 3-pointer followed by another Morrison steal and basket to push the lead to 19-2. After Hutto hit three field goals, Alyson Ashby got an offensive rebound and put-back to close the first quarter with the East View holding a 21-8 lead.

Paighton Corley drilled a bucket to open the second quarter for the Patriots; Rachel Wisian followed with a steal and scored while getting fouled on the play. Wisian made the free throw to complete the old style 3-point play to push the lead to 32-11. A couple

of buckets by Daniel and field goals by Holland and Ashby and a free throw by Sarah Lindsey closed out the first half with East View leading 41-16.

Holland opened the third quarter making three foul shots and a field goal as the Patriots were on cruise control with a 46-22 lead after three quarters. Ashby and Holland made two free throws each with Daniel and Wisian hitting field goals to close out the game.

Holland led all scorers with 15 points, Daniel had 11 with Morrison shooting 71 percent from the floor, adding 10 points and five steals. Ashby led all rebounders with eight, while Lindsey and Wisian had six each.

East View played a non-district game at Elgin Tuesday night and opens pool play in the 37th annual Jack Frost Tournament on Thursday. The Patriots face Cibolo Steele at 9 a.m. and McKinney at 6 p.m.

Both Thursday games are in Southwestern’s Robertson Center.

NON-DISTRICT GAME At Hutto, Monday, Nov. 23 EAST VIEW 54, HUTTO 33 EV (54) -- Paighton Corley 1-4 0-1 2, Diamond Morrison 5-7 0-0 10, Alyson Ashby 2-3 2-2 8, Emily Daniel 4-13 2-2 11, Rachel Wisian 4-10 1-4, Lina Mendoza 0-2 0-0 0, Abby Holland 5-11 5-6 15, Sara Lindsey 0-2 1-4 1. Totals: 21-52 11-19 54.

HHS (33) -- Shamia Shanks 5-10 5-6 15, Riley Ferris 0-0 0-0 0, Shelby Hameisler 0-0 0-2 0, Tera Chavera 1-5 0-0 2, Jasmine Munoz 2-8 4-7 8, Codee Terry 2-4 0-0 5, Sarah Standard 0-1 0-1 0, Cheyeanne Harris 1-1 0-0 2, Whitney Camero 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 11-30 9-16 33.

Halftime: EV, 41-16. 3-point shooting: EV 1-8 (Daniel 1-6, Holland 0-1, Lindsey 0-1); HHS 2-5 (Shanks 1-1, Chavera 0-1, Terry 1-2, Camero 0-1). Rebounds: EV 30 (Ashby 8, Wisian 6, Lindsey 6); HHS 23 (Munoz 7, Shanks 6). Assists: EV 8 (Corley 2, Daniel 2, Mendoza 2).

Blocks: EV 1 (Wisian); HHS 0. Steals: EV 12 (Morrison 5, Daniel 4, Wisian 3).

Turnovers: EV 13, HHS 12. Total fouls: EV 17, HHS 14. Fouled out: EV, Corley.

Technical fouls: none. Records: East View, 5-4; Hutto, 0-6.

and A.J. Keller with 2 each, and John Ver Colen with one. Austin Moreno did not score but did snag four rebounds.

“We’re getting there,” continued Jones. “It’ll just take a little time. We play Westwood (6A) in the first game of the Jack Frost Tourney on Thursday at 1:30 (p.m.). They’ll be a good contest to see how far we’ve come and how far we have to go.”

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“Brooke ended up playing a lot of minutes even though she wasn’t at 100 percent,” Farney said.

Georgetown and Hendrickson were deadlocked at 20 at halftime. The Hawks (7-3) built a 41-33 with just one minute and eight seconds remaining in regulation, but went stale, while the Lady Eagles made their best surge of the game to deadlock the contest 43-43 with 19 seconds on a 3-pointer by junior Taylor Green to force overtime.

Hendrickson scored just two free throws over the final minute, while junior Green dropped in two 3-pointers and a pair of extra points and freshman Emily Jones had two free throws. Jones, who had been playing on the JV, made her varsity debut in the game.

“I was pleased with the way we played at the end,” Farney said. “Jones made pressure free throws and Taylor hit some big shots.”

However, after Hendrickson and Georgetown traded baskets at the start of the four-minute bonus period, the Lady Hawks scored 7 of the game’s final 9 points -- five on free throws.

