Several #4 seeds advance in 6A- Region 3

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was glancing across 6A scores and saw<strong> Allen</strong>, third in their district defeat last season's<strong> Region 1 </strong>representative <strong>Coppell</strong>, who finished second. Unsigned guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158877' first='Skye' last='Pepp'] </strong>led the way with 17 points to go along with 7 assists yet that doesn't surprise me because "that's what she does and has been doing" She also added 4 rebounds and 2 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>That got me thinking about how many<strong> #4 teams</strong> beat district champions this season and <strong>Lake Ridge</strong>, led by talented freshman<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='809942' first='Jazman' last='Bailey']</strong>, along with juniors<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='307754' first='Kinsea' last='Logan'] </strong>and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='307755' first='Joy' last='Egbuna'] </strong>over Midway while Houston area team <strong>Westfield </strong>pulled out a win over<strong> Oak Ridge</strong> in <strong>Region 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"><em><a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/-6qNT6sjEe6A1Aqb9tl3hA/1NVLCqskEe6A1Aqb9tl3hA/girls-basketball-23-24/2024-uil-texas-girls-state-basketball-championships-2024-girls-bb-6a-reg-1-and-2.htm">REGIONS 1 and 2 UIL 6A Brackets</a></em></mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In an almost upset,<strong> Cinco Ranch</strong> almost got<strong> Hightowe</strong>r in<strong> Region 3</strong> and I thought the <strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">shoe team groupies</mark></strong> would have posted something yet I'd be willing to bet <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='307745' first='Aniyah' last='Foy']</strong> put her squad on her back and almost pulled it off in<strong> OT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four teams in the REGION did pull off victories and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='856169' first='Mackenzie' last='Teuton']</strong> sealed her addition to the<strong> 2027 Watchlist</strong>, well it was already sealed but she is one of the top <strong>POINT GUARDS</strong> in the Houston area right now, and without being there, I'm almost certain she showed the game started at the 1 teaming with <strong>6'3 C Jordyn Mays</strong> to help<strong> Travis </strong>defeat Tompkins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Historically over my 20-plus seasons, I have seen districts swept in the first round and to help those who are trying to figure that out, you can't because sometimes it's the luck of the draw and each district is not evenly matched, but that's common sense which is one of the many things that has gone out of the window </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alief Taylor</strong> probably pulled off the biggest upset against <strong>Dickinson</strong>, It's too bad our local paper hasn't tried to<strong> "grow the game"</strong> this century so no stats are being listed anymore, they used to at least post who scored in <strong>double figures </strong>yet you can't even find the schedule on what teams are playing and where the venue is yet no one complains and I don't have a <strong>"dog in the fight" </strong>but when you<strong> SETTLE</strong>, this is what happens</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I do know<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='307749' first='Nataliyah' last='Gray'] </strong>had a <strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">triple-double</mark></strong> and this is a young lady I dropped <strong>#D1Lock on in elementary school yet</strong> the<strong> 6'3 C</strong> has continued to elevate her game and go from a back to the basket to play multiple positions and drop it from outside led the way</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Districts 18 </strong>and <strong>22</strong> were swept fueled by<strong> Jersey Village</strong> squeaking by<strong> Westside </strong>and <strong>Atascocita </strong>defeating<strong> Deer Park</strong> so the second round begins tonight so let the games begin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"><a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/-6qNT6sjEe6A1Aqb9tl3hA/_0f_iaskEe6A1Aqb9tl3hA/girls-basketball-23-24/2024-uil-texas-girls-state-basketball-championships-2024-girls-bb-6a-reg-3-and-4.htm">Regions 3 and 4 UIL 6A Brackets</a></mark></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Speaking of TONIGHT, I'm glad <strong>NFHS</strong> has several games I'm interested in being shown and the Pearland vs Westbrook will feature two of the top freshmen in the STATE as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='839219' first='A'zuya' last='Blair'] (Pearland) </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='809878' first='Ma'Ryiah' last='Alfred'] (Westbrook)</strong> are a couple of names you will be hearing a whole lot about over the <strong>CLUB BASKETBALL </strong>season </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"><em><a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/sports/basketball?from=2024-02-15T06%3A00%3A00.000Z&amp;gender=girls&amp;level=varsity&amp;state=TX&amp;to=2024-02-16T05%3A59%3A59.999Z">NFHS LIVESTREAM </a></em></mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->