Getting close to the Holiday Break, almost everything remains real volatile. Which is good for anyone that enjoys watching girls basketball. So many teams are up and down that you can't make a logical or rational argument that sticks cause as soon as you think you got it figured out, wham, you DON'T.
One assertion anyone can make is that Brennan remains the top team overall in the city. I hear so many things that opposing teams could've, should've but in the end, Brennan has beaten the top challengers in the city. Brennan will be better off scrimmaging against each as far as competition rather than having to play in their District.
As far as Class 5A goes
10) Clark- After getting a big time win against Johnson propelling them to a Top 25 Ranking in TABC rankings, they falter in their first two District games against O'Connor and Stevens. A lot of good players and depth is helping them against weaker competition but hurting them overall when they play better teams. I said it before, in a close game who is the go to Player?
9) Brandeis- Surprising loss to OConnor takes them down the rankings. I expect them to be there at the end though. They have depth in all positions, experience and an exceptional freshman in Gabby Connally.
8) Churchill- At 19-1 they could be higher up if the competition had been tougher. But that doesn't mean they can't compete. They have momentum and a HC that can maybe pull off some upsets.
7) Stevens- They overcome a 19 point deficit to beat Clark. That showed a lot of character. They are needing some more depth to fully compliment their arsenal.
6) Wagner- They are hanging in without their best player on the court. You just don't know what you are going to get day in and day out. They had a good win over Johnson.
5) OConnor- They beat Clark and Brandeis to start off district 2-0. They should run off undefeated in first half of district till a show down with Stevens at the end of the year.
4) Johnson- Still trying to figure out this team. You have better odds in predicting the weather than predicting how this team is going to fare. They have a lot of talent to barely be beating some of the competition by just a little. They should be running away against some of the mediocre teams they have beaten.
3) Judson- They lost two games to Reagan. The best way I can explain this team is watching a football team that has a great defense, a great running game but can't pass the ball efficiently.
2) Reagan- Sometimes you have to look deeper than the numbers to see who the MVP of the young season is. You have a team that has 5 of the top 6 scorers are sophomores or 6 or the top 8. How many times have I heard a coach say, we are losing but we have a young team. How many players can pull off what Wendy Knight is doing? Playing with the majority of sophomores and making the team one of the top teams in the city.
1) Steele- I watched them over the weekend at the Hays Tournament. I thought I was watching a College team walking into the gym. They just play like they are bored cause it is so easy and effortless for them. If you look at some of the players numbers, they are definitely misleading. Their starters are playing less than half the games in a lot of instances. If they are focused, in a scenario where everything than can go wrong, goes wrong, they still beat 95% of the areas basketball teams.
A great week of girls basketball is coming up.
This weeks top games:
Reagan vs Wagner
Reagan vs Churchill
Stevens vs Brandeis
Stevens vs Jay
OConnor vs Jay
Johnson vs Steele
Judson vs Steele