HoopInsider_Cooper Posted March 7, 2009 Report Posted March 7, 2009 Saturday, March 14 Class A-DI No. 7 Roscoe 52, No. 2 Plains 48 - OT R (28-4): Caden Smith 17p/9r, Chris Villanueva 15 P (32-2): Tim Brock 22 MVP: Jared Villanueva (big man Caden Smith robbed) PICK: Roscoe (-4) Class 3A No. 1 Dallas Madison 68, No. 2 Lubbock Estacado 66 - OT M (33-4): Dominque Smith 19 E (34-3): Clarence Williard 17 MVP: Dominque Smith PICK: Madison (-6) Class 2A No. 2 Ponder 51, No. 1 New Waverly 39 P (40-1): Joel Garza 14, Isaiah Boxell 13 NW (32-4): Kyren Watts 13 MVP: Isaiah Boxell PICK: Ponder (-3) Class 4A No. 1 Yates 94, Dallas Kimball 78 Y (34-1): Joseph Young 29, Darius Garner 20 K (31-10): Keenen Owoigbe 29 MVP: Joseph Young PICK: Yates (-9) Class A-DII No. 11 Slocum 45, No. 13 Nazareth 27 S (29-8): Jared Lane 22, Randall Thomason 14 N (24-13): Sage Black 10 MVP: Jared Lane PICK: Nazareth (-2) Class 5A 8:30pm: No. 16 DeSoto (32-8) vs. No. 4 Cedar Hill (35-4) PICK: DeSoto (-2) Friday, March 13 Class 2A No. 2 Ponder 77, Santa Rosa 54 P (39-1): Scott Gregg 26 S: (30-7): Dario Mendoza 17 PICK: Ponder (-15) No. 1 New Waverly 69, No. 15 Shallowater 59 NW (32-3): Joseph Carrington 20, X'Zavious Harrison 18 S (27-6): Jordan Scaff 19 PICK: NW (-2) Class A-DII No. 13 Nazareth 63, No. 6 Leggett 46 L (28-7) N (24-12) PICK: Leggett (-1) No. 11 Slocum 59, No. 16 Lipan 47 S (28-8): Jared Lane 22 L (28-9): Seth Riddle 26 PICK: Lipan (-4) Class 5A No. 16 DeSoto 48, No. 1 Strake Jesuit 44 D (32-8): Derico Dandridge/Alex Wilson 11 SJ (37-1): Tim Frazier 17 PICK: SJ (-3) No. 4 Cedar Hill 61, Converse Wagner 58 CH (35-4) W (32-8) PICK: CH (-6) Thursday, March 12 Class 1A-I 8:30am: No. 2 Plains 41, SA Stacey 38 P (32-1): Jaaron Bell 16, Chris Gonzales 15 S (26-6): David Clark 15 PICK: Plains (-8) No. 7 Roscoe 64, No. 12 Tenaha 50 R (27-4): Jared Villanueva 28, Jacob Villanueava 16 T (29-6): Marlon McClure 24, Jay Moore 11 PICK: Tenaha (-3) Class 3A No. 2 Lubbock Estacado 77, No. 11 Hardin-Jefferson 73 - OT LE (34-2): SOPH Kevin Wagner 27, Clarence Williams 13 FG: 25-69 (.362), 3s: 5-29 (.172), FTs: 22-29, REBs: 46, TO: 19, 2nd chance pts: 24 HJ (37-7): Jarvis Benard 31, Trey Burrell 18, Jacoby Turner 12 FG: 25-48 (.521), 3s: 4-13, FTs: 19-32, REBs: 31, TO: 28 PICK: H-J (-2) No. 1 Dallas Madison 68, No. 5 Stafford 58 M (32-4): Dominque Smith 13, Nick Moore 11 S (30-6): Maurice Wiltz 22, Phillip Pete 18 PICK: Madison (-4) Class 4A No. 1 Yates 76, Mansfield Timberview 51 Y (33-1): Brandon Peters, Darius Garner 12 T (27-11): JJ Williams/Cedric Ivory 11 PICK: Yates (-16) Dallas Kimball 66, Austin LBJ 54 K (31-9) LBJ (28-8) PICK: Kimball (-7) TEAM PREVIEWS Class 5A Reg 1: No. 4 Cedar Hill Longhorns (34-4) District 7-5A champs HC: David Milson Last year: 21-13 (no playoffs) Miles to Austin: 186 Last trip to Drum: 2004 How they got here Bi-district: Plano East (90-56) Area: Coppell (65-40) Regional Qtrs: Irving (59-51) Regional Semis: No. 3 North Crowley (66-45) Regional Final: No. 5 Duncanville (60-59) Ballers: SR 6-6 Shawn Glover (15.7 pts, Utah), JR 6-2 Tanner Milson (3-pt shooter), JR 6-3 Anthony Wilson (7.4 pts), SOPH 6-7 Thomas Gipson (8.5 rebs), JR 6-2 Oliver Wells Glover (TexasHoops) Gipson (TexasHoops) Milson (TexasHoos) Scoop: Taylor Jacobs hit a 17-ft game-winner vs. district-rival Duncanville (who they split with in dist) after being down 16 pts to get here. 