At all levels of athletic endeavor teams can have both good days and bad days — relative to their ability. And so it was for the Georgetown Lady Eagles in this past weekend’s 41st annual Jack Frost Tournament at Eagle Gym. They won four of five games, sweeping three pool contests on Thursday and Friday and then performing below the standard expected by coach Rhonda Farney in Saturday’s semifinal win over Ponder and 27-point loss to highly ranked Cedar Park in the Gold Bracket finals.
In their three Pool A games, the Lady Eagles downed Austin Akins, 55-30; Killeen, 52-39; and San Antonio Incarnate Word, 52-37 — an average victory margin of 17 points a game. However, Saturday was a different tale for Georgetown — they went scoreless in the first quarter against Class 3A Ponder before battling back to a 37-37 deadlock at the end of regulation and winning 49-39 in overtime. Farney said she couldn’t remember the last time a Lady Eagles’ team didn’t score a single point in a quarter. The title contest was dominated by the Lady Timberwolves, now 17-2. Cedar Park led 19-9 after one quarter and pushed the lead to 20 or more with 1:50 to go before halftime and only once let their advantage fall under 20 points 37-18 with 4:34 left in the third quarter. The largest lead was 29 points in the closing minutes. The 4-1 record in the Jack Frost event did move GHS into 22nd place in the Texas High School Coaches Association Class 5A rankings that were released Monday. In going 5-0 in the Frost, Cedar Park moved from third to second in the rankings behind Amarillo.
Georgetown, having won 11 of their last 12 games, will take an 11-5 mark into their District 18-5A opener at Bastrop at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Lady Bears, who were picked fifth in the seven-team alignment by Dave Campbell’s Texas Basketball magazine, list a record of 5-9 on Max Preps with some games counted more than once and others not reported. Farney said that she expected Bastrop to be a tough test in their own gym. “In our first three games we did a lot of good things and made big strides,” Farney said after the tournament, “but we weren’t as sharp as we wanted to be today. However, in the Ponder game, we game back and won. It was a game in which the officiating was horrendous. We didn’t let the game get away from us and fought back to win.” With four minutes and 52 seconds remaining in regulation in the Ponder game, GHS trailed 35-27, but the Lady Eagles outscored the Lady Lions, 10-2, in the closing minutes to send the game into overtime on a pair of free throws by McCall Hampton. But it was all Georgetown in the overtime as GHS posted a 12-2 edge. Ponder managed just two free throws in eight attempts in the bonus four minutes, while the Lady Eagles received a 3-pointer from Kylie Ellsworth, four free throws from Graci Harris, an old-fashioned 3-point play by 6-3 sophomore Nia Williams and a bucket by Hampton.
Georgetown shot 47.2 percent from the floor (17 of 36), while Ponder was held to 33 percent (13 of 39). Hampton and Ellsworth led GHS with 14 and 13 points, respectively, while Hampton and Kylee Sander were credited with six rebounds each. It was the second victory for Georgetown over Ponder as they defeated the Lady Lions, 49-38, in the consolation semifinals of the Eaton Tournament on Nov. 22. In the championship game, tournament MVP Shelby Hayes, a 6-foot sophomore, led Cedar Park with 18 points and 6-foot senior Nicole Leff added 15. Hampton led GHS with 19 points and 12 rebounds and was the most-consistent shooter for a Georgetown team that made just 30.8 percent (12 of 39) of its shots from the floor, while Cedar Park hit 56.8 percent (21 of 37). “McCall played well against Cedar Park, which is a really good team,” Farney said. “We felt we should have done better and been more effective on defense.” Neither Farney nor Cedar Park coach Donny Ott were overly pleased with the officiating.
If the Class 5A Region III brackets remain the same as in past seasons, GHS and Cedar Park could meet again in the regional quarterfinals if they win their district championships. Both teams are favored. Georgetown placed three players on the all-tournament team — Hampton, Ellsworth and Harris. In the Lady Eagles’ tournament opener on Thursday, Sander scored 16 points, while Ellsworth and Hampton each added 11. Hampton had eight boards. Against Killeen, Ellsworth had 19 and Sander scored 13. On Friday night against San Antonio Incarnate Word, Hampton, Ellsworth and Harris shared the scoring honors with 10 points each. In other girls bracket finals, Class 4A power Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson downed 6A Belton, 44-26, for the Silver crown and Saginaw Boswell beat Liberty Hill, 58-45, for the Bronze title. On the sub-varsity level the GHS Freshman Blue won the team title in the Pflugerville ISD’s Nancy Walling Tournament and the Lady Eagles JV claimed third (Sub varsity results will appear later in the week).
