Boys’ Basketball Playoffs – Aldine loses, Nimitz forfeits, North Forest defeated, Kingwood heads to state

Area high school teams that were headed to the state playoffs, found themselves derailed last week, with one exception.
Kingwood, who ranks number two in the state, defeated Clear Lake last Saturday at Campbell Center 59-51, to win the opportunity to go to state Region III-5A finals. This is the third time they have gotten the chance to go into the state playoffs.
Scoring was led by Mike Singletary, with 25 points, and Trevin Harris with 21. The game was close, with the lead exchanging until the last quarter, when the Mustangs pulled away with scoring and defense.
They will play the first quarter-final game on Friday. At presstime, the opponenent had not been announced.
In other area action, Forest Brook played Worthing on Friday, losing 69-61 and ending their season run with a 26-11 record.
Aldine ISD fans suffered two losses in the last week. Nimitz, highly regarded as the team to beat, was stunned by the announcement of an academically ineligible player in their 74-72 win in the III-5A game with Hastings last Saturday.
Earlier, the Aldine Mustangs had lost to Madison 87-73, ending the season with a 33-2 record.