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Dallas Carter vs. LaMarque: Live Score Updates From UIL Class 4A D2 Boys Texas High School Basketball Finals

La Marque Cougars and Carter Cowboys each seeking 1st state title
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Dallas David W. Carter will play in the Class 4A Division 2 finals on Friday night. Guard Amarion Hunter is one of the Cowboys' top players.
Dallas David W. Carter will play in the Class 4A Division 2 finals on Friday night. Guard Amarion Hunter is one of the Cowboys' top players. | Oladipo Awowal

La Marque and Dallas David W. Carter will play for the Class 4A Division 2 finals in the last game on Friday at The Alamodome.

La Marque enters with a 41-1 mark, while Carter is 30-6. In the TABC poll, Carter is No. 1 and La Marque is No. 2.

Carter carries a 24-game winning streak into the game, while La Marque has a 20-game winning streak.

Carter's roster includes two standout players.

Shaq Kizzee is ranked No. 9 in the Class of 2027. The 6-foot-10 center holds 5 Division 1 offers.

Amarion Hunter, a junior combo guard who has 5 Division 1 offers, according to 247Sports. He's ranked No. 18 in the state in the Class of 202.

La Marque features a balanced scoring attack with 4 players scoring 9.6 points per game or more. Leading the way is junior Malcolm McNair. He had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a semifinal win earlier this week.

He had 18 and 20 points in the previous two playoff games.

Senior Je'Caryous Oliver scores 13.8 points per game. He a finalist for the top player in the Houston area.

WHERE TO WATCH

You can watch the state finals on NFHS. You can find the stream here

Dallas Carter vs. LaMarque: Live Score Updates From UIL Class 4A D2 Boys Texas High School Basketball Finals

Live updates will be here when the game starts

We are underway

McNair hits first bucket of the game and Cougars are up 2-0 on 2nd possession of the game

La Marque up 7-3 with 4 minutes to go after a 3 by Derrick Edison

Carter pulls within 7-6, but McNair scores on the other end to extend the lead for La Marque

Kizzee burries a 3 and we are tied at 9.

McNair answers with a 3 with 34 seconds left and La Marque is back ahead

La Marque misses a pair of shots in the final seconds

After 1: La Marque 12, Dallas Carter 11

Kaiden Eason with a dunk on a pass from Kizzee and Carter is up 13-12

Kizzee with a layup, 15-12

Kizzee with a steal and dish to Hunter for two. 17-12. Timeout by La Marque with 6:27 left. Cowboys are on a roll

Hunter with a hook shot and it is 19-12 with 5 minutes to play

Terrell Jackson with a layup and foul -- he hits free throw. 8-0 run for Carter. The lead is now 26-14

This game is getting out of hand in the first half, like the last game.

Jackson with a dunk and the lead is 14. 2:30 left

Hunter with a try and its a 21-point game.

After 2: Dallas Carter 35, La Marque 14

Slow-moving 3rd quarter so far. 3 minutes into the half and Carter has outscored La Marque, 4-2.

La Marque still without a basket-- only two free throws so far

almost a 30-point lead for the Cowboys now 2 1/2 minutes to go. 45-16. Still no buckets for La Marque

Since trailing 12-11 after the 1st, the Cowboys have outscored the Cougars, 38-6.

Hunter with a buzzer beater from 3 for Carter.

After 3: Dalls Carter 54, La Marque 19

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Cody Thorn
CODY THORN

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.

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