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North Crowley\u2019s Trey Hall (11) goes up to block the shot of Hurst L.D. Bell\u2019s Roman Washington, right, in a Class 6A Division I bi-district game on Monday, February 23, 2026 at Martin High School in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n
Courtesy to the Star-Telegram<\/p>\n
Welcome to The Fast Break, boys playoff edition. A Star-Telegram series featuring the top Fort Worth-area high school basketball news, performances and results from the UIL bi-district round.<\/p>\n
North Crowley starts slow, blows past L.D. Bell<\/p>\n
Isaak Hayes and Trey Hall combined to score 40 points as North Crowley eliminated Hurst L.D. Bell 68-50 in a Class 6A Division I bi-district contest on Monday night at Arlington Martin High School.<\/p>\n
North Crowley (30-3), No. 2 in Class 6A according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, will play El Paso Eastlake (29-8) in the area round. Eastlake beat Midland Legacy 66-42 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
North Crowley trailed 15-13 in the second quarter before going into the intermission with an 11-2 run and 26-21 lead. L.D. Bell\u2019s Keyaun Williams made a three-pointer before the buzzer to help the Blue Raiders get within five.<\/p>\n
A three from Roman Washington, who led the Blue Raiders with 20 points, pulled Bell within 46-41 with under seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter, but Hayes hit a three on North Crowley\u2019s next possession to spark a 22-9 run to end the game for the Panthers.<\/p>\n
Hayes led all scorers with 21 points while Hall added 19. Alex Barther II chipped in 14 points. Jesse Mikus scored 11 points for Bell and Williams finished with 10. L.D. Bell\u2019s season ends at 23-8 which is the most wins in a season for the Blue Raiders since 2020.<\/p>\n
Martin rallies to edge Lake Highlands<\/p>\n
Arlington Martin rallied after halftime then held off Dallas Lake Highlands 62-57 in a Class 6A Division I bi-district game on Tuesday at Coppell High School.<\/p>\n
Martin (22-12) will move on to the area round and face Coppell (25-11) which defeated Plano East 69-56 on Monday. Lake Highlands\u2019 season ends at (21-10).<\/p>\n
Martin led 12-9 after one quarter as Levi Moore scored 8 of his 14 points in the opening frame. But Lake Highlands rallied behind Quincy Perkins who hit 2 of his 3 threes in the second quarter to help put the Wildcats up 26-23 lead at the break.<\/p>\n
Steven Reynolds III, who led Martin with 23 points, and Jeremiah Ellis helped the Warriors regain the lead in the third quarter and hold off Lake Highlands after that. Reynolds, who went 9 of 11 from the free throw line, had 15 of his 23 points in the second half while Ellis scored all 10 of his points in the second half including a pair of threes in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Eli Johnson helped keep it close for Lake Highlands by hitting 4 three pointers in the second half for 12 of his 14 points. Jaysean Wilkerson also chipped in 14 points with Uyiosa Osawemwenze adding 10 and Perkins finishing with 9 for the Wildcats.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Nyakundi added 11 points for Martin.<\/p>\n
Mansfield races past Byron Nelson after slow start<\/p>\n
Mansfield only scored 5 points in the first quarter, but outscored Trophy Club Byron Nelson by 33 the rest of the way as the Tigers drubbed the Bobcats 61-34 in a Class 6A Division II bi-district game on Tuesday at Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City.<\/p>\n
Mansfield improves to 24-8 on the season and will meet El Paso Eastwood (20-13) in the area round. Eastwood downed Wolfforth Frenship 55-43 on Tuesday. Byron Nelson\u2019s season comes to an end at 19-15.<\/p>\n
Mansfield, which trailed 11-5 after one quarter, got a game-high 17 points from Caden Shaver and 16 more from Zion Robinson as the Tigers turned up the defensive pressure from that point. Preston Jackson scored 10 points and Judah Charles added 9 for the Tigers.<\/p>\n
