6 North Texas High Schools In State Girl's Hoops Playoffs
Six North Texas high schools, which all share rich girls basketball traditions, will once field teams in the UIL girls basketball state tournament in Austin this week.
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Six North Texas high schools, which all share rich girls basketball traditions, will once field teams in the UIL girls basketball state tournament in Austin this week.
Top-ranked Irving MacArthur meets 3rd-ranked Duncanville in the girls high school basketball Class 5A Region I championship game on Saturday afternoon. At stake is a trip to the UIL State Tournament in Austin next week.
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Defending state champion Irving MacArthur and perennial girls basketball power Duncanville remain on a collision course to meet in a regional championship.
The top ranked Irving MacArthur Lady Cardinals and third-rated Duncanville Pantherettes advanced to this weekend's girls basketball regional tournament in Fort Worth, highlighting a busy Tuesday night of high school playoff hoops.
Top ranked Irving MacArthur and No. 3 Duncanville will face their stiffest tests of the season Tuesday as the UIL girls playoffs reach the regional quarterfinal round.
All-American Alexis Jones sliced and diced the Keller defense for 27 points as the state's top ranked high school girls basketball team, Irving MacArthur, rolled to the next round of the UIL state playoffs with a 64-47 victory Friday night in Colleyville.
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All-American Alexis Jones scored 26 points Tuesday night to lead defending state champion Irving MacArthur to a lopsided 81-53 playoff win over Mansfield.
Virtually all of the North Texas state-ranked teams emerged victorious as the UIL girls basketball state playoffs got off to a busy start around the area.
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