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For Buena Vista head boys basketball coach Aaron Notgrass, it’s all about the effort. Which player is going to put in the effort, not necessarily the most scoring numbers, to help win the game.

Record: 11-10 Nov. 29 at Presidio, 59-50 win Dec. 1 Lubbock, 56-38 loss Dec. 1 Slaton, 60-53 win Dec. 2 Lamesa, 52-40 loss Dec. 2 New Deal, 66-51 loss Dec. 3 Reagan County, 67-49 loss Dec. 6 vs. Presidio, 70-52 win Dec. 8 Merkel, 58-51 loss

Overall Record: 11-16 District Record: 1-1 Nov. 5 at Kermit, 60-45 win Nov. 8 vs Denver City, 52-46 loss Nov. 15 vs Ozona, 57-26 loss Nov. 18 at Sweetwater, 40-27 loss Nov. 21 at Presidio, 41-40 loss Nov. 22 San Angelo Texas Leadership Academy, 46-21 win Nov. 29 at Buena Vista 45-29 loss

With critical playoff positioning on the line on Tuesday, Fort Stockton put forth their best offensive quarter of the season to secure a victory in their first district home game of the season against Pecos (1-13).

Instilling confidence in his shooters has been front and center of head coach Zack Roberson’s blueprint for the Panthers success this season. That confidence has helped translate to the emergence of a new top scorer days before the district schedule begins.