Everything went the Hornets’ way on Friday as they routed Waller 64-45 in the District 18-4A opener.
Huntsville head coach Larry Carlson hopes to see more of the same tonight as the Hornets return to the Paul Bohan Hornet Gym in their district home opener against Montgomery.
“They lost their big kid (Chase Kammerer) to St. Pius this year,” Carlson said. “That hurts them tremendously. But Don Johnson does a good job of coaching his team. Despite losing some key players that bring some firepower, I’m expecting them to test us.
“They’ll probably come out in the zone to try to limit what we can do, but we can easily counter it with our speed and with our guards hitting their shots.”
If faced with a zone defense, Carlson said he doesn’t necessarily need his guards to come out in a groove right away.
“It hasn’t really been important all season,” Carlson said. “Even if Justin (Ennis) and Marvin (Dunbar) start a little off, we have Jeremy LaDay and Marcus Irving that can come in. But Justin and Marvin can also use their speed and get the ball to Kirby (Ennis), so they’re still getting things done out there.”
The Hornets have been working on doing the little things better and more efficiently.
“Right now, our current starters are having good practices,” Carlson said. “Defensively, we’re where we want to be. We’re working on rotation and cutting off the first pass. Offensively, we’ve been working on feeding the ball to Kirby more.
“But as we continue to get better, I also feel we have gotten a better attitude along the way. The loss to Oak Ridge (in the Conroe tournament on Dec. 30) did a lot for us. We’re much more intense on defense now. We’re rebounding better and have better communication. Against Oak Ridge, we played real lackadaisically.”
It will be the first home game for Huntsville since Dec. 20 when it defeated Tomball 60-48.
“We’re hoping to have a good crowd,” Carlson said. “I know the kids have fun when there’s a lot of people in the stands. I’d like to see a lot of support.”
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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It won’t be long until the alarm goes off early Monday morning, signaling the start of high school football practice in Huntsville.
Freshmen hit the field at 8 a.m. Monday and Hornets head coach Shane Martin can’t wait. Huntsville’s defensive coordinator the past two years, Martin has been waiting seven long months for the first day of serious summer workouts. -
Huntsville ISD hires new volleyball coach
On paper and in her head, Stephanie Branch quietly took notes while sitting in the stands at Bryan High School on Thursday night. She paid particular attention to the team from Huntsville, because in a little more than a month that bunch will be her’s.
The daughter of a teaching and coaching couple, Branch, 31, was hired this week as the Lady Hornets’ new head volleyball coach. She replaces Brittany Brumbelow, who stepped down from her position at the end of the school year to spend more time with her family. -
High school notebook: Brenham boys edge Hornets at state track meet
Round one went to the Brenham boys. The Cubs won the District 18-4A boys track and field title last month in Willis.
The Huntsville boys took round two. Led by state qualifiers Justin Gilbert, Brodrick Hadnot, Henry Ford, Dimitri Collier and Cameron Simmons, the Hornets evened the score by outscoring the Cubs at the Region III track meet in Huntsville early this month.
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Going for gold
It wasn’t that long ago. RaKira Turner stood in the shot put ring and with all of her might, flat-footed she heaved the heavy ball forward.
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Hornets finish strong
They easily could have gone through the motions.
Sitting eighth in the team standings after a miserable first day at the UIL Boys Golf State Championships, the Hornets could have trudged around the Jimmy Clay Golf Course without a care.
They could have turned in another big score, gotten back on the bus and hit the highway headed home to Huntsville.
These Hornets had too much pride to mail in the second round of the tournament. On Tuesday, the Huntsville boys made a huge turnaround, shooting a team score of 307, which moved them up to sixth in the team standings. -
Difficult district
The Lady Hornets played their best round of golf Monday at Raven Nest Golf Club. Unfortunately for the Huntsville girls, they are stuck in District 18-4A with two, and probably three, of the top teams in the state.
Led by junior Madison Ward, who shot a solid 79, Huntsville’s varsity team posted a 349 team score during the first round of the District 18-4A tournament. That total puts the Lady Hornets in fourth place behind Montgomery Gold (310), Montgomery Purple (313) and Magnolia A (319) heading into today’s final round. -
Hornets finish first at Dayton track meet
The track teams from Huntsville High School did exactly what their head coach wanted them to do last week in the final tune-up before the all-important District 18-4A meet.
The Hornets finished first and the Lady Hornets placed third in the team standings at the Bronco Relays in Dayton. -
Gilbert advances to 100-meter finals at Texas Relays
Huntsville senior Justin Gilbert booked a spot in the main event. With a sizzling showing in the prelims for the 100-meter dash, Gilbert earned a place in the finals of the Texas Relays this afternoon in Austin.
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‘I’m going to be nervous’
Austin’s Mike Myers Stadium is the place to be this weekend. The top track and field athletes not only in Texas, but from across the United States, will be competing inside a stadium full with the sport’s most passionate fans.
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On a night when Brenham’s Chase Wellbrock nearly threw a no-hitter, Huntsville head coach Jeff Brumbelow shook his head more about the Cubs’ impressive hit parade.
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