BOYS CHAMPIONS

GIRLS CHAMPIONS

Flower Mound's Jacob VanNatten (left) and Dobie's Geo Ramirez position themselves for a rebound.

  UPDATES FROM THE TEXAS INVITATIONAL

  SATURDAY
  9:56 p.m. -- The Texas Invitational has a new champion. Marcus Smart scored 21 points to lead Flower Mound Marcus to a 55-42 victory over defending tournament champ DeSoto.
  9:31 p.m. -- Tough luck for the Memorial boys, who lose to Sharyland in the Division 2 Bronze title game.
  8:19 p.m. --  Dobie boys fall, 45-40. Christian Sanders scores 20 for the third game in a row.
  7:56 p.m. -- Girls Division 1 play is complete. Defending champ Cy-Falls salvaged third place in Gold with a 56-48 victory over Mansfield Summit.
  7:52 p.m. -- Turnover woes return. Dobie boys down 37-31 to start the final quarter.
  7:36 p.m. -- The Flower Mound Marcus-DeSoto marquee game may not be the last one of the day. Tipping off at roughly the same time -- the Memorial boys and Sharyland for the Division 2 Bronze title. Play at the South Houston gym is running about 90 minutes behind schedule.
  7:35 p.m. -- The Sam Rayburn boys grab third place in Division 2 Bronze by beating defending district champ South Houston, 66-54, on the Trojans' home court.
  7:27 p.m. -- Sophomore Christian Sanders scores six points for Dobie in the second quarter as the Longhorns pull to within 24-23 at the half.
  7:07 p.m. -- The Dobie boys, turnover-plagued, trail 16-7 after the first quarter against Atascocita.
  6:16 p.m. -- Although all the Pasadena ISD girls teams have finished, four of the four boys teams are still suited up. Dobie will play Atascocita at the Sam Rayburn gym in about 20 minutes for the Division 2 Silver title. Sam Rayburn and South Houston are playing now for third place in Division 2 Bronze at the South Houston gym. After that game, Memorial will tangle with Sharyland for the Division 2 Bronze trophy, same gym.
  4:53 p.m. -- Chalk up a title for the Memorial girls team. The Lady Mavs beat Dickinson 35-34 to win the Division 2 Bronze trophy. 
  3:19 p.m. -- The tournament has a new girls champion. Duncanville beat Clear Springs, 78-71, in the title game.
  1:42 p.m. -- The Pasadena boys used their extra game to claim a tournament victory. Trailing by double digits early, the Eagles beat Galena Park, 69-63.
  12:12 p.m. -- The South Houston girls pulled within five points in the fourth quarter but fell to La Porte, 58-48, in the Division 2 Silver semifinals.
  11:44 a.m. -- Nice comeback by the South Houston girls in the third quarter. The Lady Trojans closed to within nine, but still trail La Porte, 44-33, going into the final quarter.
  11:14 a.m. -- South Houston's attempt to get to the Girls Division 2 Silver title game has hit a La Porte roadblock. The Lady Trojans trail 40-23 at halftime.
  11:06 a.m. -- No all-Pasadena ISD final in Girls Division 2 Bronze. Sam Rayburn fell to Dickinson, 56-46, in the semifinals, missing a chance to meet Memorial for the championship. Dickinson and Memorial will collide at 1:30 p.m. at South Houston.
  10:56 a.m. -- No repeat for the Cy-Falls girls. Duncanville advanced to the Division 1 Gold title game with a 58-47 victory. Clear Springs beat Mansfield Summit, 59-52, in the other morning semifinal. The title game is 1:30 p.m. at Phillips.
  10:47 a.m. -- The Memorial girls will be playing for the Division 2 Bronze title at 1:30 p.m. at South Houston. The Lady Mavs beat Cy-Ridge 44-35 in the semifinals this morning.
  5:45 a.m. -- DeSoto, paired against Flower Mound Marcus in the boys title game, will try to become the first winner of back-to-back Texas Invitational titles since Kingwood strung together five straight from 2002 through 2006.
  5:32 a.m. -- An eventful day for the tournament and an eventful day -- possibly -- for Pasadena ISD basketball. TV production trucks will be arriving at Phillips Fields House for what is thought to be the first national telecast from the facility. And the school district could experience its best finish by one of its teams in seven years. Since Dobie won the girls championship in 2004 (16 girls teams then with no divisions), no district school has ever won a title at the Silver level or higher. The Dobie boys have a chance today to win in Division 2 Silver. The South Houston girls will start play in the Division 2 Silver semifinals.

  FRIDAY
  8:44 p.m. -- The dream matchup has materized. Defending tournament champion DeSoto will play defending Class 5A state champion Flower Mound Marcus for the Texas Invitational title on national TV from Phillips Field House on Saturday night. Marcus put away San Antonio Warren, 74-65, in the semifinals while DeSoto was disposing of Fort Bend Bush, 74-65.
  7:08 p.m. --  The Dobie boys' opponent in the Division 2 Silver title game will be Atascocita, a 51-36 winner over Crosby.
  6:41 p.m. -- No all-Pasadena ISD championship game in Boys Division 2 Bronze. Memorial got there with a 57-53 victory over Sam Rayburn. But South Houston fell to Sharyland 61-56. The Trojans made it to the Division 2 Silver title game last year.
  6:34 p.m. -- Dobie boys win 76-57. They'll play for the Division 2 Silver title against either Crosby or Atascocita at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Sam Rayburn HS.
  6:01 p.m. -- South Houston earned the biggest Saturday marquee for Pasadena ISD girls teams, but you have to credit Memorial for trying. The Lady Trojans nipped Houston Yates 58-55 to finish 2-1 in pool play and move into the Division 2 Silver semifinals. The Lady Mavs also finished 2-1, but when La Porte knocked off Deer Park on Saturday, a three-way tie resulted and the tie-breaker dropped Memorial to the Bronze. The Deer still made the Gold bracket. The Lady Trojans face La Porte in the semifinals at 10:30 a.m. in their home gym.
  5:47 p.m. -- The Dobie boys were well on their way to reaching the Division 2 Silver championship game. The Longhorns had a 20-point lead on Houston Chavez near the end of the first half.
  5:07 p.m. -- The Cy-Falls girls continue to look good for a repeat. The Lady Eagles pounded DeSoto 76-55 to land in the Division 1 Gold semifinals.
  3:35 p.m. -- In Boys Division 2 Bronze, Sam Rayburn, South Houston and Memorial all won quarter-final matches today. The Texans and Mavericks are under way at Phillips Field House in one semifinal. The Trojans are taking on Sharyland at Memorial High in the other semifinal. The bronze title game is Saturday at 6 p.m. at South Houston High. There's a strong possibility of an all-Pasadena ISD final.
  3:27 p.m. -- Dynamite semifinals in store at 6 p.m. in Boys Division 1 Gold. Favorite Flower Mound Marcus advanced with a 47-27 victory over Langham Creek. The Mauraders will play highly regarded San Antonio Warren, a 75-73 winner over North Crowley. The contest is at Memorial High. Defending tournament champ DeSoto will play Fort Bend Bush at Dobie. DeSoto nudged Richardson Berkner 67-64 and Bush put away San Antonio Clark.
  12:25 p.m. -- The Dobie boys withstood a flurry of catch-up fouls by Flower Mound and advanced to the Division 2 semifinals with an 88-83 victory. Christian Sanders scored 20 points and came through with 11 free throws in 15 attempts. Darnell McCall scored 14 and Taylor Holland 13.