'Horns coming to Austin on 9-game win streak. Came here in 2004 losing in the 5A finals to undefeated & USA Today No. 1 Houston Milby, 72-67. Coop's odds: 2-1 (favorite) Reg 2: No. 16 DeSoto Eagles (31-8) District 11-5A co-champs HC: Chris Dyer Last year: 28-7 (lost in Area Rd to Colleyville Heritage) Miles to Austin: 183 Last trip to Drum: 2005 How they got here: Bi-district: Killeen Shoemaker (60-45) Area: Garland (63-48) Regional Qtrs: Mesquite Horn (60-45) Regional Semis: No. 14 Cy Woods (52-42) Regional Final: No. 17 Mesquite (47-42) Ballers: JR 6-8 Keith Davis, JR 6-6 Evan Washington, SR 6-2 Dominque Bennett Scoop: Lost in the finals in 2005 (Kingwood) & blewout CC Ray for the ring in 2003. Split with No. 17 Mesquite during district then beat them in Reg Final. Started the season 3-4 losing to Chavez (56-42), Kingwood (49-42). They defeated Dallas Kimball (59-45) & lost to Dallas Carter (61-57) in a warmup game. Come to Austin with a 5-game winning streak. Coop's odds:6-1 Reg 3: No. 1 Strake Jesuit Crusaders (37-0) District 18-5A champs HC: Wayne Jones Last year: 27-7 (lost in Area Rd to Chavez) Miles to Austin: 165 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: Katy (72-43) Area: Houston Madison (69-57) Regional Qtrs: Alief Taylor (67-39) Regional Semis: FB Elkins (56-46) Regional Final: Chavez (59-58) Ballers: SR 6-5 Joey Brooks (Notre Dame, 8th best in Texas), SR 6-2 Tim Frazier (Penn St, 9th best in Texas), SR 5-10 Steven Rogers Brooks (TexasHoops) Frazier (TexasHoops) Scoop: Former private school has won 37-straight. Joey Brooks (Norte Dame) poured in 29 vs. Chavez. SJ beat West Brook (41), St. Thomas (22), North Shore (18) and Houston Wheatley (4) this season. Coop's odds: 4-1 Reg 4: Converse Wagner Thunderbirds (32-7) District 27-5A runner up HC: Cliff Ellis Last year: 35-4 (lost in Regional Final to SA Madison) Miles to Austin: 68 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: SA O'Connor (68-46) Area: No. 2 SA Madison (65-64) Regional Qtrs: No. 10 SA Stevens (79-74) Regional Semis: McAllen (84-65) Regional Final: SA Southwest (84-54) Ballers: JR 6-2 Jordan Clarkson, JR 6-5 Andre Roberson, SR 6-0 Eddie Ortiz Clarkson (TexasHoops) Scoop: 4th year school (3rd varsity) nearly went to Austin last year but fell to SA Madison (LU's Charlie Harper). They returned just 1 starter from that team but here they are. Loaded with JRs & average 79 pts per 32 mins. Have a 10-game win streaking coming to Drum. Coop's odds: 15-1 *************** Class 4A Reg 1: Mansfield Timberview Wolves (27-10) District 8-4A third place HC: Eric McDade Last year: 27-10 (lost in Bi-district to Midland) Miles to Austin: 181 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: Trimble Tech (48-46) Area: Azle (70-68) Regional