Everyone expected it to be close and the four top teams in the region proved the crowd right Saturday as the Carson Senators held on to claim the team regional championship.
There had been much speculation as to who would pull out on top, but Carson took two individual championships (Kyle Banko, 130 pounds and Travis Lamborn, 160 pounds) and qualified seven individuals for the state championships.
Douglas was right on Carson's heels, taking second with 175.5 points. Tony Ferris (171 pounds) and Sean Molina (189) emerged as regional champions. It was the first trip to the top of the podium for each.
Ferris defeated Damonte Ranch's Micah Chalk 12-9 to take the title and Molina upset South Tahoe's Miles Wallace 8-7 for his title.
The Tigers had six total individuals qualify for state with Jake Williams, Ryan Pruitt and Devin Barker each taking silver medals and Garrett Hekhuis taking third in the 112-pound division.
Damonte Ranch came in third as a team with 172.5 points and Fallon followed in fourth with 144.
The Nevada State 4A Championships are this weekend at Spanish Springs High School.
The Coleville girls regained sole possession of first place in the Western 1A League over the weekend with wins over Gerlach and Pyramid Lake.
Coleville picked up a 35-26 win over Gerlach Friday night getting 13 points each fron Amara Rowley and Kimberly Torley.
The Lady Wolves closed out their home season Saturday with a 59-42 win over Pyramid Lake. Rowley had 23 points and 12 rebounds in that matchup while Torley had 16 points.
Through Feb. 3
Record: 19-7 overall, 9-2 Sierra League, 8-1 home, 5-1 away, 6-5 neutral
TEAM STATISTICS
Points for: 1,702
Points against: 1,428
3-pointers for: 88
3-pointers against: 95
Free throws for: 309-490
Free throws against: 279-424
Field goals for: 630
Field goals against: 513
Scoring by quarters
Douglas387406431478-1,702
Opponent342342350394-1,428
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
*Keith Olson 169 64-107 402
*Mike Gransbery 117 46-61 339
*Jeff Nady 77 50-78 209
James McLaughlin 63 21-35 161
Joe Nady 59 20-28 142
*Kevin Emm 52 19-31 133
David Laird 41 31-43 113
*Nate Whalin 22 3-9 47
Jared Trowbridge 8 22-33 40
Ryan McPeek 8 12-21 28
Brandon Bernard 7 12-16 27
Ross Bertolone 8 2-12 18
Herman Fillmore 2 7-10 11
*- Starters
3-POINTERS
Mike Gransbery 58
James McLaughlin 15
Kevin Emm 9
Joe Nady 4
Brandon Bernard 1
Keith Olson 2
FOULED OUT
Jeff Nady 4
Joe Nady 3
James McLaughlin 2
Keith Olson 1
Kevin Emm 1
David Laird 1
Nate Whalin 1
Through Feb. 3
Record: 12-15 overall, 6-5 Sierra League, 5-2 home, 3-5 away, 4-7 neutral
TEAM STATISTICS
Points for: 1,172
Points against: 1,122
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Jessica Waggoner 313
Bridget Maestretti 147
Dana Pardee 131
Taryn Williams 101
(from 12/27)
Dany Heidt 55
Sarah Hartley 51
Nicole Didero 29
Allie Hughes 18
Katie Buffo 14
Kaela Horse 8
Lisa Christen 8
Michelle Richardson 4
Gina Pfaffenberger 2
