*LC-M vs. Vidor/60-29 LC-M WINS/COMMENTS*

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27-16 LC-M in the 3rd.

[bullets13]

are they playing a lot of possession, or are they missing a lot of shots?

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Not sure.

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60-29 Bears win

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LC-M keeps their playoff hopes alive with a 60-29 Win.

[bullets13]

wow, they really opened this one up late!  the way that both teams have been playing, i expected a lot closer result.

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Bears were on fire tonight I think they were about 12 for 16 from the line.

[24 over par]

congrats lcm big win

[Vidor50]

LC-M Bears were on fire and couldn't miss much.  Also they play a lot better at home than on the road. 

[BMTSoulja1]

Didnt' expect a rout here.  Vidor must have shut it down.  Great win for the Bears.

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Bears rock Vidor to stay in chase

Van Wade

The Orange Leader

LITTLE CYPRESS — The intensity level was high for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears Tuesday night.After all, the Bears are fighting for their playoff lives and so were the Vidor Pirates in a District 22-4A encounter at the Bear Cave.

The Bears put together one of their best outings of the season and paced by the slashing drives of senior Kevin Cooper, they went on to rough up the Pirates 60-29.

LC-M (20-10, 6-6) nabbed its 20th victory of the season and stays in the thick of what is a hectic fight for the third-place playoff spot.

The Bears dominated the Pirates (9-15, 5-7) in every quarter and put an exclamation on the win with a 19-3 run in the fourth period.

“I’M so proud of our kids,†said LC-M coach Darin Harley. “That’s the most complete game they’ve put together this year. They made crisp passes and played excellent defense. To just have four turnovers in the game, that’s amazing.â€

LC-M remains one game back Dayton (10-12, 7-5) for the third-place playoff spot and are tied with Nederland (16-14, 6-6) for fourth. Dayton nipped Port Neches-Groves (10-16, 2-10) 62-59 and Nederland defeated last-place Lumberton (4-26, 0-12) 54-46.

The Bears will play host to second-place Beaumont Central (18-11, 9-3), which fell to first-place Beaumont Ozen (24-2, 12-0) 74-50 Tuesday, and will head to Port Neches-Groves Tuesday. Dayton visits Lumberton Friday and will go to Ozen Tuesday. Nederland will host Vidor Friday and will visit Central Tuesday. Vidor, still in the hunt but needing help, will host Lumberton Tuesday.

“It’s like the playoffs every game we play now, it’s been that way for the last couple weeks,†Harley said. “We feel like we have to win out. We’ve got a tough Central team coming in here Friday and a tough one on the road at PN-G Tuesday but I think our kids will be ready to go.â€

Cooper exploited the Pirates in the lane throughout the contest as he finished up with 20 points and he also led the Bears with eight rebounds. Senior Dallas Bean contributed 14 points and six rebounds while senior C.J. Champine added nine points and five boards.

The Bears just committed four turnovers while the Pirates finished up with 13.

“We could tell early on that we could do some things with Kevin (Cooper) as far as driving through the lane,†said Harley. “We isolated him and he went out and got it done.â€

Sharp-shooting Jared Williamson led the Vidor arsenal with 16 points and also had five rebounds. Williamson tried keeping the Pirates in it by tallying eight points in both the second and third periods. Chad Sims had six points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the Pirates.

Both teams got off to a slow start with the Bears holding a 7-4 cushion at the end of the first period.

Cooper had four points for the Bears in the quarter while Sims had four points and five boards for the Pirates.

The Bears rattled nine straight points to start the second period. Bear guard Matthew Mott, who has suffered from a tough ankle injury, lifted the Bears by draining two long three-point shots, enabling the Bears to jump out 16-6. The Bears led 25-12 but Williamson was able to convert right before the buzzer to pull the Pirates to within 11 at the half.

Cooper and Bean roamed inside for easy buckets in the third period, receiving nice passes from teammates in the process. Cooper zipped his way through the lane for eight points in the period and Bean poured in six as LC-M held a 41-26 lead heading to the fourth. Williamson had eight of the Pirates’ points in the quarter and hit two three-pointers in the process.

The Bears poured on the afterburners in the final eight minutes. Bean muscled his way inside for seven points while Cooper and Champine poured in four apiece.

The Bears finished with a 25-22 rebounding edge. LC-M finished a solid 12-of-15 from the free-throw line while the Pirates went 3-of-4.

[Guest abovetherim]

Congratulations LC-M on the victory.

[shorttexas1]

Well I guess if nothing else this shuts down the Vidor arguement to be a strong district contender... looks like Dayton and LCM will fight for third!

[Guest Ricthepic]

This is shocking. I know LCM plays tough at home, but a 31 point win, I was not expecting this. Vidor looks done and they have Ned on friday. Could be embarrassing for the Pirates.

[Guest whatdoIknow]

> Hey Rickey don't count out my pirates!  All hail the Pirate Nation!!!!!!!!!!