Hayden welcomes Meeker for Class 2A top-10 matchup

By Luke Graham

Friday, February 6, 2009

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Hayden girls basketball, 2008-09

Dec. 2, Hayden 54, Vail Christian 23; (1-0, 1-0)
Dec. 4, Hayden 58, Grand Valley 33 at Meeker Tournament; (2-0, 1-0)
Dec. 5, Hayden 49, Rangely 40 at Meeker Tournament; (3-0, 1-0)
Dec. 6, Hayden 59, North Park 37 at Meeker Tournament; (4-0)
Dec. 12, Hayden 73, Soroco 42; (5-0)
Dec. 13, Hayden 62, Rangely 44; (6-0)
Dec. 20, Hayden 48, Snake River 38; (7-0)
Jan. 9, Hayden 68, West Grand 43; (8-0)
Jan. 10 Hayden 66, Plateau Valley 44; (9-0)
Jan. 20, Hayden 53, Meeker 42; (10-0)
Jan. 23, Paonia 54, Hayden 49;(10-1)
Jan. 27, Hayden 66, Baggs 51;(11-1)
Jan. 30, Hayden 48, North Park 37;(12-1)
Jan. 31, Hayden 45, Rangely 42;(13-1)
Feb. 6, Hayden 50, Meeker 47;(14-1)
Feb. 7, Hayden 59, Vail Christian 22;(15-1)
Feb. 13, Hayden 55, Soroco 39;(16-1)
Feb. 14, Hayden 48, North Park 41;(17-1)

Hayden boys basketball, 2008-09

Dec. 2, Hayden 53, Vail Christian 51; (1-0, 1-0)
Dec. 5, Rangely 55, Hayden 52; (1-1, 1-0)
Dec. 11, Hayden 64, Altamont 55 at Meeker Tournament; (2-1, 1-0)
Dec. 12, Meeker 64, Hayden 46 at Meeker Tournament; (2-2)
Dec. 13, Hayden 57, Rangely 46 at Meeker Tournament; (3-2)(
Dec. 18, Hayden 63, Soroco 54; (4-2)
Dec. 20, Baggs, Wyo. 64, Hayden 43; (4-3)
Jan. 9, Hayden 59, West Grand 53; (5-3)
Jan. 10, Plateau Valley 59, Hayden 35; (5-4)
Jan. 17, Hayden 80, De Beque 50;(6-4)
Jan. 20, Meeker 56, Hayden 46;(6-5)
Jan. 23, Hayden 65, Paonia 33;(7-5)
Jan. 27, Hayden 64, Baggs 43;(8-5)
Jan. 30, Hayden 76, North Park 27;(9-5)
Jan. 31, Rangely 58, Hayden 53;(9-6)
Feb. 6, Meeker 73, Hayden 45;(9-7)
Feb 7, Hayden 43, Vail Christian 30;(10-7)
Feb. 13, Hayden 47, Soroco 42;(11-7)
Feb. 14, Hayden 76, North Park 42;(12-7)

Soroco girls basketball, 2008-09

7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Moffat County JV
Dec. 5, Soroco 65, Clear Creek 24 at West Grand Tournament; (2-0)
Dec. 6, West Grand 47, Soroco 27 at West Grand Tournament; (2-1)
Dec. 9, Soroco 58, Steamboat JV 38; (3-1)
Dec. 12, Hayden 73, Soroco 42; (3-2)
Dec. 13, Soroco 51, Vail Christian 37; (4-2)
Dec. 20 North Park 53, Soroco 46; (4-3)
Jan. 10, Rangely 63, Soroco 36; (4-4)
Jan. 15, Soroco 36, Moffat County J.V. 31; (5-4)
Jan. 16, North Park 49, Soroco 40; (5-5)
Jan. 23, Soroco 60, De Beque 29; (6-5)
Jan. 24, Meeker 59, Soroco 39;(6-6)
Jan. 30, Plateau 60, Soroco 49;(6-7)
Feb. 6, West Grand 56, Soroco 50;(6-8)
Feb. 7, Paonia 64, Soroco 51;(6-9)
Feb. 13, Hayden 55, Soroco 39;(6-10)
Feb. 14, Soroco 58, Vail Christian 37;(7-10)
Feb. 21 district play at home sites
Feb. 27-28 districts at Meeker

