Preview/Picks for Regional Final - March 6

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[font=Courier][u][size=12pt][b]Class 5A Region III[/b][/size][/u]
[u]Sat, March 6[/u]
[b]No. 10 FB Bush 55[/b], No. 1 Bellaire 53
FBB (32-4)
Bel (35-2)
[b]PICK:[/b] [color=red]Bellaire (-6)[/color]

[b][color=orange]No. FB Broncos (32-4)[/color][/b] (champs of 23-5A)
[i][u]How they got here:[/u][/i] Clear Springs (62-58), Deer Park (79-66), FB Dulles (72-59), Strake Jesuit (61-47)
[i][u]Top ballers:[/u][/i] 6-4 SR Darius Richardson (UT-Arlington), 6-4 SR Jordan Clark, 6-10 SOPH Cameron Ridley, 5-10 JR Travis Courtney
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Richardson

[i][u]Impressive wins:[/u][/i] No. 9 Kingwood (51-44)
[i][u]Common opponents w/SJ:[/u][/i] Hastings (W, 56-44), Stratford (W, 77-40)
[i][u]Notes:[/u][/i] These Broncos play in a very tough district. Team went 30-6 last year & lost in the Qtrs to district foe Elkins. Lost to 4A No. 3 La Marque (71-67) in first game of the season. Since then, team went 27-3 & are on a 10-game win streak. Coached by former Willowridge coach Ronnie Courtney.

[u][size=12pt][b]Class 4A Region III[/b][/size][/u]
[b]No. 1 [color=yellow]Yates[/color] [color=red]Lions[/color] (31-0)[/b](champs of 21-4A)
[i][u]How they got here:[/u][/i] Sterling (126-61), No. 10 Friendswood (104-48), Jones (114-80), Huntsville (103-74)
[i][u]Top ballers:[/u][/i] 6-2 SR Joseph Young (Providence), Brandon "Snap" Peters (Western Kentucky), 5-10 SR Darius "Pee Wee" Gardner (SFA), 6-2 SR Elton Roy, 6-7 SR Alex Davis, 5-11 SR Marshall Lange, 6-5 SOPH Clyde Santee

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Peters                 Young                      Gardner

[i][u]Impressive wins:[/u][/i] All of 'em.
[i][u]Notes:[/u][/i] Won the 4A state title last year. Currently on a 54-game win streak. Currently have a Texas state high school record of 12 straight 100-point games plus averaging 118 points per game this season. Current national rankings are No. 1 (rivals), No. 1 (Maxpreps), No. 2 (USA Today) & No. 2 (ESPN Rise).

[u]Sat, March 6[/u]
[b]No. 1 Yates 101[/b], No. 3 La Marque 83
Y (32-0)
LM (34-3)
[b]PICK:[/b] Yates (-15)

-[i]5A/4A info provided by Big Doug[/i]

[u][size=12pt][b]Class 3A Region III[/b][/size][/u]
[u]Sat, March 6[/u]
[b]No. 4 Silsbee 53[/b], No. 11 Hardin-Jefferson 50
HJ (35-5)
S (30-4)
[b]PICK:[/b] Sils (-2)

[u][size=12pt][b]Class 2A Region III[/b][/size][/u]
[u]Sat, March 6[/u]
[b]No. 1 New Waverly 70[/b], Anahuac 50
NW (32-3)
A (22-15)
[b]PICK:[/b] NW (-9)

[u][size=12pt][b]Class A-DI Region IV[/b][/size][/u]
[u]Sat, March 6[/u]
[b]No. 25 Spurger 64[/b], No. 2 Mumford 54
[b]PICK:[/b] Spurger (-1) - UPSET SPECIAL
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