ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Behind a balanced scoring effort and a defense which forced 23 turnovers, Pflugerville upended District opponent Cedar Ridge 63-35 to close out the regular season undefeated for the second consecutive year. A quartet of Pflugerville seniors led the way as guard Amy Staha (pictured, left) netted a game-high 19 points followed by guard Bre Payne (13 points), forward Diana Omozee (10) and post Jonelle Smith (nine points).

Smith pulled down a game-best seven rounds while Staha and Omozee each had six rebounds as the Panthers held a 37-16 edge on the boards.

The Panthers, now 33-0, finished District 16-5A action at 12-0. The District championship, which was clinched last week, is the program's 23rd in history and its seventh in the last eight years and eighth in the last 10 seasons. Under current head coach Nancy Walling, the Panthers have earned 11 District championships, gaining the district title seven times in the last eight seasons and eight times in the last 10 years.

The Panthers are ranked nationally in all the high school weekly polls and hold the No. 8 spot in this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings, the No. 10 position in the espnW Power 25 rankings and sit in the 15th spot in this week's USAToday Super 25 poll.

Cedar Ridge, which was held to 11 field goals in the game, drops to 26-7 and finishes third in the District at 8-4. Stony Point is the District runnerup while Westwood is fourth.

After the first quarter ended in a 15-15 tie, the Panthers ripped off a 13-4 run in the second period to take a 28-19 lead into intermission. The Panthers started the game trailing 8-0 before posting a 15-7 run to close out the last five minutes of the first period. Those five minutes saw the Panthers force the Raiders into five turnovers and two missed shots. In the second quarter, P'ville took the lead for good when Omozee made two free throws to break the 15-15 tie with 6:33 to go and senior Jonelle Smith followed with a three-pointer on P'ville's next possession. The Panthers made five of nine 3-pointers in the first half and had seven steals. P'ville's defense forced Cedar Ridge to make 12 turnovers in the half. In the final 13 minutes of the half Pflugerville ripped off a 28-11 run to take command of the contest.

Pflugerville will now await the 2013 UIL State Playoffs which begin next week with the Bi-District round. As District 16-5A champions, Pflugerville will face the fourth-place finisher from District 15-5A (Austin area district) which will be announced in the next few days.