KEVIN NARRO | Staff Writer
On Tuesday District 32-6A got a little more interesting. With two weeks remaining in the regular season the playoff race heated up. The final slate of games will decide whose season will end and who will advance to the postseason.
Harlingen, Harlingen South and Weslaco are all tied with a 6-4 record. On Tuesday, Harlingen fell to Los Fresnos and Weslaco beat Harlingen South to split the season series.
On Friday, South will host Weslaco East, Harlingen will meet Brownsville Hanna and Weslaco will play Brownsville Rivera.
Each of the three teams are in control of their own destiny. The Panthers who shared the district title last season with the Falcons have caught fire and have won three straight and are alive in the playoff race. Against South, the Panthers used a strong first half effort to cruise past the Hawks. Braxton Bloomquist netted 12 points while Safi Fino finished with 10 points.
Harlingen High suffered a season sweep against Los Fresnos on Tuesday, but are also alive in the playoff hunt. Big Red will meet Hanna who they beat earlier this season will look to get back in the win column.
The Hawks struggled to generate any offense against Weslaco, will look to get back on track against Weslaco East. South will aim for a season sweep when the Wildcats pay a visit to Harlingen South.
San Benito, meanwhile, snapped their two game skid with a 42-40 win against Hanna. The Hounds were led by Aaron Medrano who scored 14 points along with David Juarez who scored eight points in the win. San Benito will travel to Weslaco this Friday.
Trojans continue to roll
In what was their biggest game of the season, San Perlita delivered. The Trojans fed off a 17-point performance from Jaime Zallar and beat Santa Maria 55-49 on Tuesday, improving their district record to 6-0.
Tige Johnson finished with 14 points and Noah Olivarez netted 10 points for the Trojans. Up next for San Perlita is a road game against La Villa on Friday with the tip off set for 7:30 pm.
Lyford rebounds with win over Monte Alto
The Bulldogs got back in the win column with a win 76-46 win against Monte Alto. Layne Klostermann continues his strong season with another double-double. Klostermann finished the night with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Lyford improves their district record to 2-2 and will look to get above the .500 mark when they meet IDEA Frontier on Friday with game time slated for 7:30 pm