Photos: Martins Mill beats LaPoynor, returns to 2A UIL Girls Basketball State Tournament

Sophomore guard Mattie Dollar led all scorers with 18

Photos by Robbie Rakestraw

ATHENS, Texas — Sophomore guard Mattie Dollar rode a big second quarter into a 18-point outing to lead Martins Mill (31-6) to a 58-25 win over LaPoynor, booking its first trip to the Class 2A UIL Girls Basketball State Tournament since 2021.

Dollar had nine of her team's points in a second quarter in which it outscored LaPoynor 21-8 to build a double-digit lead the Flyers were never able to recover from.

Martins Mill has been dominant in the postseason, winning by an average of 42 points per game.

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LaPoynor got through Leon, Bremond, Frankston and Douglass before falling in the regional finals Saturday.

SBLive photographer Robbie Rakestraw was up close to document the action. Check out his exclusive photo gallery from the game.

PHOTO GALLERY — MARTINS MILL 58, LAPOYNOR 25

All photos by Robbie Rakestraw

Published Feb 26, 2023

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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