Area Hoops: May sweeps Rising Star, Zephyr boys win, Early falls

The May boys and girls as well as the Zephyr boys won their respective district basketball games Tuesday.
The May boys and girls as well as the Zephyr boys won their respective district basketball games Tuesday.
Brownwood's bench players scored half the Lady Lions' points in their 57-25 win over Mineral Wells on Tuesday in Warren Gym.
In a familiar theme this season, the Brownwood Lions couldn’t hold an early lead and eventually lost 62-51 to the Mineral Wells Rams at Warren Gym in District 6-4A boys' basketball Tuesday.
In area basketball Friday, the Early girls, Zephyr boys and both May teams won district games.
The No. 8-ranked Brock Lady Eagles beat the Brownwood Lady Lions 64-41 in District 6-4A girls' basketball on Friday.
The Brownwood Lions, playing without leading scorer Casey Friebel, fell 82-38 at state-ranked Brock in District 6-4A boys' basketball on Friday.
The Brownwood Lady Lions beat the Graham Lady Blues 44-30 Tuesday in District 6-4A girls' basketball.
The Brownwood Lions' rally fell just short 64-63 to the Graham Steers in District 6-4A boys' basketball on Tuesday.
The May girls' and boys' basketball teams swept Santa Anna in a District 21-1A doubleheader on Tuesday.
The Zephyr Bulldogs held off Richland Springs 69-62 in District 25-1A boys’ basketball on Tuesday.