Basketball: The Woodlands tops Elkins, wins own tourney

The Woodlands' Romello Wilbert (22) drives for the basket as Fort Bend Elkins' Chad Bowie (4) guards during the high school boys basketball game on Saturday at The Woodlands High School. — The Woodlands’ Romello Wilbert (22) drives for the basket as Fort Bend Elkins’ Chad Bowie (4) guards during the high school boys basketball game on Saturday at The Woodlands High School.

Clay Creighton made it a memorable finish in his last Benchmark Bank Thanksgiving Classic played at the The Woodlands High School.The senior guard totaled a game-high 28 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Highlanders claimed the Gold bracket championship on a 61-57 win over Fort Bend Elkins Saturday night.

“It’s huge,” Creighton said. “It was a great tournament with a lot of good teams in it. We just played our hardest, worked together and got the win. It was fun.”

Earlier in the afternoon, The Highlanders (9-2) secured a 83-72 win over North Forest in the semifinals in order to play for the title. click here for complete story