KFDM COOP Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 Ybarra, Fontenot compete in All-Star game By Michael Pineda Baytown Sun Published April 19, 2008 - Updated 29 minutes ago Sterling’s Adrian Fontenot and Barbers Hill’s Brooks Ybarra took their place among the top basketball players in the Houston area on Thursday, as they competed in the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game at Kingwood Park. Ybarra scored 21 points to lead the Sandy Schwartz All-Stars to a 124-106 win over the John Lee Alexander Hart All-Stars. Fontenot scored four points for the Hart All-Stars. Both Ybarra and Fontenot started for the respective teams. In the second game of the night, the Harold Wilder All-Stars beat the Virel Kalinowski All-Stars 99-96. The Schwartz All-Stars jumped out to a 25-point lead in the first quarter, only to see the lead get whittled down to five points in the second half. Ybarra scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter to help his team retake control of the game and put it away. Ybarra added five rebounds and two blocked shots and two assists in the win. Ybarra was the first player to represent Barbers Hill in head coach Nathan Toon’s tenure at the school. “I just started getting some easier looks,†Ybarra said. “The game was more fun than I expected it to be.†Fontenot offensive opportunities were limited in the guard oriented game. The Sterling senior started out slow but came out stronger in the second half. Fontenot scored all four of his points in the second half and blocked three shots. He finished the game with five rebounds and one assist. “I was a little out of shape in the first quarter, I guess I got more comfortable as the game went along,†Fontenot said. “It was fun, I enjoyed playing with some of the guys in the Greater Houston Area.†Fontenot was only the second player from Sterling to compete in the game. Chris Patterson played in 2003. Both Ybarra and Fontenot will compete in the Kingwood Classic this weekend. The Classic is one of the top showcase high school tournaments. There will be 681 teams competing in the tournament from ages 9 to 17, in addition to seniors that have not signed with a college or university. Both Ybarra and Fontenot have yet to sign a letter of intent.
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