Boys Basketball Season Comes to an End

Photo by Shawnta' Jones. Copyright Red Cloud Indian School.

Boys Basketball Season Comes to an End

By Shawnta’ Jones '14

The Red Cloud boys fought hard but didn’t come out with the win against the rival Pine Ridge in a thrilling game in Rapid City at the Civic Center last Tuesday. 

The Crusaders fell 69-60. At the end of the first half, Red Cloud led the Thorpes, 33-22. The Crusaders were on a roll in that first half. 

Overall, Kobey O’Rourke led the Crusaders with 17 points and 15 rebounds, Marty Richards had 14 points, and Bailey Pourier followed with 12 points.

Jesse Brown for the Thorpes had a series of three pointers to bring the Thorpes back into the game in the 3rd quarter. From that point on, the Thorpes came on top and held the lead.

“Pine Ridge is a good team with a team full of seniors,” said sophomore Kobey O’Rourke. “We went out to play and compete. We had nothing to lose because the pressure was on them. I think we played great. We left it all on the court but we came up short.”

After only playing the Thorpes once during regular season with the score of 67-46, the Crusaders played an entirely different game at the packed Civic Center. Shocking many of the fans, the game became a nailbiter.

“The season was very good. It was really fun to play for Christian,” said senior Marco Starr. “The game on Tuesday was intense the entire time and it was fun to cheer on my teammates, although I wish it was a different outcome.”

Red Cloud had three seniors who had a great run: Marco Starr, Caine Ghost Bear, and Bailey Pourier.

O’Rourke added, “I loved this season and I felt like we came together as a brotherhood. We will continue to grow and get ready for next season. Mostly, I am thankful for Christian for all that he does for us. There’s no other coach that I would want to play for but him.”