Soroco boys basketball, 2008-09

Dec. 2, Soroco 73, Moffat County J.V. 53; (1-0, 0-0)
Dec. 5, Soroco 72, Clear Creek 36 at West Grand Tournament; (2-0)
Dec. 6, Soroco 51, West Grand 32 at West Grand Tournament; (3-0)
Dec. 9, Soroco 46, Steamboat J.V. 41; (4-0)
Dec. 13, Soroco 58, Vail Christian 45; (5-0)
Dec. 18, Hayden 63, Soroco 54; (5-1)
4 p.m. Dec. 20 vs. North Park
Jan. 10, Soroco 74, Rangely 71; (7-1)
Jan. 15, Soroco 64, Moffat County J.V. 46; (8-1)
Jan. 16, Soroco58, North Park 21;(9-1)
Jan. 23, Soroco 74, De Beque 59;(10-1)
Jan. 24, Meeker 69, Soroco 54;(10-2)
Jan. 30, Plateau Valley 60, Soroco 44; (10-3)
Feb. 6, Soroco 49, West Grand 30;(11-3)
Feb. 7, Soroco 79, Paonia 66;(12-3)
Feb. 13, Hayden 47, Soroco 42;(13-3)
Feb. 14, Soroco 62, Vail Christian 42;(14-3)
Feb. 21 district play begins
Feb. 27-28 districts at Meeker

If you go

What: Hayden boys and girls basketball vs. Meeker

When: Girls start at 7 p.m., boys start at 8:30 p.m. today

Where: Hayden High School

Steamboat Springs — Even after a perfect 3-0 record last week pushed the Tigers to 13-1 overall, Hayden High School girls basketball coach Eric Hamilton wasn't completely happy - because Hamilton and the Tigers now are focusing on how the team wins, rather than whether it wins.

As No. 4 Hayden welcomes No. 7 Meeker for a 7 p.m. game today in Hayden, Hamilton said he's looking for his team to find a new reason to play well.

"We didn't play very good last week. It was good enough to get three wins, but we weren't on fire any night," said Hamilton, whose team also plays at 4 p.m. Saturday at Vail Christian. "We need to get a new fire in the team. We need to get that built back up again."

Earlier this year, Hayden went to Meeker and came away with perhaps its most impressive win of the season. The Tigers limited Cowboys leading scorer Marki Cook to well below her season average in a 53-42 win.

Hamilton said the Tigers again will look to limit Cook's effectiveness and use Hayden's defense to create offense.

"We can't let our guard down," he said. "We have to keep playing our ball. Everybody is gunning for us."

The Hayden boys follow the girls against Meeker at 8:30 p.m. today and play at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Vail Christian.

Hayden (9-6 overall) beat Vail Christian, 53-51, earlier this season. The team lost, 56-46, to No. 3 Meeker earlier this season.

Soroco set for weekend tilts

Soroco High School girls basketball coach David Bruner has talked about the improvement he's seen all season.

Starting at 5:30 p.m. today at West Grand, Soroco has the chance to prove it.

The Rams (6-7 overall) lost to the Mustangs, 47-27, earlier this year.

Bruner said today's game should be a good gauge of how far Soroco has come.

"I think that will be a good judgment for how far we've come since the beginning," said Bruner, whose team also plays at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Paonia. "Saturday, we just have (to) go play hard and hopefully not turn it over."

The Soroco boys, on the other hand, will be looking to shake a two-game losing streak when the team plays at 7 p.m. today at West Grand and at 4 p.m. Saturday at Paonia.

Soroco, 10-3 overall, just finished playing the top two teams in the district in Meeker and Plateau Valley.

The Rams led both Class 2A top 10 teams in the first half before devilish third quarters did in Soroco.

"It is about staying consistent, without a doubt," Soroco coach Sam McLeod said. "In our district, there are seven teams that can beat anybody on any night. There's not a lot of separation between each team. You have to come to play every night. There is not a lot of difference, so you don't get off nights. It makes it interesting."

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