ABILENE — Bryant Robinson came to play and brought his teammates along for the ride as the Guard closed out play in the CatClaw Classic by taking down Class 5A Abilene Cooper, 58-52 to win the Consolation Championship.

The win gave Brook Hill a 7-5 record and coach Jacob Agnew said it was a great way to get on the bus and return back to East Texas after four games in three days.

“This was a huge win for us. I don’t know if anyone in the gym thought that we would be able to even stay on the court with Cooper, but we fought and executed and came out on top. I hope beating a quality school like Abilene Cooper will show the boys what they are capable of.”

Robinson led Brook Hill with 17 points and nine rebounds.

“He was running the floor and finishing around the basket and just being the force inside that we need him to be,” Agnew said about Robinson.

Parker Galbraith also delivered double figures with 15 points, making three 3-pointers to go along with four rebounds and three assists.

McCray Fletcher piloted everything with a team-high eight assists.

Ryan Cox was chosen to the All-Tournament team for his gritty and unrelenting play.

“Ryan plays hard all of the time and that’s what really make him the player that he is,” Agnew said. “He is so unselfish and such a team guy and will do anything to help us win. He fully deserved this after breaking his nose in the first quarter against Cooper and coming back in the second quarter and finishing the game.”

Guard Stats

Guard                     19   8   18   13  —  58

Abilene Cooper    11   11   14   16  —  52

Scoring (58): Alec Kitt 4, McCray Fletcher 6, Colton Adams 8, Ryan Cox 8, Parker Galbraith 15, Bryant Robinson 17.

3-Pointers (4): Parker Galbraith 3, Colton Adams 1.

Rebounds (20): Bryant Robinson 9, Parker Galbraith 4, Ryan Cox 3, McCray Fletcher 3, Colton Adams 1.

Assists (21): McCray Fletcher 8, Colton Adams 5, Parker Galbraith 3, Ryan Cox 2, Bryant Robinson 2, Alec Kitt 1.

Steals (4): McCray Fletcher 1, Colton Adams 1, Parker Galbraith 1, Bryant Robinson 1.

Blocks (1): Alec Kitt 1.

Guard 66, Midland Christian 63

Led by 24 points from Ryan Cox, the Guard took down Midland Christian by 3 points in the consolation semifinals.

Cox saved his best for last, sapping a 63-63 when he was fouled on a made basket. With 4.6 seconds remaining, Cox drained the free-throw and Midland Christian’s three-point attempt to tie at the buzzer rimmed out.

“It was nice to win a close game at the end, especially against a team we may see later in the playoffs,” Agnew said. “Ryan really led us and our guys made some plays and hit some big shots.”

Guard Stats

Midland Christian      16    20    12   15  —  63

Guard                          16     17     15    18  —  66

Points (66): Alec Kitt 13, McCray Fletcher 10, Colton Adams 8, Ryan Cox 24, Parker Galbraith 6, Reid Hill 3, Bryant Robinson 2.

3-Pointers (5): Fletcher 2, Galbraith 1, Hill 1, Kitt 1.

Rebounds (20): Robinson 9, Galbraith 4, Cox 3, Fletcher 3, Adams 1.

Assists (21): Fletcher 8, Adams 5, Galbraith 3, Robinson 2, Cox 2.

Steals (4): Fletcher 1, Adams 1, Galbraith 1, Robinson 1.

Abilene Wylie 71, Guard 47

The hosts raced out to a 27-13 lead and Brook Hill never recovered. Colton Adams scored 11 points to lead the Guard with McCray Fletcher and Alec Kit both chipping in 10 points to the cause.

Brook Hill trailed 39-23 at halftime and couldn’t close the gap in the second half.

“They hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter and couldn’t seem to miss, and we just got too far behind,” Agnew said. “We played well after their first-quarter shooting exhibition, but Wylie is always a top team in the state and playing them will definitely help us down the road.”

Guard Stats

Guard           13    10   12   12  —  47

Ab. Wylie     27   12    17    15  —  71

Points (47): Alec Kitt 10, McCray Fletcher 10, Colton Adams 11, Ryan Cox 7, Parker Galbraith 4, Reid Hill 3, Miguel Vega 2.

3-Pointers (4): Fletcher 2, Adams 1, Kitt 1.

Rebounds (15): Cox 6, Fletcher 4, Kitt 1, Adams 1, Galbraith 1, Mason Cudd 1, Hill 1,

Assists (9): Adams 4, Fletcher 2, Robinson 1, Kitt 1, Galbraith 1, Robinson 1.

Steals (4): Adams 2, Cox 1, Hill 1.

Lamesa 57, Guard 55

Brook Hill led Lamesa from the opening tip, but after a basket late tied the game, Lamesa connected on a game-winning shot in the final seconds to deny the Guard, 57-55 in their opening game of the CatClat Classic at Abilene Wylie High School.

“We came out really well, but down the stretch we missed our chances to finish out the game from the free-throw line,” Guard coach Agnew said.

McCray Fletcher scored 14 points to lead the Guard in the loss.

Guard Stats

Lamesa     9   16   17   15  —  57

Guard      17   18    7   13  —  55

Scoring (55): Alec Kitt 7, McCray Fletcher 14, Colton Adams 6, Ryan Cox 18, Parker Galbraith 10.

3-Pointers (4): Fletcher 2, Galbraith 2

Rebounds (29): Cox 12, Fletcher 8, Adams 4, Reid Hill 3, Galbraith 2.

Assists (17): Adams 7, Hill 4, Fletcher 3, Cox 2, Kitt 1.

Steals (11): Fletcher 4, Cox 3, Adams 3, Kitt 1.

Blocks (5): Kitt 3, Fletcher 1, Cox 1.

Sabine defeats Guard 59-55

The visiting Sabine Cardinals drained 10 3-pointers to deny Brook Hill in a four-point loss at Sabine High School.

McCray Fletcher scored 14 points to lead the Guard with Parker Galbraith adding 13 more to the cause, but it was not enough to overcome Sabine’s outside shooting.

Coach Agnew said Sabine also made “clutch free throws” down the stretch to deny the Guard.

“You have to hand it to them. They shot the ball amazing,” Agnew said.

Guard Stats

Brook Hill    17   14    12    12  —  55

Sabine         14    15    13    17   —  59

Scoring (55): Alec Kitt 7, McCray Fletcher 14, Colton Adams 6, Ryan Cox 6, Parker Galbraith 13, Bryant Robinson 7, Miguel Vega 2.

3-Pointers (4): Fletcher 2, Galbraith 1, Kitt 1.

Rebounds (28): Fletcher 8, Cox 5, Adams 4, Galbraith 4, Robinson 4, Kitt 2, Vega 1.

Assists (17): Robinson 4, Adams 3, Cox 3, Fletcher 2, Kitt 2, Hill 1.

Steals (4): Fletcher 3, Robinson 1.

Blocks (3): Kitt 1, Cox 1, Robinson 1.