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Greg Wille
- 20 hours ago
- 10 min
RUN AND SHOOT: Football talents translate to hoops as Cephus, Mraz help boost Academy playoff charge
SEASONED PERFORMERS: Academy senior guards Jerry Cephus (left) and Kollin Mraz have helped lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees (20-7) to 13 consecutive wins and a berth in the Class 3A Region III semifinals against No. 7 New Waverly (26-1) at 6 p.m. Friday at Madisonville High School. Both players are tenacious defenders, while Cephus is a streaky shooter who averages 11.1 points per game and Mraz leads the team with 5.7 rebounds per game. Academy is 39-1 in District 19-3A play d
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Greg Wille
- 6 days ago
- 10 min
BEES BREAK THROUGH: Balanced Academy blasts Franklin 69-47 for elusive Round 3 win; New Waverly next
MOVING FORWARD: Academy senior forward Tanner Rambeau scored 11 of his 15 points after halftime Saturday afternoon to help the 16th-ranked Bumblebees defeat No. 17 Franklin 69-47 in a Class 3A Region III quarterfinal at Lorena High School. Senior Jerry Cephus and junior Darion Franklin scored 17 points apiece and senior Jaylin McWilliams contributed 13 for Academy (20-7), which advanced to a regional semifinal against No. 7 New Waverly (26-1) at 6 p.m. next Friday at Madisonv
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Greg Wille
- 7 days ago
- 12 min
SHOWDOWN TIME: Rambeau brothers, No. 16 Academy battle No. 17 Franklin in Region III quarterfinal
BEES BROTHERS: Senior power forward Tanner Rambeau (right) and junior guard Trae Rambeau are multiple-season standout players for Academy, whose 16th-ranked Bumblebees (19-7) battle No. 17 Franklin (18-3) in a Class 3A Region III quarterfinal at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lorena High School. The third-round playoff showdown will be the two programs' first matchup this season but their sixth in the last three seasons. A four-year starter for head coach James Holt, Tanner Rambeau was D
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Greg Wille
- Feb 25
- 7 min
RUNAWAY: Franklin, McWilliams, Academy rock Scurry-Rosser; Bees face Franklin in Region III quarters
FULL SPEED AHEAD: Academy senior wing Jaylin McWilliams scored 18 points to help lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees to a 59-37 win over Scurry-Rosser in a Class 3A area-round playoff game Wednesday night at Buffalo High School. Junior point guard Darion Franklin paced Academy (19-7) with 21 points as coach James Holt's Bees earned their 12th straight victory and advanced to the Region III quarterfinals for the third consecutive season. Academy will battle No. 17 Franklin (18-3)
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Greg Wille
- Feb 24
- 1 min
TIGERS' RUN ENDS: No. 1 Waxahachie buries 15 3-pointers, defeats Belton 99-62 in bi-district playoff
Staff report LORENA – Colorado State-signed guard Jalen Lake was injured and didn't play for No. 1-ranked Waxahachie against Belton in Tuesday night's Class 6A bi-district playoff game at Lorena High School. However, the Runnin' Indians didn't really miss Lake – or many 3-point shots. Waxahachie made 15 3-pointers, Prince Banks scored 21 points and Oklahoma signee CJ Noland recorded 18 as the Indians used a relentless attack to charge to a 99-62 victory over the Tigers. Junio
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Greg Wille
- Feb 21
- 8 min
WORTH THE WAIT: After storm-caused hiatus, Franklin fuels Academy boys' 70-43 playoff rout of Teague
BACK ON THE ATTACK: Playing his first game since Feb. 9, Academy junior point guard Darion Franklin made three consecutive 3-point shots in the first quarter and scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the first half to help the No. 16-ranked Bumblebees beat Teague 70-43 in a Class 3A bi-district playoff game Saturday evening in Riesel. Senior guard Jaylin McWilliams added 12 points for District 19-3A champion Academy (18-7), which has won its last 11 games and will play 18-3
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Greg Wille
- Feb 13
- 9 min
DECISIVE RUN: Cephus ignites for 13 in third as Academy beats rival Rogers 53-32, goes 12-0 in 19-3A
