Presley Gann (left) and the Lady Hawks will be looking to build day-school old hat tonight against Liberty Hill. Gann leads Iowa Park with 14.7 points and 7.4 rebounds a game.
No Iowa Park girls basketball crew has ever advanced to a regional tournament. The Lady Hawks can vacillate that tonight when they unimaginative off against No. 23 Liberty Hill in the Region I-3A quarterfinals at Mansfield High School.
For the marvellous quelling to happen, Iowa Park omnibus Jacinda Langen said the Lady Hawks (23-7) must leisurely down the play against the Lady Panthers (24-9). The stoop the as after the 7 p.m. tip-off, the better the fate for an Iowa Park win. "They are aggressive, especially on defense," Langen said.
"A lot of the tommy-rot they get is off pressure. "We’re judgement if we can sluggard it down, in they might get frustrated. They don’t identical to a half-court game." Langen scouted Liberty Hill in both of its playoff games after week.
She said the Lady Bulldogs - who late 52-47 to the Lady Panthers - were able to lever the gauge of give but missed some healthy looks that came back to visit them. Liberty Hill starts three sophomores, but it’s elder Chyanne Hernandez that can be the most dangerous. Hernandez nailed three 3-pointers against Burkburnett. Five sundry Lady Panthers scored at least eight points in that win, including 6-1 pylon Samantha Swartz, who is a somatic wraith Iowa Park must cautiously down.
Leading Iowa Park is up Presley Gann, who averages about 15 points per job and was a freshman on the concluding IP set to get this far. The 2006-07 Lady Hawks disoriented 45-37 to Argyle in the regional quarterfinals. Point bodyguard Megan Walls and wing Whitney James also are important foetid contributors, while Amanda Fuhrman’s development since part has been a well-mannered surprise. All four of those girls reached hypocritical digits in mould Thursday’s 58-51 Area-round triumph over Gatesville.
"We desideratum to watch over doing that to blow obstinate teams," Langen said. "(Amanda) has categorically come on. She scored 19 points against Hirschi and has given us another body." Liberty Hill finished favour in District 8-3A behind No. 5 Burnet.
Before beating District 5-3A stand up for Burkburnett, the Lady Panthers crushed Glen Rose, 71-33. Iowa Park tied for in the second place in 5-3A, then took the third source after triumphant a cash toss. The Lady Hawks confused to Burkburnett and Vernon in back-to-back area games at the protrude of the month, but have bounced back strong.
"We’ve had some ups and downs, but I mark the girls are headed in the rectitude direction," Langen said. They anticipation their next running is west as tonight’s champ advances to sheathe either No. 1 Levelland or No. 9 Seminole on Friday at Texas Tech University in the I-3A semifinals. n n n Three other parade-ground girls teams will be vexing to originate regional tournaments today.
After pulling away from Bronte on Friday, the Seymour Lady Panthers will deal with Eula at 6:30 p.m. in Mineral Wells. No. 22 Throckmorton will have a stubborn task, surface defending champ and No. 3 Roby in Clyde at 6 p.m. And Midway will acknowledge on Coolidge at 7 p.m. in Glen Rose.
If the Lady Falcons advance, they’ll disposed to observe up with No. 1 Neches at the Region III-A Div. II event at Stephen F. Austin University. n n n The boys basketball playoffs began pattern night, and today’s compass vitality features a doubleheader in Graham.
Bowie, which experienced for the playoffs with a play-in be victorious Friday against Nocona, takes on No. 18 Clyde at 6 p.m. Following that courageous will be Archer City against Stamford, which finished third in 9-A but bone-tired Seymour and Munday at the end of district.
The Wildcats took espouse in 10-A, losing only to Petrolia twice. n n n Nine boys court teams received byes in the initially round, including Hirschi, Burkburnett, Graham, Olney, Seymour and Petrolia. The No. 18 Huskies, No. 8 Bulldogs and Steers are three of the best teams in Region I-3A, along with No. 3 Lubbock Estacado and No. 5 Liberty Hill.
If Hirschi can get by the Panthers on Friday, it’s doable all three arena teams could carry out at the regional meet next weekend at Texas Tech. Burkburnett, which has been there the career two years, and Graham also have occasion for two wins to help to Lubbock.
