Girls basketball

ROCKWALL-HEATH 53, LONGVIEW 44

ATHENS — Longview scrapped and clawed at times in an up-and-down season to force a game that wasn’t on the regular-season schedule.

But it was that lack of rhythm that ended the chance to extend the Lady Lobo season another game.

Rockwall-Heath built a big lead early in the second half and held off a Longview rally in a 53-44 win over the Lady Hawks in a play-in game for the final spot of out District 11-6A on Friday night at Athens High School.

With the win, Heath (23-12) returns to the postseason after a year’s absence and gets a date with No. 13 Killeen Harker Heights (30-5) in the bi-district round. Longview, who misses the postseason for the third time in the past four seasons, concludes its season at 14-18.

Both teams finished the 11-6A race at 5-7 and split the regular-season meetings to set up Friday’s seeding game, the second in the past three seasons between the two teams.

UNION GROVE 59, CHCS 43

UNION GROVE — Carleigh Judd tossed in 19 points, and Union Grove raced out to a 22-8 lead after one quarter en route to a 59-43 win over Christian Heritage Classical School in a warm up game.

Madelynn Lacaze added 12 points, Makena Littlejohn and Macey Alston nine apiece, Shayla Gallagher eight and Camille Hanson and Macey Roberts one apiece for the Lady Lions.

Union Grove (23-7) will open the Class 2A playoffs at 6 p.m. on Monday against McLeod in Ore City.

BECKVILLE 43, TYLER HEAT 35

BECKVILLE — Baylie Seegers led a balanced Beckville attack with 11 points, and the Ladycats tuned up for the playoffs with a 43-35 win over Tyler HEAT.

Raegan Greer added nine points, Miranda Mize and Amber Harris eight apiece, Haley Straubie six and McKinna Chamness one. Mize and Harris added nine rebounds apiece, with Straubie and Greer pulling down five boards each. Greer also had three steals, and Mize finished with two blocks and three assists.

Beckville will take on Clarksville at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in Queen City to open the playoffs.