The all-around play of 5-foot-9 senior Kayla Anthony was the major pain for GHS with 17 points, while senior Kendrick Clark led GHS with 12. They were the only

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It hasn’t been a good week for the Georgetown Lady Eagles, who were ranked 17th in the Texas Association of Basketball Class 5A rankings announced on Nov. 23. They dropped a pair of non-district road games to 6A opponents -- Killeen Ellison and Pflugerville Hendrickson -- and had to sweat out the medical reports on two starters injured in the Ellison game.

Continuing to get key players in foul trouble early, not playing good basketball except in a few stretches and getting little offensive production from the post, the Lady Eagles saw their record dip to 4-4 with a 62-50 loss to Ellison on Monday, Nov. 23, and 52-47 to Hendrickson this past Saturday.

Georgetown coach Rhonda Farney flatly stated that the Lady Eagles would be going back to the drawing board as they face another tough week. They played host to 6A Killeen on Tuesday night and then face a rugged 16-team field in the 37th annual Jack Frost Tournament on Thursday through Saturday at Eagle Gym. The Lady Eagles are in a pool with San Antonio Incarnate Word, a team that took a 56-46 decision from Ellison, Belton and San Antonio Stevens. They play Incarnate Word at noon and

Georgetown’s Ashley Wickline and the Lady Eagles battled Killeen Ellison is a physical matchup last week. Georgetown will play in the annual Jack Frost tournament this week in Georgetown.

Belton at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Stevens at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Saturday’s bracket play will be based on the results of pool play.

Most of the week’s good

news was on the medical front after junior point guard Brooke Elliott went down with a knee injury, leaving the Ellison gym on crutches, and it was

feared that senior guard Avery Kelly had suffered a concussion. However, Elliott’s problem was less severe than first believed and Kelly’s problem was

double-digit scorers in the game.

Hendrickson coach Norma Sierra said that her team’s half-court defense was the difference in the game, but decried her freethrow shooting despite the difference-makers in the overtime. Neither team was exciting at the line -- both shot just 50 percent (GHS 11 of 22 and Hendrickson, 12 of 24).

The game at Ellison became very physical. The game was deadlocked at 39 after three periods, but as things got rougher, the Green Eagles outscored the Blue Eagles 23-11 in the fourth period with GHS having scoring droughts 2:20 and 3:23.

“It was the most physical game that I can remember,” Farney said. “However, I did see some good things.

The kids were able to hold it together early when we got in foul trouble. . . . We needed to rebound better and we didn’t take advantage of several opportunities to score.”

Ellison outshot GHS, 48 to 39 percent, and held the advantage on the boards.

Clark scored 20 points for the Lady Eagles, while Madison Hattix-Covington had 18 for Ellison.

While the varsity struggled, the GHS JV and Freshman Blue swept their games with Ellison and Hendrickson. Hailey Wickline scored 21 points in the Freshman Blue’s win over the Hawks.

LADY EAGLES BASKETBALL SUMMARIES MONDAY’S NON-DISTRICT GAMES At Killeen Ellison KILLEEN ELLISON 62, G’TOWN 50 GHS (50) -- Brooke Elliott 0-3 4-4 4.

Dori Brown 1-6 0-2 2, Kendrick Clark 7-11 4-4 20, Taylor Green 3-13 0-0 8, Taylor Elliott 001 0-0 0, Sandi Harris 0-1 1-3 1, Ashley Wickline 1-2 0-0 2, Avery Kelly 5-7 0-0 12, Dee Day 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals: 18-46 9-13 50.

ELLISON (62) -- Genna Alhambra 3-7 0-1 6, Deija Planas 0-1 0-0 0, Kianna Page 0-0 0-0 0, Anacia Simmons 0-1 0-0 0, Arriyanna Forch 2-2 1-2 5, Aujunnae Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Cielo McClain 4-8 2-2 10, Feliziana Davis 1-2 0-0 3, Madison Hattix-Covington 6-15 4-5 18, La’Prasijan Johnson 4-5 2-3 12, Naomi Burnette 2-4 1-2 5. Totals: 24-50 10-15 62.

Halftime: EHS, 30-27. 3-point scoring: GHS 6-18 (B. Elliott 0-1, Brown 0-1, Clark 2-3, Green 2-8, T. Elliott 0-1, Kelly 2-4); KES 5-11 (Alhambra 0-1, Davis 1-1, Hattix-Covington 2-7, Johnson 2-2). Rebounds: GHS 14 (Green 4); KES 19 (McClain 6). Assists: GHS 15 (B. Elliott 5); KES 16 (Hattix-Covington 5).

