The GHS boys basketball team headed into the holiday break with mixed results.The Cowboys fell to Centauri on Dec. 20, but bounced back against Alamosa the following day to boost the team’s confidence before Christmas.
The results moved the boys to a 3-4 overall record, and 2-0 in the 3A Western Slope League.
“The boys have been hard at work, and it’s clear we’re on the right path,” said Head Coach Cristian Aguilar. “They are playing with great energy and togetherness on both ends of the floor.”
The Cowboys opened the weekend against the undefeated Centauri Falcons. Junior Jake Ebbott led the offense with a team-high 8 points, but the Cowboys still struggled to maintain the Falcons electric pace. Centauri sealed its seventh straight win, 64-28, over GHS.
Despite the opening defeat, Aguilar praised the team's mindset.
“I don’t know that I’ve had a more mentally tough team,” Aguilar said. “These guys are a resilient group, but we have to stay disciplined and continue to get better everyday.”
The boys returned to the court on Dec. 21 to take on the 1-4 Alamosa Mean Moose, and the offense finally started to click. Senior Wolfgang Anderson and junior Max Peluso led the attack with 18 and 12 points apiece. Guard Jackson Dalleck was also instrumental in navigating through the Moose defense. The senior tacked on 4 points from the field, and made 5-of-7 from the free throw line.
The Cowboys pulled away from the Moose and never looked back. It ended 52-45 for GHS as a neck-and-neck victory to catapult the Cowboys into the long break.
GHS is now faced with a 20-day gap between games. The Cowboys will return to a hot stretch of league matchups. The action begins on Jan. 10 at home against the 1-4 Centauri Falcons, and Jan. 11 away against Olathe.
(Alex McCrindle can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or alex@gunnisontimes.com.)
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