Friday, January 18, 2008

Encampment no place for Miners

By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff reporter

The Tigers hunted, attacked and destroyed their prey in a 66-36 victory against Hanna Elk Mountain Medicine Bow on Friday night.

“It was the best first half of basketball we’ve ever played,” said Encampment High School head coach Clint Bromley.

Everyone played. Everyone shared the ball. Everyone played a good game of defense. “Marion Marchetti did an awesome job on defense,” Bromley said. “And the rest stepped in and did their part.”

According to Bromley, the two star Miners got into foul trouble, allowing the Tigers to sink their teeth in to secure the win.

HEM’s Matt Larson had 12 points while Justin Palm came off the court with nine points. The pair led the scoring effort for the Miners.

“I was expecting it to be a little bit better game,” Bromley said. His team tackled its goals of shutting down the Miner stars and breaking their winning streak.

Bromley’s five starters each rounded off double figures by the end of the night with Marion Marchetti leading the pack with 18 points and nine boards. Brian Lynch dropped 12 points, while Garrett Pantle and Max Doebele walked off with 11 points each. Chat McKinney racked up a solid 10 points to seal the deal.

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