Tigers boys hoops looks to put opponents away
Friday, January 14, 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
Whether or not the Hayden boys are the team to beat in the Western Slope League is up for debate, Tigers basketball coach Mike Luppes said. Hayden will try to improve to 3-0 in league play during an 8:30 p.m. game today against West Grand, one of the other teams Luppes said is in the top tier of the league.
If the Tigers, 5-1, are to establish themselves as one of the league favorites with a win, they’ll need to control Mustangs junior Travis Gore, who’s averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds a game.
“They also have a bunch of talented young kids,” Luppes said. “They’re working on their consistency and putting things together, but do a lot of really good things.”
Hayden may need some consistency of its own to win. Despite earning an 80-70 victory, the Tigers couldn’t put away a pesky Vail Mountain squad Tuesday. If his team is to assert itself as one of the league’s best, Luppes said it will need to cut down on the lapses in tenacity and judgment that have allowed games to remain close.
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