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January 29, 2009 J The Lovell Chronicle 17
Hoops Grizzlies sweep Greybull, Riverside
Standings
BY DAVID PECK tempts. Hernandez drained The Grizz extended the
BOY:; 3A WEST
Conf. Overall
ream W L W L
I(emmerer S 0 7 4
Worland 5 1 9 2
Powell3 3 S §
)inedale 3 3 6 7
lackson 3 3 4 g
Lovell2 3 7 3
Lvman 2 4 3 9
Codv 0 6 I t I
RESULTS
Friday, January 23
Wodand 70, Lovell 55
Powell 32, Cody 20
Lyman 63, Pinedale 55
Kernmerer 66, Jackson 45
Saturday, January 24
Lovell 62, T. River 48
Worland 75, Thermop 35
Tuesday, January 27
Pinedale 74, Big Piney 46
SCHEDULE
Thursday, January 29
Lovell at Greybull, 4, 7 p.m.
Big Piney at Kemmerer, 4, 7:30
Friday, January 30
Lyman at Kemmerer, 4, 7
Lovell at Cody, 5, 7:30 p.m.
Worland at Powell, 4, 7:30
Jackson at Pinedale, 4, 7:30
Saturday, January 31
Big Piney at Lyman, 1,4 p,m.
Cody at Douglas, 2:30, 4 p.m.
Pinedale at Mtn. View, 2, 5:30
Rocky at Powell, 4, 7:30
Tuesday, February 3
Buffalo at Worland, 4, 7:15
GIRLS 3A WEST
Conf. Overall
Team W L W L
Jackson (i O 12 1
Powell S 1 10 1
Lovell 3 2 6 4
Lvman 3 3 S 7
K-emmerer ;P ~i 4 8
WorlandZ 4 S G
(odv Z 4 st 4
Pinedale 0 6 3 10
RESULTS
Friday, January 23
Lovell 60, Worland 54, ot
Powell 50, Cody 37
Jackson 41, Kemmerer 27
Lyman 53, Pinedale 34
Saturday, January 24
Tongue River 57, Lovell 48
Thermop 43, Worland 39
Tuesday, January 27
Big Piney 47, Pinedale 45
SCHEDULE
Thursday, January 29
Lovell at Greybull, 4, 5:30
Big Piney at Kemmerer, 4, 5:45
Friday, January 30
Lyman at Kemmerer, 4, 5:30
Lovell at Cody, 3:30, 5:45
Worland at Powell, 4, 5:45
Jackson at Pinedale, 4, 5:45
Saturday, January 31
Pinedale at Mtn. View, 2, 3:45
Big Piney at Lyman, 1, 2:30
Douglas at Cody, 2:30, 4
Rocky at Powell, 4, 5:45
Tuesday, February 3
Buffalo at Worland, 4, 5:45
BOYS 2J L NORTHWE T
Conf. Overall
Team W L W L
Thermooolis 4 0 9 3
Rocky Mtn. 3 0 st 7
Grevbull 3 3 § 11
Riverside 0 3 O 12
Shoshoni O 4 2 12
RESULTS
Friday, January 23
Dubois 64, Shoshoni 49
Rocky 68, Greybull 58, ot
Thermop 79, Riverside 33
Saturday, January 24
Rocky 78, Riverside 42
Greybull 79, Shoshoni 36
Worland 75, Thermop 35
SCHEDULE
Thursday, January 29
Lovell at Greybull, 4, 7 p.m.
Wind River at Shoshoni, 7 p.m.
Friday, January 30
B. Horn at Riverside, 2:30, 5:30
Thermop at Rocky, 4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 31
Shoshoni at Riverside, 1, 4
Greybull at T. River, 4, 5:30
Rocky at Powell, 4, 7:30
Thursday, February 5
Greybull at Riverside, 4, 7
GIRLS 2 L NORTHWEST
Conf. overall
Team W L W L
Riverside 3 0 10 1
Thermonolis 3 1 7 5
Rockv Mtn. 2 1 6 7
Grevbull Z 4 6 9
Shoshoni 0 4 6 S
RESULTS
Friday, January 23
Shoshoni 64, Dubois 25
Rocky Mtn. 45, Greybull 43
Riverside 43, Thermop 31
Saturday, January 24
Riverside 50, Rocky Mtn. 33
Greybull 40, Shoshoni 25
Thermop 43, Worland 39
SCHEDULE
Thursday, January 29
Lovell at Greybull, 4, 5:30
Wind River at Shoshoni, 5:30
Friday, January 30
Big Horn at Riverside, 2:30, 4
Thermop at Rocky, 4, 5:30
Saturday, January 31
Shoshoni at Riverside, 1,2:30
Greybull at T. River, 1,2:30
Rocky at Powell, 4, 5:45
Thursday, February 5
Greybull at Riverside, 4, 5:30
The Rocky Mountain
Grizzlies jumped into con-
ference play with both feet
over the weekend and cre-
ated quite a splash, sweep-
ing games against county
foes Greybull and River-
side.
