By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
The 86th Annual Trinidad State College Invitational basketball tournament got under way in Scott Gym Wednesday November 30, 2022 with 16 area teams competing for the first place trophy.
The Raton Girls took to the court Wednesday evening against the Hoehne Lady Farmers for their first game of the season under head coach Brylee Medina. As the game go underway the Lady Tigers struggled to find a rhythm as the Lady Farmers out did Raton ending the game with a 29 point lead.
The boys took to the court for the last game of the evening and what a barn burner of game it was with game going down to the wire. With 4.8 seconds on the clock the Farmers inbound the ball and take it down court and pass it off to Bobby Terry who puts up the uncontested shot as the buzzer sounds making it a 46-45 win for the Farmers.
During the second round of play both Raton teams ended up playing the Primero Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs and pulled out resounding wins. The Lady Tigers simply played a good game and overpowered the Lady Bulldogs for a 34 point win. The boys game was a little closer as the game swapped leads until the second half when Raton took the lead for good and went on to a 14 point win to move on to the consolation game.
On Saturday during the consolation games again both Raton teams played the same school’s teams from Kim, Colorado for the consolation. The Lady Mustangs played a very aggressive game which proved to be a bit more than the Lady Tigers could handle. However, the Raton defense managed to hold up and didn’t let Kim runaway with the game, only winning by nine.
The boys game on the other hand was a tough win for Raton as the game stayed close with the Mustangs also playing an aggressive style of play by double teaming the ball handler which caused several turnovers during the game. Despite the aggressive play Raton managed to work the ball inside for points. Raton was also handicapped a bit in that Cayden Walton and Anderson Weese were not playing as they were in Artesia for the North South Allstar football game. Weese a 6’2″ senior was tough under the basket during Wednesday night’s game.
Day one results from the TSC Tournament
Wednesday Scores –
Game 1 – girls – Des Moines 48, Primero 33
Game 2 – boys – Des Moines 69 Primero 33
Game 3 – girls – Hoehne 49, Raton 20
Game 4 – boys – Hoehne 46, Raton 45
Thursday Scores –
Game 5 – girls – Springer 51, Kim 36
Game 6 – boys – Springer 60, Kim 56 OT
Game 7 – girls – Trinidad 38, John Mall 13
Game 8 – boys – John Mall 68, Trinidad 33
Friday scores –
Game 9 – Girls – Raton 52 – Primero 18
Game 10 – Boys – Raton 59 – Primero 45
Game 11 – Girls – Kim 42 – John Mall 7
Game 12 – Boys –Kim 62 – Trinidad 35
Game 13 – Girls – Hoehne 75 – Des Moines 12
Game 14 – Boys – Des Moines 52 – Hoehne 35
Game 15 – Girls – Springer 46 – Trinidad 11
Game 16 – Boys – John Mall 66 – Springer 59
Saturday scores –
Game 17 – Girls – Primero defeated John Mall 40-17 (7th Place)
Game 18 – Boys – Primero defeated Trinidad 53-27 (7th Place)
Game 19 – Girls – Kim defeated Raton 34-25 (Consolation)
Game 20 – Boys – Raton defeated Kim 51-45 (Consolation)
Game 21 – Girls – Trinidad defeated Des Moines 40-26 – 3rd Place
Game 22 – Boys – Hoehne defeated Springer 53-44 – 3rd Place
Game 23 – Girls – Hoehne defeated Springer 48-35 – Championship
Game 24 – Boys – Des Moines defeated John Mall 73-55 – Championship
Champion – Hoehne (girls) and Des Moines (boys)
2nd Place – Springer (girls) and John Mall (boys)
3rd Place – Trinidad (girls) and Hoehne (boys)
Consolation – Kim (girls) and Raton (boys)
Coach Rich Arguello Outstanding Coach – Ben Doherty – Des Moines
All-Tournament Team – Girls
Kim Faith Vernier
Kim Emmalee Buhrle
Raton Giana Marez
Des Moines Addie Owensby
Trinidad Monse Viera-Flores
Springer Brenna Duran
Springer Valeria Balderrama
Hoehne Janelle Ramos
Hoehne Janae Ramos
Hoehne Kaylah Crosson
Hoehne Ronni San Roman
All-Tournament Team – Boys
Kim Brock Doherty
Raton Chase Walton
Raton William Hyer
Springer Devin Tafoya
Hoehne Dario Vezzani
Hoehne Jace Rogers
John Mall Adrian Silva
John Mall Elton Chavez
Des Moines Nash Trujillo
Des Moines David Cisneros
Des Moines Caleb Sumpter
