TIGERS HIT THE FLOOR
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The Sealy Tiger basketball team hit the floor to open its regular season last week with a nondistrict tilt against Columbus on the road Nov. 30 before a tournament in Caldwell last weekend.
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Lady Tigers battle in tournament
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The Sealy Lady Tiger basketball squad dropped its lone non-district game last week then won two of six tournament games over the weekend in Ganado. Sweeny took the nondistrict contest by a 62-34 final score before Sealy won tournament games over Odem (56-41) and Lehman (45-33) and lost tilts against La Grange (42-32), Columbus (54-39), Hallettsville (23-20) and Weimar (31-30).
11 earn academic all-state honors
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Eleven Sealy Tiger football players closed their high school careers with academic all-state distinction as awarded by the Texas High School Coaches Association and Army National Guard. The lists were broken up into first-team, second-team and honorable mentions for student-athletes who maintained an overall GPA of 92 or above in courses from grades 9-11 and courses completed in grade 12.
UTILITY PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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After Bellville fell in the regional semifinal to West Orange-Stark last Friday as the last-standing team from District 12-4A-D2, the all-district results were released. Sealy senior Connor Krenek was named the district’s Utility Player of the Year, 23 Tigers landed on all-district teams and 31 earned academic all-district distinction.
Lady Tigers put in the work
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The Sealy Lady Tiger basketball squad had only one game last week before another solo non-district match was scheduled to start this week of play Tuesday ahead of the Ganado Tournament this weekend. Sealy earned a 48-39 nondistrict win over Class 6A Spring Woods last Monday at home to move its early overall record to 3-5.
Cross country runners earn academic all-state
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Five Sealy cross country runners were honored with academic all-state distinction from the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) and the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas (CCCAT) for their efforts in the classroom during the season.
Sealy boys’ basketball opened season Tuesday
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The Sealy Tiger basketball team was scheduled to open its regular season earlier this week on the road in Columbus after a quick turnaround following the end of the football season. Head Coach Cody Carruthers returns for his second year at the helm after serving as previous head coach Ray Dabney’s assistant.
Koy earns Defensive Player of the Year
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The Sealy Lady Tiger volleyball team earned multiple alldistrict recognitions including the Defensive MVP in Bailey Koy, five on all-district teams, four more all-district honorable mentions and 14 academic alldistrict distinctions.
China Spring shuts down Sealy 48-7
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The China Spring Cougars stymied the Sealy Tigers early and often and rolled to a 48-7 win in the Area Championship at Waco ISD Stadium Friday night to eliminate Sealy for the second straight season.
The Tigers served as the visitors at the neutral site and although both teams traded three-and-outs on their first drives, Tristan Exline pulled down an interception on the third play of Sealy’s second drive and Kyle Barton cashed in on the other end to open the scoring.
Sealy, China Spring set for rematch
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After wins in the first round of the playoffs, the Sealy Tigers and China Spring Cougars are set to rematch last year’s regional semifinal tilt in this year’s Area Championship this Friday at 7 p.m. at Waco ISD Stadium.
