HP Girls to Meet Pine Tree in Playoffs

Eve Loewe and Highland Park will open the Class 5A Region II playoffs on Monday in Wills Point. They'll face Longview Pine Tree. (Photo: Chris McGathey) — Eve Loewe and Highland Park will open the Class 5A Region II playoffs on Monday in Wills Point. They’ll face Longview Pine Tree. (Photo: Chris McGathey)

Highland Park’s postseason run in girls basketball will start Monday with a Class 5A Region II bi-district game against Longview Pine Tree. It will start at 6 p.m. in Wills Point.

The Lady Scots (22-8) lost a coin flip with Wylie East for the top seed in District 15-5A after the two teams finished tied atop the regular-season standings. The Lady Raiders ended HP’s 13-game winning streak in league play with a 51-30 victory on Tuesday.

So the Lady Scots will face the Lady Pirates (18-11), who finished third in District 16-5A. If they win, a matchup with state-ranked The Colony likely would await in the area round. Last season, HP fell to Skyline in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs.