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Bastrop girls dominate All-District 24-5A basketball team
Bastrop's Navaeh Jones (24), shooting against Anderson, was selected co-MVP of District 24-5A By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner...
Mar 173 min read


Franklin second consecutive Cedar Creek player to earn district MVP award
Kenji Franklin (21) soars for the dunk in a district game against McCallum By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Kenji Franklin has the...
Mar 153 min read


Limuel, Jones foul out in regional loss to Bryan Rudder
Bastrop's Paytin Greene (3) and Alaysia Williams trap Rudder's Alaina Hill at Rockdale on Tuesday By Jim Irish Photos by Meredith...
Feb 213 min read


Weiss defense stifles explosive Franklin in bi-district win
Cedar Creek's Phineas Koplin (10) discovers the long arm of Weiss' 6-foot-7 Blake Wilson By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Kenji...
Feb 213 min read


Bastrop aggressiveness pays off at the free throw line in area win
Bastrop's Navaeh Jones (24) leaps for a short jump shot against Fort Bend Marshall on Thursday By Jim Irish Photos by Robert Washington ...
Feb 153 min read


Franklin sets Cedar Creek career scoring record; Koplin reaches 1,000 points
Kenji Franklin swoops in for the dunk against Bastrop in a game in which he set a career scoring record By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn...
Feb 132 min read


Limuel: 'The paint was mine' in Bastrop girls bi-district victory
Bastrop girls pose after their first bi-district basketball victory in nearly 30 years By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish and Dustyn Werner...
Feb 123 min read


In bi-district, Bastrop girls face Weiss whom it beat in final of Blackman tournament
Bastrop post Navaeh Jones (24) was the difference in team's victory over Weiss with 27 points and 27 rebounds By Jim Irish Photos by...
Feb 83 min read


Bastrop falls to Anderson in hotly contested game for district title
Bastrop's Keyaira Limuel (11) scores underneath surrounded by a trio of Anderson defenders. By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner The...
Feb 13 min read


Cedar Creek crushes Bastrop behind Franklin's 30 points
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin soars above the rim for a two-handed dunk against Bastrop By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner In his...
Jan 193 min read


Suffering 21 turnovers, Cedar Creek is pounded by McCallum
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin soars for the dunk against McCallum on Friday at the Eagles gym By Jim Irish Photos by Robert Washington As...
Jan 42 min read


Cedar Creek wins district opener; Franklin hits record 17 free throws
Cedar Creek's Kenji Franklin (21) drives past Anderson player to the basket By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Anderson boys basketball...
Dec 23, 20243 min read


Bastrop girls basketball soaring above the competition
At 6-foot-1, Bastrop center Navaeh Jones towers over teammate Zo'Nai Cook, the 5-1 starting point guard By Jim Irish Two talented...
Dec 15, 20242 min read


Maxwell departs Cedar Creek after building solid program
By Jim Irish Photos by Justyn Werner and Jim Irish Valentino Maxwell will no longer be striding in front of the Cedar Creek bench with...
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Cedar Creek's Conrad impresses District 23-5A coaches, selected MVP
By Jim Irish Photos by Justyn Werner and Mike Valiska Despite a height of only 5-foot-10, Robert Conrad stood much taller in the eyes of...
Feb 28, 20243 min read


Cedar Creek's dream season ends in area round against Killeen Shoemaker
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Nine times from the end of the first half until one minute remaining in the fourth quarter Cedar...
Feb 24, 20244 min read


Cedar Creek's dream season ends in area round against Killeen Shoemaker
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Nine times from the end of the first half until one minute remaining in the fourth quarter Cedar...
Feb 24, 20244 min read


Conrad catches fire, leads Cedar Creek to first-ever state playoff victory over McCallum
By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Robert Conrad had practiced too hard and spent untold hours honing his game during his four varsity...
Feb 21, 20242 min read


Cedar Creek reaches playoffs with aid from Hendrickson
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek has advanced to the state basketball playoffs, only the second time in the school’s...
Feb 8, 20243 min read


Cedar Creel stumbles against Connally's trap defense
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek was dazed by Connally’s half-court trap defense in a 48-42 District 23-5A loss at the...
Feb 3, 20243 min read
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