Photo by Joel Reichenberger
Hayden's Graig Medvesk lays in a shot after flying through the Paonia defense on Saturday.
Hayden boys basketball caps off big week with win
Sunday, February 6, 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
Game statistics
■ Hayden Boys 77, Paonia 65
Paonia 19-15-21-10 — 65
Hayden 21-15-22-19 — 77
Paonia — Blaine Escher 6 2-2 14, Adrian Penny 6 0-0 16, Anthony Roeber 5 0-2 10, Trevor Walters 4 0-1 9, Alex Flynn 1 0-0 2, Kacey Kropp 2 1-2 6, Daniel Ford 3 2-2 8. Totals 27 5-8 65.
Hayden — Hunter Johnston 1 2-2 4, Graig Medvesk 10 3-4 28, Ben Williams 5 3-4 14, Brandon Ray 1 0-0 2, Jorge Valdez 5 2-2 12, Mark Doolin 8 1-3 17. Totals 30 11-15 77.
3-pointers: Paonia (6) — Penny 4, Walters, Kropp. Hayden (6) — Medvesk 5, Williams.
Steamboat Springs — The Hayden boys basketball team was a little too hot a little too often Saturday for Paonia, winning a nearly defenseless game to take a big step toward locking up the league title and the No. 1 seed in the district tournament.
Hayden’s Graig Medvesk was electric with 28 points as the Tigers passed the Eagles, 77-65.
“With the week we had, we’re very pleased with this win,” Hayden coach Mike Luppes said. “We’re pleased with where we’re at. I predicted the league champion would have a couple losses, and I’m pleased now that the one in first doesn’t have those.”
Hayden, 13-1, still has three league games remaining, but already trounced two of those teams — Soroco, 59-44, and West Grand, 67-44 — and should be a huge favorite against one-win Vail Mountain.
Saturday’s win wrapped up a tough week for the Tigers as they picked up wins against three of the Western Slope’s best squads.
They finished that streak with a flourish, outpacing Paonia in the fourth quarter to cap an offense-filled game.
Tigers sophomore Mark Doolin stood out, scoring 17 points. So did Hayden senior Ben Williams, who poured in 14, most coming on fast breaks against an ill-fated Paonia press.
Paonia’s Adrian Penny was good, as well, nailing three consecutive 3-point shots in the third quarter to finish with a team-high 16 points.
None could match a highlight-reel night from Medvesk, however.
He hit five 3-point shots, all in the second half, and scored 11 in one span, lifting the Tigers from their only deficit of the game and helping establish the comfortable lead the game ended with.
Paonia kept it close throughout and went ahead, 38-37, early in the third. Hayden put together a 14-4 run to retake the lead, however.
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