Cy-Fair did its part by dispatching Elsik 61-26, a team it narrowly defeated during the regular season 40-36. Bellaire on the other hand had the disastrous mix of having beaten Cinco Ranch handily in the first game of the season, 91-47 and was caught looking forward to the anticipated game with Cy-Fair.

“The first time we played them, I was sick, I had the flu,” Gilbreath said. “I played (one) minute and didn’t play the rest of the game.”

Gilbreath, despite being the focus of the Bellaire defense, scored 15 points, 12 in the first half while teammate Kelsey Clinch also added 15 points. Cinco Ranch (29-7) was overlooked because of the graduation of Gilbreath’s older sister, Stefanie, who was also an All-American guard and now a freshman at USC.

Even with both Gilbreaths the past three seasons, Cinco Ranch never advanced past the regional quarterfinals so this marks the deepest into the tournament the team has ever gone. Friday they will meet a Marshall (Missouri City, Tex.) team that is 23-8 on the season.

Rankings Buzz
The Colorado Preps Radio Network released its updated rankings on Feb. 19, and two familiar names remain atop the 5A poll. Highlands Ranch High School (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) remains the No. 1 team in the state led by Alyssa Fressle (Colorado commit) and Jade Davis (Wisconsin commit). The Falcons are 18-3 on the season with all its losses coming against nationally ranked opponents - Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif), Polytechnic High School (Long Beach, Calif.) and Southridge High School (Beaverton, Ore.) – while beating Sapulpa (Sapulpa, Okla.), Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) and local powers Regis Jesuit High School (Aurora, Colo.) and cross-town rival ThunderRidge High School. The Falcons are ranked No. 6 in the latest Full Court Press (www.fullcourt.com) rankings.

Notes
Sarah Booth (Stanford commit) of Warren Township High School (Gurnee, Ill.) was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year. Warren was recently eliminated from the playoffs by Wheeling High School (Wheeling, Ill.) which features Ashley Wilson, a club teammate of Boothe’s Full Package summer team. … The Victory Christian School (Charlotte, N.C.) received a tremendous going away present from senior guard Candace Wood (North Carolina commit) as she scored 28 points leading her team to another conference championship. Wood was named the SPAA Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player as well as the 2008 SPAA Conference MVP. Wood’s teammates Kiara Williams (senior) and Alexis Hicks (sophomore) were named to the SPAA All-Tournament First Team. … Courtney Hurt (Virginia Commonwealth commit) had an impressive scoring run in the Region 8-AAAA GHSA Tournament for Salem High School (Conyers, Ga.). Hurt scored 104 points in the tournament - 36, 38 and 30 consecutively – and also broke her own school record for points in a single game back in January when she scored 41 points.