Last night playing at Chisholm Trail High School, the #13 Kennedale Lady Kats (24-11, 9-1) did as expected and beat Springtown 58-33 in 1st round playoff action. {{more}}
Springtown (9-24, 5-3) played it close in the 1st quarter with the Kats up only 9-8 at the end. But, the 2nd quarter wrote the story for the Kats, as they outscored the Lady Pocos 21-9. Riding a 13 point lead into the second half, Kennedale continued to stack the lead in the 3rd (13-5) and 4th (15-7), wining by 25 points.
On this junior led team, {{t2:Evie Whorley:
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>}} (Jr) 6, {{t2:Payton Williams:
}} (Jr) 5, {{t2:Sydnee Biscoe:
}} (So) 4, {{t2:Dajia Simmons:
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Kennedale ranked #13 in the last 4A TABC state poll will now face off against Abilene Wylie (26-5, 7-1) in a very tough second round game. Stephenville, ranked #7 in TABC poll, played Iowa Park close before winning 39-32.Girls Tournament Brackets 2016
