(Spring Branch) — The Navarro Runnin’ Lady Panthers used a big run at the end of the first half and into the second half to race past the Lago Vista Lady Vikings in a 49-36 victory in the Class 4A bi-district round of the UIL girls’ basketball playoffs on Tuesday night at Smithson Valley High School.
Navarro had a 9-6 lead after the first quarter but fell behind 13-11 by the midway point of the second quarter. The Lady Panthers would then go on a 15-2 run to end the half to take a 26-15 lead at the half. Navarro scored the first six points of the second half and were never threatened the rest of the way.
Talking after the game, Lady Panther head coach Darrell Harborth said his team responded after overcoming first playoff game jitters.
“The first quarter, it was nerves for us I believe,” Harborth said. “Free throws, we missed a ton of them there but then we woke up and opened it up in the second quarter. And (we) had a great third quarter to up the lead. It’s playoff basketball. We got the first one under our belts, so that will help with down the road nerves.”
Harborth’s daughter, Tegan, led Navarro with 18 points on the night. Allyson Antista and Camden Shields each dropped in seven points.
The Lady Panthers will next face Devine in the second round of the playoffs this week. Devine took down Gonzales in their bi-district playoff on Tuesday. A date and location for the Area round playoff have yet to be announced.
(Fredericksburg) — The Navarro boys fell 44-28 at Fredericksburg in their final game of the District 26-4A season on Tuesday night.
Navarro and Fredericksburg finished tied for fourth place in the district. The Billies and Panthers split their two district games this season and will play a tiebreaker game at a location to be determined likely on Friday to decide the district’s fourth and final playoff spot.
(Seguin) — The Seguin Matadors wrapped their regular season with a 60-50 victory over San Antonio Brackenridge at Goldie Harris Gym on Tuesday night.
Matador forward Corey Dailey led all scorers with 32 points. Seguin forward Jordan Miller had 12 points. The Matadors finished second in District 27-5A with a 12-4 district record.
Seguin will face South San out of District 28-5A in the bi-district round next week. The date and location have yet to be announced.
(San Antonio) — The Marion Lady Bulldogs were eliminated from the Class 3A playoffs on Tuesday by Hondo in the bi-district round. The Lady Owls took down the Lady Bulldogs 52-45 in San Antonio.
The Marion girls finished third in District 27-3A under head coach and Marion alum Brianna Randle. The Marion boys will compete in the bi-district round next week.