Bears break 15-year playoff drought

MANOR — Bastrop’s boys basketball team defied expectations this season and claimed a third-place finish in its first playoff appearance in 15 years.

The Bears closed out the year Feb. 24 with a 58-42 loss to the Pflugerville Panthers in the bi-district round of the playoffs at Manor High School. Despite predictions to finish last in the district, Bastrop Head Coach Daniel Hobbs said he wasn’t surprised by the program’s accomplishments and podium finish.

“I don’t think the expectations other than mine were all that high,” he said. “This was the first taste that any of these kids had of playoff basketball, so just getting there was a big step.”