The Class 5A semifinals will be played at the Erwin Center in Austin on Friday at 3:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Houston-area teams will be featured in both.
Because these are the big schools from the big cities with big-time media coverage, there's no point in trying to re-write things that have already been well written. So, here are some of the things being written and said about the 5A semifinalists...
HOUSTON CY-FAIR (34-1, Region II) vs CEDAR HILL (27-6, Region I)
Cy-Fair is in Cypress, a northwestern suburban Houston community; Cedar Hill is a southwestern suburban Dallas community.
Cy-Fair is returning to the tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Jenny Dial of the Houston Chronicle recapped their Region II championship game win over Bryan that sent them on the way.
She also previewed the weekend for both Cy-Fair and Hightower.
As reported here by the Cy-Fair Sun, the Lady Bobcats' performance has earned them national attention.
Mark Dent of the Dallas Morning News offers this preview of the match-up.
Cy-Fair's recent tournament experience, combined with the formidable presence of Chiney Ogwumike in the middle, should pay off in the semifinal.
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FORT BEND HIGHTOWER (34-2, Region III) vs NORTHSIDE JAY (35-4, Region IV)
Hightower, from the Fort Bend ISD, is in Sugar Land, a southwestern suburban Houston community; Jay, from the Northside ISD, is on the north side of metropolitan San Antonio.
Cory Roepken of the Fort Bend Sun recaps the Hightower win in the Region III championship.
Chad Peters of the San Antonio Express-News provides this story on Jay.
Hightower makes their second tournament appearance (the first since 2003) and Jay is making the school's first appearance. This game could come down to which team best controls the nerves that come with playing on a big stage.
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