Battlin’ Billies win battle of state-ranked teams

Tuesday’s showdown in Fredericksburg between the Battlin’ Billies and Boerne High featured two stateranked girls basketball teams.

Boerne held the lead for a lot of the game but a strong finish by the Battlin’ Billies was enough to put them over the top with a 60-50 victory.

It’s Boerne’s first district loss and drops them to 3-1 in 28-4A. The Lady Greyhounds are home Friday against Wimberley.

Boerne held leads at the end of the first three quarters but Fredericksburg caught them in the final stanza.

BHS was leading at the end of one, 12-10, and then both teams scored 14 in the second and the Lady Hounds took a 26-24 lead into the half.

Both teams tallied 17 in the third in Tuesday’s backand-forth contest and the Lady Hounds were ahead 43-41 when the third quarter finished but the Battlin’ Billies outscored BHS in the final period, 19-7, as Boerne battled foul trouble and a good Fredericksburg defense.

Jamie Ruede led all scorers with 23 points and Averi Aaron added 14 points to lead BHS, while Fredericksburg also had two in double digits with 16 and 12 points.

Abby Smith finished with 5 points, Savannah Salinas and Jordyn Lemm both hit a 3-pointer for 3 points each and Hannah Rocchio chipped in with 2.

Aaron grabbed 10 rebounds, Ruede finished with 5 assists and had 2 steals.

NOTES: In the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches 4A girls poll, Fredericksburg is No. 3 and Boerne is No. 10, while in the Texas Girls Coaches Association poll the Battlin’ Billies are No. 3 and the Lady Hounds are No. 12.