REMATCH TIME: One year ago, guard Darion Franklin (2) and Academy defeated Hayden Helton (4) and Franklin 69-47 in a Class 3A Region III...

By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com GATESVILLE – After charging past Fairfield in its Class 3A playoff opener, the...

PRODUCTIVE PERFORMER: After Belton shared the District 12-6A championship with Harker Heights, Lipscomb-signed senior forward TJ Johnson...

PLAYOFF TIME: Academy senior point guard Darion Franklin (left, shooting) and the 10th-ranked Bumblebees (24-7) begin the Class 3A state...

SEMIFINAL SHOWDOWN: San Antonio Cole junior guard Silas Livingston takes a jump shot over Academy senior defender Tanner Rambeau during...

JUST LIKE OLD TIMES: Jared Hunt is Academy ISD's athletic director, but 19 years ago he was a backup junior guard on coach Alex...

DRIVING FORCE: Junior point guard Darion Franklin has helped lead Academy to the Class 3A state semifinals by averaging 18.2 points in...

NET PROCEEDS: Academy head coach James Holt celebrates with his players after cutting down the net following the Bumblebees' 68-58 win...

SENIOR MOMENT: With 16th-ranked Academy trailing No. 7 New Waverly 60-58 with 3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter Friday night,...

POSTSEASON APPAREL: Academy head coach James Holt (wearing tie) and assistant coaches Jason Rankin (holding paper) and Chuck Mann wear...

FULL SPEED AHEAD: Academy senior wing Jaylin McWilliams scored 18 points to help lead the 16th-ranked Bumblebees to a 59-37 win over...