Hayden girls basketball wrap up Meeker title
Updated December 8, 2011 at 11:29 p.m.
2011-12 Tigers girls basketball schedule
- Dec. 1 to 3: Meeker Tournament — Game 1: Hayden 56, Cedaredge 37; Game 2: Hayden 38, Palisade 31; Championship game: Hayden 50, Grand Valley 40
- Dec. 8: Hayden 56, Vail Christian 21
- Dec. 16: Hayden 65, North Park 26
- Dec. 17: Little Snake River 50, Hayden 43
- Jan. 3: 6:30 p.m. vs. Basalt
- Jan. 6: Meeker 62, Hayden 59
- Jan. 10: 7 p.m. at Little Snake River
- Jan. 13: Hayden 70, West Grand 20
- Jan. 14: Hayden 61, North Park 22
- Jan. 21: Hayden 56, Vail Christian 32
- Jan. 27: Hayden 52, Soroco 35
- Jan. 28: Rangely 42, Hayden 33
- Feb. 3: Hayden 63, Plateau Valley 36
- Feb. 4: Paonia 83, Hayden 65
- Feb. 10: Hayden 62, Soroco 52
- Feb. 11: Hayden 72, West Grand 31
- Feb. 21: Hayden 52, Soroco 51
- Feb. 24: District Tournament: Paonia 66, Hayden 52
- Feb. 25: District Tournament: Hayden 61, Rangely 43
- March 2 and 3: Regional tournament
What already was a good weekend for the Hayden High School girls basketball team became great Saturday as the team wrapped up the championship of a season-opening tournament in Meeker.
The Tigers surged in the fourth quarter to beat Grand Valley, 50-40.
“I’m thrilled,” Hayden coach Michelle Wilkie said. “The kids came in with a new coach and new expectations and weren’t really sure how things were going to go, and they have just showed whatever adversity comes their way, they can capitalize on it.”
For the third consecutive game, the Tigers found a little different way to win. Their powerful forwards and seniors still were key: Erin Koehler had 14 points, Aubree Haskins had 10 and Brette Frentress added 9. Savannah Williams helped tip the scales with her best game of the young season, scoring 10.
Kelsey Rolando, meanwhile, added a pair of 3-point shots for 6 points.
“They all have to contribute,” Wilkie said. “When we get into games like that, if someone is shutting down Aubree or Erin, everyone else has to do their job, and that’s what happened in this game. It was wonderful.”
Hayden used an 11-3 fourth quarter to pull away in what had been a tight game. The Tigers, 3-0, return to action Thursday at home against Vail Christian.
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