Over the course of the 2014-15 season, the Dolores High School boys basketball won two of its 20 games and finished last in the San Juan Basin League.<\/p>\n
Bears end season in Ridgway<\/p>\n
Playing its final game of the season on the road against Ridgway in the pigtail game of the Class 2A District 3 Tournament, Dolores lost 65-49. The Bears trailed 35-28 at halftime before being outscored 30-21 in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything that haunted us the whole year haunted us against Ridgway,\u201d said Dolores head coach Larry Schwartz. \u201cWe would do two or three things good and four or five things bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior Mikeal Ford led Dolores with 17 points, and junior Brandon Donaldson scored seven. The Bears had only eight healthy players on their roster entering the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started getting into foul trouble, and you can\u2019t do that when you have eight kids,\u201d said Schwartz. \u201cI was proud of the way that the boys competed though. As always, they played hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bears lose to Norwood<\/p>\n
Prior to losing to Ridgway, Dolores played its final game of the regular season on the road against Norwood on Feb. 21 and lost 58-35. The game was close early and the Bears entered halftime trailing 25-20.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe benched three or four players and started five different kids,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cOur new starting group stayed out on the floor for the first four and a half minutes and the game stayed close. The message got through to the other guys and they played hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ford led Dolores with 11 points and Jalen Balderrama chipped in six.<\/p>\n
Bears fall to Mancos<\/p>\n
Opening last weekend on the road against Mancos on Feb. 20, Dolores fell behind early and lost 58-25.<\/p>\n
After the game, Dolores head coach Larry Schwartz admitted that his team had no answer for Mancos\u2019 multifaceted attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cMancos is good. That\u2019s all I can say,\u201d said Schwartz. \u201cWe missed a bunch of open shots to start the game, and we never recovered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donaldson led the Bears with nine points and senior guard Stetson Hamilton added six. The effort put forth by both players stood out to Schwartz.<\/p>\n
\u201cDonaldson and Hamilton play with a lot of heart and enthusiasm,\u201d said Schwartz. \u201cOn defense, they fly around the court all the time. They\u2019ll either foul our or they\u2019ll drop dead from exhaustion.\u201d<\/p>\n
With their season now complete, Dolores will look to rebuild this offseason in hopes of winning more games next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has to be a recommitment on the boys side,\u201d said Schwartz. \u201cWe need guys in the gymnasium this summer. There are a lot of young guys coming up and hopefully they can help us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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