Floresville — Lea Watson is going to help Wimberley win a lot of basketball games before she graduates. Watson, a 6-foot junior post, is an imposing mismatch for any opponent.
The Lady Texans used Watson's height to their advantage against West Oso Friday night and reaped the benefits.
Watson scored 20 points to lead Wimberley past the Lady Bears in the area round of the Class 3A playoffs. The Lady Texans won 48-37.
“Lea was huge for us tonight, just like she has been all season,” Wimberley head coach Shaun Miller said. “When she's on the floor and making things happen, she can't be stopped.”
The Lady Texans made their game plan perfectly clear from the beginning of the game: Get it to Watson.
West Oso looked lost in attempting to defend Watson in the first quarter. The Lady Bears, who usually run an aggressive man-to-man defense, switched to an unfamiliar zone.
“Lea makes people do what they normally don't like to do,” Miller said. “They don't like to play zone, but having her in the middle makes them think about where she's at and they lost her a few times.”
Wimberley exploited West Oso's confusion and fed Watson the ball in the post. Watson scored 11 points in the first 12 minutes and the Lady Texans, as a team, opened up a 21-11 lead after sinking 10 of their first 11 shots.
For analysis, quotes and more stats, read Sunday's print edition of the Daily Record.
Waller — The Hays Lady Rebels had to feel a bit tried and tested after Friday night’s Class 4A area playoff game against Beaumont-Central.
And while the Lady Rebels were able to extend their playoff trek another round, the Hays girls had to scrap and scrounge against the Lady Jaguars in a the match between two teams ranked in Class 4A’s Top 20.It was quite a gritty test for the Lady Rebels, who held on for a 58-52 win.
Strong runs at the end of the second and at the beginning of the fourth quarters allowed Hays to keep its hopes of returning to the state tournament alive. Hays erased a nine-point lead to two going into halftime thanks to a 7-0 run in the final two minutes of the second quarter, and then went on 10-0 run at the start of the fourth to secure the victory.For quotes, stats and photos from Friday's game, pick up a print edition Sunday's San Marcos Daily Record.
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