SCORE- #1 Roswell def. #2 Capital 74-53
Recap
Mesquita's triple-double leads Roswell over Capital to claim 5A Championship
For the second straight year the Capital Jaguars found themselves playing for the 5A championship, last year they were sent away by district rival Espanola Valley and this year they faced Roswell.
So far in this 2017 tournament the Coyotes looked very much unlike what a number one seed usually does this time of year. They had an opening round scare against Bloomfield, nearly lost to Kirtland Central in the second round, and pulled away in the second half to beat Del Norte.
On this day however, there would be no scares or second half pushes for a win. The Coyotes came out early and from the tip were in control and asserted themselves as the best team on the floor. Tarren Burrola went a perfect 3-3 from behind the three-point line and Chris Mesquita found every open teammate to the tune of 6 assists. Roswell led 27-18 after and you tell this was the Roswell team that everyone expected to see.
The Roswell lead ballooned to 43-24 at halftime and the route was on from there.
Capital played their best quarter of the game in third but only managed to trim a mere three points of their deficit heading into the fourth.
Mesquita scored just two points in the fourth, but he dominated it by pulling down five rebounds and dishing out four more assists to help propel his team to the 74-53 win. Roswell heads home with their ninth blue trophy and second in the last four years.
Final stats
Roswell
Terran Burrola 25 points
Chris Mesquita 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists
Garret Smothermon 12 points and 4 assists
Logan Eaker 11 points and 9 rebounds
Team shooting:
31-55 (56%) overall
7-12 (58%) from three
5-10 (50%) from FT line
Capital
Jeremy Anaya 17 points and 4 rebounds
Matt Smith 10 points and 7 rebounds
Team shooting:
20-55 (36%) overall
7-20 (35%) from three
6-10 (60%) from FT line
Recap
Mesquita's triple-double leads Roswell over Capital to claim 5A Championship
For the second straight year the Capital Jaguars found themselves playing for the 5A championship, last year they were sent away by district rival Espanola Valley and this year they faced Roswell.
So far in this 2017 tournament the Coyotes looked very much unlike what a number one seed usually does this time of year. They had an opening round scare against Bloomfield, nearly lost to Kirtland Central in the second round, and pulled away in the second half to beat Del Norte.
On this day however, there would be no scares or second half pushes for a win. The Coyotes came out early and from the tip were in control and asserted themselves as the best team on the floor. Tarren Burrola went a perfect 3-3 from behind the three-point line and Chris Mesquita found every open teammate to the tune of 6 assists. Roswell led 27-18 after and you tell this was the Roswell team that everyone expected to see.
The Roswell lead ballooned to 43-24 at halftime and the route was on from there.
Capital played their best quarter of the game in third but only managed to trim a mere three points of their deficit heading into the fourth.
Mesquita scored just two points in the fourth, but he dominated it by pulling down five rebounds and dishing out four more assists to help propel his team to the 74-53 win. Roswell heads home with their ninth blue trophy and second in the last four years.
Final stats
Roswell
Terran Burrola 25 points
Chris Mesquita 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists
Garret Smothermon 12 points and 4 assists
Logan Eaker 11 points and 9 rebounds
Team shooting:
31-55 (56%) overall
7-12 (58%) from three
5-10 (50%) from FT line
Capital
Jeremy Anaya 17 points and 4 rebounds
Matt Smith 10 points and 7 rebounds
Team shooting:
20-55 (36%) overall
7-20 (35%) from three
6-10 (60%) from FT line
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