ORANGEFIELD, Texas — With the first round of district play in 22-3A nearly in the books, it's time for teams to start building some separation.
Tuesday night Orangefield did just that, beating Kountze 70-47 in front of their home crowd.
The Bobcats (20-6, 5-1) win keeps them one game behind first place East Chambers, while the Lions (11-13, 3-3) loss drops them into a fourth place tie with Buna.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
17-5A
#22 Port Arthur Memorial 61 Baytown Lee 33
#17 Goose Creek Memorial 54 Port Neches-Groves 35
19-4A
Lumberton 63 Vidor 53
Little Cypress-Mauriceville 81 West Orange-Stark 51
Bridge City 57 Jasper 38
20-4A
#16 Hamshire-Fannett 97 Splendora 25
#19 Hardin-Jefferson 80 Liberty 48
22-3A
#13 Orangefield 70 Kountze 47
#12 East Chambers 74 Hardin 29
Anahuac 57 Buna 56
Warren 53 Kirbyville 36
18-1A
#11 Brookeland 83 High Island 32
Spurger 74 Chester 35
Leggett 56 Burkeville 55
TAPPS 5-5A
Fort Bend Christian 67 Kelly 49
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
17-5A
Goose Creek Memorial 42 Port Neches-Groves 41
20-4A
#7 Hardin-Jefferson 89 Liberty 38
22-3A
Kountze 75 Orangefield 31
East Chambers 37 Hardin 36
Buna 66 Anahuac 27
18-1A
Leggett 49 Burkeville 20
TAPPS 5-5A
Kelly 49 Fort Bend Christian 39
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
TAPPS 5-DIVISION II
Kelly 2 Fort Bend Christian 0
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
TAPPS 5-DIVISION II
Fort Bend Christian 4 Kelly 1
NON-DISTRICT
Jasper 5 Center 1
West Brook 4 Barbers Hill 2