Qtrs: No. 18 Mansfield Legacy (50-46) Regional Semis: Andress (49-43) Regional Final: No. 10 Palo Duro (64-62 OT) Ballers: SR 6-5 Dexter Elliott, SR 6-2 Cedric Ivory, JR 5-11 JJ Williams, SR 6-4 Jason Ross Scoop: 5th year school that comes to Austin thanks to Dexter Elliott who hit a layup with 3 secs left vs. Palo Duro. They average nearly 60 pts per game. Lost to No. 18 Legacy twice in district before beating them in the Qtrs. Beat 3A No. 5 Stafford by 5. Girls team just lost in the 4A state finals. Their 5 playoff wins were by a combined 16 pts. 5-game win streak coming to Drum. Coop's odds: 25-1 Reg 2: Dallas Kimball Knights (30-9) District 11-4A third place HC: Royce Johnson Last year: 23-9 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Lincoln) Miles to Austin: 197 Last trip to Drum: 2002 How they got here: Bi-district: Dallas Hillcrest (49-38) Area: Denison (71-49) Regional Qtrs: No. 11 Lincoln (90-73) Regional Semis: Waco Midway (64-58) Regional Final: No. 9 Lancaster (66-54) Ballers: SR 6-3 Davion Green, SR 5-9 Keene Owoigbe, 6-5 David Kates Scoop: Last trip here they lost in the 5A finals to SA Jay in 2002. They own a 9-3 record in Austin. This will be their 7th trip (won it in 90, 96 & 97). Typical Metroplex team that is athletic. Lost to 5A No. 16 DeSoto (59-45), TAPPS No. 2 Arlington Grace Prep (75-57) & fell to 3A No. 6 Argyle (68-64) in a warmup game. Coop's odds: 8-1 Reg 3: No. 2 Yates (32-1) District 21-4A champs HC: Greg Wise Last year: 30-3 (lost in Reg Finals t Wheatley) Miles to Austin: 165 Last trip to Drum: 1983 How they got here: Bi-district: Furr (105-35) Area: Texas City (98-59) Regional Qtrs: No. 6 Wheatley (96-79) Regional Semis: Livingston (95-52) Regional Final: No. 5 Jones (78-57) Ballers: JR 6-2 Brandon "Snap" Peters, JR 5-11 Joseph Young (son of former UH Phi Slamma Jamma Michael Young), JR 5-10 Darius Gardner, 5-11 JR Marshall Lange Peters (TexasHoops) Lange (TexasHoops) Scoop: The scary thing is, they'll all return next season. Lost just 1 game, Alief Elsik (78-76) back on Dec. 20. Defeated PA Memorial (84-51) & downed Bellaire (102-69) in a warmup. Outscored 5 playoff opponents by an average score of 94-56. Have a 22-game win streak coming to Austin & if Yates doesn't win the 4A title, it would be equivalent to Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson. Coop's odds: 1-5 (favorite) Reg 4: Austin LBJ Jaguars (28-7) District 26-4A champs HC: Freddie Roland Last year: 20-12 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Wheatley) Miles to Austin: Within walking distance Last trip to Drum: 2004 How they got here: Bi-district: Hutto (75-45) Area: Kerrville Tivy (73-52) Regional Qtrs: Austin Reagan (73-69) Regional Semis: Austin McCollum (69-42) Regional Final: No. 7 Lake Travis (62-61 OT) Ballers: JR 6-1 Donald Dallas, SR 6-4 Kerry Hyder, SR 5-10 Eric Robinson Dallas (TexasHoops) Scoop: Got here thanks to Tim Dailey who put back a shot @ the buzzer to upset Lake Travis. Have a 13-game win streak heading to Austin. Lost to Chavez & Houston Westbury Christian. Coop's