The Class 6A cutoff number for the 2022-2024 realignment cycle will be 2,225, Matt Stepp reported on Wednesday morning. That puts Smithson Valley (2,086 projected enrollment) squarely in line to drop to Class 5A Division I. According to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, that could put them in District 12-5A-I with Canyon, Wagner, MacArthur, Boerne Champion, Seguin and Pflugerville Hendrickson. Depending on how the UIL divvies up schools, the Rangers could either wind up in Region III (which could include schools from San Antonio to Houston to Georgetown) or Region IV (which could include the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi).

Boys basketball went 1-3 in Georgetown Jack Frost Tournament this past weeked, winning the final game against Round Rock McNeil, 50-44. Zayden High led the scoring effort in that game, hitting 10 free throws in a 27-point performance. They’ll head to New Braunfels for the River City Classic Tournament on Friday.

Girls basketball went 1-4 in the New Braunfels Canyon/New Braunfels Tournament this past weekend, beating Sharyland Pioneer in the penultimate game, 52-37. In that game, four-year starter Gabby Elliott set the school’s all-time record for career points scored. They’ll host Laredo United South on Friday.

Swimming competed at South Zone TISCA meet last Friday and Saturday, with the girls team finishing third overall and the boys team finishing seventh overall in the 6A category. The rangers finished fifth as a team, with 3 school records broken by the girls team. The 400 free relay, with Laney Skrobanek, Abby Miller, Catherine Frankson, and Vanessa Weatherford took the record, along with the 200 medley relay, with Frankson, Weatherford, Skrobanek, and Gala Boutin. Laney Skrobanek also broke the 100 meter breaststroke school record.

Varsity girls wrestling competed at the Morton Ranch Maverick Stampede on Dec. 3 with the team taking fourth out of 38. The boys team competed at Roosevelt, defeating both Roosevelt and Steele. Both teams now sit at 6-1.