Lady Hornets' area-round hoops set

Autumn Brown (14) controls the ball for Dodd City on Nov. 29. Photo by Rich Hilliard

Dodd City will play Saint Jo on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Tioga High School in a Region III-1A area-round girls' basketball game.

The winner will advance to play in the regional quartfinals -- where Dodd City has been, at the least, the previous eight-consecutive seasons -- on Feb. 20 or 21.

In the bi-district round on Monday, District 23-1A champion Dodd City defeated 24-1A fourth-place qualifier Avery, 66-23, at Paris Chisum. District 22-1A runner-up
Saint Jo edged Bryson, 39-37.

This postseason advance equates Dodd City's 13th-straight -- the last 11 via undefeated district titles.