Onalaska 77 Palestine Westwood 96/FINAL

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3A Region III DII

Onalaska vs. Palestine Westwood at Hudson HS, Lufkin  7pm  (winner faces Aransas Pass/Poth winner)

 

Game can be seen on NFHS

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End 1st

23-17 Westwood

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Halftime

50-33 Westwood

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End 3rd

69-55 Westwood

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Final

96-77 Westwood

[BBfan061]

The Westwood team that everyone looked at before the season and said that’s an extremely talented team and could be really good appears to have showed up tonight. Congrats Onalaska on a great season 

[No-look1]

Westwood just different. No one will come close to them in 3A.  Can’t understand why Onalaska full court pressed them the whole game. 

[AggiesAreWe]

Mid way thru 2nd quarter, this game was no longer in question.

WW held a double digit lead from the 4 minute mark of the 2nd to the end of the game.

[Eagles12]

5 minutes ago, No-look1 said:

Westwood just different. No one will come close to them in 3A.  Can’t understand why Onalaska full court pressed them the whole game. 

Beat two time defending state champion Hitchcock playing that way last year, beat Westwood earlier this year doing it. They played Westwood closer than anyone else has since December tonight doing it. Go down throwing your fastball, not trying to be something you aren’t. 

[Tyerman]

Hats off to a very talented and skilled Westwood team. 
 

Our press isn’t what failed us tonight. Was it perfect tonight in the 2nd quarter no, but that’s not why we lost.  It’s back to back seasons that have ended because I didn’t have us prepared enough to handle the physical play that takes place this late. That’s my coaching error I will own. I let an amazing group of seniors down and failed. 
 

it’s funny how quickly everyone forgets what Onalaska was before the last two years. Before last year our program had zero playoff wins and zero district championships. We now have multiple district championships and back to back regional final runs. 

[No-look1]

22 minutes ago, Tyerman said:

Hats off to a very talented and skilled Westwood team. 
 

Our press isn’t what failed us tonight. Was it perfect tonight in the 2nd quarter no, but that’s not why we lost.  It’s back to back seasons that have ended because I didn’t have us prepared enough to handle the physical play that takes place this late. That’s my coaching error I will own. I let an amazing group of seniors down and failed. 
 

it’s funny how quickly everyone forgets what Onalaska was before the last two years. Before last year our program had zero playoff wins and zero district championships. We now have multiple district championships and back to back regional final runs. 

Thought Onalaska gave it everything they had. WW was just a little too much. 

[BBfan061]

1 hour ago, Tyerman said:

Hats off to a very talented and skilled Westwood team. 
 

Our press isn’t what failed us tonight. Was it perfect tonight in the 2nd quarter no, but that’s not why we lost.  It’s back to back seasons that have ended because I didn’t have us prepared enough to handle the physical play that takes place this late. That’s my coaching error I will own. I let an amazing group of seniors down and failed. 
 

it’s funny how quickly everyone forgets what Onalaska was before the last two years. Before last year our program had zero playoff wins and zero district championships. We now have multiple district championships and back to back regional final runs. 

Congrats on your season coach

[yepyep]

2 hours ago, Eagles12 said:

Beat two time defending state champion Hitchcock playing that way last year, beat Westwood earlier this year doing it. They played Westwood closer than anyone else has since December tonight doing it. Go down throwing your fastball, not trying to be something you aren’t. 

Why throw your fastball to a fastball hitter? 

[Eagles12]

27 minutes ago, yepyep said:

Why throw your fastball to a fastball hitter? 

Other teams have tried slowing them down all year, how did that work out? Westwood is a fastball, curveball, knuckleball hitting team. Not a whole lot is going to work against them. 

[BBfan061]

7 hours ago, yepyep said:

Why throw your fastball to a fastball hitter? 

They literally had already beat them running their system lol not sure what you are trying to prove here lol

[AggiesAreWe]

8 hours ago, yepyep said:

Why throw your fastball to a fastball hitter? 

It worked before with that team.

[No-look1]

Most likely that was the championship game. Shame they had to meet  this early. 

[ballwatch]

Was a full house last night 

[BBfan061]

8 hours ago, No-look1 said:

Most likely that was the championship game. Shame they had to meet  this early. 

No kidding.. Hell Kountze had to play them in round 3 last year

[No-look1]

36 minutes ago, BBfan061 said:

No kidding.. Hell Kountze had to play them in round 3 last year

Was at that game. High level basketball. 

[Hoopin22]

On 3/7/2026 at 12:20 AM, Eagles12 said:

Other teams have tried slowing them down all year, how did that work out? Westwood is a fastball, curveball, knuckleball hitting team. Not a whole lot is going to work against them. 

Lipan slowed them down!

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11 hours ago, Hoopin22 said:

Lipan slowed them down!

Lipan slows everybody down.   Straight Juggernaut. 

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1 hour ago, Topdawg25 said:

Lipan slows everybody down.   Straight Juggernaut. 

Very much so. 

I'll be watching their game with Gruver tonight.

[Hoopin22]

24 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Very much so. 

I'll be watching their game with Gruver tonight.

That should be a really good one. Will it be on NFHS?

[AggiesAreWe]

5 minutes ago, Hoopin22 said:

That should be a really good one. Will it be on NFHS?

Yes. 

So will the San Augustine/Hearne, Whitharral/Jayton and Mumford/Martin's Mill games tonight.

I'll have all four up on the computer.