By Brianna Henrie

Cedaredge High School

On Saturday Dec. 5, the Cedaredge Bruins boy’s basketball team battled it out with the Paonia Eagles on the Bruins’ home turf. Cheers from the crowd filled the gym while the game progressed.

All of their hard work had been building and growing from the past few weeks of practice.

They started out this season with two-a-day practices with coaches Wilkes and Dunbar. The boys had been working hard and building up all season for their first game and boy did it pay off. They seemed calm and prepared for the game as they entered onto the court. In better shape than the Paonia boys the Bruins beat them down the court in the third and fourth quarters.

Running and extreme workout drills were major parts of these practices. The first day of practice the boys got a glimpse of the hard work that would bring them glory. Winning is like a math equation, you can add all of the hard work and effort but the outcome depends on the x factor.

Saturday started off with a learning experience for the boy’s junior varsity team. Sadly they lost after a hard fought game by 35 points. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger as they say.

Saturday ended with the Bruin varsity boys beating Paonia by the score of 54 to 51. The hard work and effort from the past few weeks really have shown through.

Sophomore Danny Martinez commented, “We came out really strong and kept our composure throughout the game.” He also pointed out that last year most of the games they lost were very close games. However this time the table turned.

Although it is early in the season the boys are already showing room for improvement. The future is looking bright for the Cedaredge bruin basketball team this year.

The towering tandem of Cade Sweeney and Geordan Brewer tallied 41 of the Bruins’ 54 points. Sweeney accounted for 30 individally. Chaunce Lindley also had a good night with nine points. Burke Lowry and Jesse Barbich each added two points as well.

The Bruins are in action Friday night, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. when they host Hotchkiss, and again on Saturday, when they host Roaring Fork. That game is slated to begin at 4 p.m.

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