Busy week for Whitehorse hoopers
The Whitehorse lady Raiders suffered a close 69-67 loss to San Juan on January 20. In the loss the Raiders were led by Keiarra Martin who scored 27 points and Hannah Clark who scored 13. Keira Chee had nine points while Maria Yellowman scored eight, Lakyara Begay scored six and Malia Sam and Kaleigh Chee scored two.
Keira Chee led the team with eight rebounds while Martin had six. Clark and Martin each had four assists, while Martin recorded six steals and a block. Kaleigh Chee and Begay also recorded a block.
The girls bounced right back with wins over Green River and Pinnacle on a road trip on January 22 and 23.
In their game against Green River Whitehorse won 59-19. Martin led the team with 17 points while Keira Chee scored 12. Yellowman had nine, Clark had eight, Begay and Sam scored three. Teammates Kelaigha Nakai, Laylah Benally and Mateja Joe all scored two while Kaleigh Chee had one.
Keira Chee led the team with seven rebounds while Martin, Clark, Sam and Joe had six rebounds. Clark led the team with seven assists. Kaleigh Chee, Martin, Clark and Begay had four steals and Keira Chee had one block in the win.
The next day Whitehorse defeated Pinnacle 61-16.
Martin led the team with 16 points, while Keira Chee scored 13 and Kaleigh Chee had seven. Begay scored six, while Benally and Yellowman had five. Nakai scored three and Clark, Joe and Sam scored two points.
Keira Chee had a double double with 14 rebounds as well as two assists. Martin, Clark and Benally also recorded two assists while Begay led the team with seven steals and one block, Kaleigh Chee also recorded one block.
The Whitehorse boys were defeated 85-51 by San Juan High on January 20.
In the loss Whitehorse was led by Adam Joe who scored 10 points, Tristan Black and Alexander Thompson scored eight. Hyatt Thomas and Aiden Hamm scored seven, Tyrell Black had six and Elam Etsitty scored five.
On January 22 the Raiders were defeated in Green River by the Pirates 68-50, but bounced back the next day to defeat Pinnacle 67-56.
In that game the Raiders were led by 20 points from Black with Joe adding 18 and Thomas scoring 12.
Etsitty scored seven while Nateo Sam had four, and Hamm and Brayden John scored three.
Whitehorse played in Monticello on January 27 after the San Juan Record print deadline. The girls head to Many Farms on Friday January 30 before both teams head to Escalante and Wayne on February 2 and 3.
