Carson boys, girls get the best of Wooster

RENO - Carson High's boys basketball team tuned up for today's showdown with Douglas by knocking off Wooster 65-50 Friday night.

Carson improved to 3-2 in Northern 4A play. Carson hosts Douglas today at 5 p.m.

"It was a real physical game," Carson coach Bruce Barnes said. "There were a lot of fouls called and a lot of free throws shot. We did what we needed to do (to win). We were able to play a lot of guys tonight."

Carson led by 11 at the quarter and 13 at the intermission, 32-19. Chris Steele, who finished with 16 points, had 11 in the first half. Brian Barnes, who also finished with 16, had nine in the first half.

"Chris played well in the first half," Barnes said. "Defensively we played pretty well. We were able to press them and get some turnovers. Once we got out of the first quarter, the game was a little more fluid.

"Today will be a tough game. They are one of the teams to beat. They are awful good."

MANOGUE TOPS TIGERS

RENO -The Douglas boys' basketball team hit more field goals and more 3-pointers than defending regional champion Manogue Friday night.

Against the sharp-shooting Miners, that's quite an accomplishment.

But Manogue got to the line early and often, riding a 31-of-40 performance from the charity stripe to a 79-68 Sierra League win.

"They did a good job of getting to the line," Douglas coach Corey Thacker said. "You can't guard them at the free-throw line."

The 31 made free throws rank second in the NIAA state record book among 4A teams (Douglas is first with 36 against Wooster in 2007). Manogue's Ethan Dillard set the state 4A record for free throws made in a game, hitting 19 of his 20 shots while leading the Miners with 26 points.

Douglas went up 7-0 to open the game but Manogue quickly fought back into it with a 5-0 run over the next minute. The Miners worked out a 15-12 lead heading into the second quarter and stretched it to 18-12 in a 3-pointer from Brennan Hogan, who finished with 20 points, to open the second.

Manogue carried a 40-28 lead into halftime and stretched it out to 44-28 with a 4-0 run to open the third. Another 8-0 run later in the quarter put them up 52-33.

Theo Denson, Austin Neddenriep and Hunter Myers each had 14 points.

BIG WIN FOR DAYTON

DAYTON - The Dust Devils used a variety of defenses to grab a hard-fought Northern 3A win over Lowry, 53-48.

Dayton is 3-0 in league and 9-2 overall heading into today's home game at 3:30 against Truckee.

"We went from a 2-2-1 zone to a 2-3 trapping zone," Dayton coach Jason Santos said. "We were rotaing very well. When we went to man we were flying around. Our defense was very intense. The kids did a good job."

Dylan Taylor led Dayton with 22 points, while Tyler Firestone added 11. Marcos Macias chipped in eight.

VARSITY GIRLS

CARSON TOPS WOOSTER

RENO - The Senators outshot Wooster 29-5 from the foul line en route to a 70-59 win over the Colts in a Sierra League contest.

Carson improved to 3-2 in league and 10-5 overall heading into today's (3:30 p.m.) showdown against archrival Douglas.

"It was a bloodbath," Carson coach Todd Ackerman. It was so physical. We shot 48 free throws and should have shot a lot more. We didn't even shoot it that well from the line (29 for 48)."

Carson led by four at the half and by five, 44-39, after three, Carson outscored Wooster 26-20 in the final period, though the Colts tied the game briefly in the final period.

Whitney Nash scored a season-high 22 points, including three 3-pointers, while Eliza Matley and Elayna Shine added 11 each. Jazmyn Stokes, Tiana McAllister-Daggs and Natalie Stevens all had six points.

Sheila Christy led Wooster with 28.

LOWRY POUNDS DAYTON

DAYTON - Lowry bolted to a 17-5 lead after one quarter en route to a 45-12 non-league win over the Dust Devils.

Dayton, which hosts Truckee today at 2, fell to 5-8 overall.

"We just didn't play well," Dayton coach Cliff Serawop said. "They came out and pressured us and threw us off our game. It was tough to get it past halfcourt in the first and second quarter. They are a real physical team."

Erin Edison led Dayton with six points and Andrea Ramirez added four.

DOUGLAS GIRLS LOSE

RENO - Manogue topped Douglas 54-30 in a Sierra League contest. Natalie Freitas led the Tigers with five points and Ebony Cleveland and Amanda Wartgow each had four.

JV BOYS BASKETBALL

CARSON WINS THRILLER

RENO -The Senators held off Wooster 51-49 for a big road victory.

Rafe King led Carson with 12 points, while Matt Galvan added 10. Javier Garcia contributed nine.

Carson is 3-2 in league.

FROSH BASKETBALL

DAYTON GIRLS WIN

WINNEMUCCA - The Dust Devils evened their record at 4-4 with a 29-26 road win over Lowry.

Ashley Sandy led Dayton with 15 points, 11 rebounds and nine steals, while Sierra Ingham addd two points and 13 steals. Dayton's top two players, Cora Mebius and Lettie Lynch, left the game with injuries. Mebius left in the third quarter and Lynch in the fourth.

CARSON BOYS ROLL

Kyle Denning scored 16 points and grabbed three rebounds to lead Carson to a 61-16 win over Wooster at Carson.

Carson beats Wooster 61 to 16

Nick Mohlencamp added six points and six rebounds, while Andy Cooper had five points, six rebounds and five assists.