The Lions (11-13, 1-1) coming off a 70-66 home victory over Graham in the 6-4A opener, trailed Stephenville (11-13, 1-0) by a 15-10 count after one quarter, 31-18 at halftime and 45-34 through three periods.

A three-pointer by Morsello Hooker early in the fourth quarter brought Brownwood within 45-37, but Stephenville fired back with seven straight points to essentially put the game out of reach, 52-37.

Brownwood defeated Stephenville, 56-46, in non-district action at the Dublin tournament back on Dec. 3.