Galena boys win at South Tahoe

The Galena High boys basketball team won for just the second time in 11 years at South Tahoe, pulling out a 47-42 win on Tuesday.

Galena let a 12-point lead slip away and actually trailed by one with two minutes left. Galena coach Tom Maurer said he was pleased with the way his team played in the last two minutes, but added his club has a long ways to go.

"We made things very interesting," Maurer said. "Yeah I'm happy that we won. I'm also concerned because we have to work on some things."

Nine of Galena's 10 players scored and Maurer said that all 10 of his players played well.

"That was highly encouraging," Maurer said. "They all contributed very well."

Whip Thompson scored 12 points, Bobby Contreras had eight points and Derrik Lorenzen added seven points. Galena was led defensively and on the boards by Dalton Turnbow.

Turnbow held 6-8 center Curtis Johnson to five points. "He just shut Johnson down," Maurer said. "The kid was just outstanding. The kid played extremely well."