Boys Spanish Springs holds off Douglas The Cougars improved to 6-2, 3-0 in the 4A North with a 77-64 home win over Douglas on Thursday night. Douglas dipped to 2-6, 1-2. The Cougs held just a 50-45 lead going to the fourth quarter, where they outscored their guests 27-19. Marcus Loadholt scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the win. Josh … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops
Boys Cougars hold off Oakland Spanish Springs picked up its third straight win on Saturday afternoon, holding on against Oakland, 60-57, in a non-league home contest. Marcus Loadholt led the way with a game-high 21 points. Jalen Townsell (12 points) was the only other Cougars to reach double figures. Josh Prizina just missed out on a double-double, finishing with … [Read more...]
Tuesday Hoops
Boys CARSON CITY – Spanish Springs went to Carson on Tuesday night for just its second regional game of the season. It was a big one. The Cougars (3-2, 2-0) rolled to a win that figures to give them plenty of tiebreaker points in February, handing the defending regional champion Senators (0-4, 0-1) their first regional loss in over a year, 66-41. “(It is) a road win … [Read more...]
Scheels Athlete of the Week (Nov. 28 – Dec. 3): Marcus Loadholt
Marcus Loadholt, Spanish Springs boys basketball The reigning High Desert League Player of the Year started his senior season with a bang, scoring 30 points in a 77-66 win over St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.) in the first round of the Wild West Shootout at Bishop Manogue. Loadholt followed with a 29-point effort the following night in a loss to the host Miners. The Scheels … [Read more...]
Saturday Hoops: Cougs take fourth at Wild West Shootout
Spanish Springs was outscored 26-12 in the third quarter after holding a narrow 30-28 halftime lead over Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) and went on to fall 70-56 on Saturday in the Wild West Shootout. The defeat gave the Cougs (2-2, 1-0) a fourth-place finish in the annual eight-team tournament at Bishop Manogue. First-team all-league forward Josh Prizina missed his third … [Read more...]
Friday Hoops: Spanish Springs suffers first loss
Boys The Cougars were outscored 46-29 in the second half of Friday’s Wild West Shootout semifinal against host Bishop Manogue and wore their first loss of the season, 83-67. The Miners improved to 3-0 and advanced to Saturday’s title game. One night after scoring 30 in a quarterfinal win over St. Mary’s, Marcus Loadholt went for 29 on 8-of-14 shooting. Jalen Townsell was … [Read more...]
Thursday Hoops: Spanish Springs boys pick up marquee victory
Boys Spanish Springs picked up a signature non-league win on Thursday night, coming back to beat St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.) 77-66 in the first round of the Wild West Shootout at Bishop Manogue. The Cougars (2-0, 1-0) trailed 25-15 after the first eight minutes before outscoring the Rams 62-41 the rest of the way. Senior Marcus Loadholt had a huge night, scoring a … [Read more...]
Season Preview: Cougars early 4A North favorites
The question for the 2016-17 Cougars is not if they will be good, but rather, how good will they be? Spanish Springs went 12-4 in regional play last year and returns four starters. It’s the largest reason the 4A North coaches tabbed them the preseason favorites in the Spark Tribune Coaches Poll. Tenth-year coach Kyle Penney isn’t moved by the preseason love. “You … [Read more...]