Chelan high School Sports Recaps week of Jan 24, 26, 27

Chelan 45, Royal 42

By Coach Nick Longmire,
Chelan High School
girls basketball

Jan. 27
ROYAL - The Chelan Mountain Goats headed out on the road tonight to face the Royal Knights in the Goats final non-league contest of the season.
The Goats are coming off of a home game vs. the number 13th ranked Zillah Leopards in which they played well in many aspects but were edged off by 9 points.  
Head Coach Nick Longmire said. “We are playing our best basketball right now. We are at the point where we could turn the corner if we can control our turnovers, finish at the rim and convert at the free throw line.”
The Goats came out ready to play against an aggressive Knight defense. Despite finishing 25% from the free throw line they found themselves in the lead 11-9 at the end of the 1st quarter.
In the second quarter the free throw shooting got better but still held the Goats back from really taking a commanding lead. The score at the half was 23-18 Goats.
The Goats came out of the locker room continuing to battle. The game was full of fast breaks, press breaks and full court pressure putting the Mountain Goats in foul trouble and fatigue. The Goats prevailed and increased their lead to seven as they entered the fourth quarter.
The only quarter the Goats were out scored in was the fourth but the Goats had enough of a lead to hold off the Knights by three in the final seconds of the game by burning the clock. The final score of the game was 42-45 as the Goats finished victorious.
Freshman Brynn Hughbanks led the Goats in scoring with 10. Kira Sandoval and Arabelle Finch each had nine. Other scores included Reinhart seven, Perez four, Joslynn Simmons three, Jayci Simmons three.
The Goats finish the regular season with two league games. The next one is senior night at home vs. the visiting Omak Pioneers.

Chelan 52, Zillah 61
Jan. 26
CHELAN - The Zillah Leopards traveled to Chelan tonight to face up in a non league matchup at the tail end of the season for both teams.
Zillah came into tonight ranked 13 in the 1A state RPI system where Chelan is sitting at 38 out of the 61 total schools in the 1A classification.
The game started out fairly even with the first quarter ending in a 11-9 score with the Goats trailing by two. The Leopards carried out their largest offensive quarter in the second however where they put up 23 including a last second banked in three pointer before time expired to go into the half. The Goats on the other hand only scored 14.
In the second half the Goats came out strong and were able to pace with the Leopards however the Goats found themselves trailing in the game 34-46.
The Goats hung in the contest and got within five on two different occasions but failed to overcome the deficit they had with the Leopards and lost the game with a final score of 61-52.
Senior Joslynn Simmons had 13 points including  some huge plays in the fourth quarter that gave the Goats a chance down the stretch. Junior Arabelle Finch added 12 points. Freshman Brynn Hughbanks contributed 10 and Senior Kira Sandoval had nine. Perez five. Reinhart three.

Chelan 61, Zillah 71

By Coach Tony Callero,
Chelan Boys Basketball
Jan. 26
CHELAN - In a close game the entire way, Zillah was able to pull out a victory in the final minutes  of the game. The Zillah Leopards came into the game with the #1 RPI in the state, and ranked #2 by the media. They have a 16-1 record and were in jeopardy of losing for just the second time of the season.
Zillah was held to just six points in the second quarter but still managed  to be ahead 28-25 at half.
Zillah looked like they were going to pull away in the third quarter as they built a 12 point lead but Chelan came roaring back to make it 47-44 entering the fourth quarter.
“The boys never lost focus. They truly expected to win this game.”
With just over three minutes to go in the game, Chelan missed a three point shot to tie it and on their next possession, Zillah scored as Chelan was called for a foul. The free throw made it a seven point game and thanks to hitting eight of nine free throws from there on, Zillah was able to secure the win.
Chelan senior Braiden Boyd played an outstanding game scoring 21 points and grabbing  20 rebounds while holding Zillah’s 6’ 7’’ Nick Navarre to just five points.
Chelan junior Dylan Jay added 22 points to lead all scorers and added 8 rebounds.
Chelan traveled to Royal on Friday, Jan. 27 in another non-league game.
Chelan then hosted Omak on Tuesday,  January 31 with a trip to the District Championship Game on the line. The winner will play against Quincy.
 

Chelan 72, Cascade 54
Jan. 24
LEAVENWORTH -Chelan traveled to Cascade High School on Tuesday, January 24, and picked up a Caribou Trail League win 72-54 to move to 9-8 overall and 7-3 in the CTL.
The Goats got a huge game from senior Braiden Boyd who scored 28 points while shooting 13-18 from the field. Dylan Jay scored 20 points, including 13 in the second half. After being called for two quick fouls in the first half, Jay sat much of the half in foul trouble.
Chelan was unable to stay out of foul trouble as they were whistled for 27 fouls and two starters fouled out: Ryan Rainville and Jacob Allen.
Chelan raced to an 11 point lead in the first quarter and the game would be no closer than nine the rest of the way.