Three points separated Seagoville’s girls from a UIL state basketball championship in 1956. The Dragons lost the Class 2A final to Angleton, 51–48, after winning their semifinal against Bellville.
The official bracket lists Seagoville entering the tournament with a 28–6 record. The semifinal ended 56–51, putting the Dragons into the championship game through a five-point victory.
Angleton reached the final by beating Tulia 52–50. Both finalists had therefore survived relatively close semifinal games before meeting for the title.
Seagoville returned to the state final the following year. The 1957 semifinal produced another tight finish: a 61–59 victory over Dimmitt.
That placed the Dragons opposite Buna, which entered the tournament undefeated at 33–0.
Buna won the championship game 69–31, leaving Seagoville as the Class 2A runner-up for the second consecutive season.
The two years produced very different final-game margins but the same place in the tournament standings. Seagoville was one win from the title both times.
Across the two state tournaments, the Dragons’ semifinal victories came by a combined seven points. The first championship game added another close result, decided by just three.
The girls’ records establish a Seagoville basketball tradition long before the school’s later NBA connections: back-to-back appearances in the state final, including a championship game with only three points separating the finalists.