odds: 9-1 *************** Class 3A Reg 1: No. 2 Lubbock Estacado Matadors (33-2) District 1-3A champs HC: Tony Wagner Last year: 27-4 (lost in 4A Reg Qtrs to Canyon Randall) Miles to Austin: 382 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Lamesa (80-36) Regional Qtrs: No. 10 Brownfield (80-61) Regional Semis: No. 4 Burkburnet (68-54) Regional Final: Seminole (70-36) Ballers: SOPH 5-8 Kevin Wagner, SR 6-3 Jamar Johnson, JR 6-8 Tavien Rosemond, SR 5-10 Duran Minjarez Wagner (Avalance Journal) Scoop: Dropped from 4A last year. Outscored 4 playoff opponents 298-187. Hold a 17-game win streak coming here. Split with No. 10 Brownfield during season then beat them in playoffs. Coop's odds: 6-1 Reg 2: No. 1 Dallas Madison Trojans (31-4) District 11-3A champs HC: Damien Mobley Last year: 17-13 (lost in Area Rd to Princeton) Miles to Austin: 197 Last trip to Drum: 2000 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Van Alstyne (74-44) Regional Qtrs: No. 6 Argyle (48-46) Regional Semis: Princeton (73-46) Regional Final: No. 16 Pleasant Grove (58-55) Ballers: JR 5-9 Desmond Flentroy, SR 6-1 Dominque Smith, JR 6-6 Tevin Harris, JR 6-0 Timothy Flentroy, JR 6-3 Nicholas Moore Cousins, Desmond & Timothy (DMN) Scoop: Came to Austin in 2000 & lost to Denton Ryan in the 4A Finals. Madison is 4-2 @ the Drum. Have a 26-game win streak heading into Austin. Split a series with 4A No. 1 Dallas Carter, defeated 4A No. 11 Dallas Lincoln (twice) & defeated Dallas Kimball (4A state semifinalist). Beat 4A FW Dunbar (75-72) in a warmup. Have won the last 24 games. Coop's odds: 2-1 (favorite) Reg 3: No. 11 Hardin-Jefferson (37-6) District 21-3A co-champs HC: Todd Sutherland Last year: 35-1 (lost in Reg Final to Silsbee) Miles to Austin: 245 Last trip to Drum: 2007 How they got here: Bi-district: Liberty (76-52) Area: No. 8 Navasota (60-53) Regional Qtrs: No. 7 Cleveland (73-70 OT) Regional Semis: No. 20 Lufkin Hudson (54-51) Regional Final: Jasper (56-47) Ballers: SR 5-9, Jarvis Benard, SR 6-1 Trey Burrell, JR 5-11 Jacoby Turner Benard (Chevy Prep Ticket) Burrell Scoop: Off the 5A-3A teams in Austin, H-J was the only team to defeat 3 ranked teams in the playoffs. Jarvis Benard & Trey Burrell earned medals when H-J won the 2007 3A title. 5-game win streak coming from Sour Lake. The Hawks are looking for their 3rd title since 1991 (Clarksville) & 2007 (Abilene Wylie). HC Sutherland led the Hawks in 2007 & won a 3A title in 2004 w/ Kountze (Greenwood). Coop's odds: 4-1 Reg 4: No. 5 Stafford Spartans (30-5) District 26-3A champs HC: Eric Jackson Last year: 21-10 (lost in Area Rd to Silsbee) Miles to Austin: 160 Last trip to Drum: 2006 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Somerset (61-56) Regional Qtrs: Bellville (58-52) Regional Semis: Aransas Pass (66-51) Regional Final: No. 3 CC West Oso (61-32) Ballers: JR 6-0 Marcus Wiltz, JR 5-8 Phillip Pete, SR 5-9 Jordan Honore, JR 6-3 Brandon Hamilton Scoop: Were in Austin in 2006 (under Greg Devers) but lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Dallas Roosevelt. Won it in 1992. Loaded with some good JRs, Spartans lost to 4A Mansfield Timberview (4A state semifinals) by 5, beat 2A No. 10 Hitchcock (74-56) & lost to 4A No. 5 Jones (65-56) in a warmup. Coop's odds: 5-1
