Bucks go 1-1 in final week of Graham fall basketball league

The final week of the Graham fall basketball league recently took place and the Buckaroos split the two games that they played. 

In the games that took place Tuesday, Oct. 14, The Bucks defeated the Olney Cubs in the first game, 60-37, before falling to Jacksboro Tigers, 44-32, in the second. 

The Bucks got on the scoreboard first against Olney when Andrew White found Connor Salazar who finished it off for a fastbreak layup. A little later in the action, Salazar hit a layup to cut into a deficit at 6-4. 

Gavin Harrison fought his way inside the paint and hit a layup to cut back into the deficit, with the Bucks trailing 9-6 at that point. 

The deficit was back to just one point at 9-8 when Salazar dropped in a layup in the middle of the defense. Andrew White then laid one in to take the lead for Breckenridge, 12-11. 

The Bucks were able to take momentum and go on a scoring run for a 21-11 lead. In that run, Salazar knocked down a shot from downtown and White hit a midrange jumper.

Kevin Araujo recorded two baskets as the Breckenridge lead got out to 27-16 and White knocked down his own putback as the Bucks led 31-21 at half. 

The lead continued to grow in the second half, getting out to 54-28 before a timeout was called. Within that time, Salazar recorded two layups and White recorded three with Salazar assisting on one. Kaden Shooke also knocked down a three-pointer and Bry Armstrong made a free throw. 

After the timeout, the Bucks scored six more points including two layups from White and one from Araujo to close out a 60-37 win. 

In the game against Jacksboro, the Bucks got the first points on free throws from Armstrong. The scoring went back-and-forth for a while before the Bucks took a 9-5 lead with Salazar hitting a midrange, White knocking down a three-pointer and Armstrong putting back his own rebound. 

Jacksboro scored two straight baskets to tie the score at 9-9, before a Bucks three-pointer gave them the lead back, 12-9. 

The back-and-forth scoring continued until it was again tied, 21-21, as White tied it with a three. Araujo and Armstrong also knocked down three-pointers. After a half, the score was tied at 23-all.

Jacksboro began the second half going on a run and kept the momentum going as they closed out a 44-32 win. Armstrong hit another three as well as a free throw in the half. 

The Buckaroos winter basketball season begins Friday, Nov. 14 at home against Clyde. They are once again led by head coach Brent Lucas with assistant coaches Tanner Crain and Clay Boaz.