Steals: GHS 11 (Wickline 3, Green 3).

Turnovers: GHS 12. Total fouls: GHS 18.

KEH 10. Fouled out: GHS, Day. Technical fouls: none. Records: Georgetown, 4-3; Ellison, 7-1.

Sub-Varsity Games (GHS scoring only) GHS JV 39, KILLEEN ELLISON JV 33 -- Josie Weirich 5, Catherine Dietlein 0, Suzanna Richter 0, Miranda Gil 0, Maddie Vickers 4, Emili Harris 4, Taryn Newton 2, Olivia Anderson 15, Emily Jones 9. Halftime: Ellison, 13-12. GHS record: 6-1.

GHS FRESHMAN 43, KILLEEN ELLISON FRESHMAN 42 -- Morgan Bruning 5, Ali Isbell 1, Samari O’Brien 3, Hailey Wickline 14, Lauren Vega 6, Shelby Jones 3, Jaelyn Knight 7, Jade Smith 4, Samantha Champion 0. Halftime: Ellison, 26-22. GHS record: 6-1.

SATURDAY’S NON-DISTRICT GAMES At Pflugerville Hendrickson HENDRICKSON 52, GEORGETOWN 47 (OT) GHS (47) -- B. Elliott 1-2 2-2 4, Brown 1-1 0-2 2, Clark 5-10 0-0 12, Green 2-7 2-2 8, T. Elliott 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia

Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, Harris 1-1 2-3 5, Wickline 1-3 0-2 2, Kelly 2-3 2-2 7, Day 1-6 1-5 3, Emily Jones 0-2 2-4 2.

Totals: 15-36 11-22 47.

HEN (52) -- Mikayla Woods 1-5 3-4 5, Angel Thai 3-9 0-4 6, Destinee Molden 2-5 5-7 9. Kaila Anthony 7-12 3-5 17, Megan Kirby 0-1 0-0 0, Destiny Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Bryana Hunter 3-4 1-2 7, Brooke Lopez 2-5 0-0 6, Riley Skahill 0-0 0-0 0, Amaka Dike 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Pellar 1-1 0-2 2. Totals: 19-43 12-24 52.

Halftime: 20-20. Regulation: 43-43.

3-point shooting: GHS 6-13 (Clark 2-5, Green 2-5, Harris 1-1, Kelly 1-2); HEN 2-12 (Thai 0-4, Molden 0-1, Anthony 0-2, Lopez 2-5). Rebounds: GHS 21 (B. Elliott 4, Clark 4); HEN 19 (Woods 5, Anthony 5); Assists: GHS 13 (B. Elliott 3, Green 3). Steals: GHS 4(Day 2). Blocks: GHS 2 (Day 2); HEN 2. Turnovers: GHS 14. Total fouls: GHS 22, HEN 18. Fouled out: HEN, Hunter. Records: G’town, 4-4; Hendrickson. 7-3.

Sub-Varsity Games (GHS scoring only) GHS JV 42, HENDRICKSON JV 36 --

Georgetown Boys Gaining Experience Against 6A Foes

by Jon Whittemore Sports Correspondent

After starting the season with a three road trips (all loses), the Georgetown Eagles hoped to change their floundering fortunes when they played host to the Westwood Warriors this past Monday night in their home opener.

Their latest excursion into a non-district schedule dotted with 6A opponents netted a 23-point point loss to Austin Westlake High on Monday, Nov. 23. The final score showed the Eagles ending up on the short end of a 67-44 decision.

“They are a good team,” coach Russell Miller said of Westlake. “We came out flat, a little bit mentally down, seemingly a little tired -- maybe because of the road schedule. We let their sophomore forward

(Matthew Mayer, 20 points) get away from us and by the time we sort of snapped out of it, we were in too big of a hole to climb out.”

The Eagles were down by 9 points after one quarter and trailed by 15 at half.

Leading the way for the Eagles was junior wingman Kaden Herbert with 18 points. Sophomore guard Davis Northcutt chipped in with 10 to join Herbert as the only Eagles in double figures.

Logan Lester, a 6-6 senior, playing back into shape after a year off with injuries in 2014-15, had five points “Logan played really well. His comeback is going to be noticed,” added Miller. “Zac (Kepner) had a slight injury and we held him out of the game, but Lester really added a lot to

the effort.”

Rounding out the scoring were Adam Bizzell (4 points), Brock Gonzales (3 points) and Will Dietlein and Matt Taparauskas with two each.

