Boys basketball playoffs (5A): Kimball defeats Lancaster for 3rd straight state berth

GARLAND — It took blood, sweat and tears for Kimball to earn its third consecutive trip to the state tournament. Kimball’s players embraced as they watched their fellow teammates and coaches cut down the net in the Culwell Center with blood-stained jerseys representing the battle scars from a physical contest with No. 5 Lancaster (25-8), which the state’s top 5A team (31-2) won 63-54. From the game’s early moments it became clear it would be a bloodbath. Kimball point guard T’Johnn Brown was picking pockets left and right forcing Lancaster...