NOVEMER 2, 2024 @ Delmar Fieldhouse
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GAME 1: ALIEF HASTINGS 53 HARDIN JEFFERSON 44
During the opening minutes, it appeared as if Hardin Jefferson would run way with this contest. However, an 18-4 second quarter surge enabled Hastings seize a 25-19 lead at the half. Both teams combined to produce 51 turnovers in this contest. Once the dust settled, Hastings cruised to the 53-44 victory. Unsigned Sr, Amiyah Weathersby made her presence felt with game highs 21p (7/11fg) 11r 5s in the win. Favor Emeka added 17p (4/14fg) 4s. HJ was paced by Kenedi Griffin 18p and Paise Kirby 14p, respectively.
GAME 2: CE KING 63 DAWSON 62 (OT)
The tale of two halves would be an understatement for this one. CE King was in total control, heading into the break. Freshman, Skylar Diggins was quite impressive while producing 16p (7/8fg) in the first half. Then as the buzzer sounded, Dawson connected on a long three pointer to trim the margin to single digits, 38-29. Another 9th grader, Aubriana Howard (sporting a lime sneaker on her left foot and an orange one on the right) paced Dawson with 10p through the first two periods. The Eagles continued the momentum thru the 3rd and 4th periods, as Tarleton State pledge Jaylynn Perez-Richard (0p in first half) came to life with back to back to back baskets. With just over 6:00 remaining, CE King’s tallest player Tiana Patterson fouled out. Dawson kept attacking the interior which positive results. The lead began to dwindle, and as the clock went under 1:30, Dawson had claimed the lead. Aniya Cooper (13p) responded with a long ball to push the Lady Panthers back in front, 57-55. Dawson countered with a pair of free throws to knot the score at 57, where it stood through the end of regulation.
Dawson struck first in the extra period and held a four point cushion. During the closing seconds, they held a 62-60 lead, but turned over the possession during the inbounds pass. That set the stage for the lady of the hour, Sarah Gregory 14p 5a who drilled a buzzer beating game winning three pointer near the short corner. Conway finished with 20p (9/13fg) 7r in victory. Dawson was led by Perez-Richard 14p 5r, Howard 13p
GAME 3: DICKINSON 66 PEARLAND 61
Dickinson outscored Pearland 20-9 over the final eight minutes to claim the impressive 66-61 victory. Senior guard Kendall Hosea produced a game high 22p and grabbed 6r for the Lady Gators. Teammate, Jazmine Hansley (2026) added 20p 6r 5s including 10/11ft. Another 11th grader, Linsey Scott was pretty efficient 14p (6/9fg, 2/3treys) 5r 3s. Pearland amassed a whopping 28 turnovers, missed 14 of their 18 three point attempts, and shot only 34% from the field. Senior post, Eliece Perry produced a double-double 16p 15r 5b and Sophomore guard A’Zyua Blair added 13p (5/24fg) 7s in defeat.
GAME 4: DUNCANVILLE 64 CY SPRINGS 57
This highly anticipated showdown between state ranked #1 vs #3 teams lived up to the hype, and then some. Once the dust and tempers settled, the spotlight shined on Sophomores, Samari Holman and Jemini Mitchell. Both were flat out dominant for their respective teams. Holman scored 14p in both halves to finish with a game high 28p (8/13fg, 2/3treys, 10/11fts) while controlling the tempo with precision down the stretch. Duncanville also got 11p from Jasmine Gibson (committed to Florida Gulf Coast), while Londyn Harper added 10p including a huge three pointer in the far corner to break a 55-55 tie with just under 2:00 left in the game. Cy Springs features very talented South Carolina recruit, Ayla McDowell (13p). After scoring 9p in the first half, McDowell was limited to only 4p during the decisive third and fourth periods, combined. Mitchell (the 10th grader) paced Cy Springs with 27p 6r in defeat. In the fourth period the game halted for 30 minutes after a brief skirmish was contained and diffused by the Houston ISD police officers who were working the event. Multiple players left their respective benches and were disqualified from action. As a result, both teams had to continue the game with no substitutions allowed. Eventually, Cy Springs was forced to finish the contest with 4 players (after Mitchell picked up her 5th foul).
GAME 5: DESOTO 91 BELLAIRE 60
The final game of the day ended up being the only one decided by a double digit margin. In the first half, sensational Sophomore lefty Ava Womack actually outscored the entire Bellaire team 22-19. She proceeded to finish with 28p (12/20fg) 5r 4s. Two other players reached double figures for DeSoto: Chloi Stigler 19p (9/11fg) and Jaela Spencer 13p (6/10fg). Despite going 3/25 from behind the arc, a total of 11 players scored at least one field goal for the Lady Eagles. Bellaire managed to turn the ball over a remarkable 44 times. Junior guard, Indiana Pak (10p) had 10 turnovers, while fellow 11th graders, Erin Brown and Lauren Burns had 9 turnovers apiece. Senior forward, Tyniah Smith netted a game high 33p (12/20fg, 9/11ft) and hauled in 11r in the loss.