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41st ANNUAL JACK FROST TOURNAMENT
At Georgetown (GHS, Southwestern, East View)
SATURDAY’S FINAL ROUNDS
(Single elimination)
Gold Bracket
Semifinals: Georgetown 49, Ponder 39; Cedar Park 59, The Colony 43.
Championship: Cedar Park 61, Georgetown 34.
Silver Bracket
Semifinals: Belton 28, Austin Akins 27; Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson 47, San Antonio Regan 45.
Finals: Hardin-Jefferson 44, Belton 26.
Bronze Bracket
Semifinals: Liberty Hill 52, Killeen 34; Saginaw Boswell 51, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff 44.
Championship: Bowell 58, Liberty Hill 45,
Friendship Games
(Guaranteed fourth game)
Houston St. Agnes 33, San Antonio Incarnate Word 30;
Leander Glenn 61, Houston Sharpstown 29.
ALL-TOURNAMENT
MVP — Shelby Hays, Cedar Park, soph., 6-0.
Other Selections
Cedar Park: Nicole Leff, sr., 6-0; Gisella Maul, fresh., 5-10.
Georgetown: Kylie Ellsworth, sr., 5-6; McCall Hampton, sr., 5-9; Graci Harris, jr., 5-7.
Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson: Ashlon Jackson, soph., 5-10.
The Colony: Jewel Spear, sr., 5-8; Tami Jones, sr., 5-7.
Ponder: Tate Wells, soph., 5-5; Kelley Akins, sr., 5-7.
San Antonio Reagan: Samantha Wagner, fresh., 6-0,.
Saginaw Boswell: Allysa Lafontaine, sr., 5-11.
Liberty Hill: Jessica Holliday, jr., 5-7.
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff: Gloria Geurin, sr., 5-8.
Belton: Jocelyn Brewer, jr., 6-0.
Austin Akins: Jaiden Trevino, sr., 5-7.
GIRLS POLL STANDINGS/RESULTS
Pool A
Standings: GEORGETOWN, 3-0: Austin Akins, 2-1; Killeen 1-2; Incarnate Word, 0-3.
Results: GHS 55, Akins 30; GHS 52, Killeen 39; Killeen 42, Incarnate Word 39; Akins 44, Incarnate Word 32; Akins 51, Killeen 42; GHS 52, Incarnate Word 37.
Pool B
Standings: Ponder, 3-0; Belton, 2-1; Liberty Hill, 1-2; Houston St. Agnes, 0-3.
Results: Poner 35, Belton 26; Belton 45, St. Agnes 34; Ponder 45, Liberty Hill 45-36; Liberty Hill 55, St. Agnes 52; Ponder 37, St. Agnes 8; Belton 37, Liberty Hill 36.
Pool C
Standfings: Cedar Park, 3-0; Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson, 2-1; Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, 1-2; Houston Sharpstown, 0-3.
Results: Cedar Park 36, Flour Bluff 25; Hatfin-Jefferson 63, Sharpstown 19; Hardin Jefferson 56, Flour Bluff 38; Cedar Park 85, Sharpstown 9; Flour Bluff 52, Sharpstown 23; Cedar Patk 66, Hrdin-Jefferson 40.
Pool D
Standings: The Colony, 3-0; San Antonio Reagan, 2-1; Saginaw Boswell, 1-2; Leander Glenn 0-3.
Results: Reagan 62, Boswell 35; The Colony 57, Glenn 37; The Colony 69, Boswell 61; Reagan 50, Glenn 25; The Colony 57, Reagan 55; Boswell 46, Glenn 35.
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GEORGETOWN RESULTS
Thursday’s Pool Games
At Eagle Gym
GEORGETOWN 55, AUSTIN AKINS 30
AKINS (30) — Emma Perez 3-5 0-0 8, Brianna Palacios 0-0 0-0 0, Jaidyn Trevino 5-7 0-0 12, Zola Moore 1-3 0-0 2, Bri Wilson 1-5 0-0 2, MaCayla Alexander 0-1 0-0 0, Raquer Gonzales 0-0 0-0 0, Izabel Lucero 2-4 0-0 6. Totals: 12-38 0-0 30.
GEORGETOWN (55) — Ella Vickers 1-6 0-0 3, Kylee Sander 7-10 0-0 16, Hailey Hanson 0-2 0-0 0, McCall Hampton 5-11 1-3 11, Kylie Ellsworth 4-11 2-3 11, Graci Harris 2-4 1-1 5, Mackenzy Mouton 0-2 0-0 0, Mercedes Robledo 1-3 0-0 2, Lauren Woodard 2-6 1-2 5, Niah Williams 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 23-57 5-9 55.