  THURSDAY
  10:35 p.m. -- Defending boys champ DeSoto won twice, 52-32 over Manvel and 59-55 over Austin Westlake. Defending girls champ Cy-Falls got through Thursday unscathed. The Lady Eagles beat Clear Creek 68-39 and College Park, 69-47. Cy-Falls meets DeSoto in a battle of 2-0 teams in a pool finale on Friday.
  10:15 p.m. -- A very good day for defending state champ Flower Mound Marcus. The Marauders beat San Antonio Madison by 27 points and then disposed of La Marque by 38.
  10 p.m. -- A rotten ending to an eventful day for the Sam Rayburn boys. Pearland, a one-point loser to the Texans earlier, rared back and walloped Mayde Creek 52-30. Mayde Creek earlier beat Sam Rayburn 54-50. All three teams finished pool play with 1-1 records, but tie-breakers left the Texans in the bronze bracket along with South Houston, Pasadena and Memorial. Pearland got the gold tie-breaker edge.
  9:27 p.m. -- Pasadena ISD schools finished Thursday action with a 5-15 record. All lost at least one game. The girls from Memorial, South Houston and Sam Rayburn managed 1-1 marks and will take a crack at qualifying for gold or silver bracket play when pools competition resumes on Friday.
  10:45 a.m. -- The Sam Rayburn boys pulled one of the biggest first-day surprises with a nail-biting 42-41 victory over Pearland. The Oilers had a chance to tie the game with a pair of free throws after the buzzer. The first shot was good, the second -- nope! A big victory for the Texans and a lively celebration to match.

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Marcus Smart dribbles up court (left) and later delivers a two-hand jam (right) in the closing minutes of the game.

  Marcus Smart and Phil Forte, teammates bound for Oklahoma State next year, combined for all but 14 of their team's points Saturday night, powering defending Class 5A state champ Flower Mound Marcus to a 55-42 victory over Desoto in the title game of the McDonald's Texas Invitational Tournament at Phillips Field House.
  Smart, who scored a game-high 21, calmly dropped in a pair of three-pointers in the third quarter to launch an impressive finishing kick for the Marauders and provide compelling entertainment for a national TV audience, a first for the tournament.
  Smart scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half. He was named the tournament's outstanding player.
  Forte, who scored 20 points, contributed a three-pointer in the closing minutes that gave the Marauders an insurmountable 45-35 lead.
  Just for show, Smart and teammate Nick Banyard chipped in closing dunks.
  The Marauders not only ended DeSoto's hopes of repeating as tournament champs, they made a strong case for all-time supremacy among Texas Invitational champs.
  The average winning margin for the Marauders in five tournament games was 21.4 points, the closest call a nine-point victory in the semifinals over San Antonio Warren.
  DeSoto received a magnificent effort from senior guard Benquan Petty, who scored 17 points and lit up the second half with five three-pointers. Jabril Durham added 17 for the Eagles.
  Duncanville claimed the girls title with a 78-71 victory over Clear Springs. The Lady Pantherettes ousted defending champ Cy-Falls in the semifinals.

Marauders guard Phil Forte whips a pass down the court.

Flower Mound Marcus Coach Danny Henderson (left), his players and assistants flash celebrate their Texas Invitational championship.  

Marcus Smart (left), the tournament's outstanding player, rejoices with his teammates at the championship trophy presentation.


Marcus Smart accepts the Scott Talton Award as the 2011 Texas Invitational Tournament's outstanding player. Presenting the award is Charles Ament, head coach at Langham Creek High School and a former player for the late Scott Talton at Dobie.

FINAL RESULTS

All games Saturday
BOYS DIVISION 1 
GOLD BRACKET
Championship  
  Flower Mound Marcus 55, DeSoto 42  
Third place  
  Fort Bend Bush 91, San Antonio Warren 73
Consolation championship  
  North Crowley 66, San Antonio Clark 49
Extra game 
  Langham Creek 58, Richardson Berkner 44

SILVER BRACKET
Championship  
  DeKaney 77, Alief Elsik 69 
Third place  
  College Park 56, Converse Judson 49

Consolation championship  
  Pearland Dawson 70, Mansfield Summit 61
Extra game

  Austin Westlake 62, SA Madison 46

BRONZE BRACKET
Championship  
  Duncanville 61, Manvel 59  
Third place  
  Humble 48, Kingwood 46 OT
Consolation championship  
  Bellaire 59, SA Taft 49
Extra game 
  FB Marshall 95, La Marque 43

BOYS DIVISION 2 
GOLD BRACKET
Championship  
  Dallas Hillcrest 56, Cinco Ranch36

Third place  
  Klein Collins 83, Dallas Pearce 69
Consolation championship  
  Houson Westside 62, Pearland 58
Extra game 
  Channelview 55, La Porte 52

SILVER BRACKET
Championship  
  Atascocita 45, Dobie 40  
Third place  
  Crosby 68, Houston Chavez 53 

Consolation championship  
  Flower Mound 85, Deer Park 76
Extra game 
  Kempner 81, Mayde Creek 57

BRONZE BRACKET
Championship  
  Sharyland 47, Memorial 42 
Third place  
  Sam Rayburn 66, South Houston 54
Consolation championship  
  Spring Branch Memorial 59, Dickinson 43
Extra game 
  Pasadena 69, Galena Park 63

GIRLS DIVISION 1
GOLD BRACKET
Semifinals
  Clear Springs 59, Mansfield Summit 52
  Duncanville 58, Cy-Falls 47
Championship
  Duncanville 78, Clear Springs 71

Third place

  Cy-Falls 56, Mansfield Summit 48

SILVER BRACKET
Semifinals
  DeSoto 56, Bellaire 45
  The Woodlands 57, North Crowley 33

Championship
  DeSoto 52, The Woodlands 50

Third place

  Bellaire 44, North Crowley 51

BRONZE BRACKET
Semifinals
  North Shore 51, Cy-Fair 37

  Klein Collins 63, Clear Creek 50
Championship
  Klein Collins 53, North Shore 45

CONSOLATION BRACKET
Semifinals
  Pearland 61, Houston Madison 51
  College Park 61, CC Ray 45
Championship
  College Park 68, Pearland 42

