COLORADO CITY — Leading Lubbock Cooper 40-37 after the first three quarters of its District 4-5A play-in game, the Wylie boys basketball ran out of steam in the fourth Friday.

After outscoring the Pirates 32-25 over the middle two periods to pull ahead by as many as five points in the third quarter, The Bulldogs were outscored 17-6 over the final eight minutes to see their season end with a 54-46 loss at the Colorado High School gymnasium. 

Wylie closed its campaign at 13-19, capping a  roller coaster of a year that saw the Bulldogs go from a 1-4 start to district to finish 5-7 in league play and force Friday’s winner-take-all rubber match with the Pirates.