The Battle Mountain High School boys basketball team opened the Northern 2A season with a mixed bag of results.
The Longhorns traveled to West Wendover on Friday night and suffered a 74-48 loss. The Wolverines led 16-14 after eight minutes of play and extended the margin to 40-24 at halftime.
However, Battle Mountain cut the deficit down to six points in the third quarter, only to see West Wendover rally late in the quarter to lead by 17 points.
Roy Chavira had 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Longhorns. Danny Diaz added 12 points and three assists and DJ Martinez had 10 points seven rebounds, four steals and three assists. Marcus Jury added seven rebounds.
“We learned a lot against the aggressive West Wendover defense,” said BMHS coach Roger Wallock. “We were down six points early in third quarter but a few turnovers turned into fast break layups for them and quickly turned that lead into 17 points. Our inexperience showed and hopefully we will be better down the road because of this tough loss.”
BMHS holds
off White Pine
Battle Mountain got off to a quick start on Saturday afternoon and made that hold up in a 61-51 win over White Pine.
The Longhorns outscored the Bobcats 19-10 in the first quarter and 20-11 in the third quarter. White Pine rallied in the final eight minutes of play and outscored Battle Mountain 18-10 but it was not enough to complete the comeback.
DJ Martinez led Battle Mountain with 16 points to go with seven rebounds and six assists. Diaz added 10 points and five assists and Chavira had 10 points.
Jury grabbed six rebounds and Roberto Esparza and Erik Martinez each had two steals.
“We responded to Friday’s loss with a solid effort against a pesky White Pine team,” Wallock said. “Any league win on the road is a good win and we are slowly getting better.”
Battle Mountain makes its home debut on Thursday against North Tahoe at 7:30 p.m. The Longhorns stay home on Friday to play Incline at 7:30 p.m.
Battle Mountain then returns to its home floor on Friday, Jan. 4, to meet Silver Stage at 7:30 p.m. and Yerington comes to town on Saturday, Jan. 5, at 3:30 p.m.
