WINNIE, Texas — The Kountze Lions (15-13, 7-3) played the role of spoiler Tuesday night, leaving Winnie with a 67-64 thrilling win over tenth ranked East Chambers.
Zac Sells drilled a game-winning three-pointer with just under five seconds on the clock to hand the Runnin' Bucs (27-4, 9-1) their first loss in 22-3A, while also preventing Coach Todd Sutherland from securing his 900th career victory.
East Chambers' loss creates a first place tie with Orangefield. Those two will meet Friday night in Orangefield.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL
21-6A
#2 Beaumont United 84 Summer Creek 72
West Brook 59 Kingwood 42
17-5A
Nederland 42 Baytown Lee 40
#17 Port Arthur Memorial 50 Port Neches-Groves 29
19-4A
Little Cypress-Mauriceville 61 Vidor 52
Jasper 69 West Orange-Stark 68
#3 Silsbee 82 Lumberton 52
20-4A
#16 Hardin-Jefferson 45 Huffman Hargrave 42
#21 Hamshire-Fannett 78 Livingston 68
21-3A
#20 Diboll 68 Woodville 44
22-3A
Kountze 67 #10 East Chambers 64
Buna 79 Hardin 30
Anahuac 67 Kirbyville 22
#11 Orangefield 66 Warren 45
24-2A
Woden 79 Colmesneil 37
25-2A
#10 Big Sandy 74 Deweyville 38
28-1A
Chester 54 Zavalla 36
Spurger 93 High Island 45
#11 Brookeland 81 Burkeville 34
TAPPS 5-5A
#5 Second Baptist 70 Kelly 31
TAPPS 6-2A
Legacy Christian 40 Providence 23
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
21-6A
#11 Summer Creek 61 Beaumont United 15
19-4A
Jasper 62 West Orange-Stark 32
20-4A
#7 Hardin-Jefferson 94 Huffman Hargrave 43
Hamshire-Fannett 66 Livingston 51
22-3A
#18 Kountze 66 East Chambers 41
Warren 24 Orangefield 22
25-2A
#10 Big Sandy 61 Deweyville 20
Evadale 58 West Hardin 37
TAPPS 5-5A
#3 Second Baptist 62 Kelly 26
TAPPS 6-2A
Legacy Christian 36 Providence 12
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
21-6A
#14 Humble 8 West Brook 1
17-4A
#28 Lumberton 7 Silsbee 1
Jasper 1 Hardin-Jefferson 1 (Jasper wins SO 3-2)
Vidor 2 Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1
18-4A
#19 East Chambers 6 New Waverly 0
Anahuac 2 Hamshire-Fannett 1
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
21-6A
Atascocita 8 Beaumont United 0
West Brook 8 Humble 0
17-5A
#21 Port Neches-Groves 2 Nederland 1
Goose Creek Memorial 9 Port Arthur Memorial 0
17-4A
#11 Vidor 6 #15 Little Cypress-Mauriceville 2
#4 Lumberton 8 Silsbee 0
Hardin-Jefferson 3 Jasper 0
18-4A
East Chambers 1 New Waverly 0