AUSTIN, Texas—The 100-point streak ended. Houston Yates’ second straight Class 4A state championship will stand in the record books forever.
Brandon Peters scored 37 points and Joseph Young knocked down three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter moments after taking a blow to the face and being taken off the court, leading Yates to a 92-73 win over Lancaster on Saturday in the 4A title game.
Yates trailed 72-71 with four minutes to play before ripping off a 19-0 run in front of a state tournament record crowd of 16,755 at the Frank Erwin Center. Yates won its 58th consecutive game.
The only thing Yates couldn’t do was reach 100 for a 16th straight game. Their run of 15 in a row is a national record.
Yates scored 100 points 26 times this season and set a Texas single game scoring record with 170 in a win in January.
Yates (34-0) went into the tournament ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today and Saturday’s final was supposed to be a cakewalk of a coronation. But Lancaster (35-3) kept up with the Lions’ fast-paced offense and stifling press for 3 ½ quarters before finally breaking down.
Alex Davis started Yates’ game-breaking run and Young took it to a scorching pace with his late barrage of 3-pointers.
Young, who had 24 points and six 3-pointers, was sprawled on the floor for several minutes after getting hit in the face on a missed shot. He was able to jog to the bench, but moments later had to be helped to the locker room.
He returned a few minutes later to thunderous applause from the Yates fans, then came through with the biggest baskets of the tournament. A 3-pointer from the left wing put Yates up 76-72 and another just seconds later came from the right side.
When Peters made a tough layup and drew a foul, Yates had powered to an 81-72 lead with 2:46 to play.
Peters, who scored 29 in Yates’ semifinal victory, had 17 points in the first half and Young had 13. Young’s third 3-pointer put Yates up 39-27 with 4:36 to play in the second quarter.
But missing from Yates was the showtime and the high-flying dunks that swamped Lewisville The Colony in the semifinals. Lancaster stunned everyone by taking the lead in the third quarter.
John Bohannon, who had 12 points and 23 rebounds for Lancaster, blocked four shots in the first three minutes of the quarter and his layup gave Lancaster the lead at 52-51.
Lancaster stretched the lead to 57-51 before Yates came storming back. Peters converted a three-point play, then fired a bullet pass to Darius Gardner for a layup.
Young’s 3-pointer pulled Yates within 63-61 before Michale Kyser dunked with 21 seconds left to send Lancaster into the fourth with a 65-61 lead.
