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Steers complete Mineral Wells doubleheader sweep

All four playoff spots in 5-4A have been accounted for and the battle for seeds 2-4 is underway. The Steers improved positioning in third place Friday night with a 69-42 win on senior night Friday at Graham High School. The win followed the Lady Blues 72-31 win earlier in the evening.

Hirschi has already clinched the district championship. This leaves Burkburnett, Graham and Iowa Park to battle for seeding when the playoffs begin in less than two weeks.

Lady Blues are going to the playoffs

The Lady Blues checked one of two boxes from their season checklist Friday night. The team entered the season with two goals: playoffs and a district championship. After a 40-31 win the Lady Blues have earned a spot in the postseason and sit one win away from a district championship.

When the Lady Blues and Lady Huskies meet fans know to expect a tough, close and physical game. The physicality was on display from the opening minutes as Kate Gober and Chloe Percy crashed to the floor battling for a rebound on the Lady Blues’ end of the court.

Lady Blues inch closer to district championship

The Lady Blues are one step closer to the playoffs and a second consecutive district championship. It did not always look pretty after they walked away with a 35-33 victory at Iowa Park Tuesday night.

What ended up as a low-scoring defensive affair started fast-paced. After giving up the game’s opening basket, the Lady Blues jumped ahead via a 9-3 run. Katie Coyac scored all five of her points in the 90-second run. Kate Gober added four more via the free-throw line.

Lady Blues continue perfect run

The Lady Blues do not always shoot the ball well. When they are hitting shots, they can be the most dangerous team in the district. Sparked by a trio of 3-pointers by Kate Gober, the Lady Blues extended their district unbeaten streak with a 62-26 win at Mineral Wells Tuesday night.

Mineral Wells looked to keep the game close with a slow pace early in the game. The strategy worked for four minutes as the Lady Blues were held to two field goals and were tied 4-4.

Lady Blues continue perfect district start, improve to 4-0

Perfect is the record the Lady Blues have as they have nearly reached the midway point in their district schedule. Near-perfect is how you could describe the way the Lady Blues improved to 4-0 in district play after defeating Vernon 55-31 Friday night at Graham High School.

After Maddie Mandela and Addison Spencer traded baskets to open the game, the Lady Blues finished the opening quarter on a 15-5 scoring run. Defense and rebounding sparked the run.

Steers drop district opener at Hirschi

It looked great at the beginning for the Graham Steers. They led for the entire first quarter before an injury and foul troubles took over. The Steers dropped their district opener with a 63-37 loss at Hirschi.

The game started as well as the Steers could hope for. They slowed the game down offensively and forced turnovers early to jump out to a 9-1 lead with 2:37 in the quarter. First, Zach Martin went down with an apparent ankle injury. Next, Daniel Gilbertson and Javier Leija got into early foul trouble, causing the Steers to have to dig deep into their bench.

Lady Blues win back-to-back over weekend; 2-0 in district

The Lady Blues basketball team is off to a 2-0 start in district play for the second year in a row. COVID-19 impacted the start of the district schedule and forced the postponement of the Jan. 5  opener at Burkburnett. Sarah Curd took over the team Friday night for a 49-21 victory over Iowa Park. Ky Graham was back with the team Saturday as the Lady Blues defeated Burkburnett 53-45.