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The Highland Park girls crushed Irving MacArthur 60-22 on Friday for their second straight emphatic win to start District 7-6A play.

Several weeks after the girls cross country season ended, Highland Park runners are still racking up wins.

Highland Park opened District 7-6A play on Friday at home against Lake Highlands, the state’s top-ranked 6A boys basketball team.

The Highland Park girls started the District 7-6A basketball schedule at perennial playoff contender Richardson Friday with a 59-37 victory over the Lady Eagles.

Until this summer, Paris Lauro didn’t know she would have a chance to play college basketball at the NCAA Division I level.

After an unbeaten run through District 7-6A during the regular season, Highland Park was rewarded with numerous selections on the all-district football team.

Highland Park will continue its busy girls basketball nondistrict schedule this week at the Northeast Richland Lions Club tournament in Haltom City.

Highland Park brought a third-place trophy on the 300-mile bus ride home on Saturday from the Barbara Harvey Jaguar Classic girls basketball tournament in Floresville.

HP senior Clayton Staunton won all six events, plus the all-around title, and scored two perfect 10s at the season-opening Lakeview Invitational in Garland.