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Holbrook’s 49-30 home court win over Fountain Hills on Friday night moved their overall record to 6-3 and advanced their regular season mark to 3-2.
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The Roadrunners came out of the game on fire draining six three-point shots in the first eight minutes, with three coming from Blayne Nelson. Holbrook led 20-9 after the first eight minutes and never looked back. Kobi Koerperich added two additional treys in the second period and Tynen Thomas got into the long distance club with one from behind the arc in the second helping the home team build a 35-17 halftime edge.
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Holbrook’s scoring slowed in the second half to just 14 total points, but defensively they continued to limit the Falcons holding them to only 13 in the half.
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Holbrook was led by Thomas with 12 points. Koerperich added 10; Blayne Nelson, 9; Josiah Freddie, 6; Anthony Nelson, 5; Zeke Begaii, 4; and Ethan Bahe added 3.
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Holbrook went to the charity line 13 times making good on only four of those tries. Their nine three-point shots more than made up for any shortages at the charity stripe in this game.
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Fountain Hills was led by Wesley Cottrill with 7. They made just one three-point field goal and went 13 for 24 at the line.
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Holbrook will open play in the Round Valley Tournament on Thursday. The Birds will face Fabens of Texas at 12 noon then will see Safford at 6 p.m. On Friday they will open bracket play against San Carlos at 9 a.m. Friday’s second game and Saturday’s contests will depend on bracket play results.
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Following the tournament the Roadrunners will have nearly a week to prepare for a road trip to Window Rock to face the Scouts on Dec. 21.
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