Seniors Trey Blackmore, Dre Ray and Silas Livingston powered the Cole boys basketball team to a 53-49 victory over Hitchcock in the UIL Class 3A state semifinals, clinching a spot to Saturday's championship game.
Cole defeats Hitchcock in the UIL State Class 3A semifinals at the Alamodome on Thursday, March 10, 2022.In their fourth straight UIL State tournament appearance, the Cole boys basketball team jumped out to a 16-0 lead and held on to top Hitchcock 53-49 in the Class 3A semifinals, earning the Cougars a spot in Saturday’s championship game.
The Cougars started the game scorching hot from distance. Senior guard Silas Livingston opened the game with a pair of three-pointers and scored the game’s first eight points. Fellow senior Trey Blackmore then tallied a four-point play and scored the next eight, capping a stunning 16-0 run. Blackmore added a three in the final minute of the frame to give Cole a 19-5 lead after one quarter of play.
Senior Dre Ray set the tone in the second quarter, scoring Cole’s next six points, as the Cougars mounted a 25-11 advantage. One final Livingston three put the Cole in the driver’s seat at halftime, 28-13. The third quarter proved to be a different story. Hitchcock chipped away at the Cougars’ lead, and pulled back within single-digits on a layup by Lloyd Jones III with 2:53 left in the frame.
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