Glenwood Springs girls basketball team routs Devils

GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The Glenwood Springs girls basketball team gave Chavez-Spencer Gymnasium a grand sendoff on Tuesday night, hammering Eagle Valley 76-32 in their last game in the gym before the team moves to the new one next week.

The Demons’ trap was in full effect in the first half, forcing 16 Eagle Valley turnovers. On offense, the Demons hit their first four 3-point attempts, all of which came in the first quarter. Sharaya Selsor hit two, Avery Denney hit one and Natasha Derby sank another.

“They came out and played their hearts out,” said Glenwood Springs head coach Bryan Derby. “We are starting to get the feel of getting everybody scoring and taking the pressure off other people, and it makes it easier for everybody.”

After Selsor accounted for 10 points in the first quarter, Eagle Valley head coach Ken Reagan tried to get his team to stop Selsor, but found another problem.

Glenwood switched to its inside game in the second quarter, attacking the basket with drives, post ups from 6-foot-1 Kelsie Hert and offensive rebounds. After 16 minutes of play, Glenwood was up 35-10.

“We went to a 1-2-2 defense so we could keep our wings out and cover her (Selsor’s) shots and she didn’t have as many 3-pointers against us as she did the first time, which is good,” he said. “In doing that, you give Kelsie Hert a chance to get her points inside.”

In the second half it was much of the same for Glenwood, who forced 40 Eagle Valley turnovers in the contest. Sharaya and her sister Katrina combined for seven steals.

“Sharaya Selsor’s pretty tough. She’s all over the place,” Reagan said. “It’s tough, we are breaking in a freshman point guard, so we’ve got to get her on the same page.

Sharaya finished with 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists before fouling out in the third quarter. Hert, who drilled a 3 in the closing minutes, finished with 17 points and seven boards, while Katrina had nine points and 10 assists and Chelsea Vallario scored nine.

“I think the ball got spread around a lot, and I think we had a great offensive game —defensive as well,” Sharaya said.

The bench took the court to finish the game and continued to spread the ball around as 10 Demons scored on the night.

Glenwood moves to 9-1 in the Class 4A Western Slope League with the win and 16-3 overall. Eagle Valley falls to 1-9 in the WSL and 2-15 overall. Up next, Glenwood will be on the road on Friday when it takes on Battle Mountain. Then next week, the Demons will settle into their new home — just in time to take on rival Rifle on Friday, Feb. 15.

For Sharaya, the move from the 50-year-old Chavez-Spencer will be good, but also sad.

“I have a lot of memories in this gym,” she said. “Obviously I think I would like to finish it out you can