GIRLS DIVISION 2
GOLD BRACKET
Semifinals
  EP Eastwood 46, SA Madison 39
  SA Jay 50, Deer Park 39
Championship
  SA Jay 50, EP Eastwood 46
Third place

  SA Madison 55, Deer Park 42

SILVER BRACKET
Semifinals
  Cy-Creek 57, Pearland Dawson 53
  La Porte 58, South Houston 48

Championship
  Cy-Creek 51, La Porte 42

BRONZE BRACKET
Semifinals
  Memorial 44, Cy-Ridge 35

  Dickinson 56, Sam Rayburn 46
Championship
  Memorial 35, Dickinson 34

CONSOLATION BRACKET
Semifinals
  Brazoswood 43, Dobie 38
  Yates 47, Pasadena 33
Championship

  Yates 43, Brazoswood 26 

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Dobie sophomore Daryl Edwards dishes the ball to the perimeter during second-half action.

  Dobie sophomore Christian Sanders scored 20 points for the third game in a row, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Longhorn boys from falling to Atascocita in the Texas Invitational's Division 2 Silver title game on Saturday night.
  The Eagles took advantage of 14 Dobie turnovers to claim a 45-40 victory at the Sam Rayburn gym.
  The loss in the Division 2 Silver title game was the second in a row for a Pasadena ISD school. South Houston fell in the Silver championship contest last year to Manvel. The Trojans, however, went on to win the District 22-5A title.
  The Longhorns played the game without senior guard Devonte Banks, who suffered an injured thumb earlier in the tournament.
  Straped for scorers, Dobie closed a 16-7 gap at the end of the first quarter as Sanders picked up the pace. The Longhorns trailed by just a 24-23 margin at halftime, but lost control of the ball again in the third quarter.
  The Eagles build a safe lead late in the game with the help of a three-pointer by Nolan Bilbo and timely put-back by William House.
  Alex Douglas led Atascocita with 12 points. Bilbo added 10.
  The Trojans were trying to become the first Pasadena ISD team in seven years to win a title outside of the bronze division.
  District schools managed one bronze title on Saturday when the Memorial girls beat Dickinson 35-34. The Lady Mavericks went 4-1 in the tournament.
Dickinson beat Sam Rayburn 56-46 in the semifinals.
  The South Houston girls fell to La Porte in their bid to reach the Division 2 Silver title game.
  The boys teams from Memorial, Sam Rayburn and South Houston all played in the Division 2 Bronze semifinals. The Mavericks beat the Texans 57-53, but lost to Sharyland, 47-41, in the title game.
  Sharyland ousted the Trojans in the semifinals, 61-56. Sam Rayburn turned around and beat South Houston, 66-54, in the third-place game.

Dobie's Paul Tran comes up to defend Atascocita's Nolan Bilbo.

Darnell McCall tries to penetrate the Eagles' defense, but Atascocita's Brian Doyle puts up a road block.

Dobie's Daryl Edwards goes eyeball-to-eyeball with Atascocita's Nolan Bilbo.

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Dobie guard Taylor Holland races by his coach, Kevin Cross, and his teammates after stealing the ball against Houston Chavez.

  Sophomore guard Christian Sanders scored 20 points in each game on Friday, leading the Dobie boys team to victories over Flower Mound and Houston Chavez and a spot in the Division 2 Silver championship game of the McDonald's Texas Invitational.
  The Longhorns will face Atascocita for the championship at 6 p.m. on Saturday in the Sam Rayburn High gym.
  Dobie's advance marks the second year in a row for a Pasadena ISD boys team to reach the title game in Division 2 Silver. South Houston got as far last year before falling to Manvel.
  No Pasadena ISD team -- boys or girls -- has won a title higher than the Bronze level since 2004, when Dobie won the girls championship in a 16-team girls format. This year's tournament features 48 boys teams and 32 on the girls side.
  Another Pasadena ISD team - the South Houston girls squad - also has a chance on Saturday to bid for a Division 2 Silver title, but the Lady Trojans will need to win twice. South Houston earned a spot in Saturday's semifinals with a 55-52 victory over Houston Yates.
  The Lady Trojans will take on La Porte in semifinal action on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the South Houston gym. A victory would send South Houston to the title game against either Cy-Creek or Pearland Dawson. That game is set for 3 p.m. at Deer Park's Auxiliary Gym.
  Sanders was one of five Dobie players in double figures in the Longhorns' victory over Flower Mound, played at the Longhorns' gym. Dobie survived on a flurry of free throws, 11 of which came from Sanders on 15 trips to the line.
  Darnell McCall added 14 points to the Longhorn cause and Taylor Hollard scored 13.
  Playing in Deer Park, the Longhorns jumped to a 20-point lead over Chavez in the first half. Holland backed Sanders' 20 points with 12 of his own. Devonte Banks added 10.
  The Memorial boys will play for the Division 2 Bronze title on Saturday against Sharyland. Game time is 6 p.m. at the South Houston gym.
  On the girls side, Memorial and Sam Rayburn will play semifinal games in Division 2 Bronze. With victories, the two will meet in the 1:30 p.m. title game at South Houston.

Left: Taylor Holland tries to regain his balance as he battles for a rebound with Demun Mercer. Right: Dobie's Donte Morris goes high for a rebound.

Longhorns guard Darnell McCall motors past Chavez's Ryan Otis on his way to an easy layup.

Waiting out a flood of free throws: Dobie's Gee Ramirez fights for position with Flower Mound's Jacob VanNattan.

Dobie's Chris Mendoza (13) tangles with a pair of Houston Chavez players for a rebound.

Stephanie Gale, a junior for the Memorial girls team, presses Brazoswood's Gabrielle Millan during the Lady Mavs' final pool play game on Friday.

