Dragons split in basketball action over the weekend

Holyoke High School boys basketball hosted a pair of games over the weekend, scoring a decisive victory over Otis 74-17 Friday, Jan. 29, and losing a close one-pointer to Brush, 54-53, Saturday, Jan. 30.

Coach Marcus Kammer said the Dragons played two very different teams this weekend, and he said he is proud of the players’ effort dealing with adversity in the game against Brush.

He continued by pointing out the players handled the pressure well, especially having to play three games in one week, two of which were on consecutive days.

“If we continue to make progress week by week like we did this first week, we’ll be in a good place,” Kammer said.

Holyoke 74, Otis 17

Dragon offense was in full force during Friday night’s game against Otis.

The Dragons put up 22 points in the first quarter and added 18 more in the second to take a 40-9 lead at halftime.

Holyoke didn’t let off the gas in the second half, ultimately outscoring Otis 34-8 in the last two quarters. The Dragons shot  51% from the field compared to Otis’ 29%.

Ethan Johnson led the Dragons in scoring with 26 points, including nine 2-pointers, one 3-pointer and five for seven from the line. Miles Sprague had 14 points with four 2-pointers, one 3-pointer and three out of five free throws. Wyatt Sprague put up 10 points on three 2-pointers and four out of six from the line.

Wyatt Sprague led the team with six rebounds and three blocks, and Johnson had five rebounds. Kaison Kinnie and Aaron Sierra led the Dragons in assists with three. Wyatt Sprague, Alexis Dominguez and Cash Weber each had four steals.