The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys’ basketball team played two games before the Thanksgiving Break last Monday and Tuesday.
The Billies (5-2) picked up a 69-63 win over Comfort Monday afternoon at the FHS Performance Gym.
Following the win, FHS dropped a non-district home encounter against Uvalde, 66-53, Tuesday Nov. 25.
FHS 69, Comfort 63
Tucker Hale scored a season- high 36 points to lead the FHS Battlin’ Billies to a 69-63 win over the Comfort Bobcats.
“We got a great game from Tucker (Hale), scoring 36,” said FHS Head Boys Basketball Coach Tim Kaman. “Our guys are doing a great job of getting him the ball in the paint.”
Gage Bryant added 12 points and came up with nine assists for the Billies.
“Gage (Bryant) struggled early but played very well when we needed it in the fourth quarter,” Kaman said. “He took a charge at a pivotal time. I was happy that he responded the way he did after I challenged him to play better at halftime, and that is what needs to happen.”
Davis Lochte collected seven points, four steals and six rebounds.
“Davis (Lochte) hit a huge three-pointer in the corner late in the game, and we got great defense by Yair (Hernandez), Kress (Mohr), Will (Allen) and Jaren (Quay) the entire game,” Kaman said.
Yair Hernandez tallied five steals for the Billies and William Allen finished with one block.
“I am so proud of this group right now,” Kaman said. “They are playing so hard for each other. This was a huge win. Comfort is a well-coached team that will be a playoff team at the end of the year.”
Monday, Nov. 24 FHS 69, Comfort 63 at FHS Performance Gym Box score FHS 21 11 13 24 – 69
CHS 19 16 12 16 – 63
FHS individual stats Total points: Tucker Hale 36, Gage Bryant 12, Davis Lochte 7, Kress Mohr 5, Yair Hernandez 4, Jaren Quay 3, William Allen 2.
3-pointers made: Davis Lochte 1.
Free throws made: Tucker Hale 4, Jaren Quay 1, Kress Mohr 1.
Offensive rebounds: Tucker Hale 7, Kress Mohr 3, Jaren Quay 2, Davis Lochte 2, Gage Bryant 1, William Allen 1.
Defensive rebounds: Kress Mohr 4, Davis Lochte 4, Jaren Quay 2, Gage Bryant 2, Tucker Hale 2, Yair Hernandez 1, William Allen 1.
Assists: Gage Bryant 9, Kress Mohr 5, Davis Lochte 2, William Allen 2, Jaren Quay 1, Tucker Hale 1.
Deflections: William Allen 5, Kress Mohr 3, Jaren Quay 2, Gage Bryant 2, Davis Lochte 2, Tucker Hale 2.
Steals: Yair Hernandez 5, Kress Mohr 4, Davis Lochte 4, Gage Bryant 2, Tucker Hale 2, William Allen 2, Jaren Quay 1.
Blocks: William Allen 1.
Uvalde 66, FHS 53
The Billies fell to the Uvalde Coyotes in a nondistrict game last Tuesday, 66-53, at the FHS Performance Gym.
Uvalde (5-4) jumped out to an early 9-2 lead over the Billies in the first quarter.
FHS chipped away at the early seven-point deficit and closed the gap to 19-17 after the first period ended.
Lochte opened up the second quarter with a 3-point bucket, giving the Billies a 20-19 lead briefly in the second period.
Quay had a solid second quarter effort with a steal and a block. He picked up another steal in the third quarter.
Mohr gave the Billies a spark in the third period when picked off the ball underneath Uvalde’s basket with the Billies trailing, 5025.
Late in the fourth period, Bryant dropped a 3-pointer and cut Uvalde’s lead to 6651.
Bryant picked up a loose ball seconds later, dishing the ball to Hernandez, who hit a jump shot to score the Billies’ final basket of the game.
The Billies shot 32% from field goal range and tallied 42 rebounds as a team.
Uvalde outscored Fredericksburg, 35-10 in the second and third period.
Austin Greene, the Billies top rebounder, assists leader and blocking leader, was out the past two games.
Defensively, Wolfgang Parsons, the Billies steals leader, did not play.
Uvalde 66, FHS 53 Tuesday, Nov. 25 at FHS Performance Gym Box score FHS 17 6 4 26 – 53
UHS 19 17 18 12 – 66
Up next
The Billies will have played against Marble Falls Tuesday night, with full results expected in next week’s paper.
Next, the Billies will play multiple games at the Deer Capital Classic at Llano High School Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 4-6. FHS will travel to San Antonio for a matchup against San Antonio Memorial at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Edgewood ISD Gym.
