Joseph City began its hardwood season at the Boyd Baker Tournament hosted by St. Augustine over the weekend. They went 3-1 over their four games played in two days.
The Wildcats opened with a 30-point win over Bisbee on Thursday morning. Joseph City played well early, building a 10-point lead through the first stanza. They extended that lead to 32-16 at the half. The third quarter was their best offensive quarter with a 26-point outburst that put the game well out of reach. The final was 67-37.
Jaimen Tsosie led the team in scoring with 17 points. Eli James added 15; Heston Miller, 12; Cort Miller, 9; Trenton Deets, 9; Kregar Kinlicheenie, 3; and Anakin Hutchens added 2.
Their second game was another big win with a 70-44 outcome over Duncan. The Cats were led by Cort Miller’s 24-point performance. Eli James added 12; Heston Miller, 9; Tsosie, 7; Hutchens, 7; Kase Fish, 6; Coltran James, 4; and Jaxon Arnell added a single point.
The following day, their winning ways continued with a 50-33 win over San Simon. Tsosie led with 15, followed by Eli James with 11; Cort Miller, 10; Hutchens, 4; Arnell, 3; Coltran James, 3; Deets, 2; and Heston Miller added 2.
The Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season in their final game with a 65-53 setback vs The Gregory School.
Joseph City trailed by just 1 after the first period, then built a 27-21 lead at the half. The Hawks trimmed half that lead away in the third, but Joseph City still led by 3 going into the final quarter. In those final eight minutes, the roof caved in. The Gregory School outscored Joseph City 27-12 in the final quarter to secure the 12-point win.
Cort Miller led the Wildcats with 19 points. Tsosie added 9; Eli James, 7; Deets, 6; Coltran James, 5; Heston Miller, 4; Hutchens, 3; and Jaxon Arnell added 1 in the loss.
