Hondo Anvil Herald

Hondo puts away Natalia, Jourdanton

 

     After stumbling on the road last Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Crystal City, the Hondo boys’ basketball team came back to win two straight at home in the past week.

     The Owls recorded their biggest win of the year, a 29-point victory, on Friday, Jan. 10, over Natalia, then rallied from a 12-point second half deficit to record a 67-61 win over Jourdanton on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

     Hondo (8-16 season, 3-3 in District 28-3A) will visit Dilley for a 7:30 p.m. game on Friday, Jan. 17, and will be back at home on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to host Poteet, also tipping off at 7:30.

     In Crystal City, the Owls fell behind by nine points after one quarter, and spent the rest of the night trying to catch up, ultimately falling, 70-59. Josiah Quitanilla, who led the Owls in scoring all three games this week, had 16 against the Javelinas, with 11 from Derek Rivera, and seven each from Kolten Alvarez, Mason Barr and Gavin Schulte.

     Hondo outscored Natalia by a good bit in all four periods on Friday to take a 65-36 win over the Mustangs. Quintanilla led the way with 17 points, with 14 from Rivera and 10 from Gabe Sanchez. Barr added nine.

     Tuesday at home, Jourdanton led by as many as 12 points in the third period, and still had a nine-point lead at 51-42 early in the fourth.

     Hondo rallied to tie the game at 55 on a Schulte bucket with three minutes left, and took the lead for good on two Rivera free throws 13 seconds later. Most of the Owls’ scoring down the stretch came at the free throw line, where they hit 10-of-15 in the final three minutes. 

     Quintanilla had 20 points to lead the Owls, with 18 from Schulte, 14 from Rivera and 11 from Barr.