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From rivals to brothers: Texas natives eager to play together for first time

Senior guard Braylon Rayson, left, and junior guard Marcus Keene, right pose for a portrait during Media Day on Oct. 23 at McGuirk Arena.

In four years of playing on rival high school basketball teams in Texas, Marcus Keene never beat Braylon Rayson.

The pair of guards from Dallas West Mesquite and San Antonio Warren now play alongside each other on the Central Michigan men’s basketball team. But don’t think for a moment that any part of that rivalry has ended.

West Mesquite defeated Warren during each of the four years the two played against each other – and Rayson doesn’t let Keene forget it.