Hayden girls play well but fall against Paonia, 83-65

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Steamboat Springs — When is an 18 point loss a good thing?

Dec. 1 to 3: Meeker Tournament — Game 1: Hayden 56, Cedaredge 37; Game 2: Hayden 38, Palisade 31; Championship game: Hayden 50, Grand Valley 40
Dec. 8: Hayden 56, Vail Christian 21
Dec. 16: Hayden 65, North Park 26
Dec. 17: Little Snake River 50, Hayden 43
Jan. 3: 6:30 p.m. vs. Basalt
Jan. 6: Meeker 62, Hayden 59
Jan. 10: 7 p.m. at Little Snake River
Jan. 13: Hayden 70, West Grand 20
Jan. 14: Hayden 61, North Park 22
Jan. 21: Hayden 56, Vail Christian 32
Jan. 27: Hayden 52, Soroco 35
Jan. 28: Rangely 42, Hayden 33
Feb. 3: Hayden 63, Plateau Valley 36
Feb. 4: Paonia 83, Hayden 65
Feb. 10: Hayden 62, Soroco 52
Feb. 11: Hayden 72, West Grand 31
Feb. 21: Hayden 52, Soroco 51
Feb. 24: District Tournament: Paonia 66, Hayden 52
Feb. 25: District Tournament: Hayden 61, Rangely 43
March 2 and 3: Regional tournament

On Saturday, apparently. Hayden went to district leading Paonia and fell 83-65.

“The score does not reflect how well our kids played,” Tigers coach Michelle Wilkie said. “They played phenomenal.”

Hayden just ran into what might be Class 2A’s best team.

Paonia, 13-1, led 18-15 after one quarter and took a 41-33 lead into halftime.

Hayden, 10-5, battle back in the third quarter, but Paonia hit five 3-pointers and the Tigers never could quite close the gap.

Erin Koehler led the Tigers with 29 points. Brette Frentress had 15 and Aubree Haskins had 11.

“You can look at it as a blowout, but we didn’t,” Wilkie said. “They were in great spirits.”

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