Halftime: GHS, 32-19. 3-point scoring: AA 6-21 (Perez 2-3, Trevino 2-13, Moore 0-1, Lucero 2-4); GHS 4-20 (Vickers 1-6, Sander 2-2, Hanson 0-2, Ellsworth 1-6, Harris 0-2, Robledo 0-2). Blocks: AA 2 (Moore 1, Wilson 1); GHS 3 (Harris 1, Mouton 1, Williams 1). Assists: GHS 15 (Sander 4, Ellsworth 3, Woodard 3). Rebounds: IWA AA (Lucero 6, Wilson 5, Trevino 4); GHS 30 (Hampton 8, Ellsworth 5, Williams 4, Woodard 4). Steals: AA 8 (Perez 2, Trevino 2, Alexander 2); GHS 21 (Ellsworth 5, Sander 5, Woodard 5). Turnovers: AA 28, GHS 16. Total fouls: AA 8, GHS 5. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Austin Akins, 1-10; Georgetown, 8-4.
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GEORGETOWN 52, KILLEEN 39
KILLEEN (39) — Kalia Wilborne 3-8, 2-4 10, Brooklynn McCorkle 0-4 0-0 0, Adaijah Dye 0-4 2-2 2, Taniya Harrison 5-10 3-4 14, Rheysey Wyman 2-5 0-0 5, Battle 0-0 2-4 2, Adriana Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, Haven Habhab 0-1 0-0 0. Tyanna Simpson 3-4 0-0 6, Sonia Durgan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 13-38 9-14 39.
GEORGETOWN (52) — Vickers 0-0 0-0 0, Sander 6-11 0-0 13, Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Hampton 3-4 0-0 6, Ellsworth 8-14 2-4 19, Harris 1-10 0-0 2, Mouton 0-7 4-4 4, Robledo 0-0 0-0, Woodard 2-3 2-2 6, Nia Williams 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 21-50 8-10 52.
Halftime: GHS, 21-18. 3-point scoring: KHS 4-13 (Wilborne 2-6, McCorkle 0-1, Dye 0-1, Harrison 1-2, Garcia 0-1, Durgan 0-1, Wyman 1-1); GHS 2-5 (Sander 1-1, Ellsworth 1-3, Harris 0-1). Blocks: GHS 2 (Ellsworth 1, Williams 1). Assists: GHS 13 (Sander 7, Harris 2). Rebounds: KHS 16 (Simpson 7); GHS 29 (Williams 5, Woodard 5, Mouton 5, Harris 4). Steals: KHS 4; GHS 14 (Ellsworth 4, Harris 4, Sander 3). Turnovers: KHS 22; GHS 10. Total fouls: KHS 12, GHS 14. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Killeen, 4-8; Georgetown, 9-4.
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Friday’s Pool Game
At Eagle Gym
GEORGETOWN 52, S.A. INCARNATE WORD 37
INCARNATE WORD (37) — Ali Meyer 0-2 0-0 0, Julia Rico 2-3 0-0 4, Maddie Hilker 0-5 0-2 0, Lili Danford 0-1 0-0 0, Isabella Brown 1-9 0-0 3, Vivian Fernandez 2-7 0-0 5, Gia Garcia 4-8 0-0 10, Gabby Contreras 2-6 0-0 6, Skylia Mumana 1-1 0-0 2, Guerrero 1-4 4-4 7, Martinez 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 13-49 4-8 37.
GEORGETOWN (52) — Vickers 1-4 0-0 3, Sander 3-9 0-0 8, Hanson 1-3 0-0 3, Hampton 4-13 2-4 10, Ellsworth 3-9 2-2 10, Harris 3-4 2-4 10, Mouton 1-1 1-2 3, Robledo 0-1 0-0 0, Woodard 1-5 1-2 3, Williams 1-2 0-2. Totals: 18-51 8-16 52.
Halftime: GHS, 34-14. 3-point shooting: IWA 7-28 (Meyer 0-2, Martinez 0-2, Guerrero 1-3, Hilker 0-1, Danford 0-1, Brown 1-8, Garcia 2-5, Fernandez 1-3, Contreras 2-3); GHS 8-19 (Vickers 1-4, Sander 2-5, Hanson 1-2, Ellsworth 2-4, Harris 2-3, Robledo 0-1). Blocks: GHS 3 (Hampton 2, Mouton 1). Assists: 11 (Sander 4, Ellsworth 3). Rebounds: IWA 19 (Contreras 6, Hilker 5); GHS 42 (Hampton 13, Sander 5, Ellsworth 5, Woodard 5, Harris 4). Steals: IWA 6 (Martinez 3); GHS 13 (Sander 4, Hampton 3). Turnovers: IWA 15, GHS 6. Total fouls: IWA 13, GHS 13. Fouled out: GHS,
Mouton (fourth, 5:08). Technical fouls: none. Records: Incarnate Word, 0-6; Georgetown, 10-4.
