SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The MacArthur girls\u2019 basketball team is playing for more than a playoff appearance.<\/p>\n
With new leadership at the head coach position, the Brahmas have bigger goals to reach.<\/p>\n
Clarissa Torres took over the program in June 2025. Since then, the Brahmas have earned the district title, taking it from McCollum High School, which had been the reigning district champion for several years.<\/p>\n
Torres said when she arrived, her priority was not to win games, but to win over her team first. Once that was achieved, the next goal was to elevate the program beyond where it had been.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt all starts with relationships,\u201d Torres said. \u201cI got to know every one of them and was able to talk to them personally, see what their goals were, things like that. From the get-go, I knew it was going to be hard work.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThey saw I put in a lot of work during the summer, and they saw me here all the time. If you put in the work, they\u2019ll put it in for you, too,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Torres changed the game plan when she arrived, and it has worked so far.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe score at least 25 to 30 transition points. That\u2019s our game. Can we set up plays? Sure, we can. We can run lights out,\u201d Torres said.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what they did at practice when KSAT cameras were present, running transition drills and skill work.<\/p>\n
MacArthur\u2019s first playoff game was at 6 p.m. Tuesday against Sam Houston.<\/p>\n
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