Colorado High School Basketball - Palmer Ridge overwhelmed by Widefield
January 5, 2012: Colorado Springs, CO 80911 The Palmer Ridge Bears basketball team (Monument, CO), was overwhelmed 54-33 in Thursday's league battle with the host Widefield Gladiators (Colorado Springs, CO)
The Gladiators now possess a 4-5 record. They play next when they host Lewis-Palmer for a 4A Colorado Springs Metro contest on Saturday, January 7. Widefield will meet a Rangers team coming off a 90-50 league win over Air Academy (US Air Force Academy, CO). The Rangers record now stands at 7-1.
The Bears (1-5) will now prepare for their contest against Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs, CO). The Grizzlies enter the 4A Colorado Springs Metro contest with a 3-5 record. In their last contest, Mesa Ridge was routed by Sierra (Colorado Springs, CO), 78-20, in a league contest.
First Quarter
We got off to a slow start, but our defense was terrific from start to finish. Read on in ending summary.
Third Quarter
Late in the third quarter, the kids really turned up the defense. We held Palmer Ridge scoreless for over an 8 minutes period. It was 2:00 minutes and something in the 4th before they scored again. After a Palmer Ridge time-0ut, I asked the kids to turn up the defense and did they ever.
We are slowly getting to where we want to be. The team had trouble understanding what I wanted done in the first half, but we got it fixed at half-time.
Great effort by the kids. Also my coaches are doing a terrific job of coaching during the practices. You are only as good as your assistant coaches and the kids you coach.
Coach G