{"id":61363,"date":"2014-02-27T00:17:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T07:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-boys-close-out-hoops-season-with-losses\/"},"modified":"2014-02-27T07:17:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T07:17:02","slug":"dolores-boys-close-out-hoops-season-with-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-boys-close-out-hoops-season-with-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores boys close out hoops season with losses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=dde7e44e-4096-43ea-9d88-bbc0ba6c26fe&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1863\" height=\"1843\" alt=\"Mikeal Ford draws a foul as Jayden Peacock and Daniel Christensen trip him up.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Mikeal Ford draws a foul as Jayden Peacock and Daniel Christensen trip him up.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Sam Green\/Dolores Star<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>For the Dolores High School boys basketball team, the final three games of the season proved to be a painful experience.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the team\u2019s overall progress over the course of those games certainly provides hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Bears lose to Ridgway<\/p>\n<p>Opening the week at home against Ridgway on Feb. 21, the Bears played hard, soundly defeated, 60-45.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the Bears\u2019 previous matchups against Ridgway, however, things remained tight throughout the first half, which ended with Dolores trailing 24-16.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Ridgway\u2019s balanced attack proved too much for the Bears to handle however as Dolores was outscored 19-15 in the third quarter and 17-14 in the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Leading Ridgway in scoring were sophomore Grant Saville (18 points), senior Nathan Hagemeyer (15 points) and senior Darren Koy Reed (10 points).<\/p>\n<p>Bears fall in home matchup versus Mancos<\/p>\n<p>Looking to pick up a home win against Mancos on Feb. 22, the Bears were again defeated, falling 81-52 to their archrivals.<\/p>\n<p>Keying the Dolores loss was a dreadful first half that saw the Bears fall behind 53-18.<\/p>\n<p>Although Dolores managed to outscore Mancos 34-28 in the second half, the first half deficit proved too much for the Bears to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>With the loss, the Bears were placed in a pigtail game versus Mancos with the winner moving on to the San Juan Basin League District 3 Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Bears lose to Mancos on road<\/p>\n<p>Looking to extend their season in Mancos on Feb. 25, the Bears played their finest game of the year, yet lost 51-23.<\/p>\n<p>Utilizing a slow paced, ball-control oriented offense early, the Bears jumped out to an 8-4 lead on the strength of six first quarter points from Mikeal Ford.<\/p>\n<p>The Bluejays responded however, using a 15-3 run to pull ahead 19-13 entering the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>After the second quarter ended with the Bears trailing 27-19, the Bluejays began to pull away, building a 34-23 lead by the end of the third quarter and outscoring Dolores 17-0 in the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the disappointing loss however, the Bears were clearly pleased with their improvements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe finally stuck to our game plan and listened to coach,\u201d said Bears guard Jakob Rudosky. \u201cWe didn\u2019t win the game, but it was a respectable score.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought we gave them a great game for three quarters,\u201d added Bears\u2019 head coach Larry Schwartz.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears finished the season with a 4-16 record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>series, but Bears show 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