JH Bears Basketball Takes 3rd
October 29, 2020
By Wayne Gale and Wyatt Snelson
The first game of the SWCL tournament against the Southwest Trojans was Saturday, October 17th. Even though the Bears only won one game last season, they took a 9-1 record into the tournament, which put them as the two seed. Cody Jones led the way against Southwest with 26. Jack Stephens and John Bailey both had 9 to help overcome the Trojans with a win 58 to 34.
Monday, October 19, the Bears faced the Crane Pirates in the 2nd round of the tournament. The Pirates came out with fire and a defensive mentality to stop the Bears offense. The game went into overtime on a last second three point basket by John Bailey. Aden Baldwin had 11 to lead the Bears. Bobby Harris Jr. had 10, but that wasn’t enough to lead the Bears to a victory, as the Crane Pirates won 44-40.
The Junior High Bears played their last game of the tournament and the season for 3rd place against Purdy with a win of 48-31. Cody Jones led the way with 20 points and Aden Baldwin was right behind him with 12 points. It was a good team win. The Bears ended the season with an 11-2 record. Coach Sherer stated “The Bears haven’t won a first round tournament game in 7 years and to come out and take 3rd after losing a tough one against Crane shows some maturity from this young team. I am proud of the way they were able to bounce back and take home some hardware after such a heartbreaking loss.”
The first game of the SWCL tournament against the Southwest Trojans was Saturday, October 17th. Even though the Bears only won one game last season, they took a 9-1 record into the tournament, which put them as the two seed. Cody Jones led the way against Southwest with 26. Jack Stephens and John Bailey both had 9 to help overcome the Trojans with a win 58 to 34.
Monday, October 19, the Bears faced the Crane Pirates in the 2nd round of the tournament. The Pirates came out with fire and a defensive mentality to stop the Bears offense. The game went into overtime on a last second three point basket by John Bailey. Aden Baldwin had 11 to lead the Bears. Bobby Harris Jr. had 10, but that wasn’t enough to lead the Bears to a victory, as the Crane Pirates won 44-40.
The Junior High Bears played their last game of the tournament and the season for 3rd place against Purdy with a win of 48-31. Cody Jones led the way with 20 points and Aden Baldwin was right behind him with 12 points. It was a good team win. The Bears ended the season with an 11-2 record. Coach Sherer stated “The Bears haven’t won a first round tournament game in 7 years and to come out and take 3rd after losing a tough one against Crane shows some maturity from this young team. I am proud of the way they were able to bounce back and take home some hardware after such a heartbreaking loss.”