Bucks varsity hits 10 three-pointers in win over Tigers, fall to Peaster

The Breckenridge Buckaroo Varsity basketball team was on fire Tuesday night, determined to put up a win for the hometown crowd against the Jacksboro Tigers.

Aaryn Medina (23) got things started by sinking a three-pointer right out of the gate. He had been on the sidelines for a few games due to an injury but was back at full steam. Another Buckaroo sent up two points and at 5:06, Medina popped in another three-pointer and a then a third one at 3:24 of the first quarter. By that time, the Bucks were up 11-4.

Justin Bell (20) was not to be outdone and popped his own three-pointer in the basket at 3:10 and then another one shortly after that. The Bucks shot up to 17-9 and then Bell was fouled so he had an opportunity to add two foul shots. At that point, the Bucks led 19-11 at the end of the first quarter.

Immediately after that, the Jacksboro Tigers added two points and Owen Woodward (13) added his own bucket for the Bucks, now at 21-13. Medina sent up his three-pointer shot once more and the Bucks were at 24-13. Jonas Arellano (3) got into the scoring column with his own bucket at 3:43 of the second quarter and the Tigers added another basket. Then Medina dropped in two more points at 2:46 of the second and the score was 28-19, with the Tigers adding three buckets of their own.

Bell sunk another three-pointer, his third of the night, and the Tigers added two points. Levi Lechner (22) also got into the scoring column with his own two points for the night. At the half, it was the Bucks in the lead 33-21.

The second half began with a bucket by the Bucks. Kevin Franco got some foul shots in the basket and then Arellano dropped in a three-pointer also. Then the Tigers decided to drop in their very own three-pointer and by 1:33 of the third quarter, it was 46-29.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Arellano dropped in another three-pointer and Medina added two points to the tally and it was now 51-32, as the Tigers added a few baskets of their own. Woodward added in another two points and Medina added another three-pointer to the mix. Arellano added two points and the game ended with a convincing win by the Bucks at 58-39. Medina had five three-pointers, Bell had three and Arellano had two. Bucks basketball hit 10 three pointers for the night.

The Bucks played Peaster on Friday, Jan. 18, losing 48-84. They now have a 14-11 record overall and a 3-4 record in District. They now rank fourth in district behind Brock, Peaster and Tolar. They played Tolar on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at home.

The JV Green team lost 42-56, but the JV White team, which are all freshman, won 32-25.