Patriots Nips Gander Tough in District Showdown
In a packed gym, Goose Creek Memorial faltered early before a second-half rally powered a 52-43 home win over Robert E. Lee. Carson Smith scored 19 for GCM while I ezai Clark added 17. GCM improves to 6-4 in 22-5A, Lee drops to 4-6 with four games left.
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Robert E. Lee
Patriots
GCM
Duane Fikac
Lee
Patri
Trent Manuel
Clark
Smith
DeMarco Collins
Carson
Zai
Fikac
Josh Hockless
Ganders
Trey Garnett
Isaiah Bandy
Wendell Smith
Victor
Lumberton
National Signing Day Winners From Area High Schools
Seventeen area athletes secured college opportunities on National Signing Day as Sterling girls soccer stars Vanessa Flores Sabrina Munguia and Daisy Mendoza signed with West Virginia North Texas and West Alabama respectively. Goose Creek Memorial teammates Legend Choudhry Blair Bell signed with Valparaiso McMurray while safety Jermel Adams weighs offers from Grambling and Southeastern Louisiana. Crosby Cougars led a strong class with 12 signing to Chadron State Louisiana College Cisco Junior College Kilgore Navarro and Trinity Texas Lutheran among others.
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Sterling
Vanessa Flores
West Virginia University
Lady Mountaineers
Georgetown
RPI
Flores
Sabrina Munguia
North Texas
Munguia
Daisy Mendoza
University of West Alabama
Tigers
Goose Creek Memorial
Choudhry
Valpaiso
Blair Bell
McMurray
Abilene
Chicago
Bell
Jermel Adams
Grambling University
Southeastern Louisiana
Crosby Cougar
Wednes
Rafael Jaramillo
Darius Durst
Vernon Allen
Trevor Larkin
Cisco Junior College
D’onta Allen
Aaron Brown
Kilgore College
Navarro College
Keyshawn Pettieway
Trinity University
Texas Lutheran
RSL
Austin Holmelyn
Aguinaldo Ferreira
Salvador Munguia
Gloria Flores
Jose Flores
Russell Gee
RSS
Aaron Leth
Crosby
Crosby High
Josh Opiela
Justin Cegielski
Rene Rondriguez
Matthew Gregory
Jonathan Duran
Legend Choudhry
Sterling Rangers fall to Port Arthur Memorial 77 56
RSS suffers a 77-56 district loss to Port Arthur Memorial at home. Jesus Torres leads Sterling with 18 points, Danny Torres adds 13 as Sterling drops to 2-5 in district with four games left, needing help and likely three wins to reach playoffs.
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Sterling Rangers
Port Arthur Memorial
Rangers
RSS
la Porte
Sterling
Jesus Torres
Danny Torres
Titans
Port Arthur
Greg Smith
Smith
Titan
Sterling Falls
West Brook
Humble tops Barbers Hill 56-47 in district clash
Humble defeated Barbers Hill 56-47 in District 21-5SA play. Barbers Hill led briefly on a Mason Furlong basket early but Humble answered to lead 22-12 after one and 34-21 at halftime. Humble kept Barbers Hill at bay with a 43-36 third, then held scoreless for five minutes in the final period as Furlong Lewis and Hearn paced the Eagles with 14, 9, and 8 points respectively. Barbers Hill fell to 2-10 in district and visits Galena Park Friday at 7 p.m.
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Barbers Hill
Eagles
Wildcats
Humble
Jack Hearn
Keaton Shaw
Furlong
Deandre’ Lewis
Shaw
Bryan Taylor
Lewis
Ean Tillett
Wildcat
Hearn
Myles Sam
Ple
Sample
Tillett
Taylor
Galena Park
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