Down to the wire

BREWSTER – In an early season, edge-of-the-seat matchup, the Brewster varsity boys basketball team dropped a down-to-the-wire 48-45 decision to Oroville, last Friday, Dec. 7, on the Bears’ home hardwood.

A back-and-forth battle that had the Hornets up 17-9 after the first quarter was tied six times in the first half as both teams entered the locker rooms knotted at 28-all. The Bears were plagued by bouts of poor shooting that combined with a stiff Hornets defense and effective free throw conversions was enough to make the difference down the stretch. Oroville got 11 of its points from 11-14 shooting from the foul line while Brewster had to settle for 4-6.

Brewster: 9-19-7-10  45
Oroville: 17-11-12-8  48

Bears scoring:
Joe Taylor – 12
Corey Jarrell – 10
Cade Gebbers – 9
Kade Kelpman – 7
Issac Baker – 4
Adaih Najera – 3

Tigers fall by 34
On the road at Tonasket, Tuesday, Dec. 4, the Bears took control of the Tigers early and led by four at end of the opening quarter, 18-14. Brewster had a big second quarter connecting for 22 points against six for Tonasket to take a 20-point halftime lead, 40-20.

Another double-digit third quarter extended Brewster’s lead to 58-26, and a final score of 69-35. Taylor and Jarrell scored 21 and 11 points respectively to lead the Bears. Baker and Kelpman added six apiece.

The Bears were scheduled to play Liberty Bell on the road, Tuesday, Dec. 11, and will meet the 1A Caribou Trail League Goats at Chelan on Friday, Dec. 11. Brewster will travel to Soap Lake next Tuesday, Dec. 18, before hosting Lake Roosevelt, undefeated at this writing, on Thursday, Dec. 20.