Hayden boys hoops upset in Kremmling
Saturday, February 12, 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
Steamboat Springs — Sports talking heads sometimes suggest it’s good for a high-quality team to lose a game before the season-ending tournament, that a loss can allow the team to refocus.
Hayden High School boys basketball coach Mike Luppes said that wasn’t the plan, but it quickly became one after the squad was upset on Saturday, 53-52, at West Grand.
“We didn’t play bad, but we weren’t as sharp as we wanted to be,” Luppes said. “West Grand played well and shot the ball really well.”
Hayden, 16-2, clung to a 2-point lead late in the back-and-forth game, but the Mustangs scored with three seconds remaining and drew a foul. They sank the free throw to take the game-deciding 1-point lead.
Graig Medvesk had 30 points for Hayden, and Mark Doolin scored 14. Only three other Tigers scored, however, and none had more than four.
“We have a pretty good feeling we’ll see them again in districts,” Luppes said. “Hopefully, the outcome is different if we do.”
Hayden has a tough out-of-state test at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The team travels to play at Little Snake River High School, in Baggs, Wyo. The Rattlers are considered to have one of the top teams in their state.
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