Following a 71-61 loss to Connally on Saturday, Feb. 5, the Bears remain situated in sixth place within the 5A Region III, District 18 standings, two spots back of a potential playoff berth. That is the exact same position in which Bastrop’s boys’ varsity basketball team concluded its 2020-2021 campaign, but this time around, the program’s playoff hopes are very much alive heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.Standing just one game back of fourth-place Connally, Bastrop has a chance to play its way into the tournament with late-season victories over Pflugerville, Elgin and Manor. The Bears ...