KEVIN NARRO | Staff Writer
The Los Fresnos Falcons enter District 32-6A as the favorites to win a sixth straight title. The Falcons are 20-3 as they head into tonight’s district opener against Harlingen High.
Los Fresnos coach Marco Hinojosa has his troops are prepared and hungry for another district crown.
“The team is staying humble and hungry,” Hinojosa said. “They know what the expectations are and everyone wants to get that district title and we want that district title and it starts tonight when we play Harlingen.”
The Falcons are entering district play on a two-game skid with loses against two state powers in San Antonio Cole and San Antonio Antonian Prep. Prior to those two loses, Los Fresnos had won nine straight.
“We have the first game at home and the kids are ready to roll,” Hinojosa said. “They are excited to get started and they know they have had a great preseason but they know that is not the goal. The goal is to win the district title and win some playoff games.”
The Falcons host the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. tonight. Elsewhere in the district, Harlingen South will host Brownsville Rivera and San Benito will tipoff against Hanna.
On the girl’s side, Los Fresnos will host Harlingen High in the second half of the doubleheader. The Lady Falcons picked up their first district win on Tuesday against Rivera. Olivia Parra netted a game-high 18 points with Ari Gallardo, Sarahi Jones and Clarissa Esquivel finishing with 13 points apiece for the Lady Falcons.
Harlingen High, meanwhile, will look for a 3-0 district start after a convincing win over Hanna on Tuesday. The two will tip off tonight at 7:30 p.m.
San Benito will look for their first district win as they meet Hanna, and Harlingen South will look to keep pace as they host Rivera.
Harlingen South, like Harlingen High, will also shoot for a 3-0 district start. On Tuesday, Alexes Rocha led the offense with 10 points, Laura Ramirez scored nine, Alliyah Guevara and Karla Reyes each scored eight points in the win.
Santa Maria will look to extend their eight-game winning streak tonight as they travel to Lasara. The Lady Cougars are 2-0 and alone in first place in District 32-2A.
Against La Villa, Santa Maria’s Yazmin Cantu and Anahi Magdaleno scored 20 points each while Michelle Almazan netted 14 points in the win.
San Perlita, meanwhile, will look to rebound as they host rival San Isidro at 6:00 p.m. Against La Sara on Tuesday, Karime Rojas fueled the offense with 15 points and six rebounds and Meagan Kinney dished 10 points and 11 steals in the win.