Week of Feb. 9-15, 2014

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Reagan ambushes Southwest in area round

February 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

Dragons can’t overcome cold shooting against state-ranked Rattlers PLEASE RETURN TO THIS STORY TUESDAY FOR A LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE Coming off one of the biggest wins in Southwest girls basketball history, there may have been some concern about a letdown last Friday in its Class 5A area-round game. [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Highlands beats Brack without top scorer

February 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

Second-quarter Owls run gives Eagles uphill climb PLEASE RETURN TO THIS STORY TUESDAY FOR A LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE Playing without its top scorer, DeMarcus Hartfield, Highlands needed to find willing volunteers to put points on the scoreboard in what was anticipated to be a close regular-season finale [...]

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Acuna’s foul shots help Eagles finish comeback victory over Hays

February 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

Brackenridge wipes out eight-point deficit in final quarter, but falls to Rouse in area round Photo taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: kjtoso.photoreflect.com PLEASE RETURN TO THIS STORY TUESDAY FOR A LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE Hays couldn’t anticipate the full [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Buttons get revenge against St. Anthony in championship game

February 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Central Catholic wins two close games in 2-5A tourney Central Catholic (24-7) exacted its revenge on St. Anthony Saturday at Alamo Convocation Center for ending their 20-game winning streak three days earlier. The Buttons prevailed 84-83 over the Yellowjackets (21-11) in the finals of the TAPPS District 2-5A Tournament. [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Carroll ends Southwest’s playoff hopes in tiebreaker

February 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Corpus Christi Carroll (18-10) pulled out a victory in the closing minutes of the District 28-5A fourth-place tie-breaker game against Southwest (10-23) Friday at Victoria East. The Tigers won 82-76. Both teams finished the 28-5A season with 4-6 records. In fact, each lost its last district game. They split two [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL MID-WEEK REPORT: McCollum edges Harlandale to nail down second place in 29-4A

February 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

TEAMS INCLUDED: Burbank, Central Catholic, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Holy Cross, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, South San, Southwest. Host McCollum (22-10, 12-2) won its sixth-consecutive game, bumping rival Harlandale (22-11, 11-3) out of second place in District 29-4A Tuesday by a slim margin. [...]

GIRLS BASKETBALL MID-WEEK/PLAYOFF REPORT: Southwest downs O’Connor for bi-district win

February 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

Harlandale pushes Victoria West to brink in 53-50 loss; Holy Cross ends season with blowout win Photo taken by KJ Toso. For more photos or to purchase photos, please visit: kjtoso.photoreflect.com TEAMS INCLUDED:East Central, Harlandale, Highlands, Holy Cross, Lanier, Sam Houston, Southside, Southwest. Southwest recorded [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Area playoff schedule (updated Feb. 16)

February 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of Feb. 17-22 CLASS 5A BI-district round East Central (23-8) vs. Brandeis (19-7) at South San, 7 p.m., Monday South San (15-16) vs. O’Connor (18-12) at Bill Greehey Arena, St. Mary’s U., 8 p.m., Tuesday CLASS 4A BI-district round Edison (23-10) vs. Alamo Heights [...]

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hurricanes storm into playoffs with win over Pleasanton

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Green rises to Senior Night challenge with career game PLEASE RETURN TO THIS STORY TUESDAY FOR A LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/communities/southside/article/Sam-Houston-wins-fourth-consecutive-game-5221851.php Once the District 28-3A season began, Sam Houston’s fortunes [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Memorial takes step toward playoffs with win over Medina Valley

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Minutemen’s press generates 25 turnovers, fuels second-half resurgence Photo taken by KJ Toso. To view or purchase more photos, please visit: kjtoso.photoreflect.com PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO THE SOUTHSIDE REPORTER WEBSITE: Link unavailable The first time Memorial employed its full court press, it didn’t seem [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: East Central-South San photo gallery, Feb. 7, 2014 (photos by KJ Toso)

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Photos taken by KJ Toso. For more photos (including the East Central-South San JV game) or to purchase photos, please visit: [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL WEEKEND REPORT: Edison hands state-ranked Brennan first 28-4A loss

February 10, 2014 // 1 Comment

East Central clinches share of title while Southwest enters playoff hunt in 28-5A; Highlands returns to playoffs TEAMS INCLUDED: Brackenridge, East Central, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands, Jefferson, Kennedy, Lanier, McCollum, Memorial, South San, Southside, Southwest. Second-place Edison (22-10, 11-2) tagged first-place [...]

BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL: Area rankings (thru Feb. 9)

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Through Feb. 9 BOYS TOP 15: 1. Central Catholic 2. East Central 3. Edison 4. Lanier 5. Sam Houston 6. Harlandale 7. McCollum 8. Highlands 9. Southwest 10. South San 11. Memorial 12. Burbank 13. Brackenridge 14. Jefferson 15. Kennedy GIRLS TOP 15: Final 1. Brackenridge 2. Southwest 3. [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: This week’s results (thru Feb. 15)

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of Feb. 9-15 Monday’s games District 28-4A Highlands (16-15, 9-5) 71, Brackenridge (15-18, 5-9) 60 Edison (23-10, 12-2) 57, Jefferson (7-23, 3-11) 28 Lanier (25-8, 10-4) 62, Burbank (13-19, 4-10) 29 Brennan (27-5, 13-1) 91, Fox Tech (1-29, 0-14) 28 TAPPS 3-4A Austin Hyde Park [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL: Area playoff picture (final)

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Boys basketball playoff picture These are the area teams that have a chance to qualify for the playoffs (in alphabetical order): Final QUALIFIERS: Central Catholic (24-7, 5-1), East Central (23-8, 9-1), Edison (23-11, 12-2), Harlandale (22-11, 11-3), Highlands (16-15, 9-5), Lanier (24-8, 10-4), McCollum (22-10, 12-2), [...]

SOFTBALL: This week’s results (thru Feb. 15)

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of Feb. 9-15 Tuesday’s games Non-district Highlands (0-0) vs. Sam Houston (0-0) at Villarreal No. 1, 5:30 p.m. (game postponed or canceled, no reschedule info available) Laredo United (0-0) vs. Jefferson (0-0) at Villarreal No. 2, 5:30 p.m. (game postponed or canceled, no [...]

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Area playoff results (thru Feb. 14)

February 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NOTE: teams we cover are in boldface Games of Feb. 9-15 Monday’s games CLASS 4A BI-district round Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway (22-10) 56, Southside (18-14) 31 CLASS 3A BI-district round Fredericksburg (18-13) 49, Sam Houston (10-18) 29 Tuesday’s games CLASS 5A BI-district round Stevens (23-6) 61, East Central [...]