Holbrook lost to Blue Ridge in an overtime thriller on Tuesday night last week, then bounced back with a thrashing of Show Low on Friday night.
Hosting the Yellowjackets on Tuesday the Roadrunners looked to be in control after outscoring the visitors 18-6 through the first frame. Quentin Thomas netted seven and Brandon Tapaha drained a couple of treys in the period. In the second Blue Ridge flipped the script outscoring the Roadrunners 21-8 to take a six-point half-time lead. Brandon Tapaha’s three-point field goal was Holbrook’s only points of the quarter.
The third period went back to Holbrook with them building another double-digit lead behind seven from Noah Brown and six more from Brandon Tapaha. Momentum swung back to Blue Ridge in the fourth with them outscoring Holbrook by four. The final three points of regulation followed a pair of missed free throws by Holbrook that could have sealed the game. Instead, Blue Ridge put up a last-second three-pointer from the corner which found nothing but net tying the game at 56 each. In overtime, Holbrook netted four while Blue Ridge scored seven to win the game 63-60.
Thomas led Holbrook in scoring with 19; Brandon Tapaha added 17; Noah Brown, 14; Tyler Tapaha, 7; and Sam Francisco helped with three.
Facing the Cougars in Show Low on Friday night, the Roadrunners took care of things quickly and never looked back. Holbrook scorched the nets for 30 points in the first eight minutes to lead by 23 points early on and never looked back. Brown netted 15 in the first and Brandon Tapaha hit three treys to spark the scoring. The senior added four more treys the rest of the game which Holbrook won 67-43.
Brandon Tapaha finished with 24 points. Brown added 22; Thomas, 8; Tyler Tapaha, 6; Kyle Smith, 5; and Jaden Kinlecheenie helped with 2.
With the win, the Roadrunners moved to 15-4 overall. They are 6-2 on regular season games and entered Friday’s contest ranked seventh in power points. Just one game on the slate this week is a trip to Winslow on Thursday to face an improving Bulldog team that is fighting to get into playoff position. Next Tuesday Holbrook hosts Snowflake.
