Maxwell departs Cedar Creek after building solid program
By Jim Irish Photos by Justyn Werner and Jim Irish Valentino Maxwell will no longer be striding in front of the Cedar Creek bench with...
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Feb 283 min read
Cedar Creek's Conrad impresses District 23-5A coaches, selected MVP
By Jim Irish Photos by Justyn Werner and Mike Valiska Despite a height of only 5-foot-10, Robert Conrad stood much taller in the eyes of...
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Feb 244 min read
Cedar Creek's dream season ends in area round against Killeen Shoemaker
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Nine times from the end of the first half until one minute remaining in the fourth quarter Cedar...
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Feb 212 min read
Conrad catches fire, leads Cedar Creek to first-ever state playoff victory over McCallum
By Jim Irish Photos by Jim Irish Robert Conrad had practiced too hard and spent untold hours honing his game during his four varsity...
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Feb 83 min read
Cedar Creek reaches playoffs with aid from Hendrickson
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek has advanced to the state basketball playoffs, only the second time in the school’s...
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Feb 33 min read
Cedar Creel stumbles against Connally's trap defense
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek was dazed by Connally’s half-court trap defense in a 48-42 District 23-5A loss at the...
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Jan 253 min read
This is one that Cedar Creek will likely remember; Eagles win after trailing by 16 in the fourth
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek basketball players and coaches will remember this win — perhaps for the rest of their...
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Jan 182 min read
Cedar Creek wallops Bastrop by 34 in crosstown rivalry game
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek’s big three put the big hurt on Bastrop. Robert Conrad and Kenji Franklin scored 24 and...
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Jan 52 min read
Franklin earns double-double in district rout over East View
By Jim Irish Photos by John Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman Robert Conrad, Cedar Creek’s four-year starter at point guard, missed...
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Dec 24, 20232 min read
Cedar Creek drops district opener against Hendrickson on turnovers in fourth quarter
By Jim Irish Photos by John Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman Cedar Creek couldn’t close it out in a District 23-5A opener against...
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Dec 16, 20232 min read
Franklin hits 1,000 career points in Cedar Creek's rout of Travis
By Jim Irish When Cedar Creek’s Kenji Franklin reached 997 career points against Austin Travis, head coach Valentino Maxwell called a...
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Dec 2, 20232 min read
Cedar Creek up to 10-3 after taking second in own tourney
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Round Rock Westwood prevented Cedar Creek from defending its Eagle Shootout basketball tournament....
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Nov 23, 20233 min read
Cedar Creek's Maxwell looking to shift from 'Good to great'
By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek boys basketball team downed Class 6A Akins 66-49 at home on Tuesday for its fifth...
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Nov 22, 20232 min read
Conrad, Cedar Creek's flashy guard, commits to DIII Trinity
By Jim Irish After an unfortunate injury last season in which Cedar Creek’s Robert Conrad played only part of one District 23-5A...
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Nov 6, 20234 min read
Sky's the limit if Cedar Creek boys starters remain healthy
By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys top three players suffered serious injuries last season, but basketball coach Valentino Maxwell is not...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
Franklin returns after injury to make District 23-5A first team
By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys basketball was snake bitten this past season by injuries to its top players. Sophomore Kenji Franklin and...
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Feb 12, 20232 min read
Franklin drives for 26 points; Cedar Creek sweeps Bastrop
By Jim Irish Photo By Mike Valiska The Cedar Creek boys basketball season has been punctuated with the highest of highs and the lowest of...
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Jan 19, 20232 min read
Franklin breaks open rivalry game with five 3-pointers; Cedar Creek back in business
By Jim Irish Photo by Mike Valiska Despite being 6-foot-6, Cedar Creek’s Kenji Franklin will transfer to point guard for the remainder of...
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Dec 22, 20222 min read
Cedar Creek's Conrad out indefinitely after dislocating elbow in district opener
By Jim Irish Super sophomore Kenji Franklin has missed Cedar Creek’s last three games — all losses — because of an injured lower leg....
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Dec 7, 20222 min read
Freshman Washington arrives on scene for Cedar Creek girls
By Jim Irish Keyaira Washington is the future of Cedar Creek girls basketball. Washington, a nearly 6-foot freshman with a wingspan of...
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