On senior night, with his parents watching from the Bales Gym bleachers, senior guard Charles Bohannon kept shooting despite a mounting deficit. It was a microcosm for what has been another losing season for the Rebels, who trailed Vandegrift by 14 points entering the fourth quarter. Hays Rebel seni...

Even as his team faced a ten point fourth quarter deficit to the Hays Rebels Tuesday, Lehman head coach Michael Whitten never stopped asking his team to believe. Between every timeout in the final minutes of the game, Whitten said he kept smiling and kept telling his team to believe that “good thing...

Hays forward Dre Green spotted up on the perimeter, waiting for a pass from Charles Bohannon. Once his defender helped too much on Bohannon’s drive to the rim, Green was wide-open and converted a 3-pointer. The bucket cut the Vista Ridge Rangers’ lead to 11 points with less than two minutes remainin...

By Moses Leos III When the Austin High Maroons made their final push for a comeback Friday, the Hays Rebels pushed right back. A furious Austin High rally late in the fourth quarter was thwarted by Hays, which outlasted the district leading Maroons en route to a 65-62 win at Bales Gym. Hays was led ...

By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels basketball team opened up the 2015-16 season Tuesday night against the Cedar Park Timberwolves at Bales Gym. Rebels struggled in shooting the ball, along with missed free throws, ultimately hurt Hays as they fell 60-47 to the Timberwolves.  Hays fell down early as ...

Player of the Year  Charles Bohannon – Guard – Hays  Consistency on offense and tenacious defensive play were two of many reasons we at Barton Publications tab Charles Bohannon as our POY. While only a sophomore, Bohannon played far beyond his classification, helping Hays’ offense compete against so...

By Moses Leos III The ability to weather a pair of Klein Forest Golden Eagle second half rallies places the Hays Rebels a step closer to the regional tournament. Key buckets down the stretch allowed Hays to hold off state ranked Klein Forest 61-56 in Friday’s area round playoff at Hearne High School...

By Moses Leos III An emphatic dunk from sophomore Charles Bohannon capped a tale of two halves for the Hays Rebels in a 70-62 playoff win over the Westwood Warriors Tuesday at Bales Gym.  Three Rebels and three Warriors scored in double figures Tuesday. Bohannon led the Rebels with 20 points, while ...

By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels locked up a share of the 14-6A district championship after an exciting come-from-behind 77-62 win against the Del Valle Cardinals Tuesday on senior night.  Del Valle offense got hot in the first quarter and jumped out to a 20-10 lead.   Leading Del Valle was Kareem...

By Spencer Spilman The Hays Rebels basketball team dominated Tuesday night against the Austin High Maroons. The Rebels had 11 different players score on their way to a 70-50 victory.  Hays got off to a fast start and they never slowed down until the final buzzer sounded. While the Rebels scored a pl...