LA JARA – The sixth-ranked Centauri High School boys basketball team remained udefeated on the season on Tuesday as it scored a 58-41 win over Alamosa at the CHS gym.
Carson Bagwell scored …
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LA JARA – The sixth-ranked Centauri High School boys basketball team remained udefeated on the season on Tuesday as it scored a 58-41 win over Alamosa at the CHS gym.
Carson Bagwell scored three straight baskets to give the Falcons a 6-0 lead. Victor Zepeda made a 3-point basket for the Mean Moose’s first points, and Josh Gonzalez made a layup to cut the deficit to 6-5.
Jace Haslett knocked down a jumper, but Brennan Maez made a three to tie the score at 8-8.
Haslett made a trey on the other side, but Maez scored in the paint to cut the Centauri lead to 11-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Keaden McGinnis scored the first basket of the second quarter, but Nelson Arambula drove for a layup. Troy Sowards then made a pair of free throws, but Jaidyn Burciaga hit a jumper to cut the Falcons’ lead to 15-14.
Centauri then went on a 14-0 run to open a big lead. Sowards scored eight points in the run, Carson Shawcroft five points and Haslett one.
Gonzalez split at the line to end the Centauri run, but McGinnis made a layup. Zepeda hot a jump shot to bring the Mean Moose within 31-17 at halftime.
Sean Jarvies opened the second half scoring with a layup. Tony Griego made a 3-pointer, but Sowards scored two straight baskets for a 37-20 Falcons lead.
Griego made a layup and added a free throw, and Maez also scored to reduce the deficit to 37-25. But Haslett and Shawcroft made layups, and Sowards two free throws to increase the lead to 43-25.
Zepeda ended the Falcons run with a jumper, but Jarvies made a three and Centauri led 46-27 at the end of the third quarter.
Zepeda began the fourth quarter with a pair from the line, but Sowards made a layup. Zepeda then drained a three, but Haslett scored in the paint.
Zepeda made two more free throws, and Gonzalez a layup. But Sowards hit a jump shot, and Shawcroft split at the line. Sowards drove for a layup and added a free throw, and Haslett also scored to give Centauri its largest lead at 58-36.
Zepeda made his third trey, and Jayden Lujan made a layup to wrap up the scoring.
Sowards led all scorers with 23 points, and Haslett was next for Centauri with 12.
Zepeda led Alamosa with 17 points.
Centauri (15-0, 5-0) will travel to Pagosa Springs on Saturday with game time scheduled for 7 p.m.
Alamosa (2-12, 0-4) hosted Ignacio on Friday, and it will host Lamar today at 5 p.m.
Centauri 58, Alamosa 41
Alamosa – Zepeda 5 4-4 17, Burciaga 1 0-0 2, Arambula 1 0-0 2, Griego 2 1-1 6, Lujan 1 0-0 2, Solis 0 0-0 0, Maez 3 0-0 7, Gonzalez 2 1-2 5, Long 0 0-0 0. Total 15 6-7 41.
3-point goals – Zepeda 3, Griego 1, Maez 1. Total 5.
Centauri – Shawcroft 3 1-4 8, Sowards 8 6-7 23, Jarvies 2 0-0 5, Bagwell 3 0-0 6, Haslett 5 1-2 12, McGinnis 2 0-0 4, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Broyles 0 0-0 0, Maestas 0 0-0 0. Total 23 8-13 58.
3-point goals – Haslett 1, Jarvies 1, Shawcroft 1, Sowards 1. Total 4.
Alamosa 10 7 10 14 – 41
Centauri 11 20 15 12 – 58
Fouls – Alamosa 10, Centauri 8.