Short-handed Hawks unfazed by Bullfrogs
Despite missing three starters, the Liberty Ranch High boys basketball team continued its winning ways over Bret Harte on Friday.
With the game tied at 13-13 after the first quarter, the Hawks flew past the Bullfrogs for a 74-54 win in Angels Camp. Liberty Ranch (8-4) outscored Bret Harte 22-8 in the second quarter for a 35-21 halftime lead.
“We were short-handed, but we got a tough win going up the hill,” said Liberty Ranch coach Josh Williams.
In the second half, Liberty Ranch outscored Bret Harte, 39-34, to secure the win.
Leading the scoring for the Hawks were forward Corey Potthoff with 22 points and Jalen Patterson 20. Pat Roberts followed with nine points, and Jayden Baroni eight.
Liberty Ranch was without the services of guards Chandler Garcia and Jaime Gonzalez, and center Nick Edwards.
The Hawks return to action on Wednesday, taking part at the Columbia Tournament in Sonora. Liberty Ranch will face Escalon.
Calaveras 74, Tokay 66
Free throws hurt the Tokay High boys basketball team, which lost to Calaveras 74-66 in a nonleague game in San Andreas on Friday.
Tokay (4-6) trailed 33-32 at halftime. But Calaveras made 13 free throws in the final 16 minutes of the game that helped toward the victory.
“In the second half, they shot pretty well,” said Tokay coach Travis Okamoto of Calaveras (11-1). “They (Calaveras) got it (ball) down low, and capitalized at the line.”
The Tigers’ leading scorers were Jorge Hernandez, who had 29 points. Aidan Green followed with 17, Austin Dongon nine, Luka Jovic seven and Anam Akbar four. Calaveras’ leading scorer
was Kyle Byrd, who had 19 points.
Next for Tokay is the St. Hope Academy Tournament, which will be played at various sites in Sacramento. The Tigers will play Oakland Tech at Sacramento High on Tuesday. Also in the tournament, though in a different bracket, is Elliot Christian.
“We play tough teams in pre-season because our league (Tri-City Athletic League) is tough,” Okamoto said. “This (tourney) will be a good test for us.”