Head Coach Eric Miller and his team have begun their season with a 68-59 road win over Dishchii’bikoh on Friday night. The Wildcats got a big performance from junior Eli James. He finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Cort Miller added 15, with 8 boards. Anakin Hutchens added 6; Kase Fish, 6; Heston Miller, 4; Landon Miller, 3; Jaxon Arnell, 3; Kregar Kinlicheenie, 3; and Trenton Deets helped with 2.
As a team, the Wildcats made two 3-point field goals and converted seven of 13 free throws.
This year’s varsity roster currently has just one senior Landon Miller. He is joined by juniors, Eli James, Tatum Dixon, Jaimen Tsosie, and Cort Miller; sophomores, Heston Miller, Anakin Hutchens, Trenton Deets, and Jaxon Arnell; along with freshmen, Kregar Kinlicheenie, Kase Fish, and Coltran James round out the roster.
The Wildcats will play in the Small School Boyd Baker Tip-Off Tournament on Monday and Tuesday before the Thanksgiving break. They return to regular season play on Dec. 3, when they host Northland Prep. Next Friday they will travel to St. Johns.
The Wildcats are coming off a season a year ago in which they went 21-11 overall before ending their season in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament.
