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Corpus Christi Caller-Times ❚ SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 ❚ 1C Sharing her passion Lozano Golf Center’s new pro wants to Sports teach a love of the sport. 2C Avery, ALL-SOUTHBurda TEXAS BOYS, GIRLS BASKETBALL stand MVPS tall All-South Texas Boys MVP Creighton Avery. CASEY JACKSON/CALLER-TIMES West Oso’s Avery leaves behind legacy of success Len Hayward Corpus Christi Caller Times USA TODAY NETWORK - TEXAS Creighton Avery has been a mainstay at West Oso High School for four years, and as the guard will grad- uate in May he leaves a legacy of success. Avery has earned a superlative or first team honor on the All-South Texas team since his freshman sea- son in 2015 when he was the Newcomer of the Year. Since then, he’s led the Bears to three straight regional tournament appearances and two straight regional fi- nal appearances. On the court, Avery averaged 21 points, along with 4.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and four steals a game. Off the court, Avery is ranked No. 4 in the senior class and he is also the son of West Oso High School principal Terry Avery and athletic director and girls basketball coach Cheryl Fillmore. West Oso could not get over the hump in the region- al final but Avery helped add to West Oso’s long bas- ketball lore with his consistent play and leadership. See AVERY, Page 4C Burda helped IWA break through to state tourney All-South Texas Girls MVP Allison Burda. CASEY JACKSON/CALLER-TIMES Quinton Martinez Corpus Christi Caller Times USA TODAY NETWORK - TEXAS When Allison Burda tore the flexor tendon in her shooting hand, it could have spelled disaster for the playoff hopes for Incarnate Word Academy. Instead, it became a turning point for the season. After missing two games, Burda came back a better teammate and her teammates were better after getting a boost of confidence in their own abilities. What resulted was a run to the TAPPS state tourna- ment for the first time since 1999. The Angels advanced to the state championship game before seeing their season come to an end in Wa- co. Burda filled the stat sheet averaging 17.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.5 blocks, 2.1 steals in her senior West Oso‘s Creighton Avery shoots the ball past Incarnate Word Academy’s Allison Burda and the season. Beeville defenders during their regional quarterfinal Angels qualified for the state tournament for the game Feb. 27 at Tuloso-Midway High School. first time in nearly two decades this past season. See BURDA, Page 4C CASEY JACKSON/CALLER-TIMES GABE HERNANDEZ/CALLER-TIMES 4C ❚ SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 ❚ CALLER-TIMES SCOREBOARD BETTING LINE z-Toronto 57 22 .722 — conference advance to playoffs. Jimmy Walker 73-71-71- 215 -1 194.539 x-Boston 54 25 .684 3 x-clinched playoff spot Bernd Wiesberger 70-73-72- 215 -1 19. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 194.426 IndyCar Schedule-Winners Pregame.com Line x-Philadelphia 49 30 .620 8 y-clinched division Matt Kuchar 68-75-72- 215 -1 20. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 194.321 March 11 — Firestone Grand Prix of St. Sunday x-Cleveland 49 31 .613 8½ z-clinched conference Charley Hoffman 69-73-73- 215 -1 21. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 194.175 Petersburg (Sebastien Bourdais) x-Indiana 47 33 .588 10½ Tony Finau 68-74-73- 215 -1 Major League Baseball Friday’s Games 22. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, April 7 — Phoenix Grand Prix, Avondale, x-Miami 43 37 .538 14½ Matthew Fitzpatrick 75-74-67- 216 E 193.952 National League x-Milwaukee 42 37 .532 15 Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 0 Si Woo Kim 75-73-68- 216 E Ariz. x-Washington 42 38 .525 15½ Tampa Bay 7, Buffalo 5 23. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 193.819 April 15 — Toyota Grand Prix of Long Favorite Line Underdog Line Kevin Kisner 72-75-69- 216 E 24. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, PITTSBURGH -142 Cincinnati +132 Detroit 38 41 .481 19 St. Louis 4, Chicago 1 Francesco Molinari 72-74-70- 216 E Beach (Calif.) PHILADELPHIA -180 Miami +165 Charlotte 35 45 .438 22½ Anaheim 5, Dallas 3 Satoshi Kodaira 71-74-71- 216 E 193.736 April 22 — Honda Indy Grand Prix of Chicago -132 MILWAUKEE +122 New York 28 51 .354 29 Saturday’s Games Russell Henley 73-72-71- 216 E 25. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 193.514 Alabama, Birmingham 26. