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Eastwood and Andress have proven to be the best teams in El Paso area Class 5A boys basketball this season. On Tuesday night, the two teams meet in a Class 5A regional quarterfinalat 7 p.m. at Bel Air High School with a trip to the Region I-5A tournament on the line. The regional tournament will begin Friday in Snyder. The winner of the regional tournament advances to the UIL State Tournament in in San Antonio. How the teams got to the regional quarters Andress won the District 1-5A title, then defeated Ysleta and Lubbock Monterey in the first two playoff games. In both playoff wins, Andress had to rally from behind to win. The Eagles trailed Ysleta at halftime and against Lubbock Monterey, the Eagles scored the final 10 points of the game to win, 48-46. Eastwood won the District 2-5A championship, then defeated Burges and Amarillo Palo Duro in the playoffs. In the win against Palo Duro, the Troopers overcame a 20-8 deficit and held the Dons scoreless for the final 4 and 1/2 minutes to secure the win. Forbes, Morales have history in playoffs Andress coach Jim Forbes and Eastwood coach Peter Morales are two of the best coaches in the city. Forbes has coached two teams to the Final Four, Andress and Riverside, and while at Andress, he has coached the team to the regional tournament five times, including two regional finals. Morales coached Bowie to the regional tournament and also helped coach Coronado to the regional quarterfinals. Key players The Eagles have two of the best guards in the city in Devonte Owens and Christian Villegas. Owens was critical in the comeback wins against Ysleta and Lubbock Monterey and is the team's leader. Villegas is a crafty guard with a nose for the basketball. Isaac Padilla, Demontre Jones and Cameron Smith are also key for Andress. ...

The Andress boys and girls basketball teams completed a clean sweep of rival Chapin in the Battle of the Northeast on Friday night. In the first game of the night, the Eagle boys scored the final 10 points of the game to beat the Huskies 59-53. Devonte Owens scored eight of the final 10 points for Andress. The Eagles grabbed sole possession of District 1-5A with the win. In the nightcap, things were much easier for the Andress girls, as the Eagles defeated Chapin 56-42. Andress jumped out to an early lead and cruised from their to the victory over the rival Huskies....

Up Highway 54 at Andress, the Eagles played a tough El Paso High team, topping the Tigers 65-52....

Canutillo defeated Andress 27-9 in the Class 5A DII Bi-District Playoffs to advance to round two of the postseason. The Eagles (9-2) jumped out to a 13-3 halftime lead and put Andress away with a pair of second half scores. It was redemption for Canutillo, which lost in the Bi-District round a year ago. “For us, it’s a relief because we had high expectations and then had all the injuries we had,” head coach Scott Brooks said. “I just think it’s good for these kids, because we went 4-7 last year and were embarassed in the Bi-District round. To come back and win it this year is great.”...

The Andress Eagles have a rich football tradition in Northeast El Paso. It starts with the late Allan Sepkowitz and has continued with Jeff Woodruff as the head coach. The program continues to be one of the best in the city and that should continue in 2019. The Eagles return 16 starters from last year’s 9-3 team that captured another district and bi-district championship. With the core of that team back this season, Andress is poised to make a deep playoff run. “The fact is we have some good returners, we have some guys who are threats with the ball in their hands, and then we have some size up front,” said Woodruff. “I think all of that can help us out.” “This is a team that can go further than we usually have,” said senior linebacker Kiante Liggins. “The hard work we’ve put in, the blood, sweat and tears during summer workouts was amazing to me. The bond we had during summer workouts is why I believe we can go further.” Andress will open the season on Friday, August 30 against Coronado. Andress Eagles? Head Coach: Jeff Woodruff? 2018 Record: 9-3 (6-0)? Returning Starters O/D: 8/8? Impact Players: Jr. QB Jeremiah Toskey, Jr. RB Travon Ware, Sr. DT Gustavo Gallardo, Sr. DE Jajuan Pickens, Sr. LB Kiante Liggins, Sr. DB Marcus Jones? 2019 Outlook: Andress remains the team to beat in the district with 16 starters returning from last year’s playoff team. The Eagles are coming off a district and bi-district championship and will be led on offense by Toskey and Ware. The defense is stacked with Gallardo and Liggins set to do some heavy lifting.?...