Decatur beats Waco La Vega for first Texas high school girls basketball state championship in 64 years (2/28/2025)

Follow live as Decatur spoils La Vega's three-peat in UIL Class 4A Division I title in Alamodome

Andy Buhler | Feb 28, 2025

Waco La Vega's Solange Loadholt attempts to shoot the ball against Canyon in the girls basketball Class 4A state championship, Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Alamodome in San Antonio. / Annie Rice/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Bralyn Peck scored 15 points, pulled down eight rebounds, logged six blocks and doled out five assists to help Decatur win its first Texas high school girls basketball state championship in school history and deny La Vega a UIL Class 4A Division I three-peat.

Waco La Vega was going for a third straight Class 4A Division I Texas high school girls basketball state championship when it takes on Decatur on Friday evening at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The Pirates were led by Cra'Lajah Bradley's 12 points and Solange Loadholt had 10 board— four offensive— in the loss.

The game tipped at 7 p.m. Central Time and can be replayed on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

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FINAL: DECATUR 53, LA VEGA 41

-- Decatur is pulling away and Bralyn Peck is putting on a masterclass. She now has15 points, eight baords, six blocks and five assists.

2Q

-- Cra'lajah Bradley drills a 3 for La Vega to cut the Decatur lead to nine.

-- Peck scores through a foul and misses its free throw. Her and and her sister have a game-high nine points apiece.

-- Decatur has held La Vega scoreless for four minutes. Tremendous defesive performance on a vaunted La Vega offense.

-- La Vega is off to a frigid start shooting on a stage it is well familiar with. The Pirates are hanging around, though, despite Decatur's 61 percent shooting midway through the quarter.

1Q

-- Decatur hops out to a an early double-digit lead behind a strong start from Cece Davis, who hit a 3 and and has three early assists and a pair of rebounds. Bralyn Peck leads the Eagles with six points.

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ABOUT LA VEGA (33-6)

La Vega, coached by Marcus Willis Jr., has won 15 straight games. It went 10-0 in the 4A District 23 to sweep to a title and have mostly breezed through the playoffs with wins over Jarrell (83-13), Houston Yates (123-23), Marble Falls (63-33), Hardin Jefferson (50-46) and Madisonville (56-34).

ABOUT DECATUR (35-2)

Decatur is in the state tournament for the first time since 1961. The Eagles are led by forward Bralyn Peck (17 points, 7.7 rebounds per game) and point guard Style Brazile (14.2 points, 14.3 assists per game)

If its roster holds in tact, the Pirates could be staged for a multi-year state run. It rosters just two seniors on this year's team.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @AndyBuhler

Published Feb 28, 2025|Modified Feb 28, 2025

ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched 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 journalism degree from Gonzaga.