Soroco boys basketball struggles in loss to West Grand
Sunday, February 6, 2011
2010-11 Rams boys basketball schedule
- Dec. 2: Soroco 57, North Park 29
- Dec. 6: Steamboat JV 45, Soroco 33
- Dec. 7: Moffat County JV 44, Soroco 40
- Dec. 18: Gilpin County 65, Soroco 51
- Jan. 7: Soroco 49, Vail Mountain 41
- Jan. 14: Rangely 72, Soroco 58
- Jan. 15: Vail Christian 85, Soroco 57
- Jan. 21: Plateau Valley 63, Soroco 32
- Jan. 22: West Grand 48, Soroco 23
- Jan. 28: Hayden 59, Soroco 44
- Jan. 29: Paonia 83, Soroco 53
- Feb. 4: Soroco 46, North Park 43
- Feb. 5: West Grand 51, Soroco 33
- Feb. 8: Vail Christian 83, Soroco 46
- Feb. 11: Hayden 65, Soroco 46
- Feb. 12: Meeker 70, Soroco 37
- Feb. 18: Soroco 57, De Beque 43
- Feb. 19: Vail Mountain 60, Soroco 55
Steamboat Springs — The Soroco boys basketball team’s struggles against teams that play man defense continued Saturday against West Grand, as the Rams’ slow first half doomed the team.
Soroco had just one field goal and 15 points in the first half, eventually falling, 51-33.
“We’re still struggling,” Rams coach Andy Johnson said. “It was much different over here than there. As bad as we thought we looked here, it was worse over there.”
Soroco never could get in a rhythm in the first half of a physical contest, struggling from the field and committing 16 turnovers.
The Rams’ lone field goal of the first half came on a Michael Rossi 3-pointer at the 4 minute, 57 second mark of the first quarter.
“We struggled running our man-to-man offense. It’s been a struggle all year,” Johnson said. “We did get better. We got more screens set, whereas before we weren’t screening or cutting.”
Soroco was much better in the second half. After the Rams trailed 30-15 at halftime, the Mustangs outscored the Rams only 21-18 in the second half.
Rossi led the Rams with 9 points.
Soroco (3-8) next plays at 7 p.m. Tuesday at home against Vail Christian.
“They’re going to press us,” Johnson said. “We’ll have to make some adjustments to our press breaker. They are not very big, so maybe we can get it over the top on them.”
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