Varsity entered the week 8-5, facing a pair of non-District matchups.

vs. Klein Collins

On Tuesday, Stratford hosted Klein Collins. In front of an enthusiastic Spartan faithful and maintained a small early lead, ending the 3rd quarter 52-51. Varsity hit the accelerator in the 4th quarter, quickly building up the lead and running away with an 81-66 victory. Keanu Dawes led the way with 30 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, and a steal. Triston Williams had a great all-around game with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Paul Skoutelakis and Wes Wohlfahrt had 9 points each, and Kamari Stanfill had 8 points.

vs. Strake Jesuit

Friday was showtime! Stratford traveled to Strake Jesuit for the game of the week in Houston-area hoops. The game featured two of the state’s top players, our very own Rice commit Keanu Dawes and Strake’s high flying Jace Posey, a TCU basketball commit and defending UIL high-jump champion. Media came out in force for the action, adding to the electricity in the air.

Stratford opened up a 10-point first quarter lead, powered by Keanu Dawes' hot shooting 12-point. 3-rebound 1st quarter. Strake came back to cut the deficit to 2 at half and continued to take it to Stratford in the 3rd, opening a 5-point lead over the Spartans at the end of the third quarter. On the strength of ten 4th quarter points by Keanu Dawes and seven from Paul Skoutelakis, Stratford pulled ahead with a minute left. With Keanu Dawes subbed out for the final play, Strake took advantage and tied it up on a last-second drive straight to the basket to take the game to overtime.

In the overtime period, Strake came out of the gate with quick scores, and Stratford didn’t adjust in time. Strake outscored the Spartans 13-6 in overtime for a 79-72 Strake victory. It was a valiant effort for the starting 5, who played almost the whole game as a unit. Keanu Dawes finished with 32 points, Paul Skoutelakis had 17, Triston Williams had 12, Cam Cronin at 8, and Peyton Sarrat came off the bench for 3.

Varsity sits at 9-6 going into this week, with its lone game against Northbrook at 5:30 pm on Friday.