Basketball Recap: Carole Tamburino's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Eagle Ridge Academy over Severance

If Eagle Ridge Academy was feeling good fresh off their 45-24 takedown of Thornton last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors lost 52-31 to the Severance Silver Knights on Thursday. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.

Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carole Tamburino, who posted eight points in addition to 14 boards and five steals. Tamburino has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more boards the last 25 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Meeya Casey, who put up eight points and eight rebounds.

Even though they lost, Eagle Ridge Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Reece Yahn was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds for Severance. The dominant performance also gave Yahn a new career-high in blocks (seven). Zoey Smith was another key player, putting up six points along with three steals and three blocks.

Having lost for the first time this season, Eagle Ridge Academy fell to 2-1. As for Severance, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.

Eagle Ridge Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-51 victory against Fort Lupton on the 13th. As for Severance, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 39-36 loss against Lamar on the 13th.