By Michael Adams
madams@onthesidelinessports.com

The area round of the 2024 Texas high school girls basketball playoffs got underway on Thursday with a handful of games. Of the four teams playing on Thursday night, only Thrall survived and fought off a late comeback by West Hardin at Navasota.

Here are final scores from Thursday’s area playoff games and Friday’s schedule:

Class 5A, Region III

Montgomery Lake Creek 45, Pflugerville 22

Class 4A, Region III

Waco La Vega 79, La Grange 19

Class 4A, Region IV

Navasota 50, Wimberley 46

Class 2A, Region IV

Thrall 47, West Hardin 43

Friday’s schedule

Class 6A, Region IV

Westlake vs. San Antonio Brandies, 6 p.m., Friday at Hays High School, Buda

Vista Ridge vs. San Antonio Churchill, 8 p.m., Friday at Hays High School, Buda

Cedar Ridge vs. San Antonio Clark, 8 p.m., Friday at Seguin High School, Seguin

Vandegrift vs. Cibolo Steele, 8 p.m., Friday at San Marcos High School, San Marcos

Class 5A, Region III

Hendrickson vs. Killeen Ellison, 6:30 p.m., Friday at Marble Falls High School, Marble Falls

McCallum vs. Lake Belton, 7 p.m., Friday at 7 p.m., Friday at Rouse High School

Georgetown vs. Killeen Chaparral, 7 p.m., Friday at Liberty Hill High School

Class 5A, Region IV

Liberty Hill vs. San Antonio McCollum, 6 p.m., Friday at San Marcos Highh School, San Marcos

Cedar Park vs. San Antonio McArthur, 7 p.m., Friday at Luling High School, Luling

Glenn vs. Alamo Heights, 6 p.m., Friday at Lehman High School, Kyle

Class 4A, Region III

Taylor vs. Waco Connally, 6:15 p.m., Friday at Temple High School, Temple