,BRYAN, Texas — Brazoswood High completed an undefeated 6-0 run through the NFCA Texas High School Leadoff Classic on Saturday night to capture the 27th edition of the long-running event, held Feb. 16-18 in the neighboring cities of Bryan and College Station. Texas.
The Bucs defeated Clear Springs High, 12-9, in the championship game at Travis Midtown Park to take the gold crown after defeating Cypress Bridgeland, 5-1, in the semifinals earlier in the day, while the Chargers reached the final with a win 2-1 over Humble Kingwood.
Midland, meanwhile, was the consolation gold winner, going 4-2 for the tournament and defeating the Pasadena Dobies 4-2 in the third-place game. Plano East won the silver bracket, 4-2, over Lucas Lovejoy and won five of its six contests, dropping only its first game, 3-1, to Cypress Woods.
A total of 60 teams competed in the tournament, which was renamed from the Bryan-College Station Tournament several years ago as part of the NFCA’s high school tournament endorsement program. Thirty-two teams participated in the championship division, while 28 others played in the round robin. All 60 teams played two games on each of the three days, spread over 12 fields and six courts. Fifty-six of the 60 participants qualified for the playoffs last season.
The four high school sites were Bryan High, Rudder High, A&M Consolidated High and College Station High, and games were also contested at Travis Midtown Park and Veterans Park.
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