Senior Lamarcus Penigar helped to lead the Broncos to another State Championship last weekend and earned the honor of the 2A Most Valuable Player. Penigar had a game high of 41 points against the number one ranked Lipan Indians in the Broncos’ 65-51 win.
Along with his 7 of 10 three-pointers in the two games and 56 total points, Penigar was 11 of 13 from the bonus line that included three in a row when he was fouled on a three-pointer late in the game. He had 13 rebounds and five assists.
After sitting out some of the first half because of foul trouble in the championship game, Penigar came in and went to work from behind the arc.
“In the first half, I was in foul trouble, and they were down, so I had to come up with a nice little plan,” Penigar said. “I got hot, so when you get hot, you just keep shooting.”
The 41 points in that game were the most points scored by one player in a 2A championship game since 1964.
Lipan’s coach Brent Gaylor and players complimented the Broncos on their win.
“In the first half, we played our style of game,” Gaylor said. “Penigar is a good player, and I told him so. After the game, I shook his hand. I think I got some burns because he was still hot. He had a great game offensively. We planned to keep him on the floor driving and maybe get him into some foul trouble. It’s hard to keep him in front of you, and he doesn’t need much space to get that shot off.”
Lipan senior Zach Ross did a good job of staying in Penigar’s face in the first half.
“He just got rolling,” Ross said. “And that’s all he needed. He did what he had to do. He’s a momentum player, and he played amazing.”
Coach Boston Hudson was excited for the championships.
“It is so exciting to go back-to-back,” Hudson said. “This hasn’t happened since the 2014-2015 Canadian team did it. I am grateful we played well at the right times. Glad for these three seniors to go out like this.”
Hudson knows the talent that all of his players have. And his game plan worked when it needed to.
“I told them to keep them off the boards, so they didn’t get second chance points.”
As for Penigar’s scoring frenzy, Hudson added, “Lamarcus did Lamarcus things.”
Joining Penigar on the State Tournament Team is senior Cayden D’Costa and junior Jmaury Davis. D’Costa had 26 total points, 22 rebounds, four steals, four out of five free throws, and three assists. Davis racked up 30 points and 16 rebounds. Outgoing senior Jordan Herndon had 12 points, 11 rebounds, hit four for four from the bonus line, and had seven assists.
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