Archive for Sunday, January 24, 2010

Braves sink 11 threes to win BIT championship

Bonner Springs High School junior Juan Pichardo (No. 15) carries the Braves' first-place trophy back to their bench Saturday night. The Braves beat Baldwin 62-46 to win the Baldwin Invitational Tournament championship.

Bonner Springs High School junior Juan Pichardo (No. 15) carries the Braves' first-place trophy back to their bench Saturday night. The Braves beat Baldwin 62-46 to win the Baldwin Invitational Tournament championship.

January 24, 2010

BALDWIN CITY — After a pair of one-point victories, the Bonner Springs boys’ basketball team led the three-pointers fly here Saturday night.

The Braves sank 11 three-pointers during the contest, including seven in the first half, to help them beat Baldwin 62-46. The victory gave the Braves their first-ever Baldwin Invitational Tournament championship.

The Braves’ Juan Pichardo led all scorers with 22 points. He made four three-pointers, along with his teammate Austin Laing.

Bonner Springs won their first two games of the tournament 62-61 and 47-46. The Braves were seeded sixth in the tournament.

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