BELLVILLE — Clear Fork coach Tim Brafford had a clear halftime message for junior Garrett Hotz on Friday night. Calm down and let the game come to you. Once the high-scoring Hotz did that, he never gave it back. The 6-3 forward, held scoreless in the first half, poured in 21 points in the final […]
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Practice makes perfect: Clear Fork coach lets players make game-time decisions
BELLVILLE — Clear Fork coach Tim Brafford doesn’t shout out plays to his team during a game. In fact, he doesn’t shout much at all. That’s because the veteran coach, in his second year running the Colts program, has already made his basketball beliefs well known during practice. That strategy continues to pay dividends for […]
Youth is served: Lexington sophomores lead the way in win at Clear Fork
BELLVILLE — Three sophomores in the starting lineup. Two transfers playing quality minutes. One senior left in the entire program from a team that went 20-5 and played in the district finals a year ago. Still, Lexington opened the season with a 78-52 win at Clear Fork in a non-league boys basketball game Friday night […]