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2011 McDONALD'S TEXAS INVITATIONAL
BRACKET SCHEDULE 
All games Friday, Nov. 18
BOYS DIVISION 1
Gold Bracket
Quarter-finals
  Game 1: FM Marcus vs. Landham Creek, noon, DP Watkins
  Game 2: SA Warren vs. North Crowley, noon, Dobie HS
  Game 3: DeSoto vs. Richardson Berkner, noon, Memorial HS
  Game 4: SA Clark vs. FB Bush, noon, Sam Rayburn HS
Semifinals
  Winners Games 1-2, 6 p.m., Memorial HS
  Winners Games 3-4, 6 p.m., Dobie HS
Consolation semifinals
  Losers Games 1-2, 6 p.m., Sam Rayburn HS
  Losers Games 3-4, 6 p.m., DP Watkins

Silver Bracket
Quarter-finals
  Game 1: Alief Elsik vs. Pearland Dawson, 10:30 a.m., Sam Rayburn HS
  Game 2: Converse Judson vs. SA Madison, 10:30 a.m., South Houston HS
  Game 3: Mansfield Summit vs. College Park, 10:30 a.m., Beverly Hills Int.
  Game 4: DeKaney vs. Austin Westlake, 10:30 a.m., Phillips Field House
Semifinals
  Winners Games 1-2, 4:30 p.m., Phillips Field House
  Winners Games 3-4, 4:30 p.m., Sam Rayburn HS
Consolation semifinals
  Losers Games 1-2, 4:30 p.m., Beverly Hills Int.
  Losers Games 3-4, 4:30 p.m., South Houston HS

Bronze Bracket
Quarter-finals
  Game 1: Bellaire vs. Manvel, 9 a.m., Phillips Field House
  Game 2: FB Marshall vs. Humble, 9 a.m., Dobie HS
  Game 3: Duncanville vs. La Marque, 9 a.m., Beverly Hills Int.
  Game 4: SA Taft vs. Kingwood, 9 a.m., DP Watkins
Semifinals
  Winners Games 1-2, 3 p.m., DP Watkins
  Winners Games 3-4, 3 p.m., South Houston HS
Consolation semifinals
  Losers Games 1-2, 3 p.m., Beverly Hills Int.
  Losers Games 3-4, 3 p.m., Dobie HS

BOYS DIVISION 2
Gold Bracket
Quarter-finals
  Game 1: Klein Collins vs. Pearland, noon, Phillips Field House
  Game 2: Channelview vs. Dallas Hillcrest, noon, South Houston HS
  Game 3: Houston Westside vs. Dallas Pearce, noon, Pasadena HS
  Game 4: La Porte vs. Cinco Ranch, noon, Beverly Hills Int.
Semifinals
  Winners Games 1-2, 6 p.m., Pasadena HS
  Winners Games 3-4, 6 p.m., Phillips Field House
Consolation semifinals
  Losers Games 1-2, 6 p.m., Beverly Hills Int.
  Losers Games 3-4, 6 p.m., South Houston HS

Silver Bracket
Quarter-finals
  Game 1: Crosby vs. Deer Park, 10:30 a.m., DP Watkins
  Game 2: Mayde Creek vs. Atascocita, 10:30 a.m., Pasadena HS
  Game 3: Flower Mound vs. Dobie, 10:30 a.m., Dobie HS
  Game 4: Houston Chavez vs. Kempner, 10:30 a.m., Memorial HS
Semifinals
  Winners Games 1-2, 4:30 p.m., Dobie HS
  Winners Games 3-4, 4:30 p.m., DP Watkins
Consolation semifinals
  Losers Games 1-2, 4:30 p.m., Memorial HS
  Losers Games 3-4, 4:30 p.m., Pasadena HS

Bronze Bracket
Quarter-finals
  Game 1: Spring Branch Memorial vs. Sam Rayburn, 9 a.m., Sam Rayburn HS
  Game 2: Galena Park vs. Pasadena Memorial, 9 a.m., Memorial HS
  Game 3: Dickinson vs. South Houston, 9 a.m., South Houston HS
  Game 4: Sharyland vs. Pasadena, 9 a.m., Pasadena HS
Semifinals
  Winners Games 1-2, 3 p.m., Phillips Field House
  Winners Games 3-4, 3 p.m., Memorial High School
Consolation semifinals
  Losers Games 1-2, 3 p.m., Pasadena HS
  Losers Games 3-4, 3 p.m., Sam Rayburn HS

2011 McDONALD'S TEXAS INVITATIONAL

POOL PLAY RESULTS

GIRLS DIVISION 1
All games Thursday, Nov. 17, unless noted  

Pool 1

  North Shore 58, Pearland 31

  Mansfield Summit 55, The Woodlands 53

  Mansfield Summit 54, Pearland 23

  The Woodlands 50, North Shore 44

  Friday -- Mansfield Summit 53, North Shore 41

  Friday -- The Woodlands 75, Pearland 30
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Mansfield Summit
  SILVER QUALIFIER: The Woodlands
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: North Shore
  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: Pearland
 

Pool 2

  Clear Springs 81, Cy-Fair 36

  North Crowley 41, Houston Madison 23

  North Crowley 58, Cy-Fair 34

  Clear Springs 92, Houston Madison 22 

  Friday -- Clear Springs 78, North Crowley 61

  Friday -- Cy-Fair 51, Houston Madison 17
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Clear Springs
  SILVER QUALIFIER: North Crowley
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Cy-Fair

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: Houston Madison
   

Pool 3 

  Duncanville 68, CC Ray 33

  Bellaire 76, Klein Collins 44

  Bellaire 77, CC Ray 35 

  Duncanville 73, Klein Collins 62

  Friday -- Duncanville 77, Bellaire 60

  Friday -- Klein Collins 70, CC Ray 25
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Duncanville

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Bellaire
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Klein Collins

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: CC Ray
 

Pool 4 

  DeSoto 61, College Park 32

  Cy-Falls 68, Clear Creek 39

  Cy-Falls 69, College Park 47

  DeSoto 60, Clear Creek 39

  Friday -- Cy-Falls 76, DeSoto 55

  Friday -- Clear Creek 64, College Park 62 OT
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Cy-Falls 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: DeSoto
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Clear Creek

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: College Park  

GIRLS DIVISION 2

Pool 1 

  South Houston 67,  Sam Rayburn 47

  SA Madison 53, Houston Yates 30

  SA Madison 49, South Houston 38

  Sam Rayburn 55,  Houston Yates 52

  Friday -- South Houston 58, Houston Yates 55

  Friday -- SA Madison 47, Sam Rayburn 37
  GOLD QUALIFIER: SA Madison

  SILVER QUALIFIER: South Houston 
  BRONZE QUALIFIER:Sam Rayburn 

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: Houston Yates 

Pool 2 

  Pasadena Memorial 50, La Porte 46

  Deer Park 63, Brazoswood 30

  Deer Park 66, Pasadena Memorial 50

  La Porte 58, Brazoswood 47

  Friday -- Memorial 52, Brazoswood 36

  Friday -- La Porte 50, Deer Park 41

  GOLD QUALIFIER: Deer Park 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: La Porte 
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Memorial 

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: Brazoswood 

Pool 3 

  Dickinson 55, Dobie 33

  SA Jay 66, Cy-Creek 56

  SA Jay 71, Dobie 34

  Cy-Creek 59, Dickinson 46

  Friday -- Cy-Creek 43, Dobie 28

  Friday -- SA Jay 66, Dickinson 43
  GOLD QUALIFIER: SA Jay

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Cy-Creek 
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Dickinson 

