Tigers boys wrap up No. 3 district seed
Monday, February 16, 2009
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 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
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 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
Steamboat Springs — It was a rocky regular season for the Hayden High School boys basketball team, but a late charge helped the Tigers wrap up the No. 3 seed in this weekend's district tournament.
Hayden forced a three-way tie for third by winning at Soroco High School on Friday night, then capping the regular season off with an easy victory Saturday at North Park.
The Tigers defeated the Wildcats, 76-42.
"It was a good weekend for us," Hayden coach Mike Luppes said. "With both Soroco and North Park, we were able to hold them down defensively."
The team had little trouble winning Saturday, routing North Park for the second time this season. Hayden, 12-7, jumped to a big early lead and rotated bench players in throughout the contest.
Senior forward Zach Barnes led his team with 12 points. Graig Medvesk added 9 and Billy Zehner, Zach Engle, Murphy Smartt and Justin Moon each scored 7.
All 13 players that made the trip for Hayden scored.
The win made official what became likely with Friday night's tight win against Soroco. That win threw Soroco, Hayden and Rangely into a three-way tie for third place.
The tiebreak couldn't be decided with head-to-head results as Hayden beat Soroco, Soroco beat Rangely and Rangely beat Hayden.
Hayden came out on top of that knot because it had allowed the fewest points to tied teams.
Hayden gave up a total of 100 points in its games against Soroco and Rangely. Soroco, meanwhile, gave up 118 against Hayden and Rangely, and Rangely gave up 127. Soroco's 74-71 victory against Rangely last month likely doomed both teams in the tiebreaker, piling up a huge point total.
Soroco then got the nod over Rangely because of head-to-head results.
It all means Hayden will play the sixth seed, Vail Christian, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at home.
Soroco, 14-4, will host Rangely, also on Saturday.
Hayden girls rally past North Park, 48-41
The Hayden girls basketball team spent several weeks battling its tendency to let opponents back into games after building double-digit leads.
The squad appears to have that problem solved, but the new trend has kept games equally exciting.
The Tigers rallied from a deficit for the second time in as many games Saturday, coming from an 18-16 halftime hole to beat North Park, 48-41.
"That's the third time we've played them, and they had us figured out pretty well," Hayden coach Eric Hamilton said. "It's hard to beat a team three times, but we played good. It was a tough win."
Senior guard Caitlin Mahanna led the team with 13 points. Holli Salazar had 12.
"I couldn't believe we had only scored 16 points in the first half," Hamilton said. "We came out really aggressive in the third quarter, and we were able to take more control."
The Tigers, 17-1, return to action at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday against De Beque. They then will have to try to beat another squad for a third time as they welcome Soroco, 7-10, for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday to start the district tournament.
Comments
Abby Engle 4 years, 3 months ago
GOOD LUCK TO ALL MY TEAMS!!!! I love you all and i am so proud to be a part of this! Keep kicking butt, Boy Keep your heads up and always remember that if you mess up in a play there are no worries, 4.5 seconds later you get another try! Good luck this weekend I'll be in the stands cheering for you all!
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