By Brandon Eastman Posted March 2, 2011
Coming into this season, the defending 3A State Champions had some high expectations, led by the efforts of three senior leaders in Rachelle Dennis, Emelia Legarza, and Jenae Neu. However, this season ended in disappointment, especially for the seniors, who will end their high school basketball careers without another appearance at the State Championship Tournament in Las Vegas.
“It was a pretty disappointing season, especially with what happened last year and we had such high expectations for this year,” said junior post, Julia Dufurrena.
The girls finished the season with a 12-13 record overall and 4-6 in league play. They ended the season losing five of their last eight games and missing the playoffs as a result of losing two games apiece to Spring Creek and Elko. The Buckaroos found themselves in a must-win situation multiple times during league play, and each time they came up short.
“As a team we struggled with a lot of injuries and we didn’t have as good of chemistry as we would have liked,” said Dufurrena. Rachelle Dennis was the teams leading scorer on the season averaging 10.6 points per game and also led the team in assists and steals per game. Julia Dufurrena led the team in rebounds per game and blocks per game.
