Basketball clubs around the state continue early season workouts in anticipation of the start of the season later this month.  Colorado Preps continues their preview of each conference by looking at the top returnees for all clubs.  Our preview continues with the 1A High Plains conference.
Kit Carson finished third in the standings but used a strong post-season run to reach the state tournament.  They went 1-2 there and finished sixth with a final loss to Evangelical Christian 68-51 in the consolation final.  Cheraw won 18 games overall and grabbed the league title with a win over McClave in the conference but lost to Walsh in overtime (57-53) in regionals to end their season.
 
Cheraw (18-4)

  • Points: Gabe Montoya (9.9), Devere Herman (7.4), Kaiden Holland (7.1)
  • Rebounds: Trey Pearce (6.6), Montoya (6.3), Herman (5.6)
  • Assists: Holland (1.9), Pearce (1.5), Montoya (1.3)
  • Three’s: Montoya (33), Herman (9), Jacob Groves (8)

McClave (12-10)

  • Points: Toby Tsai (7.5), Joel Enciso (2.5), Aldon Sniff (1.8)
  • Rebounds: Tsai (3.7), Sniff (2.5), Mavric Leighty (0.7)
  • Assists: Tsai (1.8), Leighty (0.3), Sniff & Enciso (0.2)
  • Three’s: Tsai (9), Enciso (3), Sniff (1)

Kit Carson (16-11)

  • Points: Jayden McCombs-Farmer (12.6), Sullivan Farmer (9.0), Cordell Farmer (8.1)
  • Rebounds: McCombs-Farmer (6.4), C. Farmer (4.2), S. Farmer (3.4)
  • Assists: McCombs-Farmer (2.5), C. Farmer (1.7), S. Farmer (1.1)
  • Three’s: Brayden Bogenhagen (59), S. Farmer (45), McCombs-Farmer (29)

Granada (8-14)

  • Points: Dominic Coleman (13.4), Caleb Dorenkamp (9.6), Jett Harmon (1.7)
  • Rebounds: Dorenkamp (8.0), Coleman (7.6), Ivan Yanez (2.0)
  • Assists: Coleman (0.6), Yanez (0.5), Harmon (0.1)
  • Three’s: Coleman (24), Harmon (3), Dorenkamp (1)

Cheyenne Wells (6-14)

  • Points: Quade Pelton (13.4), Kyle Nelson (7.7), Kody Ryser (5.5)
  • Rebounds: Pelton (8.1), Ryser (5.9), Nelson (3.0)
  • Assists: Pelton (2.6), Preston Hernandez (1.9), Nelson (1.6)
  • Three’s: Nelson (24), Pelton (22), Hernandez (10)

Eads (2-18)

  • Points: Damien Barnes (10.9), Alex Schmidt (5.1), Ty Wilson (4.6)
  • Rebounds: Barnes (12.3), Wilson (2.9), Dillon Hernandez (2.8)
  • Assists: Barnes (2.3), Wilson (0.8), Hatch Nelson (0.7)
  • Three’s: Wilson (11), Schmidt (8), Barnes (5)