Van's Lexi Yowell battles for a rebound with Bishop Gorman's Mandie VanderVorste in the Bruce G. Brookshire Classic Friday afternoon. (Herb Nygren Jr. | Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Last year’s champs at the Bruce G. Brookshire Classic are defending their titles voraciously.

Both the Bishop Gorman Lady Crusaders and the All Saints Trojans have more than doubled their opponents’ scores through two games to cruise into their respective championship games.

On Friday, Gorman crushed Van 64-26 and All Saints routed Ovilla Christian 81-34 at All Saints’ Bruce G. Brookshire Family Student Athletic Center.

The Lady Crusaders will play Austin Brentwood at noon (rescheduled from 3 p.m.) in a rematch of last year’s title game, a 55-47 final. The Trojans will take on Corsicana at 4:30 p.m.; the UIL Class 4A Tigers reached the final by dispatching Grace Community 63-55.

The third-place games will pit Van against Houston St. Thomas (girls) and Grace vs. Ovilla (boys). The Grace and All Saints girls will play each other at 9 a.m. in the seventh-place game while Bullard Brook Hill takes on Frisco Legacy in the boys seventh-place game.

 

All Saints 81, Ovilla Christian 34

The Trojans opened their season with an 84-38 victory over the Eagles and Friday’s matchup had a similar scoreline.

All Saints’ 6-3 freshman Luke Lee posted a game-high 22 points to go with six rebounds, tied for a team high with Brice Borgeson. Aston Francis added 16 for the Trojans, who had all 12 players score.

Though they finished with 81, the Trojans (8-3) had scored just two points midway through the first quarter. However, All Saints scored 14 points over the final 2:13 to take an early 20-8 lead.

In the second quarter, the Trojans found more success with their full-court press and forced 10 turnovers en route to a 46-19 halftime lead.

In the second half, All Saints coach Eddie Francis laid off the press and said he was pleased with the play of his role players like William Alexander, Matt Brunson, Trevor Long and Cameron Huckabee.

“I saw some things tonight from some role players that really impressed me,” Francis said. “Their work ethic, they executed and they hit shots, which is something that will help us once we get to district.”

Trojans senior Ruben DeLong was credited with the basket of the night early in the third quarter. With DeLong fighting for a rebound under the All Saints basket, the ball was slapped off the court and bounced up and back down through the hoop.

Griffin Glenn, a 5-9 junior, led the Eagles (3-5) with 11 points and five rebounds.

The Trojans out-rebounded Ovilla 38-22 and won the turnover battle 26-15.

Aston Francis turned in a game-best five steals to go with five rebounds while shooting 6 for 11 from the field. Spencer Ball came off the bench to dish out a game-high five assists.

“Our goal every day is to get better,” Francis said. “It doesn’t matter right now who we’re playing; just to work hard and get better.

“I thought they did that tonight, evidenced by the second half … our subs played better than they’ve been playing. That’s the progress I want to see each game.”

 

Corsicana 63, Grace Community 54

Mike Lewis hit for 25 points and Corsicana used a big third quarter to hold off Grace Community and prevent the Cougars from a rematch against All Saints in the Brookshire Classic final.

The Tigers led by 3 at halftime but outscored the Cougars 15-3 after the break to take a 45-30 lead into the final frame.

Trevor Gunter led Grace (5-2) with 17 points.

 

Bishop Gorman 64, Van 26

Trailing 4-0 two minutes into the game, the Lady Crusaders received a spark similar to the one that jettisoned them to a big win on Thursday.

Gorman junior Brooke Lee connected on 3 of 4 from long range in the first quarter as the Lady Crusaders shrugged off a clumsy start for another lopsided victory.

Lee, a starter who came off the bench last year, scored the game’s first eight points in Gorman’s 76-25 win over Frisco Legacy.

“She’s definitely stepped up this year,” BG coach Katie Robertson said. “I expect a lot from her. She’s a leader on the court.”

Up 9-6 midway through the first quarter, Lee hit two 3-pointers in 10 seconds to quickly boost Gorman to a 15-6 advantage. She knocked down one more trey with 1:16 to go for Gorman’s first double-digit lead and from there the Lady Crusaders never lost control.

Michelle Obach poured in 24 points on 9 of 12 shooting to once again pace the Lady Crusaders (7-2). Lee finished with 14 points, Susannah Williams had 12 points and five boards and Danielle Smith tallied eight points, five rebounds and five steals.

Hallee Carter led the Lady Vandals (6-1) with 12 points and Bri Thompson added eight points and five steals.

Van is coached by Toby Mitchell, who was an assistant coach at Brownsboro when Robertson was playing for the Bearrettes.

“He’s like my second dad,” Robertson said of Mitchell. “Their assistant coach, I played with her in high school. We’re real close. It’s always hard playing people you’re that close to and he’s been a mentor for me. A lot of what I’m doing is what he’s taught me, so give credit for that.

“His girls played hard. He’s done a great job with them.”

