Sports

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.

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.