Sports

Cliff Jones RV Owner Jim Pursley was awarded the championship banner created by the Sealy High School Ag Department as the winner of the Gridiron Guru football pick ’em tournament against other local businesses. Pursley correctly predicted the winners of 71.9% of the 107 games picked this year and previously won the Gridiron Guru crown in 2018. Pictured with Pursley are Amanda Luksha and Shawn Brennan.

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.

The Sealy Tigers used two rushing touchdowns from senior Ethan Hart, a fake punt touchdown 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.

Sealy advances to face China Spring in the Area Championship which will be played at Waco ISD Stadium next Friday, Nov. 19, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

Last week in Brazos sports, Esmeralda Garcia recorded the best finish at the UIL State cross country meet in school history, the Cougarette volleyball squad secured their second playoff win and the Brazos football team wrapped up its season.

The Sealy Tigers closed the regular season with a 43-0 win over the La Marque Cougars to secure the No. 2 seed from District 12-4A-D2 behind strong performances from members of the Class of 2022.

The Sealy Tiger cross country teams both finished 16th in their respective races at the Class 4A State Championship meet Saturday morning in Round Rock. It was the first time since 1991 that any team represented Sealy at state and it was the first time since 1990 that both teams qualified for the last meet of the year.

The Sealy Lady Tiger volleyball squad found the end of the road in the Area Championship against Huffman Hargrave last Thursday in Magnolia by way of a sweep (25-14, 25-22, 25-21). Sealy finished with a 24-20 overall record.

A pair of Sealy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu students competed in the Houston Fall Championships presented by Battleground Saturday, Nov. 6, and came away with three silver medals.