FOOTBALL: State 7-on-7 pools announced
Published 3:48 pm Monday, June 24, 2019
Port Neches-Groves and West Brook qualified for the Division I Texas 7-on-7 Championship tournament, to be held Friday and Saturday at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex in College Station.
On Friday, PNG, a 5A Region III semifinalist last season, will take on Southlake at 1 p.m. Friday, Clear Brook at 3 p.m. and Hutto at 5 p.m. in Pool D. That day, West Brook, last year’s 6A Division II state runner-up, will square off against Lake Travis at 1 p.m., Clear Springs at 3 p.m., and Cedar Hill at 5 p.m. in Pool F.
The top two teams in each pool will compete in the championship bracket beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.
PNG is making its fifth appearance in the state 7-on-7. West Brook is going for the 10th time.
— I.C. Murrell
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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