FLOYD SELECTED BEARS AOW
December 23 – Congratulations to senior Tucker Floyd for being selected as the LCM Bears Athlete of the Week. Tucker was a huge spark and key component in the Bears’ district win against West Orange-Stark Friday night. He came off the bench making one big effort play after another, and finished with 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 deflections, & 1 assist. Additionally, the Bears were +9 points with him on the floor.
BEARS OPEN DISTRICT WITH WIN
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December 20 (LCM) – The Bears opened district play with a 56-47 win over the West Orange-Stark Mustangs. Jonah Fuller (above) led the way with 22 points and Khayden Reed pulled down 13 rebounds. LCM is now 8-9 on the season and 1-0 in district.
BEARS PLAY IN HJ TOURNEY
December 14 (Sour Lake) – Friday, the Bears opened play in the Hardin-Jefferson Varsity Tournament with a 69-54 loss to host Hardin-Jefferson. LCM was led by Jonah Fuller with 26 points and 5 rebounds. Braylon Lewis and Darrion Morris each finished with 8 points. The Bears then played eventual tournament champion LaPorte and fell 83-46. KD Reed had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Jonah Fuller had 12 points, and Dane Hawk finished with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Saturday, the Bears finished the tournament with a 58-32 loss to the Nederland Bulldogs. KD Reed led LCM with 11 points. Coach Smith said the team got better this weekend by playing some of the toughest teams in the area. The Bears are now 7-9 on the season.
BEARS FALL TO BULLDOGS
December 10 (Nederland)
LCM BEARS, 49 @ Nederland BULLDOGS, 60
(LCM 7-6, 0-0)
REED SELECTED AOW
December 9 – Congratulations to junior Khayden Reed for being selected as the LCM Bears Athlete of the Week. Khayden’s relentless effort and energy on defense and solid offensive rebounding made him a key player for the Bears in the Buna Tournament this past weekend. His intensity was a major component in helping the Bears overcome a 10 point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat Buna Friday night. Khayden was also named to the All-Tournament team.
BEARS FINISH 3-2 IN BUNA TOURNAMENT
December 5-7 (Buna)
LCM, 83 vs Community Christian, 31
LCM, 76 vs Kirbyville, 31
LCM, 42 vs Liberty, 45
LCM, 49 vs Buna, 46
LCM, 38 vs LaMarque, 60
(Bears: 7-5, 0-0)
BEARS FALL TO WEST FORK
December 3 (New Caney)
LCM BEARS, 51 @ New Caney WEST FORK GATORS, 65
(Bears: 4-3, 0-0)
HAWK SELECTED AOW
December 2 – Congratulations to senior Dane Hawk for being selected as the LCM Bears Athlete of the Week. In the Bears’ pair of victories against Liberty & Vinton, he averaged 12 points per game and made 8 three-pointers.
BEARS IN ACTION OVER BREAK
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November 29 (Lake Charles)
LCM BEARS, 47 vs VINTON LIONS, 40
Braylon Lewis – 14 points, Jonah Fuller – 13 points, and Dane Hawk (above) – 12 points
November 26 (LCM)
LCM BEARS, 70 vs LIBERTY PANTERS, 33
Dane Hawk – 12 points, Jonah Fuller – 11 points, Braylon Lewis – 9 points, John Goddard and Devan Doe – 8 points
November 25 (LCM)
LCM BEARS, 37 vs HUFFMAN FALCONS, 75
Braylon Lewis – 10 points, KD Reed – 7 points, and Dane Hawk – 4 points
FULLER SELECTED AOW
November 25 – Congratulations to senior Jonah Fuller for being selected as the LCM Bears Athlete of the Week. Jonah had outstanding performances for the Bears in both contests played last week. He contributed 11 points in each game, including the game winning shot at the buzzer against Buna.
BOBCATS EDGE BEARS
November 23 (LCM)
LCM BEARS, 50 vs ORANGEFIELD BOBCATS, 58
BEARS BATTLE BACK TO GET WIN OVER COUGARS
November 22 (LCM) – The Bears (2-0) battled back to overcome an early 11-point deficit to get tough 42-40 win over the Buna Cougars. Jonah Fuller led all scorers with 11 points, including the game winning layup at the buzzer. Dane Hawk added 8, Darrion Morris and Tucker Floyd chipped in with 6 points each.
BEARS DOWN LEGACY
November 11 (LCM)
LCM BEARS, 50 vs LEGACY WARRIORS, 35
SMITH TAKES OVER AS BEARS HEAD COACH
June (LCM) – There will be a new, yet familiar face leading the boys basketball program this season. Nate Smith (above), who has been part of the Bear Basketball program for the past two years as an assistant, was recently named head coach for the Bears. Before his time at LCM, Smith worked for Vidor ISD for 12 years. During that time, he was an assistant basketball coach for six years and a head coach for six years.
Head Coach
Nate Smith
Assistant Coaches
Dusty Woodard & Trey DuBose
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