The Cy-Falls Eagles and the Westside Wolverines left it all on the court Friday night as each team played their hearts out to the end. However, the Wolves pulled off a 60-51 victory to advance to the regional quarterfinals next weekend.

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      ** A Letter from the Editor ** The Memorial Mustangs and the Stratford Spartans battled it out on Tuesday night to see who would earn the right to play in the post season.

  Mayde Creek High School hosted the Cypress Falls lady Eagles and the Hastings Fighting Bears Tuesday night.

  Cinco Ranch went into Tuesday night’s match up against Alief Hastings expecting a tough game.

      The Westbury Christian Wildcats have proven themselves time and time again over the last several years to be a force to be reckoned with.

    Tuesday night at the Merrell Center in Katy the Westside lady Wolves faced off against the Spring Woods Tigers.

  Postseason play began this week with a bang as the Alief ISD hosted the clash of red-and-white teams at Taylor gym in bi-district play.

  Monday at Second Baptist High School there were two intense girls basketball games being played.

 The TAPPS District 4-5A tournament is underway at Second Baptist High School.

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  The SPC tournament is underway and game two brought Episcopal Eagles of Dallas and Episcopal Knights of Houston to battle it out on the courts.

Ike hosted the Stratford Spartans Friday night in a game that kept the crowd on the edge of their seats the entire game.

  The Morton Ranch Mavericks had a chance to clinch a playoff berth Friday night but only if they could pull off an upset against the division leader Alief Hastings.

  The Southwest Preparatory Conference Winter Sports Championships began today, with events taking place at various venues in Houston.

  In their last game of the season, the Orange Panthers were swept away by Ocean View Wednesday evening.  The first quarter of the game remained rather close as both teams played solid ball.  Ocean View maintained ball possession for a large porition of the time, but the Panther’s defese led them in the first quarter which ended with Ocean View only up by one basket.

  The lead went back and forth in the first until Ike pushed ahead midway through the quarter.

    The Nimitz Cougars hosted the Stratford Spartans for a fast-paced showdown on the hardwood Tuesday night and came out on top 77-62.

If you walked into the Northbrook gym Tuesday night at half time you would have thought the scoreboard was malfunctioning with a score of 1 to 38.

  Boys With a tough defensive front and four players in double figures, the Cinco Ranch boys basketball team defeated cross-town rival Katy 87-45 Tuesday night.

  Due to a loss against Saddlebck last Friday, the Orange Panthers were elminated from the playoffs.

  Special Report form John Brejot:   Nimitz brought their 80 points per game average.  Memorial brought a defense that allows about half of that.  Nimitz brought athleticism and speed.  Memorial brought teamwork and, again, defense (an oft-discussed, but rarely executed strategy).  The first time Memorial played Nimitz, the match-up went the way of Memorial.  On this night Nimitz got the upper hand, thanks in part to Memorial's dismal 3-point shooting (2 for 19) and several missed "gimme putts."   The first quarter started with the running and gunning style of Nimitz working to perfection.  Memorial had trouble adjusting to the speed and quickness of the Cougars.  Six turnovers later and the Mustangs were down 22-14.  In the second quarter the Mustangs regained their composure and reduced their turnovers to 1.  The score at the half was 29-26 in favor of Nimitz.  Nimitz was fortunate that the Mustangs missed a minimum of 4 "gimme putts," or wide-open lay-ups as they're called in basketball.   In the 3rd quarter Memorial managed to keep it close, but couldn't quite close the gap.  In the fourth quarter the wheels began to fall off for the Mustangs.  Fouls, some real, some imagined, plagued the Mustangs.  Will Patchell was pulled to the ground by a Cougar and a double foul was called.  Unfortunately it was Patchell's fifth foul and was followed by a technical on Patch.  The momentum shifted to Nimitz and their 6-point lead began to grow following the free throws.  Matt Brejot fouled out shortly thereafter and Jackson Kajander rolled his ankle and left the game.  That's about all she wrote for the Mustangs, but they're still the only team other than Aldine to beat Nimitz this year.  Kajander and Patchell both finished with 13.   With a victory by Stratford over Northbrook, and the loss by Spring Woods to Aldine, the play-off race continues to race to the finish with Stratford and Memorial holding a slight advantage over Spring Woods.  Spring Woods and Stratford both still have to face Nimitz.  Memorial finishes up against Ike, Mac and in what could be a game with a play-off spot riding on it, Stratford.  The Spring Woods/Aldine game must have been awesome.  Stratford held Gary Johnson to 15 points recently.  Memorial held him to 13 the first time they met.  But Spring Woods set the record with only 12 points allowed. Copies of this game are available on DVD or VHS for $25.00 plus tax and shipping.

