Cougs drop to Hornets, “Stangs
From our weekly issue dated February 03, 2010
I.V.“s Troy Mikels (left) battles for control of the ball on Friday night, Jan. 29 with brother, Tobin Mikels. (right) (Photos by Michelle Binker, I V News)
A combination of poor shooting and 32 turnovers lead to an 88-50 loss for the Illinois Valley High School boys“ varsity basketball team during a Tuesday, Jan. 26 game at Henley High School.
Coach Jeff Winters characterized the matchup as his squad“s “worst game of the year.“
The last time the Cougars squared off against the Hornets, Illinois Valley lost by 7 points and only turned the ball over 19 times.
“The stats were better than the first time we played them, except on turnovers,“ Winters said.
Junior Roger Hults scored 18 points, and so did his brother, sophomore Fred Hults. Sophomore Troy Mikels scored 8.
On Friday, Jan. 29, the Cougars hosted the Hidden Valley Mustangs and lost 59-39.
Fred Hults scored 12 points and Roger Hults scored 10. Senior Ben Kendall scored 6 points, and so did junior Jesse Bethke.
“He played one of his better games all year,“ Winters said.
Bethke also grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked two shots. Mikels got 7 rebounds and sophomore Andrew McLaughlin had 5.
The Cougars are set to travel to Phoenix on Friday, Feb. 5 to face the Pirates.
“They have plenty of offensive weapons,“ Winters said. “But we match up pretty well with them.“
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