Industrial Boys
The Industrial Cobras boys’ varsity built upon its second-place finish in the Van Vleck Tournament to beat Bay City, 61-53, on Tuesday, and then win three of five games in the Snook Tournament en route to another second-place trophy.
The Cobras (9-7) posted a pair of tournament wins Thursday, downing Australian team Eastern Buckets, 54-22, and later trouncing Round Top-Carmine, 72-20.
On Friday, Onalaska, 14-4 and ranked 17 th in Class 3A, beat Industrial, 77-51, but the Cobras rebounded with a 41-30 win over Snook to reach the tournament finals on Saturday, where they faced Onalaska a second time. The Wildcats won again, 73-59, to claim the tourney title.
Gi’Ziah Lopez and Brady Koop made the All-Tournament Team.
Although the Cobras dropped the pair of games to Onalaska, Industrial Coach Andrey Vanduren said he liked what he’s been seeing from his team in the pre-district season.
“The boys are really coming together as a team,” Vanduren said. “Our defense is disrupting the opponent’s offensive flow, forcing tough shots, turnovers, and creating scoring opportunities. We check all the preseason boxes with quality wins, building varsity rotational depth, and confidence heading into district play.
“Last hurdle – we have to do it when it really counts. We have to continue to play team basketball and take care of the ball.”
The Cobras hosted Rice Consolidated Tuesday to begin District 25-3A play. They travel to Tidehaven on Friday, then return to the court on Dec. 26-27 at the Luling Tournament.
Ganado Maidens
The Ganado Maidens opened their District 292A season with a 46-27 win over Louise Tuesday. Three Maidens scored in double figures, led by sophomore Michaela Estrada with 12 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, Paisley Hajovsky with 11, and Zoey Ybarra with 10.
Ganado built a 13-4 lead in the first quarter, then put the game out of reach in the final eight minutes, outscoring the Hornets 14-4 to end the game.
The Maidens followed up with a third-place finish in the 62 nd annual Redfish Classic at Austwell-Tivoli over the weekend.
Ganado defeated Nordheim 51-17 on Thursday behind 15 points from Ybarra, 10 from senior Isabel Tristan. The Maidens’ offense clicked against Nordheim, with double-figure scoring each quarter, while their defense allowed no more than six points a quarter.
The Maidens forfeited their second game in order to get back for the football semifinal game but returned to action on Saturday with a 45-19 win over Odem. Again, the Maidens’ defense controlled the game as Ganado built a 25-6 halftime lead and widened it to 37-10 to start the fourth quarter.
Ybarra, who made the All-Tournament Team, led the Maidens with 17 points as nine of the 10 players scored.
“The girls came to play today and executed our plays well,” coach Kathy Meng said. “Proud to be a Maiden.”
With the football team playing in the state championship in Arlington on Thursday, the Maidens canceled their game against Moulton on Friday. They return to action on Dec. 27 and 28 in the Palacios Tournament.
Industrial Girls
The Industrial Cobras girls’ varsity split its District 25-3A games last week.
The Cobras (13-6, 1-1) lost a close game at Palacios, 40-36, to begin district play on Tuesday, despite 11 points from Lyla Kallus and perfect shooting from the free throw line, but the team rebounded at home Friday to thump Columbus, 39-21.
Coach Kathy Anderson said that her squad struck first Friday night and never looked back.
“The Cobras’ defensive effort was stellar, and they dominated the boards with 41 rebounds,” Anderson said.
Karli Stanush recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, plus seven steals and seven deflections. Cecilia Jalufka added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Deziree Evans contributed 12 points and eight rebounds.
In addition, the Cobra JV defeated Palacios, 43-30, and beat Columbus, 33-18. Industrial hosted Rice Consolidated on Tuesday. The Cobras travel to Tidehaven on Friday, then return to action after Christmas to compete in the Wimberley Holiday Hoopfest.
District Standings
District play began last Tuesday for girls’ teams at Edna and Industrial and on Friday for Ganado.
Tidehaven, and Palacios were tied at 2-0 atop District 25-3A after Friday’s games, followed by Industrial, Hallettsville and Columbus at 1-1, and Edna, Yoakum, and Rice Consolidated at 0-2.
Ganado, meanwhile, beat Louise to open district play Friday, putting the Maidens into a tie for first place at 1-0 with Flatonia and Shiner. Sitting at 0-1 are Louise, Schulenburg, and Bloomington. Weimar did not play a district game Friday.
Boys’ teams open district play this week.
Area Girls Top 25 Rankings
(as of Sun., Dec. 15) TABC Class 3A: Tidehaven No. 7; TABC Class 2A: Shiner No. 20 TGCA Class 3A: Tidehaven No. 2; TGCA Class 2A: Flatonia No. 18 MaxPreps Class 3A: none; MaxPreps Class 2A: Flatonia No. 18 TXHSGBB Class 3A: Columbus No. 17, Edna No. 20, Tidehaven No. 21; Class 2A: none
Area Boys Top 25 Rankings
(as of Sun., Dec. 15) TABC Class 3A: Edna No. 24, Columbus No. 25; Class 2A: none MaxPreps Class 3A: none; Class 2A: none
