Basketball Recap: Discovery Canyon Comes Up Short

Discovery Canyon lost against Pueblo South back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Thunder took a 74-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (60), the Thunder still had to take the loss.

Hugh Tarpenning

Points

12/06/25 vs Pueblo South	19
12/06/25 vs Sand Creek	20
12/05/25 vs Falcon	16

Despite the loss, Discovery Canyon still got an impressive performance from Hugh Tarpenning, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. Tarpenning's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Darien Chambers was another key player, putting up nine points.

Pueblo South's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christian Vigil, who went 9-for-13 on his way to 21 points and four steals. Vigil is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of J'Rell Williams, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 20 points.

Discovery Canyon's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Pueblo South, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.

Discovery Canyon has already played their next matchup, a 63-32 win against Niwot on the 10th. As for Pueblo South, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-39 victory against Village on the 11th.