Apaches open basketball season in Hooker

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8A from Coach Sniff 

The eighth grade South Apache A-team got off to a rough start dropping our first game to the Hooker Bulldogs. We struck first with an offensive rebound and score from Emilio Sandoval. We just couldn’t keep up with Hooker’s aggressive play. They came right back at us, took the lead and kept it for the remainder of the game. We were led in scoring by Pedro Contreras, Jovanny Lopez, and Emilio Sandoval all with four points each. Emilio also led us in the rebound department with six boards, he was followed closely by Hector Aquino with four.

8B from Coach Castanon 

The Seymour Rogers eighth grade basketball B-team opened up the season playing the Hooker Bulldogs. The eighth grade B team started off very slow on defense allowing 22 points in the first half. 

However, the Apaches finished the first half on a good note by scoring dix unanswered points. The strong finish in the first half carried over to the second half by scoring 19 points. 

Mathew Serna really stepped up in the second half by contributing with eight second half points. We dug ourselves too big of a hole to come out of, but I really appreciated our player’s resiliency. Seymour lost to the Bulldogs 42-25.

7A from Coach Olvera 

The Seymour Rogers seventh grade basketball A-team opened up their 2022 season against Hooker Bulldogs by staying on top of score the entire game. 

In the first quarter, Abraham Gonzalez made the first two points with a layup and scored two more points with a shot from the right side followed by Elder Ramirez shooting  a basket from the left side scoring another two points. Iker and Juan Diego scored two points each, scoring a total of 10 points in the first quarter. The whole team played with great enthusiasm, winning the game 27-15.

7B from Coach Shelby 

The Seymour  Rogers seventh grade basketball B-team opened up their 2022 campaign against the Hooker Bulldogs. The Apaches came out nervous, but were able to calm down and go into half, tied at 7-7. 

However, the Bulldogs were able to pull away from the Apaches in the third quarter by outscoring the Apaches 6-0. 

Despite late buckets from Neyo Ward and Juan David Melchor of the Apaches, the Bulldogs were victorious 15-13.