EDDYVILLE – Roaring off the starting line is a good idea if you’re in Eddyville and the Montezuma Braves did just that Saturday evening, Feb. 8.
The Braves shot out to leads of 27-13 after one quarter, and 45-24 at halftime of an 86-55 win over the Rockets.
Montezuma didn’t show as much press or as many traps in the second half, but still kept the offensive pressure on in a 41-31 final two quarters.
The Rockets put up 19 points in the third quarter, but when they made a small run, the Braves answered.
Two Braves had double-doubles in this game.
Brady Boulton scored 32 points and had 10 steals. Kohen Holland scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Holland scored his 17 on 4-for-7 shooting from the field, and 9-for-11 from the line.
Boulton was nine-for-nine from the free throw line and added 6 rebounds and a pair of deflections.
Max Anderson was a third double figures scorer with 10 points.
Regarding free throws, how about this? Montezuma was 25-for-29 from the line. That’s .862 shooting. The Braves outscored EBF by 22 points from the free throw line.
Montezuma made 10 turnovers in an up-and-down game, to 23 by EBF.
Montezuma pushed its record ahead to 18-2 for the season.
The Rockets are 1-19.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Montezuma 27 18 20 21 – 86
E-B-F 13 11 19 12 – 55
MONTEZUMA (86) – Dane Strong 2-8, 1-2, 2, 6; Easton Hudnut 0-2, 2-2, 2, 2; Talen Holland 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0; David Rose 2-3, 2-2, 0, 7. Brady Boulton 9-20, 9-9, 2, 32; Luke Brennan 2-8, 0-0, 2, 5; Kaden Latcham 1-1, 0-0, 0, 2; Broox Stockman 1-2, 0-0, 1, 2; Gavin Wilcox 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0; Linkyn Bru 1-2, 1-2, 0, 3; Kohen Holland 4-7, 9-11, 0, 17; Max Anderson 4-10, 1-1, 0, 10; Brodie Saringer 0-2, 0-0, 0, 0. TOTALS – 26-66, 25-29, 9, 86.
EBF – TOTALS – 23-57, 3-7, 18, 55.
Three-pointers: 9-36 (Boulton 5-13, Strong 1-5, Rose 1-2, Brennan 1-6; Anderson 1-5, Hudnut 0-2, Bru 0-1, Saringer 0-2).
Turnovers: Montezuma 10, EBF 23.
Rebounds: Montezuma 41 (K. Holland 11, Boulton 6, Anderson 5, Strong 4, Rose 3, Brennan 3, T. Holland 2, Hudnut 2, Stockman 2, Wilcox 2, Bru 1). EBF 36.
Assists: Montezuma 14 (Boulton 6, Brennan 2, Wilcox 2, K. Holland 2, Hudnut 1, Stockman 1).
Steals: Montezua 19 (Boulton 10, Anderson 3, Brennan 2, Strong 1, Hudnut 1, Rose 1, Sstockman 1).
Deflections: Montezuma 8 (Brennan 3, Boulton 2, Hudnut 1, Stockman 1, T. Holland 1).
Blocks: Braves – none.