“We’ll continue to work and get the football players more involved as we move towards district. Right now, they are a little beat up and obviously a couple of weeks behind those who have been in the gym since August,” concluded Miller.

After playing Westwood on Monday, the Eagles will compete in their own 37th annual Jack Frost Tournament on Thursday and Friday. They will open tournament pool play against Belton at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday in Eagle Gym. After the Jack Frost they will visit Round Rock at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Weirich 12, Dietlein 4, Gil 2, Vickers 1, Harris 4, Newton 0, Jaelyn Knight 10, Shelby Jones 9. Halftime: Hendrickson, 21-20. GHS record: 7-1.

GHS FRESHMAN BLUE 45, HENDRICKSON FRESHMAN 38 (0T) -- Bruning 6, Isbell 5, O’Brien 5, Wickline 21, Vega 2, Olivia Luna 0. Marisa Roberson 2, Smith 4, Champion 0. Halftime: Hendrickson, 18-16. Reg: 36-36. GHS record: 7-1.

EV SUB-VARSITY TOURNAMENT At East View, Nov. 19, 21 GHS FRESHMEN BLUE 44, WESTWOOD FRESHMEN 23 -- Bruning 8, Isbell 4, O’Brien 2, Jones 13, Knight 13, Marissa Roberson 2, Smith 2. Halftime: GHS, 24-10. GHS record: 3-0.

AUSTIN BOWIE FRESHMAN 32, GHS FRESHMAN BLUE 31 -- Bruning 0, Isbell 4, O’Brien 4, Wickline 9, Jones 6, Knight 4, Smith 4. Halftime: GHS, 18-10. GHS record: 3-1.

GHS FRESHMAN 39, VISTA RIDGE FRESHMAN BLUE 32 -- Bruning 4, Isbell 2, O’Brien 4, Wickline 6, Jones 10, Knight 9, Smith 4. Halftime: GHS, 23-10.

GHS record: 4-1.

GHS FRESHMEN BLUE 40, AUSTIN WESTLAKE FRESHMEN 12 -- Bruning 2, O’Brien 2, Wickline 7, Jones 9, Knight 7, Roberson 2, Smith 11. Halftime: GHS, 22-10. GHS record: 5-1.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015  THE ADVOCATE

JACK FROST FACTS At Georgetown Thursday-Saturday.

Dec. 3-4 Tournament director -Milton VanDusen.

Locations -- Eagle Gym (A); GHS Auxiliary Gym (B), Southwestern’s Robertson Center (C).

Admission prices -Three-day adult pass: $20.

Two-day adult pass (Friday/Saturday) adult pass: $15. One-day adult pass: $10. Three-day student (k-12) pass, $10. Two-day student (K-12) pass: $8.

One-day student (K-12) pass: $5. Pre-school children free. WRIST BANDS MUST BE WORN TO BE ACCEPTED.

Georgetown Basketball Coaches Rhonda Farney (left) and Russell Miller (far right) pose with tournament title sponsors, Ty Gipson of Minuteman Press, Seth Duncan and Victor Valadez of Hat Creek Burger Co., Janna and Jamie Briggs of Farmer’s Insurance.

FROST, FROM PAGE B1 two players on the state’s prime recruiting lists. McNeil, which has already beaten GHS, has 6-foot-3 senior Armoni Brooks and 6-4 junior Victor Bailey. Churchill, the Silver bracket winner last year, boasts 6-8 senior post Clevon Brown and 6-2 junior guard Jeff Fesperman.

McNeil and Churchill are both in Pool C and will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Eagle Gym just prior to three games involving GISD teams. Temple and Colleyville Heritage round out the pool. Temple has a standout of its own in 6-2 Logan Hicks.

“We have some new teams coming from various parts of the state that I don’t know a lot about yet,” Miller said. “Magnolia (Houston area) is coached by former Bastrop coach Danny Randall. Byron Nelson is from the Dallas-Ft. Worth mid-cities area near the Trophy Club outside of D-FW airport. Colleyville Heritage is also coming from that general area of the mid-cities.”

Miller’s Georgetown team (0-3 prior to Monday’s game with Round Rock Westwood) will be in Pool A with Magnolia, Belton and Spring Christian Homeschool Sports Ministries. The Eagles will play Belton at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, CHSM at 10:30 a.m. Friday and Magnolia at 6 p.m.

