NORTH ENGLISH – Montezuma scored a 30-28 win over English Valleys in junior high ‘B’ basketball on Thursday, Jan. 20.
“This was a very competitive game from start to finish,” said Braves Coach Dennis Phelps. “We struggled early, missing some easy shots and turning the ball over.”
“The more we played, the more comfortable we were with attacking the basket and using our left hand,” the coach said. “Once we attacked the middle we got great looks and made some big shots toward the end of the game.”
Rhett Pargeon scored 14 points to lead Braves scoring. Easton Hudnut scored 6, Peyton Tindle and Linkin Bru each had 4, and Blake Smith scored 2 points.
“Coach Joe Strong called a great play, with an in-bounds play to Peyton Tindle who scored to keep us ahead by three-to-five points and to keep the ball at the end of the game,” Phelps said.