The Grizz held serve at
home Friday night, power-
ing past the Greybull Buf-
faloes 68-58 in an overtime
thriller in Byron, then trav-
eled to Basin Saturday,
where they crushed a young
Rebel squad 78-42.
Now 3-0 in Five Rivers
Conference play, the Grizz
will host 4-0 Thermopolis
Friday night for the confer-
ence lead. Ranked second in
last week's Wyopreps.com
poll, the Bobcats clobbered
Riverside Friday night in
Basin, 79-33, to win their
fifth straight game, then
stumbled against third-
ranked 3A Worland Satur-
day, falling 75-35 in Wor-
land.
Tap times are 4 (JVs in
Deaver) and 7 p.m. Friday.
The Grizz then take on
3A foe Powell Saturday in
Powell at 4 and 7:30 p.m.
BARN-BURNER
The Grizzlies engaged
in a thriller with the Grey-
bull Buffs Friday in Byron,
although the game was per-
haps more thrilling than
coach Michael Simmons
would have liked.
Both teams came
out strong, and the lead
changed hands eight times
in the first quarter alone
before a late three-pointer
by Rocky's Carlos Hernan-
dez and a two-pointer by
Sean Sylvester of Greybull
knotted the score at 13 af-
ter one. KJ Blackburn had
four of Rocky's five baskets
in the quarter.
The game was tied at.
15, 17 and 19 in the second
quarter before Greybull
took a 26-24 lead at half-
time.
"We did a pretty good
job getting the ball inside
to the bigs and getting good
looks," Simmons said. "We
were converting. Then they
made some adjustments
and went to a zone."
The Grizzlies came out
on fire in the third quarter
as Simmons "loosened the
reins" on his club, he noted.
Rocky Mountain outscored
Greybull 23-10 to lead 47-
36 after three. Seven play-
ers got into the scoring act
for the Grizz, including
Brandon Foster with 6 and
Austin Leonhardt with 5.
Greybull stormed back
in the fourth period, how-
DAVm PECK
Rocky Mountain junior Austin Leonhardt fires up
a jumper against the Greybull Buffs Friday night
in Byron. The Grizzlies host Thermopolis for the
conference lead Friday at 7 p.m.
ever, starting the quar~ ...... had chances in the final
ter with a 12-0 run to lead
48-47 before Hernandez
stopped the bleeding with a
pair of free throws.
Simmons said he told
the Grizzlies to keep play-
ing like they had been play,
ing but to work for high-
percentage shots. Instead,
he said, as Greybull started
the comeback, they tight-
ened up and started look-
ing for the perfect pass and
the perfect shot.
Both teams made huge
shots in the final two min-
utes, including treys by
Foster and Adam Alvarado,
the latter putting the Grizz
up 55-52 with 45 seconds to
play. But freshman Austin
Frazier answered from be-
yond the arc for the Buffs,
and although both team
25 seconds, the score re-
mained knotted at 55 after
regulation.
GreybuU 0utscored
Rocky 19-8 in the final
quarter, and Simmons
gave credit to the Buffs
and coach Jim Prather, al-
though he expressed disap-
pointment with his team's
defensive effort.
"Greybull is a good
team, and they have a good
coach. He had his team
ready, and they were in a
position to win," Simmons
said. "They executed when
we made our mistakes. It's
a learning experience for
US."
The Grizz took charge
in overtime, but the Buffs
helped by missing five of
their first six free throw at-
a treyto get the Grizzlies go-
ing, and they never trailed
in OT, outscoring the Buffs
13-3. Alvarado, Lane Fried-
ly, Foster and Hernandez
each scored 3 points in the
extra period.