HoopInsider_Cooper Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Posted March 9, 2009 Class 2A Reg 1: No. 5 Shallowater Mustangs (27-5) District 3-2A runner up HC: Ray Morris Last year: 23-10 (lost in Reg Semis to Jim Ned) Miles to Austin: 396 Last trip to Drum: 2007 How they got here: Bi-district: Alpine (73-37) Area: No. 8 Floydada (61-57) Regional Qtrs: Spearman (53-50) Regional Semis: Clyde (73-59) Regional Final: Eastland (70-55) Ballers: SR 5-11 Andrew Morris, SR 6-7 Jordan Scaff Scoop: Were in 2007 but Kountze beat them by 14 in the finals. 7th appearance here, won it in 2004 in OT vs. Argyle. Have 2 studs in Morris & Scaff, both all-region last year. Scaff is the big man but can knock down the 3. Own a 9-game win streak coming here. Defeated 3A Lamesa, lost to TAPPS No. 10 Lubbock Christian, A-I No. 1 Cayuga, 2A No. 5 Brock. Coop's odds: 6-1 Reg 2: No. 2 Ponder Lions (38-1) District 10-2A champs HC: Doug Boxell Last year: 39-2 (state champs) Miles to Austin: 221 Last trip to Drum: 2007 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Leonard (54-39) Regional Qtrs: Rivercrest (69-45) Regional Semis: No. 7 Edgewood (67-53) Regional Final: No. 3 Whitewright (51-36) Ballers: SR 6-1 Joel Garza, JR 6-5 Scott Gregg, SR 5-11 Isaiah Boxell Gregg (DentonRC) Scoop: 6th trip here & won it last year, lost in 06 but won it in 01. HC Doug Boxell's son is HC @ Nazareth, who is also here this weekend. Own a 13-game win streak. Defeated 3A No. 6 Argyle by 2. Play great defense. Coop's odds: 2-1 (favorite) Reg 3: No. 1 New Waverly Bulldogs (31-3) District 21-2A champs HC: Bill Goffney Last year: 36-3 (lost in state semis to Jim Ned) Miles to Austin: 156 Last trip to Drum: 2007 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: East Chambers (68-44) Regional Qtrs: Kountze (66-61) Regional Semis: Franklin (60-53) Regional Final: No. 6 Sabine (27-26) Ballers: JR 6-2 Tyren Watts, JR 6-3 Kyren Watts, SR 6-2 Joseph Carrington, SR 6-3 X'Zavious Harrison Harrison hitting game-winning FT vs. Sabine (Huntsville Item) Scoop: Here last year but fell to Jim Ned in the semis. Defeated 4A Brenham, lost to 5A Galveston Ball, def. 3A No. 7 Cleveland & Houston St. Pius. Coop's odds: 3-1 Reg 4: Santa Rosa Warriors (30-6) District 32-2A champs HC: Johnny Cipriano Last year: 21-14 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Jourdanton) Miles to Austin: 321 Last trip to Drum: 1965 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Industrial (66-57) Regional Qtrs: Jourdanton (80-69) Regional Semis: No. 17 Jarrell (59-56) Regional Final: No. 13 UC Randolph (63-62 OT) Ballers: SR 5-10 Jacob Garcia, SOPH 5-10 Ruben Lopez, JR 5-9 Dario Mendoza Scoop: After 3 straight trips to Regional tourney, the Warriors are in Austin. Jacob Garcia hit a 3 @ the buzzer to send the game into OT then they hung on to upset UC Randolph. Garcia is a scoring