Bobcats to face Shepherd in Kountze Tuesday

Published 9:37 am Monday, February 19, 2018

The Orangefield Bobcats (17-16), the fourth-place team out of District 22-4A, will take on the Shepherd Pirates (22-8), the District 22-4A champions, in the Class 4A Region III bidistrict basketball playoffs Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Kountze High School.

The Bobcats defeated rival Bridge City 37-36 last Friday night to make the postseason. The Pirates went 7-1 to win 21-4A.

The Orangefield-Shepherd winner will face either Huffman or Houston Scarborough in the area round.