Windthorst scored all 35 points in the final 25 minutes of the contest and forced four turnovers to hold on to a 35-27 bi-district win over Celeste on Thursday, Nov. 10, in Bowie.
Bushland remained a thorn in Holliday’s side during the postseason as the two-time defending state champion Lady Falcons eliminated the Lady Eagles in the regional finals for the third-straight year, 25-18, 25-14, 25-14.
Archer City survived a late surge by Munday (37) to clinch a share of the district championship on Friday, Nov. 4, with a 41-27 victory. The Wildcats split the district championship with Windthorst and Seymour but due to tiebreaker scenarios, enter the postseason as the league’s No. 2 seed.
At multiple points in Tuesday night’s regional quarterfinal match against Peaster, the Lady Eagles hopes and dreams seemed dire. And multiple times the Lady Eagles silenced the naysayers.