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Boys then get routed at St. George's
Davenport sophomore Tennesee Rainwater glides to the hoop during the Gorillas' 64-51 loss to Colfax May 27.
DAVENPORT –The Gorillas ran into their toughest test against the now-healthy Colfax Bulldogs, and succumbed to the challenge. Colfax handed Davenport its first loss of the season 64-51.
Key contributors John Lustig and Damian Demler returned for Colfax and led the way with 22 and 16 points apiece.
Colfax took an early lead and led 14-9 after one quarter. They extended the lead to 17-9 on a Lustig three-pointer, but Davenport responded with a 9-0 run to take the lead 18-17. Colfax called a timeout and responded with a 10-0 run of its own. Davenport never held the lead again and struggled to match Colfax's intensity.
"This is sort of a measuring stick game for us," Davenport head coach Matt Henry said. "We wanted to see what we looked like against one of the better teams in the league, and they showed us what a better team in the league does defensively. It's a learning opportunity, and if we take it as that, it'll be a good tool for this year and the next, but they were pretty frustrating when they get out and press you like that."
Defensively, the Bulldogs honed in on Davenport's top two players, Tennesee Rainwater and Brenick Soliday. Rainwater finished with 16 points but couldn't convert a three-pointer, while Soliday was just 3-for-10 from the field and held to a season-low seven points.
"Those two were definitely our focus. Those guys have put up some big numbers this year," Colfax head coach Reece Jenkin said. "The best we could do was try to limit their opportunities, and they had some other kids step up and make some big plays, but I thought for the most part we did a decent job...of trying to limit their opportunities the best we can."
The largest disparities were seen on the glass and foul line. Colfax outrebounded Davenport 41-28 and shot 20 free throws to Davenport's 11. Both teams shot 40% from the field.
Jaeger Jacobsen provided 13 points off the bench for Davenport, a season-high. Seth Lustig scored 15 points for the Bulldogs.
It didn't get better for the Gorillas at St. George's, as Davenport fell to the Dragons 63-44 Tuesday, June 1. Rainwater scored 23 points and Jarrett Jacobsen added 11 points, but the rest of the team struggled mightily offensively as the Gorillas managed just 30.9% shooting from the field and went 1-for-15 from three.
Davenport led 12-6 after one quarter, but St. George's came back with a 20-7 second quarter to take a 26-19 halftime lead that only grew in the second half.
The Gorillas fell to 4-2 with the pair of losses.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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