Lions Roll as Supak Hits Scoring Milestone

The No. 12-ranked Fayetteville Lions look like a team on a mission.

In the first round of the 1A boys basketball playoffs Monday in Schulenburg, the Lions dismantled Nordheim 71-37.

It was a repeat of last year’s playoff opener. But last season Fayetteville beat Nordheim by 15 and this season the margin was 34.

The Lions (who improved to 28-5 with the win) were one win shy of making it to state last season and they feel like they have the team that could get over that hump this season.

“Last year’s team was really good but I feel like this year’s team has even better chemistry, and the speed we play with is also an area we have improved on,” said Easton Jaeger, who scored seven points.

“We return most of our guys from last year and now I’ve been with them three years,” said Fayetteville head coach Jake Diggs. “We will lean into that experience, and we’re expecting big things.”

Monday Fayetteville took control late in the first quarter and never looked back.

“We need to clean up some things defensively,” Diggs said, “But overall I was pleased.”

The Lions now advance to face Mc-Mullen County (27-8) Friday at 6 p.m. in Seguin.

“It feels good to get to the next round,” Jaeger said. “At this point, it’s just win and survive. I thought we played well with good effort and execution. Moved the ball around well on offense and had good defensive rotation.”

Brody Dooley led the way for the Lions with 17 points. Mason Fenhaus added 11. Kole Schmitt and Jack Schley each scored seven.

“Playing with a great amount of effort, that’s what it takes,” Fayetteville’s Lawson Fritsch said. “We started a little slow, but then we really started piling up the points.”

Fritsch had been part Fayetteville’s state bound cross country and baseball teams the past few years. He’s also the defending 1A state champ in pole vault. Now the Lions are one step closer to state in basketball.

Keagan Supak Scores 1,500 Career Points

After Monday’s game Fayetteville head coach Jake Diggs presented Fayetteville’s Keagan Supak with a plaque for scoring 1,500 points in his high school career.

“It’s no secret he’s the one that makes us go,” Diggs said. “It’s a tribute to how hard he works and the work he’s put in.”

“I didn’t even know I was getting close,” Supak said. “It’s really special to me. We’re having a heck of a season, and I hope we can keep it going. I’m not worried about points but just winning the games.”

Feb. 11 – 1A bidistrict round Fayetteville 71, Nordheim 37

Fayetteville 20 18 12 21 – 71 Nordheim 10 8 8 11 – 37 Fayetteville scoring: Fenhaus 11, Schmitt 8, Fritsch 2, Schley 8, Kubala 3, Supak 4, Korenek 4, Smith 2, Dooley 17, Jaeger 7, Konvicka 5.