By Keren Shepherd
Wendover High teams have had a busy basketball week this week, starting with the boys going against the Lions of the Intermountain Christian School on Wednesday the 20th. The JV maintained a strong lead throughout the game and finished with a score of 69 – 43. Jason Shepherd scored 19 points in the JV game. The varsity continued on against the Lions with Dallan Murphy being the high scorer of the game with 21 points and Jose Carrillo following with 17 of his own.
The Ladycats faced Intermountain Christian the next day in Salt Lake, as well. Lydia Delgadillo was the leading scorer with 14 points and Aurora Rodriguez contributed 12 points, leading to an easy win of 54 – 26. Their regional standing is now at 4 – 3. The JV, still a young team, lost by 4 points.
Wildcats ended the week with a game against the Dugway Mustangs, in Dugway, Utah. The Cats easily beat the Mustangs back in December. The JV boys once again came out ahead of the Mustangs with a final score of 52 – 18. The Varsity boys had more of a challenge but broke away in the final quarter with a win of 69 – 50.
The Ladycats faced the Knights of Merit Academy on Tuesday the 26th and once again, came out as the victors with a final score of 65 – 15. Aurora Rodriguez led the Ladycats with a high score of 14 points. The Boys Cats lost to the Merit back in December by 16. Dallan Murphy was the leading scorer of that game with 16 points.
The JV boys led the Knights in a fast paced and aggressive game. Ultimately getting the win with a score of 64 – 49. The Varsity trailed throughout most of the game but came back with a 1 point lead in the final minute. But the Knights pressed on for a win of 70 – 73.
