Sports

Lady Tigers take time off to focus on teamwork With the start of district play set for next week, Sealy Head Girls Soccer Coach Sydney Jones believes her Lady Tigers are primed and ready for the district competition ahead. “I think we are where we need to be,” Jones said.

For Sealy Head Boys Soccer Coach Joshua Kirton, the Tigers are looking ready for the start of District 20-4A opener Feb. 7 against Harmony School of Discovery at home.

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Sophomore Noah Washington scored a team-high 21 points and senior Avonte Nunn added 15 points but it was enough to lift the Tigers to their first district win of the season. Sealy dropped a 76-65 decision to El Campo last Friday night at home.

The Sealy Lady Tigers moved to 6-2 in District 25-4A to remain in third place with last Friday’s 56-39 win over El Campo. The win solidified the Lady Tigers hold on third place in district. The loss dropped El Campo to fourth place in district with a 3-4 mark.

The Blinn College men’s basketball team shrugged off a slow offensive start before finding its groove en route to a 96-87 Region XIV victory over Lamar State College- Port Arthur on Saturday. The home victory at the Kruse Center in Brenham, Texas, pushed the Buccaneers to 14-6 overall and 8-2 in the Region XIV South Zone.

Van Vleck edged the Lady Cougaretttes 36-33 last Friday on the road to take control of fourth place in District 24-3A. Van Vleck is sitting at 3-4 in district action while Brazos is sporting a 3-5 record in district play with four games left on the schedule.