Its hard to imagine that one player can mean so much to a team but with absent starting guard Jordan Roach, who suffered a minor head injury in a regional quarterfinal on Tuesday, Bastrop couldn't keep pace with Dallas Kimball in a Class 5A boys regional semifinal.
Bastrop (22-12) used a 17-2 run to take a 17-10 lead after the opening quarter at the Garland ISD Special Events Center, but Kimball outscored the Bears 69-32 over the final three quarters.
Roach averaged 23 points, 5 assist, 6 rebounds and 5 steals per game this season and without that out put in this game guard Alton Thompson was going to have to step it up. Thompson has averaged 15 ppg this season however, a lot of those points were scored with a Roach assist. Without Roach in the game Thompson was going to have to find ways to create opportunities for himself.
Senior guard Josiah Monroe scored a game-high 27 points for Bastrop, but no other Bear scored more than seven. The Bears depend on Roach's ability to create off the dribble as well as his ability to guard the opponents most aggressive scores.
Jalen Jones had 23 points for Kimball (35-2) while Jordan Williams added 12.
Congratulations to the Bastrop Bears on a fine season and we look forward to seeing them in the playoffs again next season.
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