Hayden boys basketball falls to Grand Valley
Sunday, December 11, 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 protected the ball better in the first three games of this season than it has in a long time.
Coach Mike Luppes said part of that low turnover number has been because of a lack of aggressiveness, and it’s that trait, not the care with the ball, that dominated Hayden’s stay in Meeker’s three-game Cowboy Shootout.
The Tigers lost for the second time Saturday, falling 52-35 to Grand Valley to finish fourth and fall to 1-2 on the season.
“We’re playing decent, we’re just missing that intensity, that extra zip,” Luppes said.
Jorge Valdez logged a double-double in the game, scoring 11 and grabbing 10 rebounds. Mark Doolin scored eight and had seven rebounds, and Hunter Johnston scored seven and had seven rebounds.
“We’ve known it was going to take a little time to put things together,” Luppes said. “We have a lot of kids playing who haven’t played much varsity before. We need to find that little extra bit of hustle, of aggressiveness. That’s what’s missing.”
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