Coach Drew McDorman said the Stephenville boys’ basketball team is ahead of schedule in Year 3 of building a consistently successful program.

In Year 1 in 2023-24, the Yellow Jackets fielded a mostly freshman and sophomore team and finished 16-18. They made the playoffs but lost 66-32 in bidistrict to perennial Region I-4A power Lubbock Estacado.

In Year 2 in 2024-25, the Jackets improved to 23-10 and avoided Estacado. But they still lost in bidistrict 77-65 to a 14-16 San Angelo Lake View team that made seven 3-point shots and won its first playoff game in 26 years.