The Examiner’s top sports moments from 2020

The autumn noticed a number of memorable athletic moments within the Examiner’s protection space. Listed below are the highest 4:

Heights ends Lamar’s reign

The Heights Bulldogs took the Houston ISD crown from Lamar, who got here into the sport using a 72-game district wining streak — the third longest district profitable streak in state historical past.

Heights earned the title of undefeated 2020 District 18-6A champions this season and received their first playoff sport in additional than 5 years.

The Bulldogs blew out their first three district opponents, beating Westbury by 56, Chavez by 38 and Westside by 33.

After a bye week, Heights confronted Lamar, the 10-time defending district champion. Each groups got here into the sport 3-Zero in district play. A two-yard run by Kendric Rhymes gave the Bulldogs a profitable two-point conversion, as Heights beat Lamar 22-21 in time beyond regulation.

Heights crushed Sam Houston Math, Science and Know-how 83-12 after which wrapped up its good district run with a 35-20 win over Bellaire on Dec. 4.

Jalen Morrison threw for 1,685 yards and 15 touchdowns and Rhymes ran for 645 yards and 12 touchdowns within the abridged season, which incorporates two playoff video games.

The district championship was Heights’ first since 2013, when it was a 4A faculty.

Heights received its first playoff soccer sport since 2014 with a 39-21 win over Cypress Creek. Nonetheless, their season got here to an finish within the space spherical with a 28-13 loss to Katy Taylor on Dec. 18. The Bulldogs ended the season 7-2.

Bellaire volleyball goes undefeated in district, once more

For the second 12 months in a row, the Bellaire volleyball crew was an ideal 14-Zero in District 18-6A play.

In 2019 the Girl Cardinals dropped just one set in district play, however, in 2020, they didn’t drop a single set.

Within the district opener, which got here almost a month later than the prior 12 months as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, Bellaire beat Heights 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 on Oct. 3.

The Girl Cardinals beat Westside 25-16, 25-16, 25-12 to conclude their dominant district run.

After sweeping Stratford 25-18, 26-24, 25-18 within the first spherical of the playoffs they misplaced to Katy — who would go on to be a regional finalist — in three units within the second spherical.

Kinkaid soccer goes undefeated

After the Kinkaid Falcons beat the rival Episcopal Knights 27-14 at Segal Discipline at residence at Barnard Stadium on Nov. 6 , the gamers placed on hats celebrating their 7-Zero undefeated 2020 season and posed in entrance of a banner recognizing that accomplishment.

Kinkaid trailed 20-Zero halfway by means of the primary quarter of its season opener towards Little-Cypress Mauriceville earlier than coming again to win that sport 26-20.

Two weeks later, the Falcons trailed Legacy College of Sports activities Sciences 27-Zero early within the second quarter earlier than coming again to win that sport 43-40.

Though there have been no official Southwest Preparatory Convention video games and all video games have been performed independently, Kinkaid completed the season with wins over its two conventional convention rivals, having overwhelmed St. John’s 38-6 the week earlier than ending the season with the win over Episcopal.

Junior operating again Dillon Bell completed the season with 607 speeding yards and 18 speeding touchdowns along with 350 receiving yards and two landing receptions in Kinkaid’s seven video games.

The SPC championship, which Kinkaid had received six of the prior 10 seasons, together with in 2017 and 2018, was not performed.

2020 was the primary time Kinkaid went undefeated for the reason that 2013 season.

COVID interrupts spring sports activities

The primary announcement from the College Interscholastic League got here on March 13, saying that every one athletic competitions can be postponed by means of March 29.

On March 19, the UIL up to date its announcement, extending the postponement by means of Could 4.

On April 17, the announcemencame that every one actions can be suspended for the rest of the college 12 months, an announcement that got here a pair hours after Governor Greg Abbott ordered all Texas colleges to stay closed for the rest of the college 12 months.

Girls and boys soccer, together with baseball an softball, had the top of their seasons and their playoffs canceled.

The Bellaire women soccer crew was in first place within the District 18-6A standings with an general document of 17-4-1 and a district document of 11-1.

The Sam Houston Math, Science and Know-how boys soccer crew was in first place within the District 18-6A standings with an general document of 13-6-2 and a district document of 7-3.

Baseball and softball district play had simply begun.

Bellaire had essentially the most general wins of any 18-6A baseball crew with seven, and Heights had essentially the most general wins of any 18-6A softball crew, additionally with seven.