Interesting 1st Round match ups

[AggiesAreWe]

Due to the split divisions in basketball, it does create some interesting match ups in the first round.

Here are some from our coverage area:

 

6A Region III DII

Summer Creek vs. Clear Brook

 

5A Region III DI

Crosby vs. Huntsville

Baytown Sterling vs. La Porte

 

5A Region III DII

Barbers Hill vs. Iowa Colony

 

4A Region III DI

Livingston vs. Mickey Leland

 

4A Region III DII

Hardin-Jefferson vs. Houston Wheatley

West Orange-Stark vs. Lufkin Hudson

 

3A Region III DI

Huntington vs. East Chambers

 

3A Region III DII

Central Heights vs. Warren

 

2A Region III DII

West Sabine vs. Beckville 

Chireno vs. Gary

 

1A Region IV DII

Chester vs. Centerville 

 

What other 1st round games are of interest to you?

[AggiesAreWe]

Some outside the coverage area 1st round match ups:

 

6A

#20 Grand Oaks vs. Spring Dekaney

5A

Abilene vs. #23 Amarillo

The Colony vs. #16 Frisco Liberty

4A

Navasota vs. FB Willowridge

#15 Estacado vs. #24 Brock

Kennedale vs. #22 Dallas Lincoln

3A

#2 Paradise vs. #21 Village Tech

2A

#1 Lipan vs. #6 Bosqueville

#8 Waco Meyer vs. #10 Graford

#13 Farwell vs. #19 Abernathy

1A

#15 Coolidge vs. Bynum

[BD54]

I think HJ can beat Wheatley. Be a fun game to watch. 

[Hoopin22]

I’ll be at the Huntington game should be a good one!

[TheSixthMan]

13 hours ago, BD54 said:

I think HJ can beat Wheatley. Be a fun game to watch. 

Very interesting first round matchup. HJ has thrived in the type and style of game Wheatley is going to want to play, I think HJ’s size and coaching will be the difference. So it should be a good one! This is one of those games, that HJ’s first round matchup could potentially be a tougher game than the next few rounds. 

[TheSixthMan]

Haven’t seen Yates play this year does HF have a chance? 

[Eagles12]

25 minutes ago, TheSixthMan said:

Haven’t seen Yates play this year does HF have a chance? 

Unfortunately I don’t think so

[Eagles12]

8 hours ago, TheSixthMan said:

Very interesting first round matchup. HJ has thrived in the type and style of game Wheatley is going to want to play, I think HJ’s size and coaching will be the difference. So it should be a good one! This is one of those games, that HJ’s first round matchup could potentially be a tougher game than the next few rounds. 

Stafford in round 3 would be an absolute tough matchup

[AggiesAreWe]

These are the four that I am interested in order:

Huntington vs. East Chambers

Hardin-Jefferson vs. Wheatley

Livingston vs. Mickey Leland

Baytown Sterling vs. La Porte

 

That Huntington/EC game could have some residual from their game earlier this season.

[WOSdrummer99]

On 2/21/2026 at 2:37 PM, AggiesAreWe said:

West Orange-Stark vs. Lufkin Hudson

Any chance for an upset here?

[AggiesAreWe]

1 minute ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Any chance for an upset here?

Always a chance. 

Hudson is tough but definitely getable.  Mustangs will be one of the more athletic teams Hudson has faced this year.

The key to me for WO-S is how well they shoot the three.

They have a couple of common opponents. Hamshire-Fannett and PCA. Hudson beat both while WO-S lost to both.

[WOSdrummer99]

Just now, AggiesAreWe said:

Hudson beat both while WO-S lost to both.

But both those losses were still during football. Hoping that was a different team early in the season. Think we can take this.