#After struggling the past few years, the McDermitt High School boys basketball team had one of its best seasons since the 2016-17 group won 18 games.
#The Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals in the 1A East Regional Championship but were knocked off by Eureka 41-33 to see their season end.
#McDermitt finished the year 12-10, its first winning in eight years. In the opening game of the tournament, McDermitt blew past Jackpot 82-63.
#McDermitt 82, Jackpot 63
#McDermitt raced out to a 9-o start after an opening 3-pointer from Dylan Palmer, a pair of buckets by Warrick Crutcher and a short shot from Shandon Camas. A 3-pointer by Crutcher pushed the advantage to 14-4 and the Bulldogs settled for a 19-8 lead after eight minutes of play.
#Palmer and Chris Scott knocked down 3-pointers early in the second quarter to push the lead to 26-18, only to see the Jaguars keep within striking distance.
#Scott scored eight of the Bulldogs’ 15 points in the second quarter but a late 3-pointer by Jackpot closed the gap to 33-30 at the break.
#The Jaguars closed within a bucket at 37-35 in the third quarter when Crutcher knocked down a 3-pointer, followed by an old-fashioned 3-point play by Scott to give McDermitt an nine-point lead at 46-37.
#A late 3-pointer by Palmer and a basket by Camas pushed the advantage to double digits at 57-43.
#McDermitt put the contest out of reach with a 25-point fourth quarter.
#The Bulldogs opened a 19-point lead at 68-49 after two baskets by Camas, a 3-pointer by Crutcher and a bucket by Trevor Smart.
#The Jaguars provided one last score and trimmed the gap to 69-59, when Camas added three baskets from close range to complete the win.
#Camas scored 22 of his game-high 32 points in the second half, with Crutcher adding 16 and Scott 15. Palmer scored nine points, Smart eight and AJ Farmer three.
#The entire team returns next year with no seniors on the roster.