I said it before, your team can beat a team by 20 and then go lose to a team your team thinks it's better than.
Anytime, Anywhere, Any Team can lose.
Whoever you follow and support, it doesn't matter, you have to love the suspense of what is going to happen when Team A plays Team B.
Some teams have some dominating skilled players. Some teams are loaded with athleticism. Few teams have both but don't have a bench. With some teams, it seems Coaching makes all the difference in the world.
What's that old saying, Team A's Coach beats Team B and goes on and state, If I was coaching Team B, I would still win!
Some teams have the backcourt but don't have much of a frontcourt. Some teams have a great frontcourt but need help with the backcourt.
Some teams have the talent, but lack the experience! Some teams have the experience but lack the skill and talent!
How about this, Private School Antonian has beaten Judson, Wagner and Churchill, all power house programs the last few years!
Great match ups make for great games.
The following week will not be any different. It's shaping up to be one great week for girls basketball action.
Games of interest:
What stands out, how about Clemens vs Wagner at Clemens Friday 730pm, where two of the highest scoring players in the city square off with their respective teams. 2015 Kyra Lambert (Clemens) and 2016 Amber Ramirez (Wagner) might go for 40 each.
Then you have Monday action with Johnson going into Brennan at 730pm. 2015 Erica Saunders can simply take over the game without scoring and she can do it scoring as well. 2017's Megan Valdez and Kenzie Heineman are putting up all around great numbers. If Brennan's grueling schedule is not enough, they open up District play on Friday against O'Connor at 830pm at Taylor gym. Has anyone played a more intense schedule?
O'Connor has only lost to State Ranked teams. They host Steele on Tuesday at 730pm. Then take on Brennan on Friday. They seem to be just rolling along.
Johnson has Brennan on Monday and open up against Churchill in District play on Friday at Littleton gym 8pm. Both contests should be down to the wire match ups.
Stevens goes to Madison HS to take them on Monday 730pm and open District play vs Clark at O'Connor gym. Clark has been steady all season long. Who has the advantage? Time will tell.
Madison finishes the week by hosting IWHS Friday at 730pm. 2018 Sophia Ramos (IWHS) went for 23pts against Johnson in a losing effort and 2016 Alexia Torres (IWHS) is coming off a dramatic 3 pt buzzer beater to win the game at Cole. 2015 Moriah Creswell (Madison) is putting up great numbers helping her team get some good wins.
If your team has had a great Non District and go lose Lose their first District game, then what?
You have to take into account strength of schedule, who your team has beaten, who they have lost to.
That's what makes this fun! And just for fun, following are my Top 10
1. Clark: Wins-Madison, Cedar Park, Churchill twice, Killeen, Belton, Boerne. Losses- Liberty Christian
2. O'Connor: Wins- Johnson, Judson, Madison, Reagan. Losses- Waco La Vega, #1 3A Wall, Amarillo
3. Brennan: Wins- Wagner, Manvel, Madison (Twice), Reagan, Steele. Losses- Reagan, Georgetown, #1 5A Vista Ridge, #1 6A North Shore, Amarillo
4. Johnson: Wins-Brandeis (3 times), Stevens, Reagan, IWHS, Brandeis. Losses- O'Connor, Wagner, Carroll, Amarillo
5. Schetz Clemens: Notable wins-Reagan, FW Timble Tech, Killeen Harker Heights, Stevens, Steele, Roosevelt, Round Rock. Losses-Corpus Christi Carroll, Liberty Christian, Brandeis
6. Madison: Wins-Wagner, Brandeis. Losses-Brennan, Clark, O'Connor
8. Stevens: Wins- Reagan, Killeen Harker Heights, Austin Westlake. Losses-Clemens, Judson, FW Trimble Tech, Johnson, Wagner
9. Reagan: Wins- Wagner, Brennan, Steele, Judson, Smithson Valley. Losses- Stevens, Carrol, MacArthur, RR Cedar Ridge, Clemens, Johnson, O'Connor
10. Steele: Wins-Brandeis, Southwest, IWHS, San Marcos. Losses-Reagan, Clemens, San Marcos, Stevens, Carroll, Navarro, Brennan
Honorable Mention
Churchill: Wins-Brandeis. Losses-Clark twice, Antonian
Antonian: Wins- Wagner, Judson, Churchill. Losses-MacArthur (Twice), CC Ray, Roosevelt, Brandeis
Brandeis: Wins- Highlands, Antonian, Judson, Clemens Losses-Churchill, Johnson (3 Times), Steele, Madison, Wagner, Madison
Incarnate Word: Wins-Marion, RR, Cole Losses-Steele, Johnson
Others to watch: Southwest, Roosevelt, Highlands, MacArthur, Jay, Smithson Valley, Boerne, Devine, Hondo, Boerne Champion, Alamo Heights,
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