Lady Chargers defeat Johnson to close out first round of district

The Boerne Champion girls basketball team closed out the first round of district play Friday on the road at Buda Johnson.

Champion won Friday’s contest 57-31 and improves to 7-1 in 26-5A. The Lady Chargers are 20-5 overall and begin the second round of district Tuesday at New Braunfels Canyon.

Canyon also wrapped up the first round of league play Friday and is in first place at 8-0. They’ve handed Champion its only loss in 26-5A so Tuesday’s game is big for both because if the Chargers win, they’ll slide into a tie for first and if Canyon wins, they have sole possession of first place and would have swept Champion to gain the head-to-head tiebreaker.