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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 ■ PAGE 5
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Lady Tigers eye playoffs Sealy girls roll with wins against Royal, Wharton. By CREIGHTON HOLUB sports@sealynews.com
Coming off of a pair of huge wins last week, the Lady Tiger basketball team is right on pace for a playoff berth from District 25-3A. The Lady Tigers have tomorrow night off, but return to the basketball court Tuesday night as they host the Columbus Lady Cardinals. Sealy is set to visit El Campo next Friday before the regular season finale at home against rival Bellville on Feb. 4. The Lady Tigers started last week with a solid 46-31 victory against Brookshire Royal and finished off Wharton, 59-42. “I thought our posts did a great job of getting the ball inside and doing something with it tonight,” said Jerry Brantly, the Lady Tigers’ head basketball coach. “They hustled, the whole team worked hard. “That’s what you like to have as a team – you like for somebody to carry the team – and if it’s somebody different every night, that means you have a well-balanced team,” the head coach added. Sealy fans also got a peek at the near future as Brantly started pulling up players from his sub-varsity teams to get some seasoning before the playoffs arrive in a couple of weeks. “We got to play some younger kids and they came in and did well,” he added. “I think we’re just now starting to play our best basketball. The Lady Tigers’ only injured player, Madi Brantly, returned to
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Taylor Bartholomaus drives the basketball into the paint past a Wharton defender in District 25-3A action last Friday night.
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Morgan Menke gets untangled and tries to come out with possession against a pair of Royal Lady Falcons during league action last week in Brookshire. The Lady Tigers have three more District 25-3A games left before playoffs begin. D e f l e c t i o n s : Schroeder, 1; Brantly, 2; Fitzgerald, 6; Nelson, 1; Klepser, 1; Deans, 4. Assists: Sydney Rasbury, 2; Schroeder, 3; Brantly, 1; Klepser, 1; Deans, 3.
action in both of last week’s games. Individual Statistics Sealy vs. Royal Scoring: Jenna Schroeder, 2; Madi Brantly, 2; LaShanda Fitzgerald, 10; Morgan Menke, 11; Amber Klepser, 5; Jaymi Deans, 16. Rebounds (Off./Def.): Chastity Kinsey, 0/1; Schroeder, 0/1; Brantly, 1/4; Fitzgerald, 1/4; Menke, 10/5; Klepser, 0/1; Deans, 0/2. Blocks: Schroeder, 1; Fitzgerald, 2; Menke, 1. Steals: Kinsey, 1; Brantly, 2; Fitzgerald, 4; Nelson, 2; Menke, 1; Deans, 2.
Sealy vs. Wharton Scoring: Kinsey, 1; Schroeder, 2; Taylor Bartholomaus, 4; Brantly, 1; Fitzgerald, 14; Nelson, 2; Menke, 16; Klepser, 9; Deans, 10. Rebounds (Off./Def.): Rasbury, 0/1; Schroeder, 1/4; Bartholomaus, 0/1; Brantly, 0/7; Fitzgerald, 4/8; Menke, 1/5; Klepser, 3/0; Mallory Tatman, 0/3.
Softball team in preseason top 10 By CREIGHTON HOLUB sports@sealynews.com
It’s not a stretch of the imagination to see the Lady Tiger softball team advancing deep into the 3A playoffs again this spring. The Lady Tigers graduated only a few key players and the surrounding talent pool should provide solid replacement players to help fill the gaps left by last year’s seniors. Mix in the solid pitching from Mariah Holub and Shannon Brown with the strong bats the Lady Tigers have returning, and you have a recipe for success. However, the Lady Tigers will have to get past No. 3 La Grange – the team that ended Sealy’s historic regional title finalist season – if they hope to advance to Austin in 2014. The Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA), the best location for polls in the state’s girls sports, has pegged Sealy at the No. 8 position. However, the TGCA is only predicting which teams to watch as of Monday. Actual polls are expected to be available next week.
Golfers get swinging at Katy Winter Classic The Tiger golf team started its season with a solid showing at Katy’s Winter Classic at the start of this week. Only Monday’s results were available by press time, and the rest of the golf tournament’s results will be published after they
TGCA Pre-Season Teams to Watch 1. Lufkin Hudson 2. Mineola 3. LaGrange 4. Burkburnett 5. Kennedale 6. Columbia 7. Van 8. Sealy 9. Andrews 10. Liberty Hill
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B l o c k s : Bartholomaus, 1; Menke, 1. Steals: Rasbury, 1; Schroeder, 1; Brantly, 2; Fitzgerald, 2; Menke, 1. Deflections: Kinsey, 2; Rasbury, 1; Schroeder, 1; Fitzgerald, 1; Nelson, 2. Assists: Kinsey, 2; Rasbury, 1; Brantly, 3; Fitzgerald, 3; Nelson, 3; Menke, 3; Klepser, 1; Tatman, 2; Deans, 3. Be sure to “Like” The Sealy News’ Facebook page and follow via Twitter at @SealyNews. Search Twitter for #SealyBasketball to get the latest information about the Lady Tigers.
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