Nimitz Cougars Advance to Region 2 Tournament

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The Nimitz High School Cougars basketball team is two games away from a trip to the Class 6A State Basketball Tournament.

Head coach Tigee Rideaux’s team advanced to the Region II semifinals with a 44-42 win over Grand Oaks on Tuesday night in the third round of the playoffs at West Fork High School.

The Cougars, 25-12 on the season, will take on Rockwall (2014) on Friday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m. in Lufkin at the Panther Activity Center.

If the Cougars win, they will take on the winner of the Cypress Ranch-Mansfield Lake Ridge game in the Region II final on Saturday, March 2, at 1 p.m. which will also be played at the Panther Activity Center in Lufkin.

This is the deepest a Nimitz boys’ team has advanced in the Class 6A basketball playoffs since 2003.

The Cougars are led by Dominic Samuel, Eric Woods, Jaden Bergeron and Ke’Lyn Washom.

Tickets are $10 for adults and students.