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Tigers down rival Bulldogs in heated affair; Lady Tigers complete sweep of El Dorado Springs
The Nevada Tiger and Lady Tiger basketball teams easily dispatched host El Dorado Springs Bulldogs in a varsity twinbill Thursday night.
The Nevada boys emerged with a 56-37 victory over their non-conference arch-rivals, while the Lady Tigers completed the sweep with a 65-38 thumping of El Do.
In the boys contest Nevada raced out to a 22-4 lead entering the second quarter, and led 32-18 at the break.
Things got heated in the second half as Nevada forward Dalton Gayman was clobbered by Trey Babcock on a fourth quarter breakaway lay-in. The excessive contact sent Gayman flying into the protective padding along the wall, and he fell to the floor in a crumpled heap.
The foul was deemed intentional, but Gayman was also hit for a technical in the aftermath of the play. Angry words were exchanged between Gayman and Babcock, and Gayman had to be restrained by teammates.
With 5:18 remaining in regulation Preston Robison’s free throws trimmed the Bulldogs’ deficit to 42-34.
Nevada star wing-forward Matt Thompson then took over, dropping in nine of his game-high 19 points in the final stanza, while connecting on 7-of-9 fourth quarter free throws.
Thompson’s fourth quarter heroics sealed the victory, as the Tigers closed the contest on a 14-3 run — and with the victory, improved to 17-6.
In the girls contest, El Do jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead, but trailed 18-10 at the conclusion of the opening frame as Lady Tiger point guard Calli Beshore poured in nine points.
Nevada forward Teagan Charles dropped in six second quarter points, with Tylin Heathman capping the first half with a buzzer-beating bank shot, swelling the Lady Tigers’ lead to 19 (40-21).
From there, Nevada (19-4) had little trouble putting El Do away, as Beshore tallied a game-high 18 points, while Heathman chipped in 11.