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: Dobie 

Pool 4 

  Pearland Dawson 59,  Pasadena 25

  EP Eastwood 39, Cy-Ridge 30

  EP Eastwood 57, Pasadena 10

  Pearland Dawson 47, Cy-Ridge 39

  Friday -- Cy-Ridge 54, Pasadena 18

  Friday -- EP Eastwood 54, Pearland Dawson 50 
  GOLD QUALIFIER: EP Eastwood 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Pearland Dawson
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Cy-Ridge 

  CONSOLATION QUALIFIER: Pasadena

BRACKET PLAY SCHEDULE
All games Saturday

GIRLS DIVISION 1
GOLD BRACKET
Semifinals
9 a.m. -- Game 1: Clear Springs vs. Mansfield Summit, DP Watkins
9 a.m. -- Game 2: Duncanville vs. Cy-Falls, DP Auxiliary
Championship
1:30 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, Phillips Field House

Third place

6 p.m. -- Losers Games 1-2, Dobie HS

SILVER BRACKET
Semifinals
10:30 a.m. -- Game 1: DeSoto vs. Bellaire, Phillips Field House
10:30 a.m. -- Game 2: The Woodlands vs. North Crowley, Pasadena HS

Championship
4:30 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, Dobie HS

Third place

3 p.m. -- Losers Games 1-2, Dobie HS 

BRONZE BRACKET
Semifinals
9 a.m. -- Game 1: North Shore vs. Cy-Fair, Phillips Field House

9 a.m. -- Game 2: Clear Creek vs. Klein Collins, Pasadena HS
Championship
1:30 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, Dobie HS

CONSOLATION BRACKET
Semifinals
10:30 a.m. -- Game 1: Houston Madison vs. Pearland, DP Watkins
10:30 a.m. -- Game 2: CC Ray vs. College Park, DP Auxiliary
Championship
1:30 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, DP Auxiliary

GIRLS DIVISION 2
GOLD BRACKET
Semifinals
10:30 a.m. -- Game 1: EP Eastwood vs. SA Madison, Sam Rayburn HS
10:30 a.m. -- Game 2: Deer Park vs. SA Jay, Memorial HS
Championship
6 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, DP Auxiliary
Third place

4:30 p.m. -- Losers Games 1-2, DP Auxiliary

SILVER BRACKET
Semifinals
10:30 a.m. -- Game 1: Cy-Creek vs. Pearland Dawson, Dobie HS
10:30 a.m. -- Game 2: La Porte vs. South Houston, South Houston HS

Championship
3 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, DP Auxiliary

BRONZE BRACKET
Semifinals
9 a.m. -- Game 1: Cy-Ridge vs. Memorial, Memorial HS

9 a.m. -- Game 2: Dickinson vs. Sam Rayburn, Sam Rayburn HS
Championship
1:30 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, South Houston HS

CONSOLATION BRACKET
Semifinals
9 a.m. -- Game 1: Brazoswood vs. Dobie, Dobie HS
9 a.m. -- Game 2: Yates vs. Pasadena, Pasadena HS
Championship
1:30 p.m. -- Winners Games 1-2, Memorial HS
 

2011 McDONALD'S TEXAS INVITATIONAL

BRACKET RESULTS 

All games Friday
BOYS DIVISION 1
GOLD BRACKET
Quarter-finals
  FM Marcus 47, Langham Creek 27 
  SA Warren 75, North Crowley 73 
  DeSoto 67, Richardson Berkner 64 
  FB Bush 68, SA Clark 56 
Semifinals
  FM Marcus 74, SA Warren 65 
  DeSoto 73, FB Bush 63
Consolation semifinals 
  North Crowley 52, Langham Creek 50 
  SA Clark 54, Richardson Berkner 50

SILVER BRACKET
Quarter-finals
  Alief Elsik 85, Pearland Dawson 71 
  Converse Judson 44, SA Madison 30 
  College Park 78, Mansfield Summit 73 
  DeKaney 56, Austin Westlake 49 
Semifinals
  Alief Elsik 64, Converse Judson 52 
  DeKaney 73, College Park 68
Consolation semifinals
  Pearland Dawson 49, SA Madison 48 
  Mansfield Summit 71, Austin Westlake 62

BRONZE BRACKET
Quarter-finals
  Manvel 71, Bellaire 62 
  Humble 70, FB Marshall 58 
  Duncanville 63, La Marque 58 
  Kingwood 43, SA Taft 40 
Semifinals
  Manvel 54, Humble 49 
  Duncanville 44, Kingwood 41
Consolation semifinals
  Bellaire 79, FB Marshall 67 
  SA Taft 53, La Marque 36

BOYS DIVISION 2
GOLD BRACKET
Quarter-finals
  Klein Collins 60, Pearland 50 
  Dallas Hillcrest 56, Channelview 41 
  Dallas Pearce 58, Houston Westside 47 
  Cinco Ranch 62, La Porte 52 
Semifinals
  Dallas Hillcrest 59, Klein Collins 55 
  Cinco Ranch 65, Dallas Pearce 62
Consolation semifinals
  Pearland 53, Channelview 39 
  Houston Westside 69, La Porte 44

SILVER BRACKET
Quarter-finals
  Crosby 66, Deer Park 47 
  Atascocita 53, Mayde Creek 31
  Dobie 88, Flower Mound 83 
  Houston Chavez 64, Kempner 59 
Semifinals 
  Atascocita 51, Crosby 36 
  Dobie 76, Houston Chavez 57
Consolation semifinals
  Deer Park 56, Mayde Creek 50 
  Flower Mound 50, Kempner 47

BRONZE BRACKET
Quarter-finals
  Sam Rayburn 49, Spring Branch Memorial 39
  Memorial 74, Galena Park 50 
  South Houston 89, Dickinson 71 
  Sharyland 47, Pasadena 39 
Semifinals 
  Memorial 57, Sam Rayburn 53 
  Sharyland 61, South Houston 56
Consolation semifinals
  Spring Branch Memorial 50, Galena Park 36 
  Dickinson 80, Pasadena 72

BRACKET SCHEDULE

All games Saturday
BOYS DIVISION 1
GOLD BRACKET
Championship  
7:30 p.m. -- Flower Mound Marcus vs. DeSoto, Phillips Field House, FOX College Sports 
Third place  
  4:30 p.m. -- San Antonio Warren vs. Fort Bend Bush, Phillips Field House

Consolation championship  
  3 p.m. -- North Crowley vs. San Antonio Clark, Phillips Field House
Extra game
  Noon --  Langham Creek vs. Richardson Berkner, Phillips Field House

SILVER BRACKET
Championship 
  6 p.m. -- Alief Elsik vs. DeKaney, Memorial HS
Third place 
  4:30 p.m. -- Converse Judson vs. College Park, Memorial HS