 

2012 Bruce G. Brookshire Basketball Classic

At Bruce G. Brookshire Family

Student Athletic Center, All Saints

Girls Bracket

Thursday

Van 44, Grace Community 31

Bishop Gorman 76, Frisco Legacy 25

Austin Brentwood 47, Ovilla Christian 31

Friday

Houston St. Thomas 40, All Saints 26

Legacy 32, Grace 26

Gorman 64, Van 26

Ovilla 51, All Saints 26

Brentwood 43, St. Thomas 8

Saturday

Seventh-Place Game: Grace vs. All Saints, 9 a.m. (Auxiliary)

Fifth-Place Game: Legacy vs. Ovilla, 9 a.m.

Third-Place Game: Van vs. St. Thomas, 3 p.m.

Championship: Gorman vs. Brentwood, noon

 

Boys Bracket

Thursday

Grace Community 43, Bullard Brook Hill 40

Ovilla Christian 46, Austin Brentwood 45

All Saints 71, Frisco Legacy 34

Friday

Brentwood 44, Legacy 28

Corsicana 58, Houston St. Thomas 43

All Saints 81, Ovilla 34

St. Thomas 57, Brook Hill 47

Corsicana 63, Grace Community 54

Saturday

Seventh-Place Game: Legacy vs. Brook Hill, 10:30 a.m. (Auxiliary)

Fifth-Place Game: Brentwood vs. St. Thomas, 10:30 a.m.

Third-Place Game: Ovilla vs. Grace, 1:30 p.m.

Championship: All Saints vs. Corsicana, 4:30 p.m.

 

Girls Box Scores

Houston St. Thomas 40, All Saints 26

St. Thomas 12 8 6 14 — 40

All Saints 6 5 9 6 — 26

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Frisco Legacy 32, Grace Community 26

Grace 5 4 12 5 — 26

Legacy 12 6 6 8 — 32

GRACE — Rebekah Provines, 6; Bethany Kimmey, 4; Megan Raborar, 7; Catherine Rook, 0; Kandice West, 0; Parker Daughtry, 7; Kylie Stinson, 0; Taylor Kingsley, 2.

LEGACY — Anne Drew Allen, 0; Grace McCullough, 4; Lauren Buffington, 6; Izzy Rosado, 0; Megan Beck, 0; Kristin Yates, 0; Tiffany Dunlap, 11; McKenzie Gardner, 0; Maddie Mannschreck, 0; Lindsey Eisenmann, 0; Samantha Sepcic, 0; Taylor Denton, 9; Stephanie Lewis, 2.

THREE POINT GOALS — GC: Raborar (2), Daughtry. FL: Dunlap.

RECORDS — Grace 3-7; Legacy 5-1.

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Bishop Gorman 64, Van 26

Van 12 4 5 5 — 26

Gorman 24 16 27 7 — 64

VAN — Ashlin Lovett, 0; Hayle Walker, 0; Lexi Yowell, 2; Rebekah Rogers, 0; Hallee Carter, 12; Ivee Sutton, 2; Aria Johns, 0; Bri Thompson, 8; Taylor Preston, 0; LaShannae Jones, 2. FG: 10-34. FT: 6-10.

GORMAN — Brooke Lee, 14; Allie Buzbee, 4; Michelle Obach, 24; Mandie VanderVorste, 0; Laura Meads, 2; Susannah Williams, 12; Hannah Sattler, 0; Danielle Smith, 8; Courtney Fergerson, 0; Abbie Guevara, 0. FG: 25-41. FT: 6-8.

THREE POINT GOALS — V (0-6): none. BG (8-14): Lee (4), Buzbee, Obach (3).

RECORDS — Van 6-1; Gorman 7-2.

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Ovilla Christian 51, All Saints 26

Ovilla 15 13 17 6 — 51

All Saints 5 9 6 6 — 26

OVILLA — Rachel Morales, 6; Bailey Case, 9; Michelle Reyes, 0; Sarah Simmons, 0; Hannah Oakes, 3; Whitney Bond, 4; Emily Burton, 10; Lauren Allbright, 19.

ALL SAINTS — Madison Parks, 1; Kendall Rhodus, 3; Archa Rajesh, 0; Jillian Bradford, 0; McKenzie Johnson, 2; Sarah Bracken, 9; Sarah Smith, 5; Gabby Bosworth, 2; Sydney Barrett, 4.

THREE POINT GOALS — OC: Allrbight. AS: none.

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Austin Brentwood 43,Houston St. Thomas 8

Brentwood 11 13 17 2 — 41

St. Thomas 0 4 3 1 — 8

BRENTWOOD — Rachel Orick, 0; Keely Hardin, 4; Ariana Marks, 11; Brooklyn Merkord, 0; Masha Heins, 0; Morgan Vandygriff, 4; Kaylie Angelo, 0; Nicole Glen, 18; Priscilla Glen, 0; Mackenzie Merkord, 2; Christina Onabajo, 0; Lanae Hollingsworth, 0; Megan Burcham, 4.

