On the surface, the matchup was the same as a year ago — Briarcrest boys basketball hosting Baylor in the TSSAA Division II-AA state quarterfinals. Saints coach John Harrington knew it would be different, though — a rewatch of last year's film told him so. "We (saw) how the kids looked back then vs. what they look like now . . . The weight room has paid off," Harrington said. "They're young men now. They were puppies last year, and how we got to the state championship last year, I do not know." Briarcrest isn't a team of puppies anymore, but they still dogpiled in the...
