SAN ANTONIO — This may be Boerne Champion's lowest scoring out put of the season.
Cedar parks senior guard Dylan Cox scored a game-high 19 points Saturday and the Timberwolves stood tall in the fourth quarter of a 45-24 victory over Boerne Champion. The win gives Cedar Park the Class 4A, Region IV boys basketball championship and sends the Timberwolves to the state tournament for the first time.
"This is what we dreamed of when we were just little kids," Cox said.
Cedar Park entered the fourth quarter at Blossom Athletic Center with a seemingly safe 32-20 advantage, but the Timberwolves had recently exhibited difficulty protecting leads late in games.
In a regional quarterfinal matchup against New Braunfels Canyon on Wednesday, Cedar Park had a 13-point lead at the end of the third quarter but won by only five points.
On Friday, Cedar Park opened the fourth quarter of its regional semifinal against San Antonio Lanier with a 10-point lead, but the Voks sliced the lead to two points and missed a potential game-winning three-point attempt in the final seconds.
On Saturday, the Timberwolves didn't falter in the fourth quarter. Cedar Park scored the first 12 points of the quarter, and Cox's layup off a Boerne Champion (34-6) turnover gave the Timberwolves a 22-point lead . Cedar Park forced the Chargers into 1-of-11 shooting in the final quarter.
"Last night, when that (Lanier rally) happened, we were mad at ourselves and we didn't want to feel that feeling again," said Cox . "When the fourth quarter started, we had to buckle down and just finish the ballgame."
Cox scored seven of Cedar Park's 12 third-quarter points, and seven more in the fourth quarter. He has averaged 17.6 points per game in the playoffs.
"Dylan is a special, special player because he can do just a little bit of everything," Cedar Park coach Blake Brown said . "He's just the perfect teammate."
Senior Spencer Drango added eight points for Cedar Park, while Barrett Segesta and CJ Cleaves both had six points. The Timberwolves (21-16) will make their state tournament debut on Thursday night . Arlington Heights, Dallas Kimball and La Marque also made the Class 4A state tournament .
"We've got to go back to work now," Drango said. "That's our plan: it's not to win (this game), it's to win the whole thing."
Cedar Park 45, Boerne Champion 24
CPHS: Cleaves 6, Cox 19, Xia 1, Drango 8, Guebert 2, Segesta 6, Allen 3
BC: Czar 4, Turner 12, Ormiston 1, Melcher 7
Records: Boerne Champion: (34-6); Cedar Park: (21-16)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Park | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | — | 45 |
| Boerne Champion | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | 24 |
CPHS: Cleaves 6, Cox 19, Xia 1, Drango 8, Guebert 2, Segesta 6, Allen 3
BC: Czar 4, Turner 12, Ormiston 1, Melcher 7
Records: Boerne Champion: (34-6); Cedar Park: (21-16)
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