BY GCHS ATHLETICS
Each the Backyard Metropolis Buffaloes and Dodge Metropolis Crimson Demons boys’ basketball groups prefer to play an up-tempo model.
And that was showcased in spades on Tuesday night time because the groups mixed to hit 18 3-pointers. Ten of these got here from six totally different Crimson Demons whereas the Buffs unfold theirs out between three gamers. The top end result was Dodge Metropolis simply having somewhat an excessive amount of on the finish of the sport to outlive the Buffs, 76-65, in a Western Athletic Convention battle.
The Buffs, now 9-9 this season, fell to 2-4 within the WAC whereas Dodge Metropolis improved its general file to 15-2 general and 4-1 within the WAC.
Backyard Metropolis employed a protection attempting to decelerate the Demons’ main scorer, Cooper Scheck, and that ploy labored, limiting the 6-0 senior to simply 5 factors. However what didn’t get calculated was the Demons’ getting substantial scoring assist from the rest of his teammaes.
Isaiah Taylor led a balanced scoring assault with 17 factors, Aidan Sowers was subsequent with 15, Daelyn Unzueta got here off the bench to contribute 14 factors and Dawson Taylor tallied 11.
The Buffs, in the meantime, had been using a deep bench for many of the season to implement the strain and fastbreak offense. On Tuesday, although, that didn’t work out properly and the Buffs acquired their eight treys from a trio of gamers – Tae Rosales with 4 en path to a 24-point night time, whereas Aaron Guevara (12 factors) and Jace Steinmetz (8 factors), knocked down two every.
The Buffs trailed 14-10 after one quarter and fell additional behind by halftime at 34-24. A 20-17 third interval, nonetheless, pulled the Buffs inside vary of the Demons at 51-44 going into the final eight minutes of regulation.
Backyard managed to chop into the Dodge benefit and with 2:31 remaining pulled with 4 at 67-63 when Rosales nailed certainly one of his treys. Down the stretch, Backyard missed just a few clutch free throws, whereas Dodge seemingly acquired factors when it wanted them essentially the most.
The Buffs will hit the highway on Friday night time (Feb. 18) to face league-leading Hays in a 7:45 p.m. scheduled tip-off after the women’ sport has been concluded. Their last regular-season contest might be at house on Feb. 22 in opposition to Liberal’s Redskins.
DODGE CITY (13-3/2-2) 14; 20; 17; 25; – 76 GARDEN CITY (3-14/1-4) 10; 14; 20; 21; – 65
Dodge Metropolis (76) – I. Taylor 5 4-6 17, Smith 3 4-04 11, Sowers 6 1-2 15, Scheck 1 2-2 5, D. Taylor 5 0-1 11, Okoro 0 0-2 0, Unzueta 6 0-0 14, Cox 1 1-1 3. Totals 27 12-18 76.
Backyard Metropolis (65) – Ramsey 3 6-8 12, Steinmetz 3 0-1 8, Rosales 9 2-4 24 Wiese 3 3-4 9, Guevara 5 0-1 12. Totals 23 11-18 65.
3-point targets— Dodge Metropolis 10 (I. Taylor 3, Smith 1, Sowers 2, Scheck 1, D. Taylor 1, Unzueta 2), Backyard Metropolis 8 (Steinmetz 2, Rosales 4, Guevara 2).
Fouls—Dodge Metropolis 18, Backyard Metropolis 16. Fouled out—None.
On Monday in Ulysses, the Buffs took a match and lit up their offense by scoring 65 factors, balanced out by 20 factors within the first, 24 within the second and 19 within the third earlier than a operating clock kicked in en path to a 65-26 overcome the host Tigers on the UHS gymnasium.
The victory, the second in a row, improved the Buffs’ season file to 9-8 whereas Ulysses fell to 1-14.
A fair dozen Buffs acquired their identify within the scoring column, with senior Brandon Springston being the one double-figure scorer with 10 factors. Seven of the gamers scored between 5 and 9 factors to provide first-year head coach Jeff Williamson the balanced assault he has been trying to find many of the season.
These high-octane quarters supplied the Buffs with quarter leads of 20-11, 44-20 and 63-26. Within the fast-moving fourth with the clock on steady run, the Buffs managed simply two factors whereas holding the Tigers and not using a level.
GARDEN CITY (9-8) 20; 24 ; 19; 2; – 65 ULYSSES (1-15) 11; 9; 6; 0; – 26
Backyard Metropolis (65) – Salinas 2 0-0 5, Biera 1 0-0 3, Korf 1 0-0 2, Metzen 3 0-0 6, Springston 5 0-0 10, Ramsey 1 0-2 2, Steinmetz 4 1-3 9, Rosales 1 0-0 3, Underwood 3 0-0 6, Wiese 2 5-6 9, Guevara 4 0-0 8, Whitehurst 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 6-11 65.
Ulysses (26) – Metcalf 3 0-0 8, Sifuentes 3 0-0 6, Scott 1 1-2 3, Nightengale 0 2-3 2, Mendez 2 0-0 4, Jaquez 1 0-0 2, Guinn 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 4-7 26.
3-point targets—Backyard Metropolis 3 (Salinas 1, Biera 1, Rosales 1), Ulysses 2 (Metcalf 2). Fouls—Backyard Metropolis 10, Ulysses 9. Fouled out— None.
The Buffaloes have two remaining video games within the common season. They hit the highway Friday to play league-leading Hays after which will host Liberal on Feb. 22 to conclude the common slate. Class 6A substate video games would be the first week of March.