Area teams geared up for postseason play

KEVIN NARRO | Staff Writer

The regular season is complete and the girl’s basketball playoff teams will take the court for the bi-district round Monday and into Tuesday.

Harlingen High will enter the postseason as one of the hottest teams in the Rio Grande Valley.

Big Red finished the season on a high note, going 30-5 and will host former district opponent Weslaco East Monday at 7 p.m.

The Lady Wildcats squeaked into the playoffs with a 6-6 district record.

Harlingen South will enter the postseason on a two-game skid and will travel to Edinburg Vela on Monday for a 7 p.m. tipoff.

The Lady Hawks finished as the No. 2 seed after going 7-3 in district play, while Vela enters as the No. 3 seed with a 8-4 league record.

Brownsville Hanna won their regular season finale against South and clinched a playoff berth for the first time in 14 years. Hanna will meet Edinburg High with the time and place to be decided. Los Fresnos will square off against Weslaco High Monday at 7 p.m. at La Feria High School.

In class 4A, Rio Hondo will take on Beeville Jones on Tuesday at Bishop High School, with the tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Lady ’Cats turned in a strong regular season under first-year head coach Lori Garcia, going 12-2 in district play.

Rio Hondo will have their work cut out for them when they meet the No. 19 state-ranked Lady Trojans.

La Feria is back in the playoffs and will square off against Corpus Christi West Oso Tuesday.

The game will be played at Lyford High School a t 6 p.m.

The Lionettes finished with a strong 8-6 district record and enter the playoffs with some confidence after finishing with a win over Zapata.

In Class 3A, Lyford will meet Corpus Christi London on Monday at H.M. King High School at 6 p.m.

The Lady Bulldogs finished the regular season 15-1 and were crowned district 32-3A district champs.

Santa Rosa, meanwhile, will hit the road Tuesday and take on Santa Gertrudis Academy at the Steinke Physical Education Center on the campus of Texas A&M University Kingsville at 7:30 p.m.

The Lady Warriors went 10-6 in district play.

In Class 2A, Santa Maria won the district title with a 7-1 district record and will meet either Rivera or Premont and San Perlita will meet either Agua Dulce or Freer.