Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Dane Duryea and Josiah Griffith Lead Anselmo-Merna to Victory

Coyotes

Previous 2 Games

01/16/25 @ Sandhills/Thedford	42-38
01/10/25 vs Chambers/Wheeler Central	54-39

Anselmo-Merna won the last time they faced Sandhills/Thedford and things went their way on Thursday too. The Anselmo-Merna Coyotes secured a 42-38 W over the Sandhills/Thedford Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Coyotes.

Leading Anselmo-Merna to victory were Josiah Griffith and Dane Duryea. Griffith went 6 for 8 on his way to 16 points, while Duryea dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Duryea has scored at least a third of Anselmo-Merna's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Wright, who posted four points and three blocks.

Anselmo-Merna's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Sandhills/Thedford, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-7.

Anselmo-Merna has already played their next contest, a 61-38 defeat against Central Valley on the 17th. As for Sandhills/Thedford, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-38 victory against Maywood/Hayes Center on the 17th.