Sports

The Sealy Lady Tiger basketball squad picked up its first win of the regular season last Tuesday on the road in West Columbia before it competed in a tournament in Ganado over the weekend. Sealy was scheduled for one more non-district tilt against Spring Woods earlier this week before having a week off for Thanksgiving.

After a 40-30 win over San Antonio Jubilee at home in the state semifinal, the Faith Academy Knights punched their ticket to the Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations’ (TAIAO) State Championship against the Northside Lions Saturday, Nov. 27, at Bryan Allen Academy with kickoff set for noon.

For the second year in a row, the Bellville Brahmanette volleyball squad fell in their state semifinal match, this time against Decatur, at the Culwell Center in Garland last Thursday, Nov. 18. The Eagles went on to beat Celina in the finals to claim the Class 4A State Championship.

Although Sealy football and Bellville volleyball found the ends of their seasons, the fall sports slate is not quite over yet with Bellville and Faith Academy football still alive in the playoffs. Last Friday I crossed another stadium off my list although it came in the somewhat familiar city of Waco which I have now visited thrice.

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.

Last week in Brazos sports, the Cougarette volleyball team’s playoff run ended in the regional semifinals and Makinzy Kneip signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie.

touchdowns from senior Ethan Hart, a fake punt touchdown T Sealy Tigers used two rushing from senior Connor Krenek and multiple defensive stops in the red zone to claim their fourth Bi-District Championship in five years with a 21-19 win over the Silsbee Tigers Friday night at W. W. Thorne Stadium in Aldine.

The Sealy Lady Tiger basketball squad opened its regular season at home last Tuesday with a 62-54 loss to Class 6A’s Houston Westside Wolves. Head Coach Anthony Branch and Assistant Coach Danielle Eschenburg ended the cross country season three days prior and got only one practice with the full roster that features a majority of cross country runners and volleyball players who ended their season the prior Thursday.