Ranger Roundup

Boys Basketball defeats East Central, Girls Soccer goes undefeated in Grizzly Classic.

Parker Maroney

Sabrina Taber runs across the field during girls soccer’s matchup against McArthur.

Sports staff

Boys basketball lost to Judson (4-2, 15-8) on Friday, 69-61, despite Zayden High’s 24 points and 19 rebounds. But they bounced back on Tuesday with a 70-63 win over East Central (3-3, 13-12). The Rangers currently sit tied for fourth place ahead of Friday’s matchup with Steele.

Girls basketball lost to East Central (15-13, 1-7) on Tuesday, 50-48, to drop to 3-5 in district play and 9-18 overall. Mia Perez (15 points, 5 steals) and Gabby Elliott (13 points, 13 rebounds) led the way in the loss. They’ll look to get back on track on Friday against Steele (17-11, 6-2).

Girls soccer went undefeated at the Grizzly Classic in Leander last weekend, beating North Crowley (9-0), Leander (3-0) and Cedar Ridge (3-0). They will play Westlake at home this Friday, Jan. 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Boys soccer also went undefeated in their Ranger Classic, beating San Marcos (4-1), Tivy (5-1) and Garland Rowlett (4-0). With a 7-0 win over Central Catholic last night, they will play Lake Travis at home this Friday at 7 p.m. 

Swimming will be competing in the district championship meet on Jan 29, against the 27- 6a district. The top 6 finishers from this meet will advance to the regional championship in February, against schools across San Antonio.