Basketball Recap: Bennett Sets Scoring Season-High Against Weld Central

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

01/13/26 vs Weld Central	78
12/05/25 @ Mitchell	71
01/08/26 vs Alameda	61
12/13/25 vs Ellicott	61
12/09/25 vs Byers	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bennett). They came out on top against the Weld Central Rebels by a score of 78-70 on Tuesday. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 51 points per game.

Austin Stiers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double with 30 points and nine rebounds. Bennett is 3-1 when Stiers posts 15 or more points, but 2-6 otherwise. Owen Hawes was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

Bennett smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.

Weld Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brayden Moser, who went 10-for-20 on his way to 23 points along with six steals and five rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Pevler, who posted 14 points and four steals.

Bennett's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Weld Central, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Bennett has already played their next game, a 90-14 win against Jefferson on the 15th. As for Weld Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 77-72 loss against Sterling on the 15th.