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Saturday’s Games
At Eagle Gym
Gold Semifinals
GEORGETOWN 49, PONDER 39
PONDER (39) — Marlee Moynagh 2-8 3-5 7, Tate Wells 4-8 0-0 9, Kelley Akins 0-2 4-4 4, Kassi Ballard 1-5 0-1 2, Karly Ivy 2-7 0-0 5, Kenzie Crider 4-8 1-2 9, Karlee Hastings 0-1 3-8 3. Totals: 13-39 11-20 39.
GEORGETOWN (49) — Vickers 0-1 0-0 0, Sander 1-6 0-0 3, Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Hampton 5-7 4-9 14, Ellsworth 5-12 0-09 13, Harris 1-4 5-8 8, Mouton 2-2 0-0 4, Robledo 0-0 0-0 0, Woodard 2-3 0-0 4, Williams 1-1 1-1 3. Totals: 17-36 10-1849.
Halftime: PHS, 21-14. Regulation 37-37. 3-point shooting: PHS 2-15 (Moynagh 0-3, Akins 0-1, Wells 1-2, Ballard 0-3, Ivy 1-5, Crider 0-1); GHS 5-16 (Vickers 0-1, Sander 1-4, Ellsworth 3-7, Harris 1-4). Blocks: none. Assists: GHS 8 (Ellsworth 4). Rebounds: PHS 22 (Akins 6, Wells 5, Crider 4); GHS 20 (Hampton 6, Sander 6, Ellsworth 3). Steals: PHS 13 (Ivy 4, Ballard 3); GHS 16 (Hampton 5, Harris 4, Sander 3). Turnovers: PHS 14, GHS 13. Total fouls: PHS 19, GHS 20. Fouled out: PHS, Crider (OT, 1:24). Technical fouls: none. Records: Ponder, 7-7; Georgetown, 11-4.
Gold Championship
CEDAR PARK 61, GEORGETOWN 34
CEDAR PARK (61) — Hannah Wheeler 4-7 0-0 9, Sarai Estupinan 1-1 1-2 4, Donta Yazdi 0-2 2-2 2, Elaine King 0-0 0-0 0, Gisella Maul 2-4 1-2 5, Takara Holst 1-2 0-1 3, Alisa Knight 1-2 1-2 3, Nicole Leff 6-11 0-0 15, Shelby Hayes 6-8 5-5 18, Zngie Sacco 0-0 2-2 2. Totals: 21-37 12-16 61.
GEORGETOWN (34) — Vickers 0-2 0-0 0, Sander 1-3 0-0 2, Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Hampton 7-15 5-6 19, Ellsworth 2-11 1-4 6, Harris 0-4 1-2 1, Mouton 0-1 2-2 2, Robledo 0-0 0-0 0, Woodard 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 1-2 0-0- 2. Totals: 12-39 9-14 34.
Halftime: CP, 37-14. 3-point shooting: CP, 7-17 (Wheeler 1-3, Estupinan 1-1, Yazdi 0-1, Maul 0-2, Holst 1-2, Knight 0-1, Left 3-6, Hayes 1-1); GHS 1-14 (Sander 0-1, Ellsworth 1-8, Harris 0-1, Mouton 0-1, Hampton 0-3). Blocks: CP, Hayes 1. Rebounds: CP 24 (Hayes 6, Leff 4, Maul 4, Estupinan 4, Wheeler 3); GHS 31 (Hampton 12, Woodard 4, Ellsworth 4, Sander 3, Vickers 3). Assists: 5 (five players with one each). Steals: GHS 7 (Sander 3, Hampton 2). Turnovers: CP 3, GHS 3. Total fouls: CP 15, GHS 16. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Records: Cedar Park, 17-2; Georgetown, 11-5.
Note: Complete Ponder, Cedar Park and some GHS statistics unavailable.
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION
CLASS 5A RANKINGS
(Released Monday, Dec. 9)
- Amarillo (14-0). 2. Cedar Park (17-2). 3. Fort Bend Hightower (13-2). 4. Alvin Shadow Creek (11-2). 5. Denton Braswell (11-1). 6. Kerrville Tivy (11-2). The Colony (7-2). 8. Royse City (10-4). 9. Mansfield Timberview (8-6). 10. Corpus Christi Carroll (11-3). 11. Red Oak (9-3). 12. Frisco Centennial (10-4). 13. Fort Worth Chisholm Trail (9-1). 14. Manvel (8-3). 15. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial (16-6). 16. Mansfield Summit (9-4). 17. Wichita Falls Rider (15-0). 18. Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill (13-2). 19. Magnolia West (14-4). 20. Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway (8-2). 21. Boerne Champion (10-4). 22. GEORGETOWN (11-5). 23. San Antonio Veterans Memorial (11-7). 24. Brownsville Veterans (12-5). 25. Frisco Lebanon Trail (8-5).
Note: Records provided by THSCA.