Hondo Anvil Herald

Cowgirls fall in 1A regional semifinals

 

     Brenham -- Volleyball season came to a close for the D’Hanis Cowgirls on Friday, Nov. 15, in the Region IV-1A tournament at Brenham High School.

     The Cowgirls dropped their region semifinal match to Round Top-Carmine, falling in three sets to the Cubettes, 25-23, 25-12, 25-13.

     The District 30-A champion Cowgirls conclude the season with a 23-18 record.

     The opening set of Friday’s match had nine lead changes, before the Cubettes scored the final three points to get the win. RT-C took the lead for good in set 2 at 6-5, and then in set 3 at 7-6.

     In Friday’s second regional semifinal, Richards defeated McMullen County in five sets.

     Saturday in the region finals, RT-C defeated Richards in four sets, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 25-8, to advance to the 1A state semifinals.

     RT-C was scheduled to face Region III-1A champion Neches in a Tuesday evening match in Normangee.

     Region I champ Bronte and Region II winner Harrold played Tuesday night in Weatherford.

     This year, because of the expanded number of brackets in volleyball for Classes 2A through 6A (with Div. 1 and Div. 2 brackets at each level), the state semifinal matches in all divisions were being played at neutral sites on Monday or Tuesday.

     Only the state championship matches will be played at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland this year. The 1A state finals will be played in Garland Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m.