Tucker Turner led the Bobcats with 10 points.<\/p>\n
Eaton stuns No. 16 Lake Ridge<\/p>\n
Haslet Eaton jumped out to a 17 point lead in the first quarter and the Eagles never looked back in a 70-55 upset of 6A No. 16 Mansfield Lake Ridge in a Class 6A Division I bi-district game on Tuesday at the Arlington ISD Athletics Center.<\/p>\n
Haslet Eaton (27-7) will meet El Paso Franklin (24-9) in the area round after the Cougars downed Odessa Permian 53-42 on Tuesday. Mansfield Lake Ridge heads home with a 23-9 record.<\/p>\n
Caleb Harris led the way for Eaton with 28 points and Wesley Zennon added 16 as Eaton jumped out to a 20-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n
Brewer gets past Colleyville Heritage, finally<\/p>\n
Carter Scott scored 9 of his game-high 22 points in the first quarter and Fort Worth Brewer knocked off Colleyville Heritage 67-51 in a Class 5A Division II bi-district game on Tuesday night at Justin Northwest High School.<\/p>\n
The Bears\u2019 season ended against Colleyville Heritage the past two years. The Brewer (23-10) will play Arlington Seguin (24-8) in the area round after Seguin walloped Fort Worth Wyatt 94-38 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Scott made 2 three-pointers and scored nine of the team\u2019s 13 points in the first quarter as the Bears held a 13-11 edge. Brewer outscored the Panthers 19-12 in the second quarter and 20-13 in the third.<\/p>\n
Braelon Orr poured in 18 points for the Bears and Braylen Brown added 12. Scott also scored 9 points in the final stanza.<\/p>\n
Colleyville Heritage (22-11) was led by Grayson Eichinger\u2019s 15 points while Sameer Johnson finished with 13.<\/p>\n
No. 6 Birdville takes care of Aledo to advance<\/p>\n
North Richland Hills Birdville, No. 6 in Class 5A according to the TABC, got 21 points from Sawyer Dotson as the Hawks downed Aledo 57-41 in a 5A Division I bi-district clash on Tuesday at Argyle High School.<\/p>\n
Birdville (28-5) will play Burleson Centennial (23-11) in the area round later this week. Centennial defeated Fort Worth Arlington Heights 77-65 on Tuesday. Aledo finishes at 26-7.<\/p>\n
Centennial downs Arlington Heights in bi-district<\/p>\n
Burleson Centennial had 4 players score in double digits as the Spartans handled Fort Worth Arlington Heights 77-65 on Tuesday in a Class 5A Division I bi-district tilt at South Grand Prairie High School.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t get any easier for Centennial (23-11) as the Spartans are scheduled to face No. 6 North Richland Hills Birdville (28-5) in the area round later this week.<\/p>\n
Levi Robinson led the Spartans with 19 points while Chaz Brown recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mason Williams and Creede Stafford added 13 and 10 points, respectively, for Centennial.<\/p>\n
Arlington Heights\u2019 season comes to an end at 20-14.<\/p>\n
No. 13 Southwest gets battle from Eagle Mountain<\/p>\n
Fort Worth Southwest, ranked No. 13 in Class 4A by the TABC, trailed by 8 points at halftime, but rallied in the second half to down Fort Worth Eagle Mountain 53-46 in a Class 4A Di vision I bi-district contest on Tuesday at Fort Worth Brewer High School.<\/p>\n
FW Southwest (26-7) advances to the area round where the Runnin\u2019 Raiders will face Stephenville (30-4), a 62-50 winner over Lubbock Frenship Memorial on Tuesday. Eagle Mountain\u2019s season comes to a close at 19-15.<\/p>\n
Sophomore guard B.J. Baker provided the energy and scoring to ignite the comeback. Barker had 3 threes and 11 of his 16 points in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
King Taylor also had 16 points for Southwest. Evan Bosch led Eagle Mountain with 17 points.<\/p>\n
No. 10 Kennedale gets past tough first round, No. 22 Lincoln<\/p>\n
Kennedale got a tough draw in the first round as the Wildcats had to face No. 22 Dallas Lincoln. It was a close game throughout, but the Wildcats managed to squeak by Lincoln 82-71 in a Class 4A Division II bi-district game on Monday night at Duncanville High School.<\/p>\n
Kennedale (29-5) will face Van Alstyne (24-10), which defeated Arlington Summit International 91-21 on Monday, in the area round later this week. Dallas Lincoln\u2019s season ends at 15-19.<\/p>\n
Trey Smith led Kennedale with a game-high 29 ponits, 19 of which came in the first half. Smith hit 13 of 15 free throws, all in the first half, as part of the Wildcats\u2019 20 of 24 performance at the stripe.<\/p>\n
Mason Forbes added 10 points (2 threes) for Kennedale with Jacoby Lovings pitching in 9. Lovings made 5 of 5 free throws including a clutch 4 of 4 in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Jakorian Jackson led the Tigers with 24 points with Markeelyn Houston adding 17 and Zechariah Bennett tossing in 14. All 4 playoff qualifiers from Lincoln\u2019s district, District 11-4A, are ranked in the 4A Top 25 including Dallas Carter (No. 1), Dallas Kimball (3) and Dallas Pinkston (22).<\/p>\n
No. 24 Brock gets past No. 14 Estacado in overtime<\/p>\n
In a see-saw affair by two ranked schools, Brock blew and early lead then had to rally from a late deficit to down Lubbock Estacado 80-72 in overtime in a Class 4A Division II bi-district contest on Monday at McMurry University in Abilene<\/p>\n
Brock (25-9), No. 24 in the state in 4A according to the TABC, advances to the area round and will face Fort Worth Dunbar (17-13) which defeated Bridgeport 87-66 on Tuesday. No. 14 Estacado\u2019s season ends at 28-7.<\/p>\n
Brock jumped out to a 21-8 lead after one quarter and opened a 39-24 lead with 1:14 left before halftime on the strength of 4 three pointers. Will McGee had 4 of the threes, two in each quarter, and Eli Paez had the other.<\/p>\n
Paez led Brock with 24 points followed by McGee who finished with 21 including 5 threes. Shakure Wilbon, who poured in 42 points to lead all scores, helped the Matadors rally with 3 of his 7 three pointers in the third quarter to tie the game at 41.<\/p>\n
It was Estacado\u2019s turn after that building a 60-49 lead early in the fourth quarter behind Wilbon, but Colt Matlock, who finished with 15 points, and McGee helped the Eagles battle back to tie it at 65 at the end of regulation.<\/p>\n
Brock outscored the Matadors 15-7 in the overtime period. The Eagles hit 12 of 14 free throws in the final 1:44 of overtime, including Matlock who made 6 of 6.<\/p>\n
Brady Williams added 13 points for Brock. Andre Langston and Jariel Hawkins chipped in 10 points each for Estacado.<\/p>\n
BOYS SCORES<\/p>\n
North Crowley 68, Hurst L.D. Bell 50<\/p>\n
Arlington Martin 62, Dallas Lake Highlands 57<\/p>\n
Haslet Eaton 70, Mansfield Lake Ridge 55<\/p>\n
South Grand Prairie 42, Richardson 39<\/p>\n
Mansfield 61, Trophy Club Byron Nelson 34<\/p>\n
Dallas Jesuit 71, Arlington Bowie 49<\/p>\n
Crowley 64, Southlake Carroll 62 (OT)<\/p>\n
Grand Prairie 75, Richardson Pearce 63<\/p>\n
NRH Birdville 57, Aledo 41<\/p>\n
Burleson Centennial 77, FW Arlington Heights 65<\/p>\n
Denton 56, FW Chisholm Trail 29<\/p>\n
Mansfield Timberview 81, FW Paschal 52<\/p>\n
FW Brewer 67, Colleyville Heritage 51<\/p>\n
Arlington Seguin 94, FW Wyatt 38<\/p>\n
Saginaw 69, NRH Richland 59<\/p>\n
Mansfield Summit 54, FW Polytechnic 20<\/p>\n
Burkburnett 77, FW Eastern Hills 59<\/p>\n
FW Southwest 53, FW Eagle Mountain 46<\/p>\n
Dallas Kimball 71, Alvarado 30<\/p>\n
Krum 87, Benbrook 58<\/p>\n
Brock 80, Lubbock Estacado 72 (OT)<\/p>\n
FW Dunbar 87, Bridgeport 66<\/p>\n
Dallas Carter 95, Godley 49<\/p>\n
Kennedale 82, Dallas Lincoln 71<\/p>\n
Peaster 66, Iowa Park 63<\/p>\n
Ponder 67, FW YMLA 31<\/p>\n
Keene 61, Clifton 48<\/p>\n
Grandview 77, McGregor 67<\/p>\n
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