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Holbrook’s boys’ team didn’t quite have the Round Valley Tournament effort they were hoping for over the weekend. The Roadrunners went 2-4 in their six games of action. Holbrook dropped games to Fabens of Texas and Safford in Thursday’s non-bracket games.
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They opened bracket play on Friday in good shape with a big win over San Carlos followed by a quarterfinal win over Leading Edge Academy. Saturday’s action wasn’t good for the Birds. They fell to Camp Verde in the semi-final round, then were soundly beaten by an impressive Alchesay team on Saturday afternoon.
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Their first loss on Thursday was a 50-43 setback to Fabens. Kobi Koerperich did his part netting 18 and Tynen Thomas added 10. Later in the afternoon Holbrook played better, forcing overtime against a good Safford team, but in the overtime session they went scoreless while the Bulldogs scored five to win 62-57 in the overtime result. Blayne Nelson led the Birds with 14, Thomas added 13 and Josiah Freddie helped with 11.
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Holbrook opened bracket play on Friday with a 46-20 win over San Carlos. The Roadrunners jumped out early building a 17-2 lead after the first period then counted on their defense, which kept the Braves in single digits in each period to get the big win. Koerperich led the way with 15 points, and Freddie also reached double figures with 14.
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With the win the team advanced to take on Leading Edge Academy in the quarterfinal round. Holbrook again came out of the gates quickly netting 23 first period points, building a lead they never relinquished. Koerperich again hit double figures with 12 and Freddie added 10.
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Hoping to resume their solid play in the semi-final round early Saturday morning the Birds struggled on defense against a good Cowboy team from Camp Verde. Holbrook gave up 23 first period points and battled hard in the final three periods but they could never get within striking distance before losing 60-48. Blayne Nelson did his part draining six three-point shots to lead the team with 18 points. Freddie added 12 and Zeke Begaii helped with 9.
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Facing the talented Falcons from Alchesay in the afternoon, Holbrook stayed within reach in the first period but Alchesay scorched the nets in the second period to a tune of 24 points giving them control of the game at the half. The Falcons went on to win the game 71-44. Jeffrey Jones paced Holbrook in the loss with 9 points. Thomas and Ethan Bahe each helped with 8.
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Holbrook sits with an overall record of 8-7, but they keep their more important regular season mark at 3-2. The team will play at Window Rock on Friday, then be off for the Christmas break. Following Friday’s tilt with the Scouts, the team will be off until Jan. 8 when they host Payson.
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