Plano Prestonwood Gets Revenge Against Houston St. Thomas; Spurs Back on Track

PCA's 4th Consecutive Trip
to State Championship
Will be Against Plano JPII
Tonight

As a diehard sports fan, I cherished last night! Two of my teams were playing at the same time, so I had to multitask to catch both games.  Both games began at 7:30pm Central Standard Time, so I watched the Spurs-Bobcats game while listening to the radio broadcast of the TAPPS 5A State Basketball Semifinals.

In the first game, Houston St. Thomas, my alma mater, faced off against Plano Prestonwood Christian Academy in a rematch of last year's TAPPS 5A State Basketball Championship Game.  The teams were very similar with college bound prospects Christian Sanders, Chase Brogna, Jeremy King, Zach Peters, and Julius Randle involved in the game once again.  This time Prestonwood was too much for St. Thomas as their All-Star duo made a statement in the game, they took advantage of St. Thomas' 3rd Quarter misques, and had numerous second chance opportunities.  Unlike last year when they got in early foul trouble, PCA's All-Star duo of Zach Peters and Julius Randle showed up, made a statement, and finished the game, combining for 35 points.  St. Thomas faced a 6 point deficit for most of the third quarter, but they mishandled opportunities with turnovers and poor shooting.  The Eagles did not take advantage of opportunities, so the Lions took control and never looked back.  Prestonwood knew St. Thomas had lost their confidence and found numerous second chance opportunities with offensive rebounds.  Plano Prestonwood escaped with a 51-39 victory in Mansfield last night and will play cross-town rival Plano John Paul II in their fourth consecutive TAPPS 5A State Championship Game tonight.

In the other game, the San Antonio Spurs hosted the Charlotte Bobcats in the second game of a 7-game homestand.  The Spurs were coming off a tough home loss to Chicago on Wednesday and were determined to get back on track Friday.  Besides a Charlotte rally in the second quarter, it was all about San Antonio on Friday.  Led by Tony Parker's 15 points, the Spurs left the AT&T Center with an unsurprising 102-72 victory over the Bobcats.