'%Ve went .back to ex-
tending our pressure and
were able to gamble a bit
and recover and be a bit
more up-tempo, which our
kids wanted to be," Sim-
mons said. "The effort was
there. The kids worked
hard the entire game."
Hernandez finished
with 15 points and five as-
sists, Foster 14 points and
seven rebounds, Blackburn
10 points and eight boards
and Alvarado 10 points and
six rebounds. Friedly scored
8 points, Korey Hocker 6
and Austin Leo~ardt 5.
Hocker added 12 rebounds,
six steals and five assists.
Sean Sylvester scored
20 points for the Buffs,
Mick Gonzalez 13.
The box score:
GREYBULL (58)
Austin Frazier 3 0-0 7, Jordan Jolley 1 0-2
2, Sean Sylvester 8 4-5 20, Braden Miller
5 1-2 11, Travis Sylvester 0 0-0 0, Trevor
Jensen 1 2-4 5, Mick Gonzalez 4 5-7 13,
Hayden Goton 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 12-22 58.
ROCKY (68)
Korey Hocker 1 3-4 6, Adam Alvarado 4 1-2
10, Lane Friedly 3 2-3 8, Brandon Foster
5 3-5 14, Sam Seitz 0 0-0 0, KJ Blackburn
4 2-2 10, Austin Leonhardt 2 0-0 5, Carlos
Hemandez 5 2-2 15. Totals 24 13-18 68.
Greybul113 13 10 19 3-58
Rocky13 11 23 8 13-68
Three-point field goals - Frazier 1, Jensen
1; Hemandez 3, Hocker 1, Alvarado 1,
Foster 1, Leonhardt 1. Fouled out - Black-
bum, Hemandez. Total fouls - Greybul117,
Rocky 20.
ROUTING THE REBELS
The Grizzlies traveled
to Basin Saturday and clob-
bered the Riverside Rebels
78-42.
The game was close ear-
ly, as Rocky led 13-11 after
the first quarter, but Sim-
mons said that was partly
by design. He said a Riv-
erside zone defense led to
a slow pace, and the Griz-
zlies didn't apply pressure
early, wanting to establish
the inside game and cre-
ate a lead. Then Simmons
opened up the offense in
the second quarter and the
Grizz started getting up
and down the floor with the
transition game.
Rocky dominated the
second period, slapping on
pressure defense and out-
scoring the Rebels 27-8 to
lead 40-19 at the half. Al-
varado and Heruandez
each drained a pair of treys
and scored 9 points each.
Hocker added 6.
lead by outscoring the Reb-
els 18-5 in the third to lead
58-24 after three. Simmons
began rotating in substi-
tutes midway through the
third, and subs played most
of the fourth. Guy Jones
scored 6 points in the final
quarter as Rocky coasted
with a 20-18 advantage.
Brandon Bulanek and Le-
onhardt added 5 each.
Alvarado led the Grizz
with 22 points and four
steals. Hernandez added
15 points, Hocker 14 points
an six rebounds. Foster
had six rebounds and two
blocks, and Blackburn
pulled down seven caroms.
The box score:
ROCKY (78)
Brandon Bulanek 2 0-0 5, Luis Jurado
0 0-1 0, Korey Hocker 6 0-0 14, Adam
Alvarado 7 5-6 22, Lane Friedly 0 1-2 1,
Brandon Foster 3 0-0 6, Sam Seitz 0 0-2
0, KJ Blackburn 1 1-2 3, Austin Leonhardt
1 3-4 6, Carlos Hemandez 5 3-3 15, Guy
Jones 3 0-0 6. Totals 28 13-20 78.
RIVERSIDE (42)
Cole Moeegard 6 4-5 19, Mike Herbia 0
2-6 2, Brandon Brown 3 2-2 8, Andy Vollan
1 4-8 6, Jared Jares 1 1-1 3, Bob Anderson
1 1-1 3, Bryant Wood 0 1-2 1. Totals 12
15-25 42.
RockyMtn. 13 27 18 20-78
Riverside 11 8 5 18-42
Three-point field goals -AIvarado 3, Hock-
er2, Hemandez 2, Bulanek 1; Mosegard
3. Fouled out - Herbia. Total fouls - Rocky
20, Riverside 16.
