Even though the Pueblo South Colts scored an imposing 58 points on Saturday, the Severance Silver Knights still came out on top. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Severance made off with a 59-58 victory over Pueblo South. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Severance.
Severance had a senior duo take command as Brady Varney dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds and Jaden Hoffman scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Varney has scored at least 25% of Severance's points. Another player making a difference was Damarii Wright, who scored 4 points along with 5 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Pueblo South lost, one person who can't be blamed is Maurice Austin. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with 9 assists and 7 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Andres Cura, who scored 12 points.
Even though they lost, Pueblo South were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Severance only racked up six.
Severance's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pueblo South, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Severance will head out on the road to face off against Riverdale Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Riverdale Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday. As for Pueblo South, they will be playing at home against Widefield at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Widefield focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday.