Consolation championship 
  3 p.m. -- Pearland Dawson vs. Mansfield Summit, Memorial HS

Extra game

  Noon -- SA Madison vs. Austin Westlake, Memorial HS

BRONZE BRACKET
Championship  
6 p.m. -- Manvel vs. Duncanville, Pasadena HS 
Third place  
  4:30 p.m. -- Humble vs. Kingwood, Pasadena HS
Consolation championship  
  3 p.m. --  Bellaire vs. SA Taft, Pasadena HS
Extra game
  1:30 p.m. -- FB Marshall vs. La Marque, Pasadena HS

BOYS DIVISION 2
GOLD BRACKET
Championship 
  6 p.m. -- Dallas Hillcrest vs. Cinco Ranch, DP Watkins

Third place 
  4:30 p.m. -- Klein Collins vs. Dallas Pearce, DP Watkins
Consolation championship 
  3 p.m. --  Pearland vs. Houson Westside, DP Watkins
Extra game
  1:30 p.m. -- Channelview vs. La Porte, DP Watkins

SILVER BRACKET
Championship  
6 p.m. -- Atascocita vs. Dobie, Sam Rayburn HS 
Third place  
4:30 p.m. -- Crosby vs. Houston Chavez, Sam Rayburn HS 

Consolation championship  
  3 p.m. -- Deer Park vs. Flower Mound, Sam Rayburn HS
Extra game
  1:30 p.m. -- Mayde Creek vs. Kempner, Sam Rayburn HS

BRONZE BRACKET
Championship 
  6 p.m. -- Memorial vs. Sharyland, South Houston HS
Third place 
  4:30 p.m. -- Sam Rayburn vs. South Houston, South Houston HS
Consolation championship 
  3 p.m. -- Spring Branch Memorial vs. Dickinson, South Houston HS
Extra game
  Noon --  Galena Park vs. Pasadena, South Houston HS

2011 McDONALD'S TEXAS INVITATIONAL

POOL PLAY RESULTS/SCHEDULE

GIRLS DIVISION 1
All games Thursday, Nov. 17, unless noted  

Pool 1

  North Shore 58, Pearland 31

  Mansfield Summit 55, The Woodlands 53

  Mansfield Summit 54, Pearland 23

  The Woodlands 50, North Shore 44

  Friday, 9 a.m. -- North Shore vs. Mansfield Summit, DP Auxiliary

  Friday, 9 a.m. -- The Woodlands vs. Pearland, DP North

Pool 2

  Clear Springs 81, Cy-Fair 36

  North Crowley 41, Houston Madison 23

  North Crowley 58, Cy-Fair 34

  Clear Springs 92, Houston Madison 22 

  Friday, 10:30 a.m. -- Clear Springs vs. North Crowley, DP Auxiliary

  Friday, 10:30 a.m. -- Houston Madison vs. Cy-Fair, DP North  

Pool 3 

  Duncanville 68, CC Ray 33

  Bellaire 76, Klein Collins 44

  Bellaire 77, CC Ray 35 

  Duncanville 73, Klein Collins 62

  Friday, noon -- Duncanville vs. Bellaire, DP Auxiliary

  Friday, noon -- Klein Collins vs. CC Ray, DP North

Pool 4 

  DeSoto 61, College Park 32

  Cy-Falls 68, Clear Creek 39

  Cy-Falls 69, College Park 47

  DeSoto 60, Clear Creek 39

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- DeSoto vs. Cy-Falls, DP Auxiliary

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- Clear Creek vs. College Park, DP North

GIRLS DIVISION 2

Pool 1 

  South Houston 67,  Sam Rayburn 47

  SA Madison 53, Houston Yates 30

  SA Madison 49, South Houston 38

  Sam Rayburn 55,  Houston Yates 52

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- Houston Yates vs. South Houston, South Houston HS

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- SA Madison vs. Sam Rayburn, Sam Rayburn HS

Pool 2 

  Pasadena Memorial 50, La Porte 46

  Deer Park 63, Brazoswood 30

  Deer Park 66, Pasadena Memorial 50

  La Porte 58, Brazoswood 47

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- Brazoswood vs. Pasadena Memorial, Memorial HS

  Friday, 1:30 a.m. -- La Porte vs. Deer Park, DP Watkins

Pool 3 

  Dickinson 55, Dobie 33

  SA Jay 66, Cy-Creek 56

  SA Jay 71, Dobie 34

  Cy-Creek 59, Dickinson 46

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- Cy-Creek vs. Dobie, Dobie HS

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- SA Jay vs. Dickinson, Phillips

Pool 4 

  Pearland Dawson 59,  Pasadena 25

  EP Eastwood 39, Cy-Ridge 30

  EP Eastwood 57, Pasadena 10

  Pearland Dawson 47, Cy-Ridge 39

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- Cy-Ridge vs. Pasadena, Pasadena HS

  Friday, 1:30 p.m. -- EP Eastwood vs. Pearland Dawson, Beverly Hills Int.

2011 McDONALD'S TEXAS INVITATIONAL

POOL PLAY RESULTS

All games Thursday, Nov. 17 

BOYS DIVISION 1

Phillips Field House Pool 1

  Converse Judson 66, FB Marshall 56

  North Crowley 72, Converse Judson 67

  North Crowley 92, FB Marshall 75
  GOLD QUALIFIER: North Crowley 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Converse Judson
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: FB Marshall
 

Phillips Field House Pool 2

  Pearland Dawson 54, Kingwood 46  

  SA Warren 48, Kingwood 38 

  SA Warren 94, Pearland Dawson 82
  GOLD QUALIFIER: SA Warren 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Pearland Dawson
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Kingwood
 

Memorial HS Pool

  SA Madison 52, La Marque 42

  FM Marcus 75, SA Madison 48 

  FM Marcus 70, La Marque 32
  GOLD QUALIFIER: FM Marcus 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: SA Madison
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: La Marque
 

Dobie HS Pool

  Langham Creek 70, Alief Elsik 46 

  Langham Creek 51, Duncanville 47 

  Alief Elsik 80, Duncanville 78
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Langham Creek 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Alief Elsik
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Duncanville
 

South Houston HS Pool

  FB Bush 93, College Park 79 

  College Park 47, SA Taft 45 

  FB Bush 93, SA Taft 75
  GOLD QUALIFIER: FB Bush 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: College Park
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: SA Taft
 

Sam Rayburn HS Pool

  DeKaney 58, Humble 51 

  Richardson Berner 68, DeKaney 64 

  Richardson Berkner 85, Humble 67
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Richardson Berkner 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: DeKaney
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Humble
 

Pasadena HS Pool

  Mansfield Summit 65, Bellaire 63 

  SA Clark 54, Bellaire 48 

  SA Clark 65, Mansfield Summit 44
  GOLD QUALIFIER: SA Clark 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Mansfield Summit
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Bellaire
 

