Garden City Bearkats crowned Area champions with 56-53 win over Iraan

By San Angelo on Thursday, February 29, 2024
  • Garden City’s Levi Easterling (10) looks to pass the ball to teammate Jarett Fryar (35) during the Class A Regional Quarter-Finals against Robert Lee at the Junell Center in San Angelo on Tuesday.
    Garden City’s Levi Easterling (10) looks to pass the ball to teammate Jarett Fryar (35) during the Class A Regional Quarter-Finals against Robert Lee at the Junell Center in San Angelo on Tuesday.

    - It was an exciting game last Friday at the Junell Center in San Angelo as Garden City and Iraan traded blows trying to win the Class A Area Championship.

    Iraan landed the first big blow with a 16-11 first quarter.

    Garden City answered with a slightly better second quarter to trail 27-24 at halftime.

    The Bearkats landed their big blow in the third quarter with an 18-12 showing and took a 42-29 lead …