{"id":63593,"date":"2018-12-13T12:36:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bears-finish-seventh-at-meeker-cowboy-shootout\/"},"modified":"2018-12-13T19:36:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T19:36:07","slug":"bears-finish-seventh-at-meeker-cowboy-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/bears-finish-seventh-at-meeker-cowboy-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears finish seventh at Meeker Cowboy Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Over the course of three games at the Meeker Cowboy Shootout, Dec. 6-8, the Dolores High School boys basketball team was exposed to a physical brand of basketball that is seldom seen early in the season.<\/p>\n

Head coach Larry Schwartz lauded the experience however, saying that the experience of playing hard-nosed basketball will serve his team well as it moves through what he expects will be a successful season.<\/p>\n

\u201c(In Meeker), they let you play a physical brand of basketball,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cThey just let you play, and the game goes on. It\u2019s the brand of basketball that you see when you get to regionals and state, and I was real happy with that part of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opening the tournament against the Lotus School for Excellence on Dec. 6, Dolores struggled on the defensive end and ended up on the wrong end of a 61-47 final score. Senior Tristan Swagerty led the Bears in scoring with 29 points and also pulled down 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Senior Thaddeus Lee drilled both of his 3-point field-goal attempts and scored 6 total points. Neil Farias scored 4 points, and Trey Seekins and William Swagerty each scored 3.<\/p>\n

\u201cLotus was really athletic, and they\u2019re quick,\u201d Schwartz said. Their guards were finding ways to get open. Overall, we\u2019re improving defensively, but we rely on our athleticism too much. We need to work on rebounding and playing better defense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing its second game of the tournament against Aspen on Dec. 7, the Bears went toe-to-toe with their opponents for nearly the entire contest before falling behind late and losing 43-35.<\/p>\n

According to Schwartz, the Bears\u2019 ability to handle Aspen\u2019s full-court pressure was a bright spot in the contest.<\/p>\n

\u201cAspen was a big physical team, and we had trouble keeping them off the glass and out of the key area,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cI thought our team played well though That game could\u2019ve gone either way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finishing out the tournament with a game against Rangely on Dec. 8, Dolores broke into the win column with a 52-44 victory. The Bears trailed 7-5 at the end of the first quarter before building a 20-16 halftime lead and outscoring Rangely 32-28 in the second half.<\/p>\n

Schwartz said that several players stepped up in the victory, including William Swaggerty, who scored 9 points on three 3-point field goals. Several other players, including Farias, Kevin Purkat and Seekins played well.<\/p>\n

Now 2-2 on the season, Dolores will look ahead to a matchup against Creede High School in Dolores on Dec. 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best part about the preseason is that these teams are teams that we\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d Schwartz said. \u201cCreede has three guys that score really well and they hit the glass really hard. Our task will be to keep them off the boards.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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