BHS bounced back in 3A round of 32
The Yuma boys, who won the Class 3A Region VIII tournament on March 3-4, are far from their thundering homecourt in The Pit, on a lake above 5,000 feet. I adjusted to the county bargains without issue.
The 86-65, 9-seeded YHS edged Bayfield 74-51 in one of the previous days en route to defeating the event-hosting Panthers (8th seed in the opening round of 32 of the State Tournament) for the championship on Day 2. Chilled. two semi-finals.
The win improved them to 18-5, and they are currently losing to teams with a combined 93-25 record (three of the five — Alt Hyland, Sydney, Nebraska, and Arvada Faith Christian — are still missing in tournaments in their respective states). It is alive). Overall, head coach Dave Sheffield’s side reacted strongly after he lost to FCHS in the district final last weekend.
They will once again face the #1 seed in the same bracket, the Eagles, on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Gymnasium at the University of Denver. Javier Duran, Forrest Rutledge, and Jonathan Carrillo, who are nine seniors each, cooperate.
Senior forward Jake Halgh and senior guard Daman Hernandez saw the designated home side take a 25-4 lead in the first quarter, go 42-17 going into halftime, and coast into the final frame 62-30. , scoring 8 points each.
The No. 24 Wolverines (9-13 overall) scored 17 points from senior post Cayden Wood and 9 from senior guard/forward Jackson Queen, according to figures provided by BHS head coach Scott Key. . Junior Devin Cundiff had 7 points, while senior Lance Mazur and sophomore Lincoln Williams each had 6 points.
