LADY PANTHERS ADVANCE TO REGION SEMIFINALS
The Burton Lady Panthers overcame a rocky start to move past Thrall into the Region IV/2A Tournament.
The Lady Panthers (35-10) moved on with a 23-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-22 win over the Tigeretts, to advance to the Regional Tournament, Friday and Saturday at Brenham High School.
The match didn’t start out so well for the Lady Panthers, who seem a bit tentative as Thrall jumped out to a quick 9-2 lead, which would extend to 22-10. However, Burton would take over the momentum of the match, outscoring the Tigerettes, 13-3 before Thrall held on for a 25-23 win.
Burton never trailed over the next two sets, winning 25-19, 25-13 to take a two-to-one lead.
The final set saw both teams battle back-and-forth, with neither team enjoying more than a three-point lead. The Lady Panthers took the lead for good, at 20-19 and held on for the 25-22 win.
For the Lady Panthers:
Alex Countouriotis- 5 kills, 45 assists, 4 blocks, 12 digs
Michaela Wilke- 12 digs
Izbel Aguilar- 1 ace, 1 assist, 14 digs
Kyndal Coufal- 21 kills, 4 aces, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 34 digs
Allie Hohlt- 2 aces, 6 digs
Cheyanne Bluntson- 6 kills, 10 blocks, 7 digs
Taylor Mathis- 8 digs
Sidney Smith- 16 kills, 1 ace, 22 digs
Next up for the Lady Panthers will be the Region IV/2A Tournament at Brenham High School, Friday and Saturday.
Burton will face the winner of Tuesday night’s game between Brackett and Harper (7:00 @ Devine).
The 2A Semifinals will be Friday at 5:30 and 7:00, with the Final at 1:00 Saturday.
All Burton games can be heard live on AM 1280 KWHI, FM 101.7 and www.kwhi.com