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Weatherford honored its five Lady Roos on Tuesday, prior to the District 3-5A finale at Weatherford High School. Pictured with their families are seniors (left to right) Kelsey Allen, Scarlett Ferguson, Alexa Garner, Remi Reynolds and Lou Hawkins. The seniors will be leading the Lady Roos into postseason play on Monday, in a Class 5A, Region I bi-district match against Southlake Carroll. GREG WEBB/DEMOCRAT PHOTO
The Poolville Lady Monarchs completed their District 11-1A, Div. I title season undefeated. Poolville’s seniors are, left to right, Tori Novak, Heather Henson, Santanna Lanier and Kelsey Fulton. As the district champions, the Poolville girls will sit out the bi-district round and enter postseason in the area bracket. COURTESY PHOTO
The District 7-4A champs are the Aledo Ladycats. Pictured are (left to right) seniors Bronte Frank, Whitney Winsett, Baileigh Hale and Mallory Powell. GREG WEBB/DEMOCRAT PHOTO
Brock seniors (left to right) Cora Jenkins, Kylie Ducat, Braylee Flaska and Taylor Wallace were recognized before the Lady Eagles’ final home District 9-2A match on Friday, then proceeded to lead their team to a win over Boyd. Brock closed district play with a spotless record en route to another title, and will begin postseason play in the area round. COURTESY PHOTO

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February 8, 2013

Area seniors honored as regular seasons conclude

Anonymous Weatherford Democrat The Weatherford Democrat Fri Feb 08, 2013, 08:03 AM CST

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By GREG WEBB

Weatherford’s largest crowd of the season gathered at Roo gymnasium for at least a couple of reasons on Tuesday. The Lady Roos were vying for its first postseason slot in several years, guaranteed with a win over North Crowley, whom they hosted in the District 3-5A finale. The fans also turned out to honor its seniors, making their last appearance in front of the home crowd.

And though the Weatherford girls made a great early run at upending the Lady Panthers, fortunes turned in the second half as North Crowley made a comeback. But help came from Arlington, as Martin’s Lady Warriors topped Lamar, granting the district’s fourth seed to the Lady Roos.

Weatherford’s five seniors and the rest of the Lady Roos will aspire to extend their postseason on Monday, as they meet the Southlake Carroll Lady Dragons in a Class 5A, Region I playoff game at Nolan Catholic High School. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m.

Aledo recognized its four varsity seniors and parents on Friday, completing the celebration with the first of two crucial wins the Ladycats needed to secure the district title. After beating Granbury on Friday, Aledo took care of business at Fort Worth’s Billingsley Fieldhouse on Tuesday, topping Trimble Tech, who had laid a loss on Aledo earlier in the district season.

With the District 7-4A crown in hand, the Aledo girls, ranked in the Top 20 by the state’s coaches poll, will face either Burleson or Crowley on Monday, at Mansfield Legacy High School. Game time is 7 p.m.

Brock also has four seniors gracing its girls’ varsity roster. The foursome was honored last Friday before its final district match against Boyd. The Lady Eagles won the contest going away, clinching yet another undefeated district season, and with it, the District 9-2A title.

Top-ranked by the Texas Girls Coaches poll, Brock will sit out the opening round of playoffs while teams from Districts 11 and 12 duke it out to determine the Lady Eagles area-round foe, to be played late next week.

The Poolville girls also ran the table in its district campaign and represents District 11-1A, Division I top seed. Lady Monarchs fans bade farewell on home court to its four seniors on Tuesday, before the girls handily defeated Perrin.

Also catching a bye in the first round of the state playoffs, Poolville will join bracket play late next week, against the winner of the Albany-Windthorst bi-district match, which is set for Tuesday, at Graham.

The Springtown Lady Porcupines will also begin their 2013 playoff run on Monday, facing Burkburnett’s Lady Bulldogs at Graham High School, with a 6:30 p.m. start.

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