SAN ANTONIO – The Cole boys have reached the top of the high school basketball mountain.
On the exact anniversary of the 2020 University Interscholastic League (UIL) state tournament’s cancellation due to COVID-19, the Cougars used a third-quarter surge to knock off Tatum in the Class 3A State Championship Game at the Alamodome, 77-60.
Trailing 9-7 after one quarter of play, Cole found some separation in the second quarter. Junior guards Trey Blackmore and Silas Livingston broke a 14-14 tie with an 11-3 run, and the Cougars headed into halftime with a 30-25 lead. Cole then outscored Tatum 31-12 in the third quarter, providing all the separation they would need to cruise to the title. Blackmore finished with a game-high 34 points. Livingston tallied 24.
Daniel P. Villanueva has been with KSAT 12 since 2003 and is the producer of the station's sports streaming show KSAT Sports Now. Villanueva is a graduate of St. Mary's University and is a TAPB and Two-time Lone Star Emmy award winner for sports and news.