Junior guard
Isaak Hayes led the way with a game-high 22 points and six assists while senior guard
Alex Barther II added 17 points and senior forward
Trey Hall piled up 11 points and 10 rebounds.
The biggest differences in the box score were the margin in the free throws and in the rebounding department. North Crowley connected on 27 of 36 free throw attempts and pulled down 43 rebounds. Brennan shot 13 of 20 from the free throw line and collected 34 rebounds.
Isaak Hayes shot 5 of 15 from the field, 2 of 5 from 3-point range and 10 of 12 from the free throw line in the title game. (FILE PHOTO: Michael Horbovetz)
North Crowley's last state championship came in 2008 when they finished the season with a record of 38-1 after knocking off Fort Bend Dulles (Sugar Land) in the title game.
North Crowley (35-3) ended the season on an 18-game winning streak following a loss in the Beach Ball Classic title game back in December.
The Panthers have been a model of consistency in Texas, with 30 or more win in five consecutive seasons and a record of 158-28 during that span.
North Crowley outscored its opponents by 19.7 points per contest on the season and won five of six state tournament games by double-figures en route to the title.
Brennan (33-4) made its first state championship game appearance in program history despite the graduation of 2024-25 Texas MaxPreps Player of the Year Kingston Flemings. The Bears were led by a team-high 15 points from UTEP signee
Donovan Criss in the loss.
