Pueblo – A savvy Eads club started fast and held off Revere 46-42 down the stretch Thursday in the opening round of the Class 1A boys state tournament at Colorado State-Pueblo.
Kenan Gooden made a three-point play on a steal and fast-break basket with 2:32 remaining to put the Eagles ahead for good 41-39 after Revere had taken a brief lead.
Gooden, a sophomore, who started on last year’s state runner-up team, led the Eagles with 20 points.
Revere 9 13 10 10 – 42
Eads 18 11 6 11 – 46
Revere – Woodhams 1 0-0 3, Sanchez 0 0-1 0, K. Pocock 2 1-2 5, B. Pocock 7 0-2 16, Woltemuth 3 0-1 6, S. Lauer 1 0-0 3, R. Lauer 3 1-2 9. Totals 17 2-8 42.
Eads – Buck 0 0-2 0, Gooden 6 8-11 20, Gilmore 5 3-5 15, Crow 2 0-0 5, Saffer 1 4-6 6. Totals 14 15-24 46.
3-point goals – R. Lauer 2, B. Pocock 2, S. Lauer, Woodhams; Gilmore 2, Crow. Total fouls – Revere 21; Eads 13. Fouled out – B. Pocock, Woltemuth.
KIT CARSON 46, SHINING MOUNTAIN 34: Junior Damon Dechant poured in 20 points to lead Kit Carson to a comfortable victory over Shining Mountain.
The No. 2-seeded Wildcats led from the outset and finished strong behind Dechant.
Shining Mountain was forced to foul late , and Kit Carson connected on 8-of-12 free throws to extend its advantage.
Shining Mountain 8 9 5 12 – 34
Kit Carson 11 10 6 19 – 46
Shining Mountain – Parrish 7 2-2 17, Kline 1 1-2 4, Bremner 5 0-0 11, Murray 1 0-0 2, Herz 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3-4 34.
Kit Carson – Dechant 9 2-4 20, Johnson 2 0-0 6, Mitchell 4 0-0 8, Nordquist 1 0-2 2, Connelly 1 5-6 7, Stephenson 0 2-4 2, Maxcy 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 10-18 46.
3-point goals – Bremner, Kline, Samson; Johnson 2. Total fouls – Shining Mountain 21; Kit Carson 11. Fouled out – Samson.
IDALIA 54, CREEDE 34: Idalia senior Kevin Lengel spread his 24 points through all four quarters as the Wolves dominated No. 3-seeded Creede en route to a victory.
Idalia’s Lucas Devlin teamed with Lengel in the first quarter to jump to a quick lead only to have Creede cut the advantage to eight at halftime.
The pair went to work in the third and stretched the margin back to a dozen at the start of the fourth. Devlin finished with 15 points and the Wolves all but shut down Creede’s attack.
Idalia 16 12 15 11 – 54
Creede 9 11 11 3 – 34
Idalia – S. Cure 2 3-4 7, Devlin 7 0-1 15, Castillo 2 0-0 4, Wade 1 0-0 2, B. Cure 0 2-4 2, Lengel 10 4-4 24. Totals 22 9-13 54.
Creede – Carpenter 2 0-0 4, Small 2 0-0 5, Fairchild 4 1-2 9, Nelson 3 4-5 10, Wylesky 2 0-0 6. Totals 13 5-7 34.
3-point goals – Devlin; Wylesky 2, Small. Total fouls – Idalia 7; Creede 14. Fouled out – None.
HI-PLAINS 59, HOLY TRINITY 48: Cody Henry got hot at the right time as undefeated Hi-Plains held off gutsy Holy Trinity in Pueblo.
The No. 1-seeded Patriots (24-0) led by as many as eight, but the Tigers took advantage of a Hi-Plains cold spell in the third quarter to rally behind Troy Micek and Nathaniel Jimenez. But Henry (22 points) erupted in the fourth to lead the Patriots back.
Holy Trinity 9 16 14 9 – 48
Hi-Plains 16 13 8 22 – 59
Holy Trinity – DeVolin 1 0-0 3, Micek 6 2-2 14, Jimenez 6 2-2 14, Bonato 3 0-1 8, Linnemeyer 3 2-3 9. Totals 19 6-8 48.
Hi-Plains – E. Bancroft 1 0-1 2, K. Bancroft 5 6-10 16, Cooper 2 7-7 11, C. Henry 7 5-7 22, Mills 1 0-0 2, Rueb 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 18-25 59.
3-point goals – Bonato, DeVolin, Linnemeyer; Henry 3. Total fouls – Holy Trinity 24; Hi-Plains 14. Fouled out – DeVolin.
