PREVIEW: Laneville Meets Water Valley Saturday Night For 1A Division II Championship

UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament

Class A Division II State Championship Game

Laneville (33-6) vs. Water Valley (28-5)

• When: 7 p.m. Saturday
• Where: Frank Erwin Center, Austin

Road to Austin

Laneville

• Area: def. Round Top-Carmine, 100-48
• Regional quarterfinal: def. Calvert, 69-55
• Regional semifinal: def. Moulton, 67-40
• Regional championship: def. Oakwood, 77-69
• State semifinal: def. Miller Grove, 55-54

Water Valley

• Area: def. Cross Plains, 89-38
• Regional quarterfinal: def. Bronte, 63-20
• Regional semifinal: def. Crowell, 66-53
• Regional championship: def. Graford, 58-25
• State semifinal: def. Nazareth, 58-42

Players to watch

Laneville

• Donta Harris, G, Sr., 5-8 -- 30 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals vs. Miller Grove in semifinals
• Kendrick Anderson, G/F, Jr., 6-2 -- 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists vs. Miller Grove in semifinals
• Tra Alexander, G, Soph, 6-1 -- 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal vs. Miller Grove in semifinals

Water Valley

• Trae Hannon, G, Sr., 5-10 -- 17 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists vs. Nazareth in semifinals
• Connor Copley, G, Sr., 5-10 -- 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals vs. Nazareth in semifinals
• Brock Demere, F, Sr., 6-3 -- 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal vs. Nazareth in semifinals.

Quoteworthy

• Laneville coach Hosea Lee on Water Valley: "That's going to be a fun game; I think we both play similar styles. They like to play fullcourt man-to-man, and we like to play fullcourt man-to-man. I think it's going to be a good basketball game. We're looking forward to tomorrow night, and we lived to see another day."