Navarro boys and girls along with Seguin and Marion boys pick up wins on the high school hardwood on Tuesday

(Marion) — The Marion boys and girls split a pair of games at Marion High School on Tuesday night.

In the first game, the Class 3A Lady Bulldogs came up short to Class 4A Canyon Lake, 57-44. Marion only trailed 35-31 at halftime, but the Lady Bulldogs’ thin bench and Canyon Lake’s depth proved to be the difference as the Lady Hawks pulled away in the second half.

Marion’s Whitley Wiatrek dropped in 13 points in the first half, finishing with 16 on the night. Lady Bulldog head coach Brianna Randle says the sophomore Wiatrek has put in a lot of work to improve her game.

“She’s worked so hard over the summer and in practice and it shows. (She’s) one of the most dedicated kids, and I hope she keeps growing.”

Marion will next compete in the Fredericksburg girls basketball tournament starting on Thursday.

The Marion boys took the second game of Tuesday night’s girls/boys doubleheader by taking down Comfort, 75-57. Junior Travis Randle led the Bulldogs with 24 points. Randle hit five three-pointers in the first half. Senior Braeden Fleming poured in 20 and junor Jaiden Riley had 19.

Marion head coach Jon Allen talked about Riley’s recent play along with the defensive effort of sophomore Gavin Moltz in Tuesday night’s victory.

“Jaiden coming from football is just rounding into shape. Tonight was his best game, for sure. And Gavin is our quickest jumper,” Allen said. “I’ve been coaching for 31 years and I’ve never encouraged anybody to block shots except Gavin because he’s so quick off his feet. He’s long and he can do that.”

The Bulldogs will stay close to home when they compete at the Navarro Panther Classic boys basketball tournament starting on Thursday.

(San Antonio) — The Seguin Matador boys opened District 27-5A play on Tuesday night with a 67-53 road victory at Sam Houston.

Seguin junior Corey Dailey led all scorers with 24 points. Junior Jordan Miller dropped in 17 and senior Cameron Juarez-Bruns added 11.

The Matadors will next host Fox Tech on Friday night at Goldie Harris Gym.

(Seguin) — The Seguin Lady Matadors fell at home to Sam Houston, 51-19 on Tuesday. The Lady Mats will play at Fox Tech on Friday.

(Geronimo) — And over in Geronimo, the Navarro Runnin’ Lady Panthers snuck by Floresville, 31-30.

Senior Tegan Harborth scored 19 of Navarro’s 31 points. Senior Madi Gilliam had seven points. The Lady Panthers will play in the Goliad tournament starting on Thursday.

Also on Tuesday at Navarro High School, the Panther boys routed Yorktown, 42-20.