$$Buckets$$

This tournament is LOADED!!  Some of the teams in it are:
Duncanville - 6A #2,  SA Reagan - 6A #7,  Cibolo Steele - 6A #13,  Langham Creek - 6A #14,  SA Clark - 6A #15,  McKinney - 6A #21,  Cedar Park (defending 5A State Champs) - 5A #1,  Pflugerville - 5A #9,  New Braunfels - 5A #24.
All the other teams in it are all playoff teams who went 2-3 rounds deep.  HJ is the only 4A in the tournament.

This tournament is LOADED!!  Some of the teams in it are:
Duncanville - 6A #2,  SA Reagan - 6A #7,  Cibolo Steele - 6A #13,  Langham Creek - 6A #14,  SA Clark - 6A #15,  McKinney - 6A #21,  Cedar Park (defending 5A State Champs) - 5A #1,  Pflugerville - 5A #9,  New Braunfels - 5A #24.
All the other teams in it are all playoff teams who went 2-3 rounds deep.  HJ is the only 4A in the tournament.

Thurs 11/11
round one -
HJ -79  vs 6A Vista Ridge (Austin) 37
Ashlon Jackson-19, Jada Pleasant-14, Molly Beavers-9, 5 others with 6-8
round two-
HJ- 61 vs 6A Clemens (San Antonio area) 49
Molly Beavers- 18, Ashlon Jackson-14, Kendall Sneed-11, India McMahon-9, Jalyn Wright-7
Round 3 tomorrow vs 6A Houston Memorial (5-0)  winner to face the winner of Langham Creek/ Duncanville

Got some things to clean up but 
scoring was spread out good  
J Brown 15
R Adams 12
A Johnson 12
McQueen sisters both had 10

Welp, no scrimmage will be taking place im hearing that because of a miscommunication the scrimmage that was happening on Nov 2nd wont be taking place.  This just needs to be a regular season game, it would be good for the area!  Been hoping for this matchup for the last couple of years.

Barbers Hill- Dalanna Carter - Lutheran North High School

I wish it was a regular game. .  We been trying to get this game going for like 3 years now…

The area has a lot of good players...   I am totally spoiled getting to coach quite a few top notch players every day.  These girls work their tails off daily!  I have coached for 20+ years and would have loved to have the talent that we have in our 8th and 9th spots any other year.  Should be exciting!  Praying that the Covid mess is under control before we crank up!  
Been very hard to get local games this year, so lots of bus miles for the Lady Hawks this year!  

I was very impressed with Silsbee's young squad.  Especially Botley!  Her poise and court vision is exceptional! Oh and her change of pace into the crossover is elite! Yes the score was very lopsided but Botley played practically the whole game and was very poised.  Bright future ahead for this young Queen, she has a very high ceiling and has next level potential.  

Beaumont United- Sr. 5’7” Princess Anderson 
West Brook - Jr. 5’5” Jacei Denley

Monica Bottley, Ca'Drianne Martin, Jenna Warden-SIlsbee
Ashlyn Jackson, Kendall Sneed, Molly Beavers, India McMahon- HJ
Aniyah Robinson-LCM
Greenea Oldham-Orangefield
 

Yes that HJ duo will be the best in the state.  Also the emergence of Junior Molly Beavers will be something to watch.  
Botley at Silsbee will be fun to watch also.  And the Robinson sisters over at LCM will make that program a whole lot better.

Last couple years we have played up north of us more and less and less of the Beaumont Area teams because of this horrible district alignment.  (3 Schools 2 hours or more away)    Therefore I have not kept up with the players in this area as much..   The HJ kids are obviously players to watch again.
The soph. Monica Bottley at Silsbee was really impressive last year - so she would be on my list for sure.
In our district - Palestine has a Junior - Aylasia Fantroy that is very good (17 4A MVP last year),  Carthage has a Junior - Jakyra Roberts that is solid also
We have senior Jakayla Brown who has started since she was a freshmen - missed several games last year in district but will be one of the top players in our area for sure.
 
