McNeil got it done with experience and fresh faces
McNeil led 11-10 at the first quarter and the Mavericks were up 20-17 at the half and led by six t 31-25 after three quarters. Freshman scored 15 points while All-Central Texas standout
added 12 points, 10 rebounds and five steals. Senior guard
had 11 rebounds with four steals as the Mavericks controlled the pace for most of the first three quarters.
While Davis led the Raiders in scoring, it was the 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and 11 points by that got the Raiders into the game. Alvarez had five of her points and six rebounds in the fourth quarter. She deflected the potential tying shot on a well-executed McNeil inbounds play with 9.4 seconds left and grabbed the ball, was fouled, and cemented the outcome by hitting both ends of one and one for the victory.
“We knew McNeil was good, they beat a good team in Stony Point, and we had to play defense and get the stops,” Alvarez said. “We finally got the stops and made some shots in the fourth quarter.”
Stony Point, Vista Ridge post wins
Stony Point beat Manor 48-36 as scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and two steals while added 10 points and three chipped in eight steals. points.
Vista Ridge stayed on course as the Rangers beat Round Rock 61-49. Sophomores and combined for 28 points and 14 rebounds and had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Rangers, who improved to 2-0 in district play.
Other results
Cavaliers won 40-36 as scored 20 points while 14 and seven rebounds.
The
added grabbed
scored 20 points to lead Rouse past Belton 43-32. The Raiders limited Belton to two points in the third quarter . ... Navarro beat Crockett 63-47 and Ann Richards defeated LBJ 35-20. McCallum rallied to beat Navarro 46-29 as standout guard poured in 18 points for the victorious Knights.
Liberty Hill coach Chris Lange substituted early and often in the 47-15 win. Liberty Hill (16-0) is No. 2 in the state behind Mansfield
Timberview. Pflugerville, however, broke even for the week as it also beat Elgin 54-32 . ... Georgetown was off Friday night after beating district rival East View 57-27; Taylor beat Weis 4633 . ... Glenn also had a Friday night bye but beat Hutto 75-25 last Tuesday as scored 34 points.
It was a big week for the Chaps (13-3, 3-0 District 26-6A) as they beat highly regarded Lake Travis 63-35 and then Del Valle. Westlake is the highest-ranked Austinarea Cass 6A team in the TGCA polls, at No. 12. Westlake's three losses are to Mansfield Timberview (No. 1 in Class 5A), Glenn (No. 5 in Class 5A) and defending Class 4A state champion Waco La Vega.
Fab Fives
1. Westlake 13-3
2. Vista Ridge 12-5
3. Cedar Ridge 10-6
4. Bowie 10-4
5. Stony Point 12-4
1. Liberty Hill 16-0
2. Glenn 14-1
3. Georgetown 11-4
4. Hays 12-4
5. Hendrickson 9-6
1. Johnson City 14-1
2. Burnet 14-5
3. Hill Country Christian 13-4
4. Round Rock Christian 11-4
5. St. Stephen's 7-2
Tuesday's top games
Cedar Creek at Pflugerville, 7 p.m. Georgetown at Bastrop, 7 p.m. Johnson at Austin High, 7 p.m. Lehman at Glenn, 7 p.m. Liberty Hill at Cedar Park, 7 p.m.