machine. Warriors lost to Hidalgo Early College (55-54) in a warmup. Coop's odds: 20-1 *************** Class A-I Reg 1: No. 2 Plains Cowboys (31-1) District 6-A champs HC: Michael Davis Last year: 25-4 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Smyer) Miles to Austin: 405 Last trip to Drum: 1959 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Iraan (67-56) Regional Qtrs: Van Horn (80-44) Regional Semis: Anton (42-40) Regional Final: Gruver (50-46) Ballers: SR 6-3 Chris Gonzales, SR 6-1 Chris Addison, SR 6-2 Tim Brock Celebrating Regional tourney (Plains ISD) Scoop: First trip to Austin since 1959 (lost to Huntington in finals). Gonzales & Brock are their scorers. Defeated A-II No. 12 Fort Davis (47-42) in a warmup. Only loss was to 3A Lubbock Cooper. Won 29 straight coming to Austin. Coop's odds: 4-1 Reg 2: No. 7 Roscoe Plowboys (26-4) District 11-A runner up HC: Johnny Martin Last year: 22-5 (lost in Reg Finals to White Deer) Miles to Austin: 267 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: Santo (69-55) Area: Archer City (65-55) Regional Qtrs: No. 16 Poolville (58-50) Regional Semis: Goldwaite (59-47) Regional Final: Italy (68-34) Ballers: SR 6-0 Jared Villanueva, SOPH 6-3 Caden Smith Villanueva (Ab Reporter News) Scoop: 1st trip to Austin, own a 5-game win streak & dress just 7 players, but 1 is probably won of the best @ this level in SR 6-0 Jared Villanueva. He averaged 31 pts in the 5 playoff games & scored 59 in the Regional tourney. Coop's odds: 7-1 Reg 3: No. 12 Tenaha Tigers (29-5) District 22-A champs HC: Todd Bodden Last year: 12-14 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Avinger) Miles to Austin: 270 Last trip to Drum: 2003 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Grapeland (72-65) Regional Qtrs: West Sabine (93-66) Regional Semis: Waskom (69-47) Regional Final: No. 1 Cayuga (59-51) Ballers: SR 5-9 Marlon McClure, JR 5-5 Jay Moore, FROSH 6-2 Reginald Davis Scoop: Last here in 2003 when they won the 1A title but lost to 1A-II Nazareth in Texas Cup. Come to Austin winners of 22 games & the love the 3-point shot. Defeated 3A Center (66-64) in a warmup. Lost to A-II No. 4 Laneville (83-75), lost to TAPPS No. 3 Bullard The Brookhill (58-38) & 3A No. 20 Lufkin Hudson (71-42). Coop's odds: 3-1 (slight favorite) Reg 4: No. 14 SA Stacey Eagles (26-5) District 30-A champs HC: Mike Flores Last year: 24-7 (lost in Reg semis to Thorndale) Miles to Austin: 79 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Bruni (67-28) Regional Qtrs: Gervin Academy (67-51) Regional Semis: No. 20 Normangee (75-62) Regional Final: No. 19 Bremond (70-58) Ballers: SR 6-2 David Clark, JR 6-2 Garrett Wimsatt, SR 6-2 Jaxon Morton Scoop: 1st trip to Austin. School near Lackland AFB. Winners of 16 straight heading into Austin. David Clark averages 25 points per game. Team lost to 2A No. 13 UC Randolph twice. Defeated Geronimo Navarro (84-76) in a warmup. Coop's odds: 8-1 *************** Class A-II Reg 1: No. 13 Nazareth Swifts (23-12) District 2-AII champs HC: Zach Boxell Last year: 18-14 (lost