Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
A furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by Grady/San Jon/House boys basketball team fell short during a 54-52 loss Saturday at Grady against Springer.
Chisum Rush of the Bronchos scored nine of his game high 26 points during the period.
Trailing 48-35 at the end of the third quarter, the Bronchos outscored Red Devils 17-6 in the final stanza.
Bronchos coach Jonathan Langan said his team rebounded Springer’s missed free throw with 30 seconds left and had a chance to tie or win it.
Springer improved to 6-4 overall. Grady/San Jon/House fell to 2-7.
Santa Rosa 79, Logan 49
Santa Rosa handed Logan only its second loss of the season by dominating early during a 79-49 victory Friday at Santa Rosa.
The Lions, ranked fifth in Class 2A by MaxPreps.com, led 22-11 at the end of the first quarter and 40-23 at halftime to improve to 6-2 overall.
Logan, ranked No. 3 in Class A, fell to 9-2.
Dyson Day led the losing Longhorns with 20 points, while Dante Sanchez added 16.
“Santa Rosa is really good,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We came off a long break for Christmas, and we only had a couple of practices. No excuses, but we were flat and couldn’t make our shots. They were hitting everything, and we couldn’t hit anything.”