ST. THOMAS — Kelly Parish, 0; Scarlett Clark, 2; Laurel McIntyre, 0; Findley McIntyre, 4; Maria Jimeno, 0; Kristen Wheeler, 1; Rachel Gordon, 1.

THREE POINT GOALS — AB: none. ST: none.

 

Boys Box Scores

Austin Brentwood 44,Frisco Legacy 28

Brentwood 9 11 13 11 — 44

Legacy 8 4 7 9 — 28

BRENTWOOD — Wyatt Allee, 4; Bevin Koyikalathu, 0; Cody Hunt, 3; Matthew Archer, 6; Jacob Peyton, 9; Wes Mory, 4; Jacob Orick, 3; David Powers, 4; Mike Taylor, 9; Kent Howell, 2.

LEGACY — Rhett Allen, 6; Holt Thompson, 8; Jacob Eisenmann, 2; Petty, 3; Riley Chapman, 7; Conner Guetersloh, 0; Abbott, 0; Maret McElreath, 2.

THREE POINT GOALS — AB: Hunt, Archer (2), Peyton. FL: Allen, Petty, Champman.

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Corsicana 58, Houston St. Thomas 43

St. Thomas 5 8 16 14 — 43

Corsicana 12 13 8 25 — 58

ST. THOMAS — Anthony Adames, 0; Ehi Airwele, 8; Chase Twine, 14; Andrew Hawk, 9; Peter Bauer, 0; James Masterson, 7; Jalen Twine, 0; Stephen Mason, 5; Jack Williams, 0; Kourosh Motamedi, 0.

CORSICANA — Dzifa Mallet, 17; Tim Lang, 0; Mike Lewis, 7; Sam Seth, 0; Anthony Jones, 4; Ernest McGhee, 20; Lathan Carter, 0; Alonzo Gipson, 5; Jamaal Evans, 2; Jonah McKissack, 3.

THREE POINT GOALS — ST: C. Twine (4), Masterson. C: Mallet, Lewis, Gipson.

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All Saints 81,Ovilla Christian 34

Ovilla 8 11 8 7 — 34

All Saints 20 26 13 22 — 81

OVILLA — Cameron Stephens, 5; Jackson Glenn, 0; Jack Gaubert, 0; Griffin Glenn, 11; Jimmy Pogue, 0; Hunter Thomas, 0; Aaron Morales, 0; Micah Murphy, 4; Jacob Webb, 0; Mitchell Todd, 0; Matt Humphrey, 5; Tyler Welch, 2; Lucas Chester, 7. FG: 14-42. FT: 4-9.

ALL SAINTS — Trevor Long, 3; Aston Francis, 16; Collin Walker, 1; William Alexander, 2; Ruben DeLong, 4; Luke Lee, 22; Matthew Brunson, 6; Clayton Smith, 9; Spencer Ball, 3; Jaired Maddox, 4; Cameron Huckabee, 5; Brice Borgeson, 6. FG: 29-64. FT: 15-21.

THREE POINT GOALS — OC (2-7): Stephens, Glenn. AS (6-16): Long, Francis (3), Brunson, Smith.

RECORDS — Ovilla 3-5; All Saints 8-3.

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Houston St. Thomas 57,Bullard Brook Hill 47

Brook Hill 21 7 9 10 — 47

St. Thomas 12 22 13 10 — 57

BROOK HILL — Alex Hale, 7; Grant Hanks, 6; Josh Heingartner, 0; Chase McDermott, 3; Andrew Swink, 12; Phillip Kitt, 11; Luke Humphries, 6; Bryant Robinson, 2; Malik Allen, 0.

ST. THOMAS — Anthony Adames, 11; Ehi Airwele, 8; Chase Twine, 14; Andrew Hawk, 0; Peter Bauer, 0; James Maskerson, 13; Jalen Twine, 7; Stephen Mason, 4; Jack Williams, 0.

THREE POINT GOALS — BH: Swink, Humphries. ST: Adames, C. Twine (2), Maskerson (5, J. Twine.

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Corsicana 63, Grace Community 54

Grace 14 13 3 24 — 54

Corsicana 16 14 15 18 — 63

GRACE — Blake Hendricks, 3; Verlo Levels, 4; Trevor Gunter, 17; Blake Johnson, 8; Phillip McKinney, 6; Josh Boylan, 0; Ben O’Neill, 0; Andrew Melhart, 8; Levi Crozier, 0; Nic Negem, 0; Call Florence, 0; Zac Roark, 0; Thomas Nance, 2; Tanner Starr, 6.

CORSICANA — Mallet, 14; Lang, 9; Lewis, 25; Jones, 4; McGhee, 6; Carter, 4; Gipson, 1.

THREE POINT GOALS — GC: Hendricks, Levels, Johnson (2), Melhart (2). C: Lang, Lewis..

RECORDS — Grace 5-2.