GAME-CHANGING PERFORMANCE: Academy senior shooting guard Jerry Cephus made three 3-point baskets and scored all 13 of his points in the third quarter to help the 17th-ranked Bumblebees turn a 17-17 halftime tie into a 39-28 lead on their way to a 53-32 win over rival Rogers in Friday night's District 19-3A finale at the Eagles' Harley Doggett Gymnasium. Senior guard Jaylin McWilliams scored a game-best 14 points as Academy (17-7) finished 12-0 in district, extending its strea
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Greg Wille
- Feb 10
- 2 min
GETTING THE JOB DONE: Johnson, Jones lead way as Belton boys top Shoemaker 80-62, grab playoff spot
WIN AND IN: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson scored a game-high 34 points to help lead the Tigers to an 80-62 victory at Killeen Shoemaker on Tuesday night, improving them to 17-7 overall and 8-5 in District 12-6A. The win clinched Belton's first playoff berth in three seasons with head coach Jason Fossett. Senior guard Ben Jones scored 20 points and freshman guard Trap Johnson added 13 for the Tigers, who will play top-ranked Waxahachie or No. 2 Duncanville in a Class 6A bi-
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Greg Wille
- Jan 27
- 8 min
RIVALRY REVENGE: Stewart, Hall help struggling Temple charge back to beat cold-shooting Belton 53-43
SENIOR MOMENT: Temple senior guard/forward Joseph Stewart scored 13 points against rival Belton on Tuesday night as the visiting Wildcats rallied from a 21-10 deficit early in the second quarter to defeat the Tigers 53-43 in a District 12-6A game at Tiger Gym. Stewart, who made two of Temple's six 3-point baskets, did not play in the Wildcats' 53-31 home loss to the Tigers on Dec. 22 because of COVID-19 contact tracing involving his father. Sophomore guard Jaylon Hall led Tem
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Greg Wille
- Jan 20
- 7 min
RUNAWAY: McWilliams scores 26, Academy feasts on Rogers turnovers to win 19-3A rivalry clash 69-42
MAKE YOUR MOVE: Academy junior point guard Darion Franklin (left) tries to drive past Rogers defender Zach Davis as teammates Chris Preddie (23), Tanner Rambeau (25) and Trae Rambeau look on during the 18th-ranked Bumblebees' 69-42 victory over the rival Eagles in Tuesday night's District 19-3A first-place battle at The Hive. Senior wing Jaylin McWilliams scored a game-best 26 points and Franklin had 14 as defending champion Academy (11-7) finished 6-0 in the first half of le
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Greg Wille
- Jan 9
- 7 min
NOT THE TIGERS' NIGHT: Belton shooters go cold, Walker hits seven 3s as No. 9 Ellison prevails 70-51
RISE AND FIRE: Belton junior forward TJ Johnson (44) takes a jump shot over Killeen Ellison defender Kesean Garland as teammates Trap Johnson (23), Luke Bramlett (4) and Ruben Jimenez look on during the Tigers' 70-51 loss to the ninth-ranked Eagles in Friday night's District 12-6A game at Tiger Gym. Trap Johnson, a freshman, scored 18 points and his brother TJ Johnson had 15, but Belton (12-3, 3-1) posted its lowest point total this season and suffered its first home defeat.
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Greg Wille
- Dec 30, 2020
- 8 min
BIG RED BARRAGE: Balanced Belton buries 17 3-pointers, pulls away from Killeen to start 2-0 in 12-6A
LONG-DISTANCE GUNNER: Belton senior shooting guard Ben Jones made four of Belton's 17 3-point baskets and scored 14 points to help the Tigers beat Killeen 78-58 in their District 12-6A home opener Tuesday evening at Tiger Gym. Belton also got five 3-pointers from junior forward TJ Johnson (game-high 28 points), four from senior guard Kayden Downs (18 points) and three from freshman wing Trap Johnson (13 points) as head coach Jason Fossett's Tigers improved to 11-1 overall and
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Greg Wille
- Dec 23, 2020
- 9 min
STATEMENT MADE: Aiming to shed 'soft' reputation, Belton gets 27 from Johnson and beats Temple 53-31
BATTLE FOR POSITION: Temple senior guard Aundra Jackson (right) drives against Belton junior forward TJ Johnson during the visiting Tigers' 53-31 win over the Wildcats in Tuesday afternoon's District 12-6A game at Wildcat Gym. Johnson scored 18 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as Belton (10-1) won its district opener and earned its first victory at Temple since Jan. 4, 2011. Jackson scored a team-best 16 points for the Wildcats (4-7, 0-2), but only one of his team
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