Steamboat Today: Hayden boys, girls dominate Soroco

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Hayden High School senior Zach Barnes towers over Soroco's Matt Watwood on Friday as the Tigers beat the Rams, 47-42. The win cast the rivals, along with Rangely, into a three-way tie for third place in District 5.

Boys win, 47-42, and girls win, 55-39

By Joel Reichenberger Saturday, February 14, 2009

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Hayden High School's Jarah Woodley barely beats a charging Shelby Miles to a loose basketball Friday. The Tigers beat the Rams by more than 30 points earlier this season, but they needed a strong fourth quarter playing Friday in Oak Creek to finish off the season sweep. Hayden won, 55-39.

Game statistics

HAYDEN BOYS 47, SOROCO 42

Hayden: 17-6-16-10 - 47

Soroco: 6-15-11-10 - 42

Hayden - J.Engle 2 1-2 5, Zehner 1 1-2 3, Z.Engle 0 0-1 0, Valdez 2 0-0 4, Smartt 8 5-11 22, Williams 1 0-0 3, Barnes 3 3-4 10. Totals 17 10-21 47.

Soroco - Estes 2 0-0 5, Miles 6 1-4 13, Tibbetts 3 2-3 10, Mason 5 0-1 10, Watwood 2 0-1 4. Totals 18 3-9 42.

3-pointers: Hayden (3) - Smartt, Barnes, Williams. Soroco (3) - Estes, Tibbetts 2.

HAYDEN GIRLS 55, SOROCO 39

Hayden: 10-15-7-23 - 55

Soroco: 9-11-13-6 - 39

Hayden - Salazar 5 6-8 16, Koehler 4 0-1 8, Mahanna 5 3-5 13, Sweetser 5 2-4 12, Woodley 1 1-2 3, VeDepo 1 1-6 3. Totals 21 13-26 55.

Soroco - S.Rossi 4 3-4 10, Maes 1 1-4 3, George 3 0-0 9, S.Miles 2 0-0 5, Schlegel 3 0-0 7, L.Miles 1 1-2 3, C.Rossi 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 7-13 39.

3 pointers: Soroco (6) - S.Rossi, George 3, S.Miles, Schlegel.

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)

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)

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

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

Oak Creek — It was the same old story Friday night for the Hayden High School boys basketball team.

The Tigers have been streaky all season, and they capped another week of ups and downs Friday in Oak Creek. Just one week after getting demolished at home by Meeker, one of the best teams in the Western Slope League, Hayden beat Soroco High School, another of the league's strongest teams through much of the season.

The Tigers completed a season sweep of the Rams, 47-42.

"We played great defense, and we were able to take control offensively inside," Hayden coach Mike Luppes said. "We played really well tonight."

On the surface, Friday night's game resembled Hayden's December win against Soroco.

Hayden again opened up a huge lead early in the game, this time flying to a 17-6 first-quarter lead. The Tigers pushed it to 21-6 before Soroco finally started to answer.

Unlike the two rivals' first meeting, however, the lead didn't come from a slew of Soroco turnovers. Instead, Hayden dominated with its half-court offense, pounding the ball in to forwards Murphy Smartt and Zach Barnes.

Smartt finished with a game-high 22 points while Barnes was second on his team with 10.

"We were just running through our offense," Smartt said. "Whenever we would swing it around fast, we could get open shots in the paint all day."

Also like the game earlier this season, Soroco managed to charge back. The Rams put it all together in the second quarter and took control of the game much the way Hayden had done in the first.

After Soroco's Matt Watwood scored from inside the lane and Ryan Tibbetts added two free throws at the end of the first half, the team had clawed within two points.

But Soroco never found a way to stop Smartt. The Hayden junior scored nine points in the third quarter and five more in the fourth.

The Tigers picked up one more key basket when Jeremy Engle put back an offensive rebound with 2 minutes, 11 seconds remaining.

"We got a lot of looks down low from two feet that we couldn't get to fall," Soroco coach Sam McLeod said. "If you can't finish those baskets, you can't win basketball games.

"The boys were really pumped up for this one, and it's a big disappointment."

The game cast Hayden, Soroco and Rangely into a third-place tie in the league. Soroco and Rangely each still have one league game remaining.

Hayden girls survive scare

The scoreboard didn't seem to give him any reason to be excited, but that didn't deter Soroco girls basketball coach David Bruner.

"Wow. We're improving," he said.

The Rams played much better Friday night against Hayden than they did in a rout earlier this season. It still wasn't enough, however.

The Tigers came up with 23 fourth-quarter points to rally past the Rams.

"I'm really proud of this win," Hayden coach Eric Hamilton said. "Soroco really came out and played tough."

Hayden senior Holli Salazar led all scorers with 16 points. Seven of those came in the decisive fourth quarter.

Soroco took a 33-32 lead into the quarter, but it couldn't slow Hayden's seniors. In addition to Salazar's points, Hayden senior Caitlin Mahanna scored seven of her 13 points in the fourth quarter. Kylee Sweetser had five points in the final frame.