Lions crush Cross Plains

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The Dublin Lions conquered Cross Plains 68-48 in a Tuesday, Nov. 19 home game on the Neff Gym floor.

β€œIt took us 16 min to remember how to play basketball and together as a team but we came back and put on a show defensively and offensively,” said head Dublin boys basketball coach Wes Grisham.

Grisham called out several players for their performance in the win including sophomore Jayden Deleon who he called β€œa dangerous weapon in our arsenal.” Deleon was returning from an injury and put in 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals. Grisham said he racked up these stats with a fairly limited play time and with a level head even as Cross Plains was leading by 20.

Leading Dublin in scoring was Alex Teten who had 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 assists and a charge.

Kaden Gaitan followed with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 6 assists and a charge. Hunter Jones also put in 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, a steal and a charge.

Rey Chacon had 3 points, 2 Rebounds, a steal and a charge while Dalton Bullard and Caige Balvantin had 2 points each. Bullard also had 4 rebounds.