HUGE HOME GAME
The Grizzlies can seize
first place in the 2A North-
west with a win Friday
night, but it won't be easy.
The second-ranked Bobcats
are 9-3 with losses only to
Lovell and Worland (twice).
Thermop is 8-0 against 2A
opponents.
The Bobcats are tough
inside with senior Antho-
ny Apland (6-3) and junior
Colin Herold (6-2). Also
tough inside is rugged Ri-
ley Sikes (6-1). Chris Leyba
is a strong guard.
"They're athletic and
disciplined," Simmons said.
"They set good screens and
are not afraid of physical
contact. If you're not talk-
ing, they'll knock you down.
They're the team to beat in
the Northwest."
Simmons said the Griz-
zlies will push the ball at
the Bobcats when they
can.
"It'll come down to
who's able to execute and
work the hardest," he said.
'%Ve'll match up with them
better than people think."
He said he hopes the
Grizz can pick up some mo-
mentum to take into Satur-
day's non-conference game
at Powell.
Rocky frosh extend streak to four
BY DAVID PECK
The Rocky Mountain
freshman boys basketball
team is on a roll. The Griz-
zlies stretched their winning
streak to three last Thurs-
day night at Greybull, then
made it four with a thrilling
win at Lovell Tuesday.
On Thursday, Jan. 15,
the Grizz clobbered Ther-
mopolis 59-19 in Byron,
blowing out to a 24-5 first
quarter lead, then shutting
the Bobcats out 10-0 in the
second to earn a 34-5 half-
time lead. They sailed to
victory from there.
Derik Romero led the
Grizz with 24 points. Jessee
Hernandez added 13, Logan
Friedly 8, Caleb Estes 6 and
Luke Leonhardt and Tyrell
Humphreys 4 each.
Last Tuesday, Jan.
20, in Byron, the Grizzlies
topped Burlington 39-34.
Rocky trailed 26-20 after
three quarters, then out-
scored the visitors 19-8
in the final period to win.
Romero scored 9 points in
the game, Leonhardt 8, Es-
tes 6, Friedly 5, Hernan-
dez 4, Humphreys 3 and
Kyle Peterson and Thomas
Troutman 2 apiece.
Thursday in Greybull,
the Grizz clobbered the
Buffs 60-33, opening up a
huge early lead and cruis-
ing from there. The Grizz
went strong inside early as
Hernandez scored 11 points
in the first quarter, lead-
ing Rocky to a 24-4 lead at
the end of one. The Grizz
outscored the Buffs a more
moderate 36-29 the rest of
the way.
Hernandez finished
with 25 points, Leonhardt
10, Friedly and Estes 6
each, Romero and Hum-
phreys 4 apiece, Peterson 3
and Troutman 2.
Tuesday night in Lovell,
the Grizzlies jumped out to
a 13-1 lead and led 15-6 af-
ter the first quarter. Lovell
fought back to outscore the
Grizz 13-9 in the second
quarter and 15-10 in the
third to tie the score at 34.
The lead see-sawed
back and forth in the final
period, and the Grizzlies
held on for the one-point
victory, 47-46.
Hernandez led the Griz-
zlies with 15 points. Rome-
ro added 13, Humphreys 8,
Leonhardt 5, Troutman 4
and Friedly 2.
Steven Pickett paced
Lovell with 17 points. Co-
lin May added 10, AJ Mon-
tanez 9, Ritch McCollam
5, Morgan Baxendale and
Ryan Scheeler 2 each and
Hunter Hinckley 1.
BULLDOGS WIN
The Lovell freshmen
edged the Powell Panthers
on Jan. 15, 45-40. Lovell
trailed 27-25 at halftime,
then shut out the Panthers
8-0 in the third to lead 33-
27. They held on the five-
point win.
Montanez led the Bull-
dogs with 16 points. May
added 9, Collin McArthur
8, Pickett 6, Hinckley 4 and
Dimas Patina 2.
The Rocky freshmen
travel to Cody next Tues-
day, Feb. 3, for a 5 p.m. tip-
off, then host Lovell Feb. 5
at 7 p.m.
Rocky Mountain
center Jessee
Hernandez rejects
a shot by Dimas
Patina during
Rocky Mountain's
47-46 win Tuesday
night in Lovell. The
two teams hook
up again Feb. 5 in
Byron.