Deer Park Watkins Pool

  Austin Westlake 54, Manvel 50 

  DeSoto 52, Manvel 32 

  DeSoto 59, Austin Westlake 55
  GOLD QUALIFIER: DeSoto 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Austin Westlake
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Manvel   

BOYS DIVISION 2

Memorial HS Pool

  Crosby 58, Pasadena Memorial 47   

  La Porte 69, Pasadena Memorial 66 

  La Porte 51, Crosby 48
  GOLD QUALIFIER: La Porte 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Crosby
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Pasadena Memorial
 

Dobie HS Pool

  Klein Collins 45, Spring Branch Memorial 42 

  Dobie 57, Spring Branch Memorial 46 

  Klein Collins 64,  Dobie 55
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Klein Collins 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Dobie
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Spring Branch Memorial
 

South Houston HS Pool

  Westside 58, South Houston 53 

  Flower Mound 58, South Houston 55   

  Westside 82, Flower Mound 71
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Westside 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Flower Mound
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: South Houston 
 

Sam Rayburn HS Pool

  Sam Rayburn 42, Pearland 41 

  Mayde Creek 54, Sam Rayburn 45  

  Pearland 52, Mayde Creek 30
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Pearland 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Mayde Creek
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Sam Rayburn
 

Pasadena HS Pool

  Cinco Ranch 77, Pasadena 61   

  Houston Chavez 92, Pasadena  

  Cinco Ranch 62, Houston Chavez 51
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Cinco Ranch 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Houston Chavez
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Pasadena
 

Beverly Hills Int. Pool 1

  Atascocita 70, Galena Park 63 

  Dallas Hillcrest 75, Galena Park 51 

  Dallas Hillcrest 57, Atascocita 34
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Dallas Hillcrest 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Atascocita
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Galena Park
 

Beverly Hills Int. Pool 2

  Kempner 70, Dickinson 46 

  Dallas Pearce 85, Dickinson 49 

  Dallas Pearce 59, Kempner 46
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Dallas Pearce 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Kempner
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Dickinson

Deer Park Watkins Pool

  Channelview 62, Sharyland 43 

  Channelview 57, Deer Park 50 OT 

  Deer Park 47, Sharyland 40
  GOLD QUALIFIER: Channelview 

  SILVER QUALIFIER: Deer Park
  BRONZE QUALIFIER: Sharyland   

Dobie's Geo Ramirez brings the ball up the court leaving a Spring Branch Memorial player in his wake.

Game 1:
Dobie 57, Spring Branch Memorial 46

Game 2:
Klein Collins 64, Dobie 55

Four Dobie defenders form a cage around the Mustangs' Morgan Nichols.

Against Klein Collins, Longhorn defenders Christian Sanders (15) and Paul Tran (20) close in on the ball. 

Dobie senior A.J. Abushaban falls toward the baseline after leaving a shot hovering on the backiron.

Dobie's Shanequa Gaston presses the ball up the court on a fast break against Dickinson.

Game 1:
Dickinson 55,
Dobie 33

Game 2:
San Antonio Jay 71,
Dobie 34

Dobie forward Kate Inchun hits the floor in an attempt to take away the ball.

Against San Antonio Jay, Shanequa Gaston guards the Lady Mustangs' Qiana Phoenix on the point. 

Dobie's Danielle Crawford brings the ball across the timeline on a fast break.

Sam Rayburn players celebrate their one-point victory over Pearland in their tournament opener.

Game 1:
Sam Rayburn 42, Pearland 41

Game 2:
Mayde Creek 54, Sam Rayburn 45

Pearland's Cameron Reynolds draws a foul from Oswaldo Carrillo as he puts up a shot with under two seconds left in an attempt to tie the game.

The fateful free throw: With no time left on the clock, Reynolds tries to make a second free throw to send the game to overtime while Bryan Canales (34) and A.J. Espinoza (23) look on. The shot missed, giving the Texans a 42-41 victory.


Left: A.J. Espinoza on defense for the Texans. Right: Michael Cutler lays the ball in.

Left: Bryan Canales looks for a way around the Pearland defense. Right: Oswaldo Carrillo brings the ball upcourt for the Texans.

Against Mayde Creek, Sam Rayburn's Oswaldo Carrillo fights for a rebound with the Rams' Eric Stubbs (11).


Mayde Creek's Robert Fraser (44) swats the ball away from Bryan Canales.

Bryan Canales looks for an opening inside.

The Texans' Larry Jaramillo brings the ball across the time line.

Sma Rayburn's Jacklyn Orozco (10) applies pressure to South Houston shooter Akira Decoud.

Game 1:
 South Houston 67,
Sam Rayburn 47

Game 2:
Sam Rayburn 55, Houston Yates 52

Against Yates, Alexa Martinez (24) collects a loose ball for the Lady Texans.

Sam Rayburn junior Brianna Scott drives to the hoop. 

Jacklyn Orozco works the point for the Lady Texans.

Sam Rayburn sophomore Emily Torres (20) hits the floor in an effort to keep the ball away from Yates.

South Houston sophomore Elton Dyer scores on a turnaround shot against Westside.

Game 1:
Westside 58,
South Houston 55

Game 2:
Flower Mound 58,
South Houston 55

Trojans Calvin Mitchell (20), Elton Dyer (23) and Byron Hodges (2) dog a Westside player as he dribbles up the court.

Kenneth Marshall barks out distractions to a Westside player. 

Against Flower Mound, Trojan junior Bradley Deanda eyes a free-throw attempt.

With plenty of schoolmates to cheer him on, South Houston senior Ruben Rosales fires away from the wing against Flower Mound. 

Pasadena's Josh Solis stares down a Cinco Ranch defender before driving inside.

Game 1:
Cinco Ranch 77,
Pasadena 61

Game 2:
Houston Chavez 92,
Pasadena 82

Against Houston Chavez, junior guard Jerrell Picket blocks the route of the Lobos' Demun Mercer.

Solis lunges for an attempted steal.  

Solis dribbles between two Houston Chavez defenders.

Mavericks senior Allan Grace leans for a rebound against Crosby.

Game 1:
Crosby 58,
Memorial 47

Game 2:
La Porte 69,
Memorial 66

Memorial guard Chris Bostic hurdles a fallen Crosby player enroute to putting up a shot against Crosby.

Battling for a rebound against La Porte: Memorial's Allan Grace pulls it down. 

Memorial senior Phillip Vega works the point against La Porte's Phong Duong.

Memorial's guard Chris Bostic crashes into La Porte's Ruben Jimenez (15) while driving into the paint. 

Members of Memorial's choir sing the national anthem before the start of the afternoon game. 

