Trojans Continue District Winning Streak

By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media

The way this game started out it could have went either way as the crowd got loud and the play was deliberate. Wagon Mound at home and the defending District 1B champs hosted a much improved Maxwell Bears team.

Coming from no where only two years ago the Maxwell Bears have come a long way under coach Eloy Brazil. As the teams battled back and forth the defenses held strong and kept the score low. Wagon Mound was up 8-4 at the end of the first. Tough defense continued through the second period. When the buzzer sounded at halftime 19 - 16 game with Wagon Mound on top.

The third period however was a much different ball game as Maxwell went cold and Wagon Mound stoked the flames and went 26 points to 11 for the Bears. Then the fourth quarter turned around for Maxwell going 20-15. The points spread however was to much to over come for Maxwell and the Trojans were once again announced as the District 1B champions. Another factor in the game was made from the free throw line as Wagon Mound went 11 of 12 in the fourth quarter.

Maxwell    4  12  11  20  47
Wagon Mound  8  11  26  15  61

Maxwell High Point
Patrick Pacheco  21 4 of 6 at the line
Thomas Casper 8 1 of 4 free throws
Free Throws 11 of 27 attempts

Wagon Mound High Point
Jose Aguilar 17 8 of 9 free throws
Gabriel Cruz 14
Eric Olguin 17  8 of 8 free throws
Free throws 17 of 19 attempts

The District 1B champs Wagon Mound Trojans (not in order) Jose Aguilar, Darian Mareno, Andrew Martinez, Rio Armijo, Marcus Cruz, Gabriel Cruz, Danny Gray, Eric Olguin, coaches Bobby Clouthier, and P Olguin.

Jakob Smith and Danny Gray go for the rebound early in the game in Wagon Mound.

Thomas Casper goes in low for the lay-up as Trojan Danny Gray gets a hand up for the block

Patrick Pacheco draws the foul as Jose Aguilar (5) works his way down the court during the District 1B championship game.

Up for the rebound is Tristan Chavez and Jose Aguilar (5)

Patrick Pacheco squeezes in between Danny Gray and Eric Olguin as he moves inside for the lay-up during the championship game in Wagon Mound Friday night.