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, ST. LOUIS -146 Arizona +136 Chicago 27 52 .342 30 Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Rangers 0 Adam Hadwin 69-75-72- 216 E May 12 — Grand Prix of Indianapolis 193.458 COLORADO -136 Atlanta +126 Brooklyn 26 53 .329 31 N.Y. Islanders 4, Detroit 3, OT Hideki Matsuyama 73-71-72- 216 E May 27 — Indianapolis 500 Orlando 24 55 .304 33 27. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 193.417 Los Angeles -205SAN;FRANCISCO+185 Washington 5, New Jersey 3 Haotong Li 69-76-72- 217 +1 June 2 — Chevrolet Indy Duel (Race 1), Atlanta 23 57 .288 34½ 28. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 192.651 WASHINGTON -142 New York +132 Winnipeg 4, Chicago 1 Paul Casey 74-75-69- 218 +2 Belle Isle Park, Mich. 29. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 192.294 Boston 5, Ottawa 2 Adam Scott 75-73-70- 218 +2 June 3 — Chevrolet Indy Duel (Race 2), Sunday WESTERN CONFERENCE Daniel Berger 73-74-71- 218 +2 30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 191.598 Florida 4, Buffalo 3 Belle Isle Park, Mich. American League Ryan Moore 74-72-72- 218 +2 31. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 190.644 WL PctGBTampa Bay at Carolina, late June 9 — Texas Indy 600, Fort Worth Favorite Line Underdog Line z-Houston 64 15 .810 — Jhonattan Vegas 77-69-72- 218 +2 32. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 189.016 Montreal at Toronto, late June 24 — Kohler Grand Prix, Elkhart NEW YORK -200 Baltimore +180 y-Golden State 57 22 .722 7 Zach Johnson 70-74-74- 218 +2 33. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 188.193 Columbus at Nashville, late Lake, Wis. BOSTON OFF Tampa Bay OFF x-Portland 48 31 .608 16 Webb Simpson 76-73-70- 219 +3 34. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 186.445 St. Louis at Colorado, late July 8 — Iowa Corn 300, Newton, Iowa CLEVELAND -210 Kansas City +190 Utah 46 33 .582 18 Bernhard Langer 74-74-71- 219 +3 35. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Anaheim at Arizona, late July 15 — Honda Indy Toronto CHICAGO -143 Detroit +133 San Antonio 45 34 .570 19 Fred Couples 72-74-73- 219 +3 178.359 MINNESOTA -144 Seattle +134 Vancouver at Edmonton, late July 29 — Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Oklahoma City 45 34 .570 19 Rafa Cabrera Bello 69-76-74- 219 +3 36. (51) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, TEXAS -107 Toronto -103 New Orleans 45 34 .570 19 Vegas at Calgary, late Tiger Woods 73-75-72- 220 +4 Lexington, Ohio 164.991 Los Angeles -170 Oakland +158 Minnesota 45 35 .563 19½ Dallas at Los Angeles, late Bryson DeChambeau 74-74-72- 220 +4 Aug. 19 — ABC Supply 500, Long Pond, 37. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Denver 45 35 .563 19½ Minnesota at San Jose, late Branden Grace 73-73-74- 220 +4 Pa. Interleague L.A. Clippers 42 38 .525 22½ 0.000 Aug. 25 — Bommarito Automotive Group Favorite Line Underdog Line Sunday’s Games Kiradech Aphibarnrat 79-70-72- 221 +5 L.A. Lakers 34 45 .430 30 Xander Schauffele 71-78-72- 221 +5 500, Madison, Ill. HOUSTON -250 San Diego +230 Florida at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento 26 54 .325 38½ Martin Kaymer 74-73-74- 221 +5 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Schedule Sept. 2 — TBA, Portland, Ore. NBA Dallas 24 56 .300 40½ Kyle Stanley 72-74-75- 221 +5 Feb. 11 — x-Advance Auto Parts Clash Sept. 16 — Grand Prix of Sonoma, Calif. Memphis 21 58 .266 43 Sunday Tyrrell Hatton 74-75-73- 222 +6 (Brad Keselowski) Phoenix 20 60 .250 44½ a-Doug Ghim 72-76-74- 222 +6 Favorite Line O/U Underdog MLS Feb. 15 — x-Can-Am Duel 1 (Ryan Blaney) IndyCar Points Leaders PHILADELPHIA 12 215 Dallas Chez Reavie 76-71-75- 222 +6 Feb. 15 — x-Can-Am Duel 2 (Chase Elliott) 1 All Times CDT Phil Mickelson 70-79-74- 223 +7 Through March 11 Indiana 2 (213 ⁄2) CHARLOTTE x-clinched playoff spot Feb. 18 — Daytona 500 (Austin Dillon) 1. Sebastien Bourdais, 51 BOSTON 10 202 Atlanta y-clinched division EASTERN CONFERENCE Ian Poulter 74-75-74- 223 +7 Feb. 25 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Brian Harman 73-74-76- 223 +7 2. Graham Rahal, 40 Detroit 5 (203) MEMPHIS z-clinched conference W L T Pts GF GA (Kevin Harvick) Vijay Singh 71-74-79- 224 +8 3. Alexander Rossi, 36 TORONTO OFF OFF Orlando NY City FC 4 0 1 13 10 4 March 4 — Penzoil 400 (Kevin Harvick) Friday’s Games 4. James Hinchcliffe, 32 LA LAKERS OFF OFF Utah New England 3 1 1 10 10 5 March 11 — TicketGuardian 500 (Kevin Atlanta 103, Washington 97 Columbus 3 1 1 10 9 5 5. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 31 PHOENIX OFF (OFF) Golden State Masters Tee Times Harvick) Charlotte 137, Orlando 100 Atlanta 3 1 0 9 8 6 6. Scott Dixon, 28 March 18 — Auto Club 400 (Martin Truex National Hockey League Detroit 113, Dallas 106, OT New York 2 2 0 6 10 5 At Augusta National Golf Club 7.