by Scott Sacry
On Thursday, January 25th, the girls and boys basketball teams from Victor made the trek south to face their old Class C foe Darby. Darby, now in Class B, won both games.
In the boys game, Victor came out on fire, starting the game on a 10-2 run, but the Tigers came roaring back and outscored the Pirates 30-10 over the next quarter and a half to take a 32-20 halftime lead. Darby kept up the pressure in the second half and cruised to a 52-35 victory. Darby’s Leif Nelson had a big game with 21 points, McCoy Townsend had 15, Payton Ehmann had 11, Jordan Browning had 3, and Ben Martin added 2.
In the girls game, Darby got up early and never looked back. The Lady Tigers led 14-3 after one quarter, 27-7 at halftime and cruised to the 47-21 victory.
For Darby, Georgia Fisher led the scoring with 13 points, Hadley Heiland had 12, Sierra Reed had 11, Kimmie Berry had 6, Natalie Anderson and Lilly Bennett each had 2, and Alynna Reason added 1.
Darby Roundup
On Tuesday, January 23rd, the Darby boys and girls traveled to Missoula to face basketball powerhouse Missoula Loyola. It was a tough matchup for both Darby teams and it highlights the challenge Darby faces moving up to Class B. In the boys game, Darby lost 23-78 to the #1 Rams. In the girls game, Darby lost 25-72 to the #6 Breakers.
RmG says
Go Tigers, a step up to Class B, tough year, lots of inexperience, they never give up. They are winners in every way!