By Fred Gray
The Evans twins, Brandon and Brian, helped the Owls open the tournament with a 50 – 19 win over Lefors on December 6. Brandon scored 14 points and Bryan added 9. Hedley was led in scoring by Wyatt Wheatly, who poured in 17 points. Clay King added 4 points, while Diego Souza, Lane Calber, and Raul Carrillo each contributed 2 points to the win.
The Owls are coached by Garrett Bains, coaching his inaugural season as head high school basketball coach. This reporter has little doubt that he will develop into an exceptional basketball coach in the coming years, and I want to be the first to wish him good luck and Godspeed in his basketball coaching career.
In their second game of the day, the Owls lost a heartbreaker to Higgens 35 – 38. Wyatt Wheatly again led the team in scoring with 13 points, while the Evans twins combined for another 20 points. Brandon scored 12 and Bryan added 8 to the twins’ efforts. Clay King closed out the Hedley scoring with 2 points.
The second day of the tournament, December 7, opened with an Owls’ loss to Shamrock, 14 – 63. Wyatt Wheatly scored 6 points, and Brandon and Bryan Evans each added 3 points. Clay King contributed another 2 points to the Owls’ efforts.
In the second game on December 7, and the final game of the tournament, Hedley fell to White Deer 27 – 50. Brandon Evans led all Owl scorers with 10 points, while Wyatt Wheatly scored 8, and Bryan Evans added 7 points. David Bell added a basket to complete Hedley’s scoring.
The Owls opened their season on November 27, when they competed in the Miami tournament, losing to the Amarillo Flames 24 – 47. Bryan Evans scored 8 points, while brother Brandon scored 6 points. Tanner Chambliss scored 4 points, Rooster Moore added another 4, and Diego Souza and Wyatt Wheatly each added 2 points.
The Owls compete in the Valley Tournament on December 12, 14, 15. Times TBA. Their first game in Hedley will be Tuesday, December 18. Game times will be 6:00 p.m.
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