Lady Tigers Ring the Cowbell
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
It was a
repeat of the Cowbell Championship game back in December as the Lady Tigers
hosted the Lady Demons in a regular season game that had the Cowbell on the
line.
Raton came
out strong and pressed the Lady Demons and took the early lead and surprisingly
never looked back. While the Lady Demons seemed to have trouble finding the
basket the Raton press didn’t help any and Raton gradually continued to widen
the lead.
By halftime
Raton had an 11-point lead with all their points coming from the field, not a
single freethrow in the first half while Des Moines added six points at the
charity stripe.
As second
half action continued the Lady Tigers not only shut the Lady Demons down they
held them to only two points from the field three free throws in the third
quarter. Fourth quarter action wasn’t much better for Des Moines despite their
strong defensive play.
When the
buzzer sounded Raton had not only won the game but were able to Ring the Cowbell,
perhaps a bit of sweet revenge for Raton not only for the loss at the Cowbell
but from the other losses this dynamic and strong Des Moines team has handed to
Raton.
Girls
Des Moines 6
11 5 8 30
Raton 17
11 12 8 48
Des Moines high Point
Shelby Walker 10 6 of
11 free throws
Free Throws 13 of 29 attempts
Raton High Point
Jordan Valdez 15 0 of
2 free throws 3 3-pointers
Mikala Vertovec 10
Free Throws 1 of 7
free throws
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Lady Tiger Taryn Trujillo gets a hand on the ball and sends
Aunna Walker to the free throw line Saturday night in Raton
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One thing Raton did well was rebound Saturday night, here
its Taryn Trujillo, Brylee Medina and Michelle Guara grabbing for the ball.
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One of Aunna Walkers trips to the free throw line, the
scoreboard shows the deficit the Lady Demons had to overcome.
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Brylee Medina grabs the bell as the Lady Tigers not only won
the game they claimed title to the Cowbell
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The Lady Tigers celebrate their victory with the bell held
high in the huddle Saturday night in Tiger Gym
Des Moines wins Squeaker
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Wow what a
game! The Des Moines Demons came to town and took the court with the Tigers to
an exciting end that saw Rashaan Craig make a wild 3-pointer at the buzzer.
The first
half of this game was an exciting matchup that stayed close throughout and
ended with Des Moines on top by only four (32-28). The action was intense not
just under the basket but all over the court as both teams pressed periodically
and saw turnovers that resulted in scores.
Second half
action however saw Raton fall behind, yet no thanks to the free throw line as
Raton saw Des Moines go six times and only add one point to the board, with
Raton going three of three at the charity stripe. What pulled Des Moines out
was the long shot as they scored nine and Emilio Cisneros making two of them.
Fourth quarter
however was a different story as Raton battled back tying the score midway
through the quarter. Des Moines however stayed with it and managed to pull back
out. With less than a minute left Raton made a gallant effort yet the 3-point
shot by Craig was good Raton still needed three more to tie. As the buzzer
sounded though it was only a three point spread 68-65.
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Boys
Des Moines 13 19
18 18 68
Raton 12 16
12 25 65
Des Moines High Point
Austin Vincent 11 3
of 3 free throws
Emilio Cisneros 18 5
of 12 free throws
Jr Escobar 10 2 of 5 free throws
Free throws 16 of 32 attempts
Raton High Point
Matt Earle 16 1 of 1
free throws
Seth Brower 11 1 of 2 free throws
Rashaan Craig 25 2 of 3 free throws 6 3-pointers
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Tiger Seth Brower goes up for the jumper as Tristen McNabb
draws the foul and sends Brower to the line where he got 1 of 1
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Matt Earle goes for the ball however Bryan Jacobs on the
floor blocks the way
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Another loose ball as Tiger Matt Earle just cant get a hand
on it and Jr. Escobar and Ryan Martin move toward the ball Saturday night in
Tiger Gym
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Dustin Gonzales commits the booboo as he gets a hand or two
on Emilio Cisneros as he goes for the jumper.
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Was it a clean block? Jay Starr drew the foul as he made
contact with John Gilbert as this shot developed.
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Anthony Brown, at the free throw line, takes a deep breath,
notice the scoreboard plenty of time for Raton to tie or win. But that wasn’t
in the cards Saturday night as Des Moines pulled it out 68-65
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