The Mineral County High basketball team downed Tonopah 64-38 last week and remained unbeaten in conference play at 8-0.
DeVayne Isom led the scoring with 16 points, 6 assists and 8 steals. Drake Spanier and Tristen Jones put in 10 points each for the Serpents while Jaevaun Jones had 9 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Andre White had 8 points and Andre Stinson added 7 points.
Coach Pete Summerbell was encouraged by the balanced scoring and strong defense as the Serpents head into the final weekend of conference.
Friday night will be Senior Night in Hawthorne as all teams will host the Pahranagat Valley Panthers. Games will be at 4:30, 6 and 7:30 p.m. Come out and support the seniors and families as they continue their march to another state title.
Friday’s big game is being promoted by Curtis Isom Agency and the Frames Insurance “Safe Decisions” program. T-Shirts are given out to all students attending the game and the teams will be wearing that T-Shirt at warm ups. It will be a “yellow out Day” so come dressed in yellow and support our Serpents.
On Saturday, the Serpents will have a matchup against Lund that will determine the top seed in the Regionals in Tonopah. Lund is 7-1 in conference with their only loss coming at the hands of the Serpents in a very close game in Lund. Games will begin at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m.
