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CHAMPIONS

Top of Texas Force Captures the Title with a 52-42 Final

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The {team:8-boys-top-of-texas-force|Top of Texas Force} are champions. They closed out the tournament with a 52-42 win and finished the event a perfect 4-0.

The run was built on steady work rather than any single explosion. Across four games the Force averaged 45 points scored and 36 points allowed, the mark of a team that kept earning its margins one possession at a time. Four wins in a row asked a lot of tired legs, and this group answered every time.

The scoring came from many hands, which is exactly why the title felt earned. {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-rustin-newman|Rustin Newman} led the team with 43 points across the four games, with {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-dash-lester|Dash Lester} close behind at 36. {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-kyren-williams|Kyren Williams} added 24 points, and {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-eli-dansby|Eli Dansby} and {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-mason-hernandez|Mason Hernandez} each chipped in 23. That kind of balance made the Force hard to plan against, because the next scorer could be anyone in the lineup.

The depth showed further down the roster too. {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-kipton-griffiths|Kipton Griffiths} scored 13 points over the event, {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-izayah-acosta|Izayah Acosta} added 12, and {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-brendan-gallardo|Brendan Gallardo} contributed 7. This was a committee, not a one-man show, and the shared load carried them through all four games.

The honors reflected that effort. {player:8-boys-hoh-kayson-olgletree|Kayson Olgletree} was named Tournament MVP. Newman and Williams both earned All-Tournament recognition, a fitting payoff for the work they put in across the run.

Every member of this team was part of the championship. {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-damien-salvador|Damien Salvador} appeared in all four games, and {player:8-boys-top-of-texas-force-deron-coronado|Deron Coronado} also suited up for all four, both lending their presence to the title chase. Together with the scorers, they make up a group that can hang this one on the wall and remember it for a long time.

Congratulations to the {team:8-boys-top-of-texas-force|Top of Texas Force}, your tournament champions.

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