Warriors beat Eagles in season opener

Written by Patrick Blake on December 8, 2011 in Snow Canyon, Sports - No comments

ST. GEORGE – The Snow Canyon Warriors opened their 2011-2012 basketball season with a bang beating the El Capitan Eagles 75-47.

The Warriors came out on fire! Gabe Jensen and Ben Gottfredson set the pace for the Warriors scoring 11 and 13 points respectively. Jensen scored all of his points in the first half including three three-pointers and four steals. Gottfredson was all over the place grabbing eight rebounds to go along with his big scoring night.

Starters Chandler Gines and Brayden Linde also played great for the Warriors who led by 20 at the break. Gines finished with eight points 11 rebounds and Linde finished with nine points.

The Warriors were out to such a big lead in the second half they played every player on the bench. Spencer Call was one of them and Call took advantage. Call finished the game with nine points.

The Warriors head north to take on 5A Northridge tonight and Park City on Friday.

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Patrick Blake is the host of Blake's Take On Local Sports on Fox News Radio 96.7 fm 1450 am. Patrick was born in Las Vegas, and spent the majority of his life traveling between Las Vegas and St. George. His first word ever said was “touchdown” and he has been a sports fanatic ever since. Patrick’s life revolves heavily around sports and his family. After high school, Patrick went on to play college basketball in California where he later was offered an assistant coaching position. In his free time, Patrick enjoys spending time with his wife and son, coaching high school summer basketball, and playing golf.