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Battle Mountain's Joe Lybarger and Cody Hervert and Steamboat Springs' Eric Trousil battle for the ball Friday at Battle Mountain High School in Edwards. Steamboat Springs won, 53-32.
Steamboat boys basketball cruises past Battle Mountain, 53-32
Saturday, January 15, 2011
2010-11 Sailors boys basketball schedule
- Dec. 1: Niwot 68, Steamboat 41
- Dec. 3 and 4 Brenda Patch Tournament:
- Dec. 3: Steamboat 49, Roaring Fork 43
- Dec. 4: Steamboat 47, Basalt 33
- Dec. 9 to 11 Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out:
- Dec. 9: Palmer Ridge 44, Steamboat 30
- Dec. 10: Steamboat 53, D'Evelyn 51
- Dec. 11: Windsor 49, Steamboat 35
- Dec. 13: Steamboat 52, Aspen 47
- Dec. 16 to 18 Flaming Gorge Classic:
- Dec. 16: Rock Springs 68, Steamboat 35
- Dec. 17: Steamboat 47, Star Valley 45
- Dec. 18: Evanston 58, Steamboat 34
- Jan. 7: Glenwood Springs 54, Steamboat 43
- Jan. 14: Steamboat 53, Battle Mountain 32
- Jan. 15: Steamboat 66, Eagle Valley 51
- Jan. 21: Palisade 47, Steamboat 44
- Jan. 22: Steamboat 60, Delta 44
- Jan. 28: Steamboat 51, Moffat County 50
- Jan. 29: Steamboat 56, Glenwood 54
- Feb. 4: Steamboat 48, Battle Mountain 38
- Feb. 8: Steamboat 43, Eagle Valley 25
- Feb. 11: Steamboat 42, Palisade 27
- Feb. 12: Steamboat 74, Delta 46
- Feb. 18: at Moffat County, 3:30 p.m.
A 13-point lead really shouldn’t be insurmountable.
It is when you’re down to the Steamboat Springs boys basketball team.
The Sailors jumped out to a 15-2 first-quarter advantage and rode it home to a 53-32 win Friday night against Battle Mountain in Edwards.
Steamboat jumped out to that lead by playing in a high 2-3 zone, putting heavy pressure on Battle Mountain’s guards and preventing the Huskies from starting a 3-point assault like they did last week in a win against Delta.
“That was the main thing for us — just put ball pressure on the guards, and try to create turnovers,” said Steamboat coach Luke DeWolfe, whose team moved to 6-6 overall and 1-1 in the Western Slope League. “With our speed and our athleticism, we felt we could jump some passing lanes and create some turnovers.”
And that set the tone for a basic Steamboat game — tenacious defense, a patient offense, waiting for its shot and the requisite deadly 3-pointers from Justin Anderson, who had 15 points, and Isiah Mendoza-Forsyth, who had 14 points.
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