Girls State Basketball Tournament

AUSTIN -- Hot shooting from the outside by Whitharral forced Saltillo into an early deficit, a hole the top-ranked Lady Lions almost cleared.

AUSTIN -- Haily Jenkins was not going to be denied. Not for a fourth straight year in the state final. Not by Smyer for the third time. And not after an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit.

AUSTIN -- It's simple, but effective: keep the opposition off the scoreboard.

AUSTIN -- The Martin's Mill Lady Mustangs have become fixtures at the girls state basketball tournament, having made the trip to Austin the last eight years.

AUSTIN -- For the first time in four years, a team other than Neches will be celebrating a Class A Division II state championship.

AUSTIN -- It wasn't exactly what Martin's Mill coach Doug Barncastle envisioned, but his team will be playing for a state title after being pushed to the brink.

AUSTIN -- The Martin's Mill Lady Mustangs have been ranked No. 1 all year long, but that can only carry a team so far.

As the final seconds ticked down in Saltillo’s Class A Divsion II Region III championship win over Coolidge last Saturday night, naturally head coach Garry Davison reflected.