Barber's Hill 61 Lufkin 59 Final

[KFDM COOP]

A big Congrats to the Hill!!

[KFDM COOP]

Mason Fisher 22 / Brooks Ybarra 30 ft trey at buzzer to win it

[Guest Ozen]

8) Way to BH

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How did the Panthers look?

[eaglepride]

How did the Panthers look?

Very athletic, extremely quick as was expected. Seemed a little small for a 5A, but football is king at Lufkin also. Also didn't seem to gel very well as a team, maybe football boys not yet ready or in real shape. They also had 2 starters out with injuries.

[sticky]

Big win, regardless.

[gringo]

good win!

[BHFAN]

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from The Baytown Sun MONT BELVIEU — Barbers Hill’s Brooks Ybarra struggled for 31 minutes and 40 seconds against Lufkin Tuesday night but he was golden in the game’s final 20 seconds.

Ybarra’s 40-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer provided the winning margin, as the Eagles ran their winning streak to six games in a 61-59 victory over the Panthers. The lead changed hands five times in the final minute and four times in the final 20 seconds, before Ybarra’s game-winning heave sent Class 5A Lufkin back into the Piney Woods as a hard-luck loser.

With 20 seconds remaining, the Panthers held a 57-54 lead. Barbers Hill’s Mason Fisher hit a jumper to cut the lead to 57-56, and then Ybarra stole the inbounds pass and scored to put the Eagles in front, 58-57, with 8 seconds remaining.

But Lufkin came down and hit short jumper to go in front, 59-58 with 2.5 seconds left. Following a timeout, the Eagles inbounded the ball to Fisher, who passed to Ybarra. Ybarra took one dribble and then heaved home the game-winner as the clock expired.

“I kept trying to think of something during the timeout,†Barbers Hill coach Nathan Toon said. “Finally I told them, y’all make a play. They did it on their own.â€

Fisher led Barbers Hill (8-2) with 22 points, while Jon Daniels had 10. Matt Gilbert finished with 8, and Michael Davis, Ybarra, and Ian Hamlin each had 7.

“Our role players stepped up tonight, with Brooks (Ybarra) having an off night,†Toon said. “Jon Daniels played well and Ian Hamlin hit some big shots. He had a big 3 in the fourth quarter.â€

Mario Gebrekidan paced the Panthers with 17 and Kelverett Mattox added 12.

The Eagles led 33-21 at intermission, but Lufkin went on a 21-11 run in the third quarter to trim the Eagles’ lead to 44-42 entering the final frame. The Panthers led most of the fourth quarter, until the final minute.

Barbers Hill will return to action Thursday in the first round of the Lee College Tournament, when they will battle Pasadena Rayburn at 6:30 p.m. The Eagles won the championship of the Port Aransas Tournament last weekend.