Lightning notes:
Lightning in the form of Amber Ramirez struck Clemens for 42 points in a Wagner Win! That's after a 40 point performance the week before. Wagner after early season woes is becoming a serious threat to repeat as City Champs. Wagner is essentially doing it with 3 players getting all the scoring done. That's amazing.
O'Connor gets a tough win over Brennan to open up District play. With Amber Vidal leading the way, O'Connor has 5 players averaging over 6 points a game. They have a legitimate chance of going to state. They might have one of the best defensive teams in the city in terms of scoring after creating turnovers.
Clark has 6 players averaging over 7 points a game! After their matchup with Brandeis, they should cruise all the way till 24th of January when they play Brennan then. When they press, this team can create havoc with all their athletes they can put on the floor. Their lack of strength of schedule might hurt when it counts. Time will tell.
Brennan is just so tough with their bigs inside. Inside out game going, can hit the long ball, kids that can drive and create. If they can will their half court style of play, its over! Plus their strength of schedule will help tremendously when its all said and done. It is just hard to imagine this team will lose to a team they are heavy favorite against. You can't say that about any team.
Johnson team can be dangerous. They have decent size, great athletes, can shoot it beyond the 3 plus Erica Saunders can be the difference. When they started pressing the ball, they turned the game around against Brennan even though they came up short with some timely missed Free Throws. They can match up against most teams, they have ball handlers, kids that can create AND kids that can fly on the court. Another team that can match up against any team.
Side notes
In another example of how everything is going, Brandeis beats Antonian which beat Churchill which beat Brandeis!
You can find plenty of same examples over and over. Enough to make your head spin.
Looking ahead at Private Schools with Antonian playing great basketball and IWHS trying to compete with some of the larger schools as well, this years matchup is shaping up to be an exciting game to go see.
Here is my Top 10
1. Clark: Wins-Madison, Cedar Park, Churchill, Stevens twice, Killeen, Belton, Boerne. Losses- Liberty Christian
2. O'Connor: Wins- Johnson, Judson, Madison, Reagan, Steele, Brennan. Losses- Waco La Vega, #1 3A Wall, Amarillo
3. Brennan: Wins- Wagner, Manvel, Madison (Twice), Reagan, Steele, Johnson. Losses- Reagan, Georgetown, #1 5A Vista Ridge, #1 6A North Shore, Amarillo, O'Connor
4. Johnson: Wins-Brandeis (3 times), Stevens, Reagan, IWHS, Brandeis, Churchill. Losses- O'Connor, Wagner, Carroll, Amarillo, Brennan
5. Madison: Wins-Wagner, Brandeis, Stevens, IWHS. Losses-Brennan, Clark, O'Connor
7. Schetz Clemens: Notable wins-Reagan, FW Timble Tech, Killeen Harker Heights, Stevens, Steele, Roosevelt, Round Rock. Losses-Corpus Christi Carroll, Liberty Christian, Brandeis, Wagner
8. Reagan: Wins- Wagner, Brennan, Steele, Judson, Smithson Valley. Losses- Stevens, Carrol, MacArthur, RR Cedar Ridge, Clemens, Johnson, O'Connor
9. Steele: Wins-Brandeis, Southwest, IWHS, San Marcos. Losses-Reagan, Clemens, San Marcos, Stevens, Carroll, Navarro, Brennan, O'Connor
Just for fun, 3 way tie for 10th
Brandeis: Wins- Highlands, Antonian, Judson, Clemens Losses-Churchill, Johnson (3 Times), Steele, Madison, Wagner, Madison
Churchill: Wins-Brandeis. Losses-Clark twice, Antonian, Johnson
Antonian: Wins- Wagner, Judson, Churchill. Losses-MacArthur (Twice), CC Ray, Roosevelt, Brandeis
Honorable Mention
Stevens: Wins- Reagan, Killeen Harker Heights, Austin Westlake. Losses-Clemens, Judson, FW Trimble Tech, Johnson, Wagner, Madison, Clark
Incarnate Word: Wins-Marion, RR, Cole Losses-Steele, Johnson, Madison
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