HOUSTON Yates High School set a new state record in boys basketball Tuesday night with a 170-35 win over Lee High School.
Yates had scored 100 points by halftime.
Tempers flared in the third quarter sparking a bench-clearing brawl.All but five players from each team were ejected.
The large margin of victory didn't sit well with Lee's fans, players and coaches.
Yates is 14-0 this season and ranked number 2 in the nation by MaxPreps. The Lions won the 4A championship last year.
The previous record high score in Texas was 166 points. The national record of 211 was set in 1964 in Louisiana.
I feel very disrespected right now, Lee coach Jacques Armant told the Houston Chronicle. I don't understand why Yates just kept scoring and pressing when they were up so much. These are kids. It isn't good to do that to other young men.
Yates coach Greg Wise said he played all 15 players and it wouldn't be fair to the team to ask them to pull back.
They work really hard in practice, and when they go in, they deserve the chance to play hard and compete, too, Wise told the Houston Chronicle. We are looking for another state championship, and we can't get that unless we are continuing to get better and perfect our game. We aren't scoring on other teams out of disrespect.
The game stirred up opinions on both sides fromkhou.com commenters.
It's very bad sportsmanship on Jack Yates part, wrote josono27. Shame on you Coach Wise...
Unless the Yates players were behaving badly it's unfair to deem them unsportsmanlike for excelling, wrote wenwill. Getting a whopping in a sport is part of the play - it's a game that can teach life lessons that reach far beyond sports.
Yates beat Austin High School 139-51 Saturday night and has scored over 100 points eight times this season.
