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Angels Handle the Spartans

January 30, 2008

Denver East beats TJ 99-69, extending the Spartan losing streak to four.

by Philip Karlberg

DSC_0398.JPG    In an intense, fast paced match, the East Angels beat out the Thomas Jefferson Spartans by a defining final score of 99-69 on Tuesday night.
     In the first quarter, the Spartans seemed to have an edge, gaining a two-point lead to bring the score to 22-20, favoring TJ. But as the first half progressed, TJ began to lose their momentum. In the second quarter, East turned the game around by pumping up both their defense and offense. In the second, East more than doubled TJ’s score, outscoring the Spartans 28-13. By the half East had pulled ahead to 48-35. In the second half East continued its assault on the Spartans.  TJ managed to build up a little momentum in the third, making 20 points to East’s 24, but In the fourth East picked up the intensity again and held TJ to only 14 points while making 27 of their own. When the dust finally settled, East ended up 30 points ahead, the final score being 99-69.
     The game was intense from the very beginning. 69 is a fairly high score for a varsity team, and 99 is very impressive. On the TJ side, Billy Sprague led the charge managing 18 points and 7 rebounds, "We played hard and pushed the ball well in the first three quarters, but slowed up in the fourth," he commented. 

    “We played well in the opening throw out…the second half is where we started to fall apart,” explained Senior Forward Krubiel Workie, who scored 16 points and had 6 rebounds.  Ray Riley was also a big factor, as he was able to score 13 points. The Spartans played hard but simply could not hold back the East offensive attack. One of the East players scored 30 points by himself, an impressive display that took some spirit out of the TJ defense, which seemed to simply not be enough to handle the Angels.
     TJ is now 10-7 on the season, and their next game is on February 1st at Kennedy at 5 p.m. If the boys can get back the heat they had at the beginning of the season, they should be able to bump their record to a solid 11-7.
 

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
  
Thomas Jefferson (10-7)
22
13
20
14
69
 
FINAL
Denver East (13-3)
20
28
24
27
99

 

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Written by Philip Karlberg · Filed Under Headlines, Sports