Getting close to getting started!!
 

Well I think I can start it off by naming off 2 of the most notable returners this year in the Sneed girl and Jackson both at HJ.  That back court duo will be one of if not the best in the state in any classification.

First Team
Monica Bottley - Silsbee
Princess Anderson - Beaumont United
Kendall Sneed - Hardin Jefferson
Ashlon Jackson - Hardin Jefferson
Keilaya Rigsby - Woodville
Second Team
Jacei Denley - Beaumont West Brook
Kassie Chavez - Legacy Christian Academy
Ivy Lee - Lumberton
Kayden Morris - Lumberton
Chrissy Joseph - LC-M
 
Player of the Year 
Ashlon Jackson - Hardin Jefferson

REBOUNDING!!!  HJ has to do a better job on the boards.  They weren't hitting the 3s like they normally do either.  I will stick with HJ.

The head of the snake for Boerne is their PG. They also have a very solid big.  However the pg is only 5'4 or 5'5 and in their losses this season struggled against length, which is a strength of HJ (length at the guard position). Boerne is very methodical in what they run and they run it well.  Foul trouble will be a factor in this game. Quite sure Boerne will play zone against HJ to try to take away the effectiveness of HJ's guards. If HJ's defense can dictate the pace of this game then HJ is favored. Both teams run similar offenses so that should be interesting, HJ has a better overall roster but the little things will be huge in this game.

Huge shout out to the Lady Raiders!! Great team!  To have 3 1000 pt scorers is HUGE and majority high school teams dont have that luxury.  Those girl left it all on the floor. Congrats!

I agree! But you know that fans complaining about refs comes with the territory lol.  CS played a tough game. Their post is SOLID! CS also did not miss Ft’s, HJ missed 15 or so. 

Great win HJ.  Keep it going.  Also to the fans, quit complaining about the officiating.  Jesus.  Give some credit to CS for playing a tough game.  

Good win by HJ. The reason for all of the complaints about the refs was their inconsistencies and anticipation calls. Touch fouls on one end, which is fine as long as those calls are the same on the other end lol.  Falling down doesn’t always mean you were fouled lol. One ref couldn’t even get up and down the court and considering the pace that’s always bad especially when he starts calling fouls in the paint when he isn’t even past half court yet smh. But on the other hand HJ needed to see some adversity. They continued to play for each other and helped each other thru. Great team win! On to the next one!

Big difference in playing styles in this matchup and moving forward.  China Spring guards must be able to handle the pressure consistently in order to make this interesting.  HJ's defense against guards is ELITE!  How deep is China Spring?  Depth will be a big issue also especially with the pace that HJ plays at.  HJ goal is 90+ possessions a game.  HJ's ultimate goal is to play at a fast pace not to just score 100, it just has been working out like that lol.

Big difference in playing styles in this matchup and moving forward.  China Spring guards must be able to handle the pressure consistently in order to make this interesting.  HJ's defense against guards is ELITE!  How deep is China Spring?  Depth will be a big issue also especially with the pace that HJ plays at.  HJ goal is 90+ possessions a game.  HJ's ultimate goal is to play at a fast pace not to just score 100, it just has been working out like that lol.

Big difference in playing styles in this matchup and moving forward.  China Spring guards must be able to handle the pressure consistently in order to make this interesting.  HJ's defense against guards is ELITE!  How deep is China Spring?  Depth will be a big issue also especially with the pace that HJ plays at.  HJ goal is 90+ possessions a game.  HJ's ultimate goal is to play at a fast pace not to just score 100, it just has been working out like that lol.

I was very impressed with Silsbee's young squad.  Especially Botley!  Her poise and court vision is exceptional! Oh and her change of pace into the crossover is elite! Yes the score was very lopsided but Botley played practically the whole game and was very poised.  Bright future ahead for this young Queen, she has a very high ceiling and has next level potential.