(Marion) — The Class 4A Gonzales Lady Apaches roared past the Class 3A Marion Lady Bulldogs, 52-38, Tuesday night at Marion High School.
Things started well for Marion. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-2 lead midway through the first quarter, but the Lady Apaches answered with a 16-0 run to close the quarter and never trailed again.
Marion was led offensively by junior Whitley Wiatrek, who poured in 14 points. Senior Shadie Rabenaldt was the only other Lady Bulldog in double figures with 12.
Defensively, juniors Ali Hernandez and Caylee Castellanos led the charge for Marion, providing scrappy defense against a much bigger Gonzales lineup.
“They do a great job,” Marion head coach Lucas Chapman said when asked about his defensive duo after the game. “Caylee comes off the bench and gives us a boost. She plays her role very well. She’s diving on the floor and getting loose balls. She’s kind of that annoying pest you don’t want to play against. And Ali does the same thing. She helps us out a bunch.”
The Lady Bulldogs fell to 7-4 on the season. Marion will next compete at the Smithville girls tournament on Thursday.
(San Antonio) — The Seguin Lady Matadors opened their District 27-5A schedule Tuesday, falling to San Antonio Burbank, 64-45.
Lady Matador leading scorer Phaedra Douglas paced Seguin with 20 points. The freshman is averaging over 12 points per game this season.
Seguin is 6-11 overall. The Lady Matadors will look to even their district record when they host San Antonio Brackenridge Friday night.
(Seguin) — The Seguin boys fell to Del Valle, 89-66, in non-district play Tuesday at Goldie Harris Gym.
Sophomore Noah King led three Matadors in double-digit scoring with 20 points. Senior Tavien Miles and junior Jio Parra each added 14.
The Matadors next play at the SAISD tournament starting Thursday.
(Comfort) — The Marion boys improved to 8-1 on the season with a 70-34 rout of Comfort on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will next play in the Navarro tournament on Thursday.