The Eastland Lady Mavericks’ memorable 2023-24 basketball season came to an abrupt end on Friday with a tough 65-33 loss to stateranked Jim Ned in the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs.
Mya Wesley scored 19 points and Ana Cunningham added 16 more on Tuesday and powered the Eastland Lady Mavericks to a 59-52 victory over the defending Class 3A state champion Holliday Lady Eagles in a bi-district round playoff game played in Graham.
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The Eastland High School Mavericks will get the opportunity to get familiar with a few new places over the next two seasons, thanks to the University Interscholastic League’s biennial redistrict process. The Mavericks were one of several Eastland County football and basketball teams to see shifts in their districts on February 1.
For the better part of three quarters, the Breckenridge Lady Buckaroos did their best impersonation of a Michael Moorer. The punched, juked and fought their way to within striking distance of the Eastland Lady Mavericks in a key District 8-3A showdown in the EHS gym.
Down three starters, the Eastland Mavericks strug - gled to match the Breck enridge Buckaroos on the offensive end on Friday en route to dropping an 85-33 decision in front of a large home crowd.
The Eastland Lady Mavericks became the third Eastland County basketball program to crack the top 25 on Monday. The Lady Mavericks, fresh off their fourth straight win, climbed to No. 21 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ January 22 Class 3A poll.
The recent Arctic cold front did more than chill the Big Country, it also cooled off the Eastland Mavericks.
The Eastland Mavericks got double-digit performances from four starters last Friday and rolled to an important 58-36 rout of the Dublin Lions on the road.
The Comanche Maidens scored 44 points in the first half on Friday and then held off a furious rally by the Eastland Lady Mavericks to claim a wild 78-75 victory in a key District 8-3A showdown. With the win, Comanche moved into a tie with Eastland for second in the district race. Both teams moved to 4-1 in 8-3A action, one game behind state-ranked Brock. Comanche survived a red hot start by the Lady Mavs in the first quarter. The Maidens pushed home a couple of shots later in the first quarter and captured a slim 23-20 lead heading into the start of the second quarter. Messenger scored nine points in the third, including five from the free throw line. Hood tallied five of her eight points in the frame. Overall, Messenger hit 11 shots from the charity stripe. After Comanche had rallied to regain the lead, Ari Montano handed Eastland its only other lead. She pushed home a shot late in the game that put the Lady Mavs up 72-69. The Lady Mavs, now 10-4 overall, will travel to Dublin on January 12. Their next home appearance will be against Peaster on Jan. 19.
The Eastland Mavericks more than flexed their muscle last week by upending rival Breckenridge and Comanche on Friday in key District 8-3A matchups.
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The Eastland Mavericks will return to District 5-3A basketball action this week.
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