The Reno Boys End Tigers season – The Record -Courier

Basketball for Douglas Boys High

Douglas High Senior Evan Tolbert puts a float in the Tuesday lane against Renault in the quarterfinals of the 4A North Regional Tournament. Tolbert had 19 points and seven struggles in the loss of tigers 68-53 from the Huski.
Photo by Ron Harpin.

The Basketball of the Douglas High School boys knew that he had an ascent on Tuesday on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the 4a North Regional Tournament against Renault.

The Huski fourth seed had defeated the tigers twice during the regular season and were the hosts for the third meeting.

Renault managed to slowly step back in the second half in winning 68-53 for the Huski, which advanced them in the semifinals at No. 1 Spanish springs on Thursday night.

The Douglas season ends with a record of 12-13.

“The biggest thing is that they (Renault) struck big shots,” said Douglas Corey Taker’s chief coach. “They do a good job that attacks offensively.”

Early roll

The senior tiger Evan Tolbert launches the race with the first eight points of the tigers, coming beyond the 3-point pair line to open the game.

His third bucket came on a runner through the paint, which gave Douglas a lead by 8-5.

Kaden Taker fought his contact a few minutes later for a driving basket to the rim to tie the race to 13-13.

The last time the tigers led Tuesday, they came to their next bucket, as Jesse Messick sank into the corner three of a pass from Luke Main after Main broke through the protection of the Renault Zone.

Douglas; 16-15 lead became a deficit of 20-18 after the first quarter and 36-28 difference in halftime.

The tigers gave up 12 in the third quarter, 43-31, but gathered behind another run from Taker and Tolbert.

Noah Koyne helped the threesome to Douglas from Main and Tolbert to make Douglas within six, 47-41, leaving 3:04 in the third.

After a hatch basket, the final road on the baseline, before opening a mid -range jumper.

Douglas’s crime succeeded in eight points in the fourth quarter as Renault has receded in the last eight minutes.

Tolbert finished the game with team 19 points at shooting 7 to 15 with seven fights.

Taker ended his latest Varsity game with 17 points. Messik added 11 for the tigers in the loss, while Main had three points, seven struggles, three assists and four thefts.

“I thought Evan came out and played confident. They had to adapt to it. He is proud that the senior goes out and plays with confidence, “said coach Taker. “We have changed our insult this year. … they made a lot of adjustments. “

Both Darren Kizer and Noah Kizer did not play in the regional competition on Tuesday night and were not on the bench.

Class 4a North Regional Results

No. 1 Spanish springs 71, No. 8 reeds 34

№ 4 Renault 68, № 5 Douglas 53

No. 2 Damonte Ranch 80, No. 7 McQueen 52

No. 3 Bishop Manogue 56, No. 6 Galena 29