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Two Key Guards Provide Needed Spark For Alamo
by: Mike Sievers
For The Mountain Mail
Contact: mountainmaileditor@yahoo.com
The Steer Stampede in Magdalena this weekend will be the first opportunity of the season for the Alamo Cougars to test out their capabilities at full strength.
Alamo Navajo is 0-2 after falling to Mescalero Apache 44-29 and Mountainair 50-37. That was without two of the team’s starters, junior guards Douglas Apachito and Filliam Herrera.
Alamo head coach Raymond Apachito said Herrera scored 25 points a game and Douglas Apachito had 12 a game last year.
Apachito said his Cougars plan to use a motion-style offense, passing around the perimeter and cutting through the paint to score.
“It’s something I made up according to the kids’ abilities,” Apachito said.
Apachito said 6-foot-3 junior John Padilla provides some size at the post and the Cougars will try to feed him the ball often for consistent scoring. On defense, Alamo will use a 3-2 zone that is designed to cause trouble for opponents when it comes to their outside shooting game.
Much of the season will consist of district play simply because District 6 has seven teams. District play begins Jan. 13, when the Cougars play Magdalena.
Apachito said the return of his two players from suspension this weekend will provide a spark of motivation for the team, as both are leaders on the court.
Alamo has three seniors on the team – Kevin Apachito, John Gonzales and Ryan Secatero – and three juniors – Padilla, Filliam Herrera and William Herrera. Sophomores are AJ Baca, Rayland Secatero and Filbert Apachito, while two freshmen – Elijahwon Apachito and Ambrose Begay – complete the roster.
The Cougars will play their next home game at 4 p.m. Dec. 11 against Reserve. |
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