in Area Rd to Adrian) Miles to Austin: 461 Last trip to Drum: 2007 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: Bookers (56-27) Regional Qtrs: Happy (56-41) Regional Semis: Meadow (62-41) Regional Final: No. 1 Vega (46-44 OT) Ballers: SR 5-10 Nicky Rowland, JR 5-11 Sid Sheffy, JR 6-2 Sage Black, JR 6-2 Clint Huseman Scoop: Stunning 13th trip to Austin winning it their last two trips in 2006-07. Nicky Rowland was on those two teams & hit the winning layup @ the buzzer to stun No. 1 Vega in OT. Rowland was 2-20 from the field in that game but the last one counted the most. Have a 5-game win streak heading here. Lost to 1A-I No. 4 Wheeler in a warmup then beat Stratford. HC Zach Boxell's dad, is the HC @ Ponder. His brother Lance is @ Krum. Began the season 8-11 then won 15 of 16. Lost to A-II No. 16 Lipan (semifinalist) by 4 early in the season. Coop's odds: 6-1 Reg 2: No. 16 Lipan Indians (27-8) District 15-AII champs HC: Cody Chandler Last year: 27-8 (lost in Reg semis to Avinger) Miles to Austin: 197 Last trip to Drum: 2006 How they got here: Bi-district: BYE Area: No. 20 Roby (76-53) Regional Qtrs: Zephyr (74-57) Regional Semis: No. 2 Paducah (61-56) Regional Final: No. 5 Ira (65-46) Ballers: SR 5-11 Seth Riddle, JR 6-3 Ryan Drake, JR 5-9 Chris Pittman, SR 6-0 Lane Hedeman Riddle Scoop: Making their 9th trip to the Drum, most recent was 3 straight 2004-06. They won it in 05 but lost in the Texas Cup. Riddle can ball. Scored 37 in the win over Ira. Beat 3 ranked teams in the playoffs. Won 19 in a row coming here. Beat 1A-II No. 13 Nazareth (semifinalist) by 4 early. Lost to 3A Lorena (who lost to Jasper in playoffs) by 20. Beat Milford (70-57) in playoff warmup. Coop's odds: 3-1 (slight favorite) Reg 3: No. 11 Elkhart Slocum Mustangs (27-8) District 24-AII runner up HC: Jay Bruce Last year: 29-8 (lost in Reg Qtrs to Big Sandy) Miles to Austin: 182 Last trip to Drum: 1st How they got here: Bi-district: Bloomburg (58-46) Area: Dodd City (58-43) Regional Qtrs: No. 18 Avinger (71-57) Regional Semis: Avalon (71-53) Regional Final: No. 4 Laneville (58-56) Ballers: SR 6-1 Jared Lane, JR 6-2 Randall Thomason Thomason (Palestine Herald) Scoop: 1st trip to Austin, lost to Laneville twice in district then Thomason hit 2 FTs with :03 left to give Slocum the win in the Regional Finals. Lost to Frankston & Woden, defeated Woodville. Coop's odds: 7-1 Reg 4: No. 6 Leggett Pirates (28-6) District 25-AII runner up HC: Daryl Mason Last year: 13-18 (lost in Bi-district to Fayetteville) Miles to Austin: 204 Last trip to Drum: 1977 How they got here: Bi-district: Fayetteville (88-62) Area: Moulton (59-56) Regional Qtrs: Calvert (60-56) Regional Semis: Priddy (53-39) Regional Final: Goodrich (61-54) Ballers: JR 5-9 Joe Johnson, SR 6-0 Deon Wyatt Scoop: Split w/ 1A-II No. 3 Goodrich during district then beat them when it mattered most. Also in the same district w/ No. 15 Brookeland (they split). Beat Hull-Daisetta by 40 (early), lost to 2A No. 1 New Waverly by 21. Coop's odds: 5-1
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