San Marcos already knows it’s in the high school boys basketball playoffs with one game left in its regular season. Meanwhile, Hays and Lehman are both fighting for the final playoff spot in District 17-4A, and they won’t both make it.

Dusting off an easy 71-41 win against Lockhart at the Snake Pit Tuesday night, the San Marcos High School boys basketball team appears to hold a firm grip on a playoff spot. The win moved the Rattlers up to 6-3 in District 17-4A and 16-13 overall.

After an upset loss at home Tuesday night, the San Marcos High School boys basketball team suddenly finds itself in a playoff race.

Halfway through the district season, the San Marcos High School boys basketball team appears to cruising towards a playoff berth, while the girls team, a little further into the season, has a hill to climb.

The San Marcos High School boys basketball team ended up having to earn its fifth straight win twice Tuesday night, but ultimately finished the job with a 56-48 overtime win against Lehman in the Snake Pit. The Rattlers had to regain their composure after Lehman, trailing 38-21 through three quarters, battled back to a 42-42 tie at the final regulation time buzzer.

However the San Marcos High School boys basketball team handled the first three quarters Monday night in Seguin, they lost that handle in the fourth quarter.

The San Marcos High School boys basketball team won a nail biter last Friday night against Georgetown, while the Rattlers girls team lost in a route against Akins.

A second half collapse at Smithson Valley led to the San Marcos Rattlers losing their second straight boys basketball game Tuesday night, 80-67.

Unable to keep up with Cibolo Steele’s speed and quickness, the San Marcos High School boys basketball lost for the first time this season, 67-43 at the Snake Pit Friday night.