South Houston senior Janette Yanez (22) swing a pass around Sam Rayburn's Alexa Martinez for teammate Akira Decoud (23).

Game 1:
South Houston 67,
Sam Rayburn 47

Game 2:
San Antonio Madison 49, South Houston 38

Janette Yanez puts up a shot over Sam Rayburn's Alexa Martinez.

Against San Antonio Madison, South Houston's Brianna Butler scores on a drive down the lane. 

South Houston's Brianna Butler (24) moves in to seal off Madison's Monica Perez (32).

South Houston's Akira Decoud wins another rebound battle.

Kera Chambers, Pasadena's 5-11 senior guard, defies gravity as she flies between Pearland Dawson defenders Raven Hatton (14) and Rachel Rhodes (11).

Game 1:
Pearland Dawson 59,
Pasadena 25

Game 2:
El Paso Eastwood 57, Pasadena 10

Pasadena's Kierra Irvin (3) and teammate Jazmin Dozal (10) watch as the ball scoots out of bounds.

Kera Chambers plants, shoots and scores. 

Eagles sophomore Jennifer Montoya looks to pass.

Pasadena's Jennifer Montoya (25) and her teammates join the stampede to the other end of the court as Pearland Dawson's Solykan Phal grabs a steal and heads the other direction.

Memorial's Desirae Ramirez muscles up on a quick pass to the baseline during the Lady Mevericks' victory over La Porte.

Game 1:

Memorial 50,
La Porte 46

Game 2:
Deer Park 66, Memorial 50

Against Deer Park at Phillips Field House, Lady Mavericks defenders Stephanie Gale (12) and Jessica Elkins shut down a driving lane for approaching Deer Park guard Lyndsie Leblanc.

Desirae Ramirez (5), Valora Rodriguez (2) and Ali Garcia (3) throw up a blockade in the lane. 

Memorial senior Ashley Cooner pushes the ball up court.

Lady Mavericks Kaylee Berkley, Desirae Ramirez and Ali Garcia find different ways to react to a call that went the other way. 

Memorial junior Valora Rodriguez eyes a pass inside. 

McDONALD'S TEXAS INVITATIONAL WEBSITE LINK...

  By AL CARTER
  Pasadena ISD Communications
  Coast to coast. And around the world.
  Basketball players know the terms. And now the McDonald's Texas Invitational Basketball Tournament is set to give them new meaning for Texas high-school fans.
  For the first time in the tournament's prestigious 13-year history, the Texas Invitational is set to go big time in prime time. The production dynamics of FOX College Sports will cloak Phillips Field House on Saturday night for the first live telecast of the tournament's feature game -- the championship of the Boys Division 1 Gold bracket.
  The 7:30 p.m. contest will be available through cable providers coast to coast and around the world.
  In another first for the tournament, the Girls Division 1 Gold game will be offered through live video streaming on FOXSports.com.
  Global television exposure represents another major first for the tournament, which already ranks as one of the premier high-school tournaments of its kind.
  "We are very pleased to have our feature game on national television," said Ben Meador, chairman of the tournament organizing committee.
  "This game will offer the over 70 million Fox College Sports subscribers the opportunity to see some of the outstanding talent that comes out of the state of Texas. This will also allow viewers to see how our local community has come together to provide such great support for this event and make it one of the largest and most competitive tournaments in the country."
  Boys teams from 48 schools across Texas and girls teams from 32 Texas schools will compete over three days at 10 gyms in Pasadena, Deer Park, South Houston and Houston. The tournament will stage 184 games, including 14 championship contests in various divisions on Saturday.
  Boys and girls teams from all five Pasadena ISD high schools are entered. For the first time, the Deer Park ISD will partner in the tournament. Both of the Deer's boys and girls teams will compete and three Deer Park gyms - Deer Park North, along with the Watkins and Auxiliary gyms at Deer Park South - bolster the list of venues.
  The tournament is sponsored by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Pasadena ISD and Deer Park ISD education foundations. All profits from the tournament will be donated this year to those two education foundations.
  Last year's tournament set a total attendance record of 35,000 and resulted in record revenues of $145,000, all of which went toward the funding of teacher mini-grants by the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation. Since 2003, the tournament has funneled $670,000 toward Pasadena ISD mini-grants.
  The headline team in this year's tournament is defending Class 5A boys champion Flower Mound Marcus, which returns four starters from last spring's 39-1 squad. The Marauders are led by senior guards Phil Forte and Marcus Smart, and senior post Nick Banyard.
  Forte and Smart combined to average 31 points a game last season. Both players signed last week to play for Oklahoma State. Banyard signed with New Mexico.
The list of participating schools with recent state titles includes Fort Bend Bush, North Crowley, Duncanville and DeSoto, last year's Texas Invitational champion.
  The girls bracket features Cypress-Falls, last year's Division 1 Gold champion, and recent state champions Cypress-Fairbanks and Mansfield Summit.
  The highlight for Pasadena ISD schools last year was South Houston's dash to the championship game in the Boys Division 2 Silver bracket. The Trojans won three of their first four games to reach title game, where they lost to Manvel. Still, the Trojans used their tournament momentum to claim a rare district championship during the regular season.
  Pasadena ISD boys teams will play their two pool games in their home gyms on Thursday. Typically, 2-0 teams after pool play go into the Gold bracket, 1-1 teams in the Silver and 0-2 teams into the Bronze. The 24 teams in each division are divided into eight groups of three each for pool play.
  The girls field has been reduced from 36 to 32 teams to ease scheduling problems.
  The girls will play in four-team pool groups within their divisions and won't wrap up pool play until Friday. The team with the best record goes into the Gold Bracket, the second-best record into the Silver Bracket, the third-best record into the Bronze bracket and the fourth-best into the Consolation bracket.
  With the exception of two games, each of the five Pasadena ISD girls team will play their three pool games on their home courts.
  The girls teams from South Houston and Sam Rayburn open play on Thursday at noon at Phillips. The Memorial girls will face Deer Park in their second pool game at Phillips on 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
  All 10 Pasadena ISD teams - boys and girls -- will compete in Division 2.
  The Girls Division 1 Gold championship game is set for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Phillips.
  The Boys Division 2 Gold championship game will be played Saturday at 6 p.m. at Deer Park Watkins. The Girls Division 2 Gold championship game is scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. at Deer Park Auxiliary.
  The tournament utilizes the efforts of more than 400 volunteers to sell tickets, host teams, distribute programs and handle hospitality chores at the various venues.
  "This is a tournament where athletic achievements are highlighted and academics benefit from the donation of all profits to our local education foundations," Meador said.
  "This is a great win-win combination. It's testimony to the community spirit that exists here in Pasadena, Texas."

BOYS THURSDAY SCHEDULE

GIRLS THURSDAY/FRIDAY SCHEDULE