Patriots take Sweet Sixteen by 16 points

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE
AWAITING REGIONAL SCORE TUESDAY The Valley Patriots took a hard-won victory over Klondike last Friday night and faced Happy at press time Tuesday. | COURTESY PHOTOS
AWAITING REGIONAL SCORE TUESDAY The Valley Patriots took a hard-won victory over Klondike last Friday night and faced Happy at press time Tuesday. | COURTESY PHOTOS

Only one Caprock team, the Valley Patriots, remains standing in Texas Caprock Country as Texas high school boys basketball enters the “Sweet Sixteen” round of playoffs.

The Patriots, currently ranked #20, tucked an Area championship under their belts at Lubbock Roosevelt Friday night, Feb. 21, defeating the #25 Klondike Cougars 61-45.

Valley won the tipoff and jumped into a 5-0 lead with an inside-t…