Boys Basketball Playoffs

Below is a list of area-round boys basketball playoff pairings involving East Texas teams.

A trio of White Oak basketball standouts joined a pair of brothers from Douglass as UIL state basketball all-tournament team selections.

AUSTIN -- A six-minute, 10-second drought cost Douglass dearly in Saturday's Class A Division II state championship game.

White Oak coach Ron Boyett

On winning back-to-back state championships: "It's pretty surreal. It's something that you don't ever dream of. I just think of so many coaches that work every day hard just like we do and they never get the opportunity to win one
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AUSTIN -- With 57.4 seconds remaining in a tied Class 2A state championship game, White Oak stalled, spread the floor, and cast its lot with its 5-foot-7 senior point guard.

Class A Division II
State Championship
Douglass Indians (30-6)
vs.
Roxton Lions (29-4)
7 p.m. Saturday
Frank Erwin Center, Austin
Coaches

Douglass: Mark Leuschner
Roxton: Shawn Dalbert

 
Road To Austin
Douglass

First-round bye
Region IV area playoff: def. Fay
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AUSTIN -- Bryce started it. Reed finished it.

Class 2A
State Championship
Brock Eagles (32-6)
vs.
White Oak Roughnecks (36-1)
1:30 p.m. Saturday
Frank Erwin Center, Austin
Coaches

Brock: Jeff Bell
White Oak: Ron Boyett

 
Road To Austin
Brock

Region II bi-district playoff: def. Tol
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AUSTIN -- Anytime a team has "defending state champions" before its name, you can bet that team has experience. Ron Boyett's White Oak Roughnecks are no different.

AUSTIN -- One more game. Friday morning in Austin, White Oak ensured itself of that and a chance to defend its Class 2A state championship crown.