Holbrook split the two games in their return to action following the Holiday break. Hosting Round Valley on Tuesday they showed no rust scoring 24 points in the first quarter and another 22 in the second to lead 46-10 at the half. Jaron Becenti netted 12 in the half, and Tyler Tapaha poured in 23. Holbrook played the second half on cruise control but still won the game 59-23.
Tapaha led with 13, Becenti added 12, Brady Becenti had 8, Manny Rico 5, Chase Salabye 5, Leyton Tom 5, Travis Bia 4, Braylon Taliman 3, and Cameron Chevarillo helped with 2. Holbrook made all eight of their free throw attempts and hit seven treys in the win.
Friday night Holbrook made the short trip to Snowflake to face the Lobos. Chase Salabye netted seven first-quarter points, but Holbrook trailed 20-14 after one. In the second Tyler Tapaha scored all seven of Holbrook’s points and they trailed the Lobos 34-21 at the break.
Holbrook made a run in the third. They outscored Snowflake 20-10 behind two treys from Jaron Becenti and another from Caleb Cummings. In the fourth Tyler Tapaha scored six late in the quarter but he was unable to get his final shot through Snowflake’s defender leaving Holbrook on the wrong side of a 54-52 final outcome.
Tapaha led all scorers with 21 points. Caleb Cummings added 11, Chase Salabye 9, Jaron Becenti 9, and Manny Rico finished with 2. Holbrook made just 5 of 12 free throws and hit seven three-point shots.
With the loss, Holbrook drops their overall record to 15-4. They are now 7-2 in regular season games. This week they host Blue Ridge on Tuesday night then will welcome in Winslow for the battle of I-40 on Friday night. They will then have a week off before playing at Show Low on the 24th.
