Hayden boys basketball team wins in big league game
Saturday, February 5, 2011
2010-11 Tigers boys basketball schedule
- Dec. 9 to 11 Meeker Tournament:
- Dec. 9: Hayden 69, Mancos 45
- Dec. 10: Grand Valley 41, Hayden 38
- Dec. 11: Hayden 63, Meeker 50
- Dec. 17: Hayden 57, North Park 35
- Jan. 7: Hayden 60, Meeker 50
- Jan. 11: Hayden 80, Vail Christian 70
- Jan. 14: Hayden 67, West Grand 44
- Jan. 15: Hayden 77, North Park 45
- Jan. 21: Hayden 83, DeBeque 36
- Jan. 28: Hayden 59, Soroco 44
- Jan. 29: Hayden 66, Rangely 42
- Feb. 1: Hayden 78, Vail Christian 54
- Feb. 4: Hayden 63, Plateau Valley 52
- Feb. 5: Hayden 77, Paonia 65
- Feb. 8: Hayden 84, Vail Mountain 41
- Feb. 11: Hayden 65, Soroco 46
- Feb. 12: West Grand 53, Hayden 52
- Feb. 15: Little Snake River 60, Hayden 43
- Feb. 18: Hayden 69, Vail Mountain 45
- Feb. 25 and 26: District tournament
Friday night’s contest between the Hayden High School boys basketball team and fellow Western Slope League front-runners Plateau Valley lived up to its billing.
So did the Tigers, who won a topsy-turvy game, 63-52, to seize control of the league.
They have another big game at 5:30 p.m. today at home against Paonia.
“We were real pleased with our effort,” Hayden coach Mike Luppes said. “Plateau Valley is a good ball club and they gave us everything we wanted.”
Hayden senior Graig Medvesk scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds to lead his team.
The Tigers trailed early, falling behind, 14-7, after the first quarter. Despite outscoring the Cowboys, 24-8, in the second quarter, the Tigers trailed again, 44-42, early in the fourth.
“When we were successful tonight, we were pushing the ball and either going to the basket off the drive or off screen and rolls,” Luppes said. “We did get stagnant at times. They have a really good defensive team. They play man to man, which we haven’t seen a lot of. Defensively they’re one of the best we see every year.”
Mark Doolin had eight rebounds and scored 14 points, nailing three 3-pointers to help his team overcome Plateau Valley’s talented front line.
Ben Williams, meanwhile, scored 13 points and had seven rebounds.
Hayden, 11-1, was ranked No. 10 in the most recent Denver Post poll.
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