Tigers Keep on Clawing
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
It was a
pair of tough ones for the boys Thursday night as they hosted Trinidad Miners
for the second match-up between these two teams in which Trinidad easily won
the first meeting.
In the JV game
Raton was down 9-0 at the end of the first quarter something that is very rare
in boys basketball. Then the battle began as the Tigers came back to score 16
in the second and were down by four 20-16, yet had the charity stripe been more
kind they could have tied the game as they went 4 of 9 free throws.
Second half
action saw Trinidad create turnovers in which they were able to capitalize on
and create a 10-point lead by the fourth quarter and further widened the lead
to finish it out at 55-41.
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Angel Rosas slips under Miner Josh Serna as he heads for the
bucket during the JV game Thursday evening in Raton
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JV Scoring
Trinidad 9 11
18 17 55
Raton 0
16 12 13 41
Trinidad High Point
Malachi Baca 10
Jared Hernandez 10 2 of 2 free throws
Marcus Festi 11 3 of 4 free throws
Free Throws 10 of 16
attempts
Raton High Point
Dylan Query 10 2 of 2 free throws
Free throws 6 of 15 attempts
The varsity game was better than the game in Trinidad where the Miners simply ran off and left the Tigers. But then looking at the first half scoring one would think they did that for this game as well. Raton was down 52-36 at halftime, with both teams making it count at the free throw line.
Second half
action however played a different bell with Raton closing the gap and
outscoring the Miners 21-9. Fourth quarter play brought about the first tie
(67-67) game and lead change. Both teams went to the basket with Trinidad
coming out on top of the race 21-20 and ending the game 84-77. Raton however
went just over 50% at the line in the fourth going 5 of 9 free throws, while
Trinidad went 9 of 18 free throws.
Raton will
host Des Moines Saturday night for Tigerfest activities.
Varsity Scoring
Trinidad 24 28
11 21 84
Raton 11
25 21 20 77
Trinidad High Point
Jeff Martinez 14 3 of 4 free throws and 3-3 pointers
Chris De Angelis 11 6 of 8 free throws
Dustyn Wille 21 1 of 2 free throws
Free Throws 20 of 36 attempts
Raton High Point
Rashaan Craig 24 8 of
10 free throws and 4-3 pointers
Jay Starr 15 3 of 6 free throws
Matt Earle 14 2 of 4 free throws
Free Throws 19 of 25 attempts
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Tiger Jay Starr puts the ball back up as he falls backward
making the 2-point shot as Jeff Martinez (12) and Max Casias (34) look on
Thursday night during the varsity game
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Miner Dustin Wille gets a hand on this Mark Hightree shot
during the varsity game in Raton Thursday evening
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Miner Nick Mason gets a hand on this Mark Hightree shot
during the varsity game in Raton Thursday evening
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Tiger Rashaan Craig eyes closed goes for the bucket as Miner
Nick Mason gets a hand up during the varsity game in Raton Thursday evening
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