Friday at Spring Woods High School the Spring Woods lady Tigers played a District game against the Aldine Mustangs.

The Second Baptist Eagles were coming off a big district loss to a dominant Westbury Christian team.

Although Aldine is undefeated in district 19-5A, many predicted that the Stratford Spartans would upset the Mustangs when they met Tuesday night at Stratford High School.

  Taking control of the game from the beginning, the Orange Panthers played against the Santa Ana Saints Tuesday evening.  The Panthers displayed a solid offense and defense, which left the Saints struggling to make a basket in the first half.  After the second quarter, the Panthers had gained a 27-6 lead in the game.

Click to see Alief Hastings remains the front-runner in District 18-5A win a strong 71-49 win at Katy Tuesday night.

  The Spring Woods Tigers wasted no time putting the points on the board against the MacArthur Generals Tuesday night.

  The Stratford Spartans had some momentum going into their game against Spring Woods Friday night as they watched their junior varsity squad pull out a close victory in quadruple overtime.

Click to see In a rivalry game Friday evening, the Katy Taylor Mustangs hosted the Katy Tigers in a district match up.  The Mustang fans showed up for the game as the stands were packed with blue and white enthusiasm.  Despite beginning aggressively with a full court press, the Tigers were not able to hold the Mustangs from scoring.  The first quarter ended as the Mustangs led 8-4.  In the second quarter, the Mustangs increased their lead to 22-4 as they were able to retain a fiery defense which shutout the Tigers on the board and under the net for several minutes.  Eventually, senior Michael Welch led his team and was able to pull off a successful shot which re-opened Tiger scoring.  At the end of the second half, the Mustangs continued to lead 25-13.

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    The Second Baptist Eagles hosted the Concordia Lutheran Crusaders this Thursday night.  The game began with low scoring from both teams.  The Crusaders came out with speed and determination with brought them to a 26-17 lead at the end of the first half.

*Photo Gallery Now Uploaded*  The battle for a position in the play-offs continued Tuesday night as the Stratford Spartans hosted the MacArthur Generals on their home court.

 The Cinco Ranch Cougars hit the court ready to play Tuesday night against the Morton Ranch Mavericks.

  The Memorial Mustangs battled the Spring Woods Tigers on Tuesday, January 23rd.

  The Kinkaid Falcons came out with back-to-back victories for both the girls and the boy's as they played at their own domain Saturday afternoon.

    After rescheduling the Stratford vs.

  The Memorial Mustang Ladies basketball team under the direction of Coach Bill Cronin outscored the Lady Spartans 48-26 Friday night at the Memorial High School gym.

  The Spring Woods Tigers defeated the Eisenhower Eagles Friday evening.

  Friday was “Teacher Appreciation Night” at Katy High School for the Lady Tigers’ game against Mayde Creek.

Click to see  Spring Woods  and  Nimitz played Thursday night in a district qualifying game.

Click to see The Memorial Mustangs hosted the Macarthur Generals Tuesday night on the court for an important district match.

Click to see The Memorial Mustangs traveled to Eisenhower High School on Friday night to battle it out on the courts against the Eagles.

  The Cy-Fair Bobcats hosted the Cy-Falls Eagles in a cross-town rivalry match Friday night.

    After a high-flying Katy and Cinco Ranch girls junior varsity game went down to the wire, the stage and intensity was set for one of Katy’s heated rivalries Friday night. Katy may have won on the JV level (62-56), but the Lady Cougars’ defense proved to be the difference in 57-34 victory over Katy.

Click to see   Spring Woods battled Aldine Tuesday night at the Tiger gymnasium.  Aldine set the tempo in the first quarter, as they jumped out to an early 14-5 lead and held a 44-26 advantage at the half.   Although the Tigers were obviously struggling to get back in the game, they continued to play with heart and determination.

The Stratford  Lady Spartans came out on fire as they jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter.

Click to see The Katy Tigers hosted the Morton Ranch Mavericks Tuesday night in a game that would turn out to be a nail biting finish.

Click to see   Packed stands, check.

Click to see   After the Kinkaid girls basketball team jumped out to a 13-0 lead to start the game Tuesday night against Episcopal, it was all she wrote from then on.