January 4, 2020 Game Previews: Saturday’s Matchups Pt.2

Ryan Wesley

December 30, 2019 @ 04:30 PM

The first slate of games directly after the Winter break will come to an end on Saturday. Here is Saturday’s late afternoon schedule:   Holy Family (3-2) vs Frederick (5-1) Garrett Green (2020 G) leads the Holy Family Tigers in scoring, averaging 19 points a game. Teammate Blake Hammond (2021 G) has an average of 7.4 rebounds with 5.6 points a game. The Frederick Warriors will be expecting big things out of Joe Cartelli (2020 G/F) with his 19 points and 5.7 rebounds per game average. Davis Richard (2020 G) has 12.7 points and 5.8 rebounds a game, making him another addition to a powerful Tigers team. Can Holy Family pull off the upset?   Mead (5-1) vs Berthoud (1-6) The Mead Mavericks have a serious scoring arsenal on their roster. Elijah Knudsen (2022 G) is averaging 14.4 points a game while Nick Jacobs (2020 G) is one of four players averaging over 13 points a game. Jonah Doyle (2021 G) and the Berthoud Spartans will have their work cut out for them in this game. Doyle is leading his team in scoring, averaging 11.7 points a game so far this season.   Deer Trail (3-1) vs Belleview Christian (4-2) Dayne Woodis (2022 G/F) has recorded a double-double in three out of Deer Trail’s four games this season, bring his averages to 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds a game. Brett Stoumbaugh (2020 F) has also been lighting it up with an average of 15.3 points and 8.5 rebounds a game. Belleview Christian’s Logan Owen (2021 F/G), who has averaged 26.2 points and 9.3 rebounds a game, will be looking to improve the Bruins’ record with the help of teammate Nathaniel Owen (2023 G/F) and his 11.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game average. This game should make for an exciting show.   Arapahoe (6-1) vs Grand Junction (1-8) The #6 Arapahoe Warriors will be leaning on Korey Hess (2020 G) and Bryson Stephens (2020 G) to help lead his team to victory on Saturday. Hess is averaging 18.7 points and 3.1 rebounds a game while Stephens has put up 17.7 points and 4.4 rebounds a game.   Discovery Canyon (4-2) vs Palmer (4-3) Brandon Clawson (2020 C), Ethan Hall (2020 G), and the Discovery Canyon Thunder will be fighting to keep their winning streak alive. Clawson is averaging 12.4 points and 7.4 rebounds a game. Hall has recorded 14 points and 4.2 rebounds per game so far this season. The Palmer Terrors and Kolben Barney (2021 F) will not make this an easy game for their opponent. Barney has an average of 17.3 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. Teammate Dominant Valverde-Priester (2020 F) will be looking to continue his dominant presence at the rim while adding to his 8.1 rebounds and 6 points game average.   Pueblo Central (5-5) vs Northfield (7-2) Pueblo Central’s Steven Hemphill (2021 G) is leading the Wildcats in scores with 136 points on the season, bringing his average to 15.1 points while shooting 81% from the free-throw line. Kyle Bigley (2022 F) has put up 111 points this season, putting his average at 12.3 points a game. Hemphill and Bigley are two out of three Wildcats with over 100 points on the season. Nahsyah Bolar (2020 F) recorded three double-doubles over the first six games on the season. With an asset like Bally Diakite (2020 F/C) being a part of the roster, expect for the Northfield Nighthawks to be tough competition.   Rock Canyon (6-3) vs Grandview (5-3) Jalen Ashley (2020 G) and Tommy Rau (2020 C) will be looking to improve Rock Canyon’s record on Saturday. Ashley averaged 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds over the first six games of the season. Rau has been a force at the rim, putting up 8.5 points and pulling down 8.8 rebounds in his first six games of the season. Grandview’s Caleb McGill (2020 F/C) has 16.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, making him a legitimate force on the court. Teammate Lian Ramiro (2020 C) has made a habit of putting points up, averaging 14.3 points a game. Expect an exciting game with this one.