Boone entered its non-conference boys’ basketball game with Greene County on Friday averaging 55 points per game. By the time the Toreadors got on the bus, the average had risen to almost 59 after the Toreadors out scored the Rams in the middle school gym in Jefferson by a final of 84-75. The Toreadors, like most teams, had a height advantage and they took advantage. The senior trio of 6′ 5″ Justin Aspengren, 6′ 5″ Alex Sturtz, and 6′ 3″ Casey Hutchings combined for 58 points with Aspengren at 24, Sturtz 21, and Hutchings 13.

Greene County’s tallest regular is 6′ 1″ senior Lance Hughes. He scored 23 points before fouling out with 6:40 to go in the fourth quarter. Hughes has 20 or more points in six straight games. Senior Trey Hinote is nursing two sprained ankles and not only played, but he scored 20 points, 19 in the second half where he made five goals from three-point range. Junior Carter Morton added 17 points after scoring a combined 13 points in the two previous games.

Boone went 22 of 27 from the foul line while the Rams were 15 of 24 from the stripe. Both teams shot over 50% from the field. The Rams drop their final three December games, allowing Woodward-Granger, Nevada, and Boone to score 24, 24, and 29 points above their season averages prior to playing the Rams. Greene County is 4-6 overall while the Toreadors improved to 4-4. The game was broadcast on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com.

It’s break time with the next games for the Rams on Jan. 4 in Des Moines vs. Saydel in a girl/boy doubleheader on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com.