(Seguin) — The Canyon Cougars stormed back from down double digits in the first half to overtake the Seguin Matadors and win a big District 26-5A match-up, 71-63 on Tuesday night at Goldie Harris Gym.
Down 16 near the half-way point in the second quarter, Canyon whittled the Seguin lead down to six by halftime and then scored the first seven points of the third quarter to move in front. After exchanging leads, the Cougars would finish the quarter up by five and keep the Matadors at bay in the fourth to even their district record at 2-2.
Guard Chris Hernandez and forward Roman McFall lead the Cougar comeback. Both juniors had 20 points on the night. Matador senior John Jackson, who was named a McDonald’s All-American nominee earlier in the day, dropped in 28 to lead all scorers. Seguin sophomore Corey Dailey had 15. And senior Chase Zuniga had nine points, all on three-point baskets. Senior Gabe Hernandez had a pair of three-point buckets to finish with six points.
Seguin falls to 1-3 in district. The Mats will next travel to Boerne on Friday to take on the Champion Chargers, who are 4-0 in district after knocking off Smithson Valley Tuesday night.
(New Braunfels) — Over in New Braunfels, the Lady Mats fell to the Cougarettes 53-31 on Tuesday night. Chase Zuniga’s twin sister, Desiree paced Seguin with 17 points. The Lady Matadors will host Boerne Champion on Friday night. We’ll have that game here on KWED.
(Geronimo) — Over in Geronimo, the Navarro Runnin’ Lady Panthers went to overtime with Wimberley in taking down the Lady Texans, 64-58.
Tegan Harborth had 21 points to lead Navarro while Cam Shields poured in 19 and Sienna Kramer added 17. The victory was the 20th of the season for the Lady Panthers, who improved to 4-2 in District 27-4A moving two games ahead of the Lady Texans for third place in the district. Navarro is off the rest of this week. The Lady Panthers will return to district play next Tuesday when they host Canyon Lake.
(Wimberley) — The Navarro boys fell in Wimberley as the Texans dropped the Panthers, 63-52. Wimberley outscored Navarro 18-9 in the third quarter after the teams went into the locker room at the half tied at 27. Like the Lady Panthers, the Navarro boys are off for the rest of the week. The Panthers will play at Canyon Lake next Tuesday.
(Marion) — In Marion, the Bulldog basketball teams split a double header on Tuesday. The girls fell in the first game to District 26-3A foe San Antonio Cole, 54-29. Breelon Allen and Brianna Hunter each had 11 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs.
In the night cap, the Bulldog boys topped Ingram Moore in non-district play, 58-45. Marion’s Richie Rayos led all scorers with 25 points. Braeden Fleming and Davian Lagunas had 10 points apiece for the Bulldogs.
Both Marion teams will be in Nixon on Friday for a district girls/boys double header against the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs.