SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A San Antonio-area showdown earned top billing Friday night as the Brennan Bears faced the Steele Knights. <\/p>\n
In the fourth quarter, with the Bears leading by 20, Sean Mondragon drove into the paint and floated a teardrop to push the lead to 68-46.<\/p>\n
Moments later, Talon Todd found Mondragon, who lobbed an alley-oop to Isaiah Ward. The dunk sent the Brennan bench into a frenzy and extended the Bears\u2019 lead to 21 points. <\/p>\n
The Bears never let up, defeating Steele 72-53 to advance to the state semifinals.<\/p>\n
Brennan coach Koty Cowgill said the team takes pride in representing San Antonio.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wear 210 on our shirts. We believe in representing the city. We want to represent the city,\u201d Cowgill said. \u201cWe care about San Antonio. We love being here. We think that we\u2019re good enough as a community to go and play at the highest levels of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior guard Donovan Criss echoed his coach\u2019s pride. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my team right here,\u201d Criss said. \u201c210\u2019s going to win state.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bears will face the Atascocita Eagles in the state semifinals next week.<\/p>\n
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