Friday. All three games are set for Eagle Gym. East View (0-2) will face a tough Pool B with Byron Nelson, Stevens and Westwood. New coach Jason Jones’ Patriots will play Westwood at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the GHS auxiliary gym, Byron Nelson at noon Friday in Eagle Gym and Stevens at 9 p.m. Friday in Eagle Gym. Pool D also is stacked with Lake Travis, Spring Westfield, Leander and College Station A&M Consolidated.

Westfield has two standout junior guards in Darius McNeal and Jase Febres.

Argyle (9-0) is the top-heavy choice to roll again this year with three individuals listed among the state’s best in 5-9 guard Olivia Gray, 6-1 junior guard/forward Vivian Gray and 5-9 guard Brittany Hamilton.

Vivian Gray was the Texas High School Basketball Association’s Class 4A Player of the Year last season.

The Eagles, who also have 6-0

Madison Ralston, are in the same Pool C with Austin Bowie and standout Kienna Ray, Houston Westbury Christian with post/forward Tyra Cormier and Lubbock Coronado. All four are probable playoff teams.

Georgetown (4-4), which is looking for consistency, a healthy roster and more positive production in the post, shares Pool A with San Antonio Incarnate Word, Belton and Stevens. Incarnate Word is no slouch, having beaten Killeen Ellison by 10.

GHS dropped a 12-point decision to Ellison. The Shamrocks haven’t lost since their season opener with Clark.

The Lady Eagles will open against Incarnate Word (7-1) at noon Thursday and then face Belton at 6 p.m.

Thursday. They finish pool action against Stevens at 7:30p.m. Friday.

Coach Dave Walla’s East View girls (5-4) face a tough Pool D with Cibolo Steele, Round Rock Cedar Ridge and McKinney. They open with Steele at 9 a.m. Thursday and with McKinney at 6 p.m. Both games are at Robertson. They face Cedar Ridge at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the GHS auxiliary gym. Steele’s 6-3 Alex Bryant is considered a top college prospect and game-changer.

“We enjoyed playing in the Jack Frost Tournament last year and look forward to participating again,” Dave Walla said. “Our pool is very challenging but I think that if we can shoot the ball reasonably well, we can register some quality wins against top-level opposition. It will be important for us to remain healthy and avoid foul trouble.”

Austin Westlake with highly regarded guards Bailey and Brooke Holle and Tyler are expected to be the class of Pool B, which also includes The Woodlands College Park and Hutto.

In recent years the tournament has showcased outstanding individuals who have gone on to shine on the NCAA Division I level such as Moriah Jefferson, the senior point guard for national champion Con-

necticut, and Amber Orrange, a Westbury Christian product, who was standout a guard at Stanford and was drafted by the WNBA. Jefferson, a Fort Worth THESA product, was a consensus All-America choice last season and the winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award.

What makes the Jack Frost such a desirable tournament?

“We give them a pretty good deal,” Miller explained. “The entry fee is substantial ($350 per team) but we pay for one night (five rooms) in the motel (applicable to teams outside a 10-mile radius of Georgetown), and then feed the teams a supper on Friday and on Saturday. One of our big sponsors (Hat Creek Hamburger Company) gives each player a $10 gift card to pay for one of the suppers and our boosters put together a spaghetti dinner served in our school cafeteria for the other supper.

“Most of the motels include a breakfast, so basically the teams have to pay for one night in the motel and a couple of meals and their mileage to participate. It’s a better deal than we get when we travel to our out-oftown tournaments.”

Tournament director Milton Van Dusen said, “We have a great field this year for our tournament and we have added some new things to the tournament which will enhance the tournament experience for them and make their visit to Georgetown even better.

“We appreciate all of our sponsors.

We couldn’t hold an event like this without them. Our title sponsors again this year are Minute Man Press, Farmers Insurance and Hat Creek Burger Company.”

Volunteers from Sun City handle many of the routine tasks associated with the event. This year GHS culinary arts students will handle the preparation of food for the hospitality room for coaches, officials, media representatives and tournament personnel.

The tournament is named for former GISD Supt. Jack Frost, who also has an elementary school in Georgetown named after him.

Jon Whittemore contributed to this report.

POOL ASSIGNMENTS BOYS A -- Georgetown, Magnolia, Belton, Spring Christian Homeschool Sports Ministries (CHSM).

B -- Trophy Club Byron Nelson, San Antonio Stevens, Round Rock Westwood, East View. C -- Round Rock McNeil, San Antonio Churchill, Temple, Colleyville Heritage. D -- Lake Travis, Spring Westfield, Leander.

College Station A&M Consolidated.

