Lady Lobos
Lopez High School boys and girls basketball teams competed at the Tri District tournament on Friday, Feb. 18 at Mt. Lake Terrace High School.
The girls finished second in the tournament after conceding a tough game to Neah Bay, 45-33.
“We [had] faced Neah Bay towards the end of the season and knew we would be in for a battle,” said Lopez athletic director Mitch Altona. “They beat us the first time, so we knew what needed to
be worked on. Lopez came out with confidence and played our game. We slowed things down and took Neah Bay out of their game. At half time we trailed by four points, which easily could have been Lopez up by 10, if our lay-ins didn’t pop back out. The second half was a back and forth battle until about two minutes left in the game, [when] Neah Bay hit a couple big shots. It was a great game to not only watch but also to coach… Thank you to everybody that came to the game and cheered on the Mighty
Lobos!”
The girls will go on to play the opening round of Regionals this
Friday, Feb. 25 against District 4’s #1 team at Timberline High School.
Lobo boys
The Lobo boys played a loser out game against Muckleshoot, with the winner to play for 3rd and 4th place in Tri Districts.
“The boys played a hard fought battle against a good Muckleshoot team that has the third leading scorer in Washington [state] on their team,” said Altona. “It went back and forth all game long until the last minute when Lopez had to start fouling to stop the clock. Lopez held their heads high after leaving everything they had out on the floor, but came up short 63 to 58. We are very proud of you boys and would like to say thanks for the exciting season!”
