Streak busters! Clovis North girls snap Clovis West’s TRAC winning streak
The Clovis West High girls basketball dominance in the Tri-River Athletic Conference came to an an end Monday night.
Savannah Tucker scored 15 points, leading The Bee’s second-ranked Clovis North to a 40-36 victory over the visiting No. 1 Golden Eagles and ending Clovis West’s 68-game TRAC winning streak.
“They’re just great kids,” Clovis North coach Heather Long said of her team. “They worked so hard to get this program to where it is. Clovis West has been amazing all these years and it’s been our goal to compete with them at the level that they compete at. To be able to be on the floor and pull out the win, there is a lot to be proud of.”
Clovis West hadn’t lost a TRAC game since Feb. 17, 2012 – 43-30 to Clovis.
From the 2013 season to 2018, Clovis West went 10-0 in the TRAC each season.
No more.
Entering Monday’s game, the Golden Eagles were 8-0. The Broncos went to Clovis West on Jan. 18 and lost 69-61.
On Monday night, the Broncos outscored Clovis West 14-4 in the fourth quarter.
It was Clovis North’s first victory over Clovis West.
“A huge accomplishment for us as a team and as a program,” Tucker said. “This win puts us one step closer to achieving our overall goal. We are not overlooking any team, and now we get back in the gym and do our best to prepare ourselves for the next game.”
Boys: Clovis West wins
In boys action, No. 2 Clovis West beat No. 3 Clovis North 75-52.
Clovis West went on a 15-0 run and later outscored Clovis North 35-8 from the end of the first quarter to halftime.
“I just couldn’t believe it,” Clovis West coach Vance Walberg said. “Our defense did pretty good. I haven’t seen a long run like that for a long time. That felt like when I was here the first time and we used to get runs like that.”
Cole Anderson led the way for Clovis West with 21 points.
Clovis West had lost to Clovis North 74-71 on Jan. 18.
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This story was originally published February 4, 2019 at 10:26 PM.
