Hayden boys basketball tumbles after ugly start
Saturday, December 10, 2011
2011-12 Tigers boys basketball schedule
- Dec. 8 to 10: Cowboy Shootout in Meeker
- Dec. 8: Hayden 43, Crested Butte 42
- Dec. 9: Meeker 66, Hayden 35
- Dec. 16: Hayden 59, North Park 41
- Dec. 17: Little Snake River 66, Hayden 53
- Jan. 6: Meeker 51, Hayden 42
- Jan. 10: Hayden 53, Vail Mountain 41
- Jan. 13: West Grand 68, Hayden 55
- Jan. 14: Hayden 70, North Park 45
- Jan. 20: Hayden 64, De Beque 36
- Jan. 21: Hayden 59, Vail Christian 50
- Jan. 27: Hayden 59, Soroco 40
- Jan. 28: Hayden 74, Rangely 60
- Jan. 31: Hayden 88, Vail Christian 72
- Feb. 3: Plateau Valley 79, Hayden 66
- Feb. 4: Hayden 75, Paonia 67
- Feb. 10: Hayden 69, Soroco 53
- Feb. 11: Hayden 61, West Grand 55
- Feb. 17: Hayden wins through forfeit again Vail Mountain
- Feb. 21: Hayden 73, Soroco 53
- Feb. 24: District Tournament: West Grand 58, Hayden 55
- Feb. 25: District Tournament: Hayden 73, Paonia 57
- March 2 and 3: at Regional Tournament
Steamboat Springs — The Hayden High School boys basketball team had one of the worst starts to a game any hoops fan is likely to see, falling behind against Meeker in the semifinal round of the Cowboy Shootout, 26-0.
Somehow, that’s not the stunning part of the Tigers’ Friday night 66-35 loss. They only turned the ball over twice in that first quarter and nine times in the game, meaning they helped add a new depth to the term “ice-cold shooting.”
“Meeker got hot, and we couldn’t buy a basket,” Hayden coach Mike Luppes said. “We played better in spurts through the second, third and fourth quarters, but that first quarter was horrendous.”
The loss sets the Tigers against Grand Valley at 2 p.m. Saturday in the tournament’s consolation game.
Hayden senior Hunter Johnston led his team in his first game this season, scoring 14 points thanks to four 3-point shots. Mark Doolin added 11.
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