SUNDAY STILL A FUN DAY WITHOUT TEXANS, COWBOYS, ROCKETS ON TV SCREENS

NO TEXANS, COWBOYS OR Rockets on Sunday, so consider taking in the day outdoors. The change of pace will be welcome as the start of the state high school volleyball playoffs begin for six area programs. The start of the week also will see high school girls’ basketball scrimmages dot the calendar with teams looking to determine their course when the regular season begins next week. SUNDAY: With the Texans having played on Thursday night and the Cowboys on their bye week, local football fans can enjoy the Sunday with family and friends. There is one match on the day’s schedule, as the Dynamo conclude their 2018 season on the road against the Los Angeles Galaxy beginning at 3:30pm. KUBE 57 will have the match on the air as the countdown for the 2019 season will begin moments after the match finishes. MONDAY: The road to the state volleyball championships begin with bi-district round matches that will include Santa Fe versus Nederland in a Class 5A, Region III match at Baytown Lee College beginning at 6:00pm, the same time Clear Creek meets Dawson in a 6A, Region III bi-district round contest at Clear Lake High School. TUESDAY: Four more local high school volleyball teams will be in bi-district action, starting with Clear Falls taking on Pearland in a 6A, Region III matchup at Pasadena’s Phillips Field House at 5:30pm. Clear Brook plays George Ranch in another 6A, Region III contest beginning at 6:00pm at Fort Bend ISD’s Hopson Field House. Also at 6:00pm, Clear Springs meets Brazoswood in a 6A-III clash at Santa Fe, while Friendswood will play the winner of Friday’s play-in between Vidor and Dayton at La Porte High School at 6:00pm in a 5A-III match. The girls’ basketball scrimmage schedule starts at 4:00pm as Clear Creek will have an intrasquad contest, while Clear Falls is at Pearland in a scrimmage that will also include Texas City. Clear Springs will host a scrimmage at 4:30pm that will include College Park, North Shore and Pasadena Memorial, while La Marque at Angleton and Santa Fe at South Houston will each begin at 6:00pm. The Rockets will host the Trail Blazers beginning at 7:00. AT&T Sportsnet Southwest will begin its coverage starting with the pregame show at 6:30pm.