BROWNWOOD — A sluggish start was nothing that a 14-1 run couldn’t fix. 

Trailing Mineral Wells 8-7 after one quarter, the sixth-ranked Brownwood girls combined a zone trap with solid halfcourt defense to take control of the game on the way to a 47-27 win in the District 6-4A opener for both clubs.  

Nylah Hall scored 12 points and Trinity Roberts added 11 more to lead Brownwood (21-3, 1-0), which turned the 8-7 deficit into a 21-9 lead by the 3:05 mark of the second quarter. 

Mineral Wells (14-11, 0-1) was led by Addyson Moore with 10 points. Jentry Jeter and Aniya Richardson added six apiece. 

“We’ve got to put it all together,” Brownwood coach Heather Hohertz said. “This is where it counts and we are thankful and grateful for this victory. But we’ve got to get better.”