Douglass Aims for First State Championship Berth in School History Friday Against Water Valley

Class A Division II
State Semifinal

Douglass Indians (29-6)
vs.
Water Valley Wildcats (33-2)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Frank Erwin Center, Austin

Coaches

• Douglass: Mark Leuschner
• Water Valley: Andy Copley

Road To Austin

Douglass

• First-round bye
• Region IV area playoff: def. Fayetteville 54-35
• Region IV quarterfinal: def. Calvert 50-37
• Region IV semifinal: def. Menard 61-34
• Region IV final: def. Oakwood 69-58

Water Valley

• First-round bye
• Region I area playoff: def. Valera Panther Creek 89-32
• Region I quarterfinal: def. Zephyr 47-34
• Region I semifinal: def. Crowell 49-46
• Region I final: def. Throckmorton 62-43

Up next: Winner faces Roxton (28-4) or Texline (28-6) in Saturday's 7:30 p.m. Class A Division II state championship.

State Tournament Apperances

• Douglass: 1 (2013)
• Water Valley: 1 (2013)

Players To Watch

Douglass

• G Reed Westbrook, Sr., 6-1
• G/F Bryce Westbrook, Jr., 6-3
• C  Jake Raines, Sr., 6-4
• G Jason Hobson, Jr., 5-11
• C Timothy Ham, Jr., 6-4

Water Valley

• G Trae Hannon, Jr., 5-10
• G Connor Copley Jr., 5-8
• F Brock Demere, Jr., 6-3
• G Kellan Kirkland, Jr., 6-2
• F Colten Zuniga, Sr., 6-0

Did you know?

• Water Valley's two losses came against Class 3A Midland Greenwood (68-55) and Class 2A Wall (52-43).
• Douglass played nine games against teams that finished the regular season ranked in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches polls, going 7-2 in those contests.