When Gage Siller opened the Class 3A regional final against Childress with a flurry of 3-pointers, he sent fans unfamiliar with the team scrambling to consult their roster.
The casual observer that just tuned in for some of Brownfield’s blowout this season would miss have missed Siller’s contributions.
The same goes for Nathaniel Saenz — Both were fringe players as juniors that stepped into drastically more important roles this season which, coupled with stronger frontcourt play, have propeled the Cubs to the state tournament.