By Thomas Jones, Sports Editor

Westlake didn’t face many challenges at the Pride of Texas Tournament at Tulosa-Midway High School in Corpus Christi last weekend, but the team responded when it meant the most.

Facing their only halftime deficit in the tournament, the Chaps rallied for a 71-62 win over Harlingen South in Saturday’s title match. Duever scored a game-high 24 points and Durbin added 18 points in the winning effort. Defense keyed the win, however. Westlake trailed 40-27 at halftime but held the Hawks to 22 second-half points.

Mays and Ivana Gomez scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, as the Chaps opened the tournament with a 62-40 win over Gregory-Portland Friday. After a 71-18 win over Roma, Duever poured in 16 points during a 64-43 win over Corpus Christi Flour Bluff later in the day.

Duever and Durbin each had 13 points in a 54-44 semifinal win over Corpus Christi King. Kayla Ball scored 11 points, and Hannah Coley added 10 points.

 

News and notes

Courtney Duever garnered Most Valuable Player honors at the Pride of Texas tournament after averaging 16.5 points in the four games. Caroline Durbin and Cherrell Mays also received all-tournament honors.