Basketball: Conroe wins tournament opener

CONROE, Texas – The Conroe High School girls’ basketball team claimed a 38-31 victory over Aldine MacArthur on Thursday in the opening round of the 64th Annual Tigerette Classic at Porter Gym.

Erica Powell scored 12 points and Conroe used a 20-7 advantage over the middle two quarters to advance in the winner’s bracket of the 16-team tournament.

The Tigerettes take on Tomball at 2 p.m. Friday in Porter Gym. The Lady Cougars rolled past Jersey Village 57-34 in their tourney opener on Thursday.

The winner moves on to the tournament semifinals at noon Saturday. The championship game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday.