The Olton Mustang’s varsity basketball team cruised past the Smyer Bobcats in summer basketball action last Friday at New Home, as they took the contest, 60- 15.
Smyer opened the contest with a put- back, but Nate Urbina answered with a steal and knocked down a short jumper from the left side to tie the game, 2- 2, with 14: 57 to play in the first half. Raymond Ramirez dropped in a lay-up in transition off of an assist from Sebastian Sparkman and a save on the sideline by Jimmy Munoz ended up the hands of Urbina for a quick lay- up to extend their lead to, 6- 2.
Sparkman picked up a steal and got it ahead to Urbina for a quick lay- up, but Smyer answered with a put- back to end the scoring drought, making the score, 8- 4, with 11: 37 to play in the first half. Smyer scored again on a put- back, but Alan Vasquez answered with a runner from the left side and the Mustangs followed it up with a three from the right elbow off of the assist from Ramirez, pushing their lead back out to, 13- 6.
Ramirez dropped in a putback for Olton, forcing Smyer to take a time out with 7:23 remaining in the first half. Out of the break, Ramirez buried a three from the right elbow to stretch their lead to, 18- 6. The Bobcats drew a shooting foul on the other end and converted the free throw to cut the lead to, 18- 8, and they converted an and-one opportunity on their next possession to trim the lead to, 18- 11, with just over three minutes to play in the half.
But, Olton would answer as Munoz drained a three from the right wing and they followed it up with a put-back to extend the lead back out to, 23- 11, with 1: 21 to play in the half. Munoz picked up a steal and got it ahead to Urbina, who was fouled on a shot attempt earning a trip to the line. He converted the free throw to make the score, 25- 11, going into halftime.
Sparkman opened the second half with a floater from the left elbow and Urbina followed it up with a fast- break lay- up off of a steal in the mid- court, pushing their lead to, 29- 11, with just over 15 minutes remaining in the second half. Vasquez dropped in a lay- up in transition and Ramirez followed it up with an assist to Urbina for a lay- up in transition, making the score, 33- 11. The offensive barrage from Olton continued, as Vasquez drained a three from the right elbow, making the score, 36-11, as Smyer took a time out with 13 minutes to play in the game.
Out of the break, Sparkman dropped in a put- back off of a miss by Urbina, drawing an and- one foul on the play. He converted the free throw to stretch the lead to, 39- 11. Munoz followed it up with a dish down low to Urbina for a lay- up and on the defensive end, a block by Munoz ended up in the hands of Sparkman, who got it ahead to Urbina for the quick lay- up, stretching their lead to, 43-11, with 11:21 to play in the game.
AJ Reyna knocked down a pull- up jumper from the freethrow line, but Smyer answered with a runner from the left side to trim the lead to, 4513, with under 10 minutes to play in the game. Munoz buried a three from the right elbow and the Mustangs knocked down another three from the right wing, making the score, 51- 13, with 7: 37 left to play.
The Mustangs went coastto- coast for a lay- up, but on the other end, Smyer was fouled on an attempt and converted the free throw to make the score, 53-15, with 3:32 remaining in the contest. Sparkman saved a ball to Urbina for a lay- up and Vasquez followed it up with a put- back off of a missed dunk by Urbina, pushing the lead to, 57-15. Ramirez drained a deep three from the right elbow to make the score, 60-15, as time expired.