The Bears used a rigorous schedule to prepare for their first UIL state-tournament appearance in 10 years.
Brennan head basketball coach Koty Cowgill directs his team against Taft during their 6A regional semifinal boys basketball game at Northside Sports Gym on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Brennan defeated Taft, 73-52, to advance.Road weary from traveling to Duncanville twice for showcase games along with tournaments in Pasadena and Houston, Brennan was jelly-legged when they lost 61-29 to Westlake on Nov. 29.
It was a startling result against a team that defeated the Bears 68-56 in last year’s Region IV-6A final. With four returning starters and the arrival of Ward, a highly regarded freshman, the Bears were the favorites to win the region again this year. “We learned that not everything was going to be easy or handed to us,” Jackson said. “It was going to take the work and the drive and the discipline to listen to our coaches.”
“They put us in these schedules so we can see what we’ll have to play against to get to state,” said sophomore point guard Kingston Flemings, who leads the team in points , assists and steals . “Losing games preseason doesn’t really matter. Obviously, we wanted to win. Right from the beginning, we trusted the coaches.”
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