LE ROY — The Southern Coffey County High boys never made it a close game in an 80-17 crushing defeat to Olpe on Tuesday night.
Southern Coffey County (1-4) head coach Brian Rand knew it would be a challenging season for his boys due to the fact they lost a number of seniors and carried mainly younger players, who still need to get fundamentals down and to compete in the powerful Lyon County league.
SCC’s AJ DeAnda scored a pair of two-point baskets in the first eight minutes. Olpe outscored SCC in the opening quarter, 31-4. The Eagles got behind Cole’s eight points and Skolsky’s six points in the first to jump out to a comfortable advantage.
DeAnda was fouled in the second quarter and hit a trio of free throws, the only points of the second quarter. Olpe was led by Skolsky’s six points and Bailey and Kueser’s four points apiece before halftime.
Southern Coffey County trailed Olpe at halftime, 54-7.
The Titans continued to scrap in the third quarter when DeAnda dribbled inside for a layup and sank a pair of free throws. SCC was able to slow down Olpe’s offense somewhat in the second half but it wasn’t enough.
Bailey went underneath for a layup and a free throw while five other Eagles notched points in the third quarter to take a 67-11 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
DeAnda went for another trio of two-pointers in the fourth quarter to finish with 17 points in the loss. Olpe’s Temeyer sank a three-pointer and a two-point bucket while Redeker hit a three-pointer to give the Eagles a big 80-17 victory over Southern Coffey County.
SCC is off for the holidays and will next host Marais des Cygnes Valley on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.
