WINK, Tx (KOSA) -- The last time CBS7 spoke with Wink head basketball coach Jason Archibald, he was getting ready to call plays for the Wildcats football team in the regional championship.

Fast forward a few months, and Archibald is back on the court and back in the regional round.

“We were just thrilled to be competing,” Archibald said. “We kind of take that same approach with basketball.”

While Wink athletics is certainly no stranger to deep playoff runs, this year’s performance is uncharted territory for the boy’s basketball program.

“We’ve never had a team win three playoff games,” junior Brock Gibson said. “Being the first team to do that is pretty special, just thinking that you’re one of the better teams to ever come through Wink.”

The Wildcats said their bond with each other and their head coach is what’s taken them this far.

“He’s really tough on us,” senior Jacob Martinez said of Archibald. “He’s very emotional. He wants the best for us. He likes to compete, that’s why he’s coaching us. He loves the game.”
