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Territorial Dispatch

Spartan Boys Spoil RedHawk Homecoming

Jan 14, 2025 02:51PM ● By Jennifer Corriea, photos by Jennifer Corriea

East Nic’s Mason Taylor initiates the offense in the Spartans win over Colusa on Jan. 10.


COLUSA, CA (MPG) - Down a point after one quarter, the East Nicolaus boys’ basketball team regrouped, took control of the boards and as a result went on to claim a 56-50 victory in a Sacramento Valley League game on Friday Jan. 10 that sent the Colusa Homecoming crowd home disappointed.

A fast-paced affair throughout, the Spartans pulled away by limiting the RedHawks’ shot opportunities and ending Colusa’s attempted runs with clutch buckets of their own.


The Spartans’ Logan Cleary drives to the basket in East Nicolaus’ game in Colusa.


And although the final score appears that the game was a close one, the RedHawks were only able to erase some of the deficit in the final two minutes, which was too little too late and East Nicolaus had the game already in hand. 


The Spartans’ Logan Cleary drives to the basket in East Nicolaus’ game in Colusa.


On a night when seven players broke into the scoring column, Wade Lauppe and Mason Taylor led the balanced attack with 12 points apiece, while Bryce Reed dropped in 10.

This week, the Spartans (7-10, 1-2) look to even their record in the SVL when they travel to Willows on Jan. 14, after press time.


East Nicolaus’ Davan Earhart makes a pass as Colusa’s Lucas Price defends.