Alvarado's boys basketball team defeated Brownwood, 45-42, in the Class 3A Region I area-round playoff game at Weatherford Friday night.


The Indians (20-14) will face Wichita Falls Hirschi in a regional quarterfinal game on Monday or Tuesday at a site to be determined. The winner of the game will earn a berth in the Region I tournament at United Spirit Arena on the campus of the Texas Tech University.


Hirschi, the champion of District 6-3A, defeated Decatur, 65-62, Friday night. Alvarado will enter the game having won 14 of its last 15 games.