The semifinals are set for the 2012 Texas high school water polo championships. On the girls side Clear Creek has made a surprise run to the semifinals. They finished third in the Houston-South region and in their first game defeated Denton which not unexpected, and in their quarterfinal matchup they got a break when the No. 4 seed out of Dallas in Denton defeated Tomball who was the No. 1 seed from the Houston-East region.
The rest of the girls bracket went as expected with Lamar, Clear Lake and Carroll advancing to the semifinals.
On the boys side St. Marks, Strake Jesuit, Lamar and Clear Creek have been dominante in their first two games, so the semifinal matches should be some good match ups. Of who is left Strake Jesuit is the favorite to win the title.
Here is the semifinal and finals schedule (all times central):
Girls semifinal No. 1: Clear Creek vs. Carroll, 10:20 a.m.
Girls semifinal No. 2: Lamar vs. Clear Lake, 10:20 a.m.
Boys semifinal No. 1: Strake Jesuit vs. St. Marks, 11:30 a.m.
Boys semifinal No. 2: Lamer vs. Clear Creek, 11:30 a.m.
Girls championship: 5 p.m.
Boys championship: 6 p.m.
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1 | 8:00 AM | girls | O'CONNOR | 1 | CLEAR CREEK | 7 | North |
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2 | 8:00 AM | girls | RYAN | 5 | TOMBALL | 2 | South |
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3 | 8:55 AM | girls | CARROL | 6 | CyFAIR | 3 | North |
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4 | 8:55 AM | girls | BRANDEIS | 7 | STERLING | 16 | South |
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5 | 9:50 AM | boys | BRANDEIS | 7 | ALVIN | 12 | North |
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6 | 9:50 AM | boys | DENTON | 4 | STRAKE JESUIT | 21 | South |
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7 | 10:45 AM | boys | St. MARK's | 10 | TOMBALL | 5 | North |
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8 | 10:45 AM | boys | CLARK | 4 | STERLING | 9 | South |
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9 | 11:40 AM | girls | ALAMO HEIGHTS | 7 | CLEAR SPRINGS | 16 | North |
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10 | 11:40 AM | girls | FLOWER MOUND | 4 | LAMAR | 8 | South |
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11 | 12:35 PM | girls | GUYER | 3 | CYPRESS CREEK | 8 | North |
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12 | 12:35 PM | girls | MARSHALL | 2 | CLEAR LAKE | 14 | South |
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13 | 1:30 PM | boys | ALAMO HEIGHTS | 5 | CLEAR FALLS | 9 | North |
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14 | 1:30 PM | boys | RYAN | 10 | LAMAR | 18 | South |
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15 | 2:25 PM | boys | CARROL | 7 | CYPRESS CREEK | 4 | North |
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16 | 2:25 PM | boys | MARSHALL | 5 | CLEAR CREEK | 17 | South |
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17 | 5:30 PM | girls | CLEAR CREEK | 15 | RYAN | 8 | North |
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18 | 5:30 PM | girls | CARROL | 8 | STERLING | 7 | South |
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19 | 6:25 PM | girls | CLEAR SPRINGS | 6 | LAMAR | 8 | North |
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20 | 6:25 PM | girls | CYPRESS CREEK | 6 | CLEAR LAKE | 12 | South |
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21 | 7:20 PM | boys | ALVIN | 5 | STRAKE JESUIT | 17 | North |
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22 | 7:20 PM | boys | St. MARK's | 12 | STERLING | 1 | South |
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23 | 8:15 PM | boys | CLEAR FALLS | 4 | LAMAR | 15 | North |
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24 | 8:15 PM | boys | CARROL | 7 | CLEAR CREEK | 13 | South |