Brahmas collar Bulldogs for initial District 27-2A victory

Photo by Kris Bagley/El Campo Leader News Wharton's Magen Lesak swims the butterfly during Monday's dual meet with El Campo at the El Campo Aquatic Center.

EAST BERNARD - East Bernard's boys basketball team got into the District 27-2A win column by beating county rival Boling 69-50 Friday night at Brahma Gymnasium.

The Brahmas entered Tuesday's road game against rival Brazos with a 1-2 record.

The Cougars were 2-1 after losing to Hitchcock 48-42. The Bulldogs from Galveston were 3-0 and played Yes College Prep last night.

Van Vleck was 3-0 before playing Houston Can Academy who was 1-0 after beating Yes College Prep. Boling was 0-3 before playing Danbury, who was 1-2.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 1312 lead after the first quarter but the Brahmas rallied back to go up 36-20 at halftime.

East Bernard's lead was 50-41 after the third quarter. The Brahmas then outscored Boling 14-12 in the final eight minutes of the game.

"It was a close game for three quarters," said first year Boling coach Kevin Majewski. "In the fourth quarter, foul trouble and poor shooting caught up to us.

Photo by Terrell Jessen East Bernard's Mike Hayes puts up a layup over Boling's Dennis Hemphill in last Friday's District 27-2A game against Wharton County rival Boling. The Brahmas beat the Bulldogs 69-50 for their first league win.

"The kids played hard, we just came out on the losing end."

Mike Hayes finished with a career high of 29 points and he also had three steals and three assists for East Bernard. Lance Crump contributed with 19 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots.

Tanne LaBore scored nine points and had six rebounds and three assists.

Bryce Koenig contributed with sev-

27-2A Boys Standings

Teams
Van Vleck	(11-10)	3	0	.1000
Hitchcock	(8-10)	3	0	.1000
Brazos	(6-12)	2	1	.667
Yes Prep	(7-8)	2	1	.667
E. Bernard	(3-13)	1	2	.333
Danbury	(4-12)	1	2	.333
Boling	(2-13)	0	3	.000
Hou. Can	(6-5)	0	3	.000

Last Friday's Results
East Bernard 69, Boling 50
Hitchcock 48, Brazos 42
Van Vleck 74, Danbury 42
Yes Prep 66, Hou Can 63
Tuesday's Results
Boling at Danbury, late
East Bernard at Brazos, late
Yes Prep at Hitchcock, late
Hou. Can at Van Vleck, late
This Friday's Games
Danbury at East Bernard, 8 p.m.
Hou Can at Boling, 6 p.m.
Hitchcock at Van Vleck, 8 p.m.
Brazos at Yes Prep, 7:30 p.m.
en points and two steals. Corey Slater added six rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot.

Matt Stelzel finished with seven points and two steals. Luis Roldan added two points.

Thomas Felder led the Bulldogs with 21 points.

Dennis Hemphill finished with 13 and Justin Hobbs added eight.

B.W. McLeod added five, Tanner Thompson scored three and Rodman Callis scored two.

Thompson also had eight rebounds.

Hobbs finished with seven rebounds and three assists, Dupree Taylor had five rebounds and Hemphill had three assists.

Coming up Friday, East Bernard hosts Danbury. Boling entertains Houston Can, Hitchcock plays at Danbury and Yes Prep plays at Brazos.

Brahma JV wins big

East Bernard's junior varsity beat Boling 39-20 for its first district win.

Tyler Dawson scored 11 points and had three rebounds and three steals.

Ben Anderson contributed with 10 points and one assist and Justin Breedlove scored six points and had nine steals, one rebound and a blocked shot.

Jarayl Spears led the Bulldogs with seven points and Xzavier Sims finished with six.