GIRLS A -- Georgetown, San Antonio Incarnate Word, Belton, San Antonio Stevens. B -- Austin Westlake, Tyler John Tyler, The Woodlands College Park.

Hutto. C -- Argyle, Austin Bowie, Westbury Christian, Lubbock Coronado.

D -- Cibolo Steele, East View, Round Rock Cedar Ridge, McKinney.

TOURNEY SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAMES Eagle Gym 9 a.m. -- Westlake vs.

John Tyler (G). 10:30 -- Argyle vs. Bowie (G).

Noon -- GHS vs. Incarnate Word (G). 1:30 p.m.

-- Lake Travis vs. Leander (B). 3 -- Westfield vs.

A&M Consolidate (B).

4:30 -- Bowie vs. Lubbock Coronado (G). 6 -- GHS vs. Belton (G). 7:30 -GHS vs. Belton (B).

GHS Auxiliary 9 a.m. -- Hutto vs.

College Park (G). 10:30 -- Lubbock Coronado vs.

Westbury Christian (G).

Noon -- Stevens vs. Belton (G). 1:30 p.m. -- East View vs. Westwood (B). 3 -Magnolia vs. CHSM (B).

4:30 -- Stevens vs. Byron Nelson (B). 6 -- Incarnate Word vs. Stevens (G). 7:30 -- Cedar Ridge vs. Cibolo Steele (G).

Southwestern 9 a.m. -- Cibolo Steele vs. East View (G). 10:30 -McKinney vs. Cedar Ridge (G). Noon -- McNeil vs.

Temple (B). 1:30 p.m. -Churchill vs. Heritage (B).

3 -- College Park vs. Westlake (G). 4:30 -- John Tyler vs. Hutto (G). 6 -- East View vs. McKinney (G).

7:30 -- Westbury Christian vs. Argyle (G).

FRIDAY’S GAMES EAGLE GYM 9 a.m. -- McNeil vs. Heritage (B). 10:30 -- GHS vs.

CHSM (B). Noon -- Byron Nelson vs. Temple (G).

1:30 p.m. -- McKinney vs. Cibolo Steele (G). 3 -John Tyler vs. College Park (G). 4:30 -- Churchill vs.

McNeil (B). 6 -- GHS vs.

Magnolia (B). 7:30 -- GHS vs. Stevens (G). 9 -- East View vs. Stevens.

GHS Auxiliary 9 a.m. -- Temple vs.

Churchill (B). 10:30 -- Stevens vs. Westwood (B). Noon -- Magnolia vs. Belton (B). 1:30 p.m.

-- Cedar Ridge vs. East View (G). 3 -- Westlake vs.

Hutto (G). 4:30 -- Argyle vs. Lubbock Coronado (G).

6 -- Westfield vs. Lake Travis (B). 7:30 -- Belton vs.

CHSM (B). 9 -- Westwood vs. Byron Nelson (B).

Southwestern 9 a.m. -- Leander vs.

Westfield (B). 10:30 -- Lake Travis vs. A&M Consolidated (B). Noon -Incarnate Word vs. Belton (G). 1:30 p.m. -- Bowie vs.

Westbury Christian (G). 3 -- Heritage vs. Temple (B).

4:30 -- A&M Consolidated vs. Leander (B).

SATURDAY’S GAMES Eagle Gym 8 a.m. -- Bronze girls semis, C3 vs. D3. 9:30 -- Silver girls semis, B2 vs. A2. 11 -- Silver boys semis, A2 vs. B2. 12:30 p.m. -- Gold girls semis, B1 vs. A1. 2 -- Gold boys semis, A1 vs. B1. 3:30 -Silver boys championship.

5 -- Gold girls championship. 6:30 -- Gold boys championship.

GHS Auxiliary 8 a.m. -- Bronze girls semis, A3 vs. B3. 9:30 -- Silver girls semis, C2 vs. D2. 11 -- Silver boys semis, C2 vs. D2. 12:30 p.m. -- Gold girls semis, C1 vs. D1. 2 -- Gold boys semifinals, C1 vs.

D1. 3:30 -- Silver girls championship. 5 -- Bronze girls championship. 6:30 -- Bronze boys championship.

Southwestern 8 a.m. -- Bronze boys semis, C3 vs. D3. 9:30 -- Bronze boys semis. 11 -- Friendship girls consolation, C4 vs. D4. 12:30 p.m. -- Friendship girls consolation, A4 vs. B4. 2 -- Friendship boys consolation. C4 vs. D4. 3:30 -- Friendship boys consolation, A4 vs. B4.

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