Varsity boys basketball prepares carefully for GT

Grace Eller, Photo Editor|January 31, 2018

The Bengal boys varsity basketball team started its season Nov. 28, and by mid-January it had an overall record of 4-6.
  With 7 losses behind his team, Coach Jayson Ulrich, had player focus in mind while preparing his team for the Jan. 26 Golden Throne game against its Clarkston rival.  
  “We will watch film, talk through every Clarkston player, and every play.” Ulrich said. “We will crank up the music and make it so loud that they can’t hear anything. They will have to have the most focus they have ever had to execute.”
  “We started out pretty slow, but we are getting better as a team. [We’re] getting better teammate chemistry and starting to win some games,” said Braden Ruddell, senior guard.
  Dec. 12, the Bengals traveled to Pendleton High School in Pendleton, Oregon, and lost with a score of 51-79.
  The Bengals played Moscow High School at Booth Hall, Dec. 14. They lost with a score of 54-57.
  Dec. 16, the Bengals were scheduled to play Hermiston High School, at Booth Hall, but due to weather HHS players were unable to make it.
  Dec. 28,29 and 30 the Bengals attended the Avista Basketball Tournament at Lewis-Clark State College along with eight teams from Lapwai High School, Clarkston High School, Moscow High School, Wenatchee High School, Timberline High School, Walla Walla High School, Ferris High School, and North Central High School.
  Dec. 28 the Bengals played Walla Walla and lost with a score of 37-58.  Dec. 29 the Bengals played Wenatchee and won with a score of 70-65. Dec. 30 the Bengals played Clarkston won with a score of 45-29.  
  The Bengals played Lakeland High School, Jan. 2 at Booth Hall. They won with a score of 68-60.
  Jan. 5, the Bengals traveled to Lake City High School, and played Lake City, they lost with a score of 57-75.
“I expect us to get a lot better, and grow as a team, and start playing as a team,” said Tyson Wallace, junior.
  The Bengals traveled to Wenatchee to play Wenatchee High School Jan. 9, and they lost with a score of 50-56.
 Jan. 12, The Bengals played Post Falls High School at Booth Hall, they lost with a score of 49-64.
  Jan. 15, the Bengals traveled to Sandpoint to play Sandpoint High School, they won with a score of 47-46.
  The Bengals traveled to Jordan Court to play Coeur d’Alene High School, Jan. 19, they lost with a score of 46-51.