Starting a tough stretch of four games in five days, coach Dick Simpson's Carey School boys' basketball team (15-1, 8-0 home, 7-1 away, 11-0 league) improved its winning streak to 12 games Tuesday with a 54-41 home league win over Magic Valley Christian of Jerome.
Top-ranked 1A Division 2 Carey didn't shoot well from the field (32%, 17% 3-pointers) but they made up for it with opportunistic defense (19 steals) that caused 25 turnovers by the Conquerors. Senior Dillon Simpson (6 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 assists) led the way.
Chipping in for Carey were Brett Adamson (16 points, 5 boards), Trevor Peck (8 points, 3 assists, 3 steals), Blair Peck (6 points, 5 boards, 2 steals), Wacey Barg (5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals), Tyler Chavez (5 points, 4 rebounds), Caleb Cenarrusa (4 points), Shane Bingham (2 points, 3 steals) and Brad Peck (2 points, 2 boards).
Carey hosts Northside contender Murtaugh (12-2, 8-2) today, Friday, Feb. 5 in a key match, then travels to Hagerman (7-10) Saturday afternoon.
Wrestlers earn league win
Wood River High School's wrestling team improved its season dual meet record to 8-7 with its first Great Basin Conference win of the season, 42-30 at Burley Tuesday night.
Coach Shawn Huntington said, "We got off to a good start with a pin by Tommy Bailey at 135. Nick Chase followed with a pin at 145 and Kasey Barker chipped in a major decision at 189. We also benefited from several forfeits by Burley."
Among impressive wins on the JV mat were Dylan Casey and Tyler Hoskins both pinning their opponents at 152.
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Dietrich nips Fish 57-52 (OT)
The host Dietrich Blue Devils (12-5, 8-4 league) had a huge advantage at the free throw line and outscored The Community School Cutthroats 57-52 in overtime Tuesday. Trailing 39-33 entering the fourth, the Cutthroats tied the game 48-48 after regulation but fell by five.
Dietrich made 36 trips to the charity stripe, making 16. The Cutthroats (10-5, 7-3) were 5-of-8. Scoring for TCS were Daniel Gomis 15 points, Will Brokaw with a season-high 14, Hunter Weaver 7, Paul Davis 7, Tanner Flanigan 4, Eli Albarran 3 and Henry Rickbeil 2. Kolton Hubert (17) topped Dietrich.
The Cutthroats hosted Carey Thursday and have their "Senior Night" Wednesday, Feb. 10 against Murtaugh.
High scoring game at Buhl
The Buhl Tribe (6-9) and Wood River High boys' basketball teams locked up in a high-scoring non-conference game Wednesday at Buhl, with Buhl winning 67-52. The players went to the foul line 68 times.
Sophomore Stone Sutton, Wood River's top scorer at 7.9 ppg, matched his season high with 16 points. Olle Hoeglund added 8 points, while Keven Abbott (7) and Jordan Doan (5) returned to the Hailey lineup.
Wood River (2-13, 1-7) visits Twin Falls (15-2, 6-1) tonight, the Bruins smarting from a 64-58 Great Basin Conference road loss to Minico (13-5, 8-1) at Rupert Wednesday night. "Senior Night" is Wednesday, Feb. 10 against Jerome (10-7, 4-3).
Community School leading scorer Daniel Gomis runs the floor during a Northside Conference home game against Richfield Jan. 12 at The Fish Tank. The Cutthroats won 47-41.
Photo by David N. Seelig
