They started out a little slow in the District 14-5A opener at home Tuesday but by halftime The Woodlands High School boys’ basketball team had solved Conroe’s zone defense and the Highlanders rolled on to a 56-29 victory.

 “They were patient,” The Woodlands head boys’ basketball coach Dale Reed said. “Whenever you’re going against a zone, it’s hard to get the looks you want. So our guys did a great job to keep probing it and keep seeing what would work. And then we made a couple of outside shots and that got us going.”

Cody Mason led the way for The Woodlands (11-5, 1-0). The senior forward scored 19 points, including 12 in the first half. It was a 12-10 game a few minutes into the second quarter before Mason heated up and the Highlanders reeled off a 13-2 run to take a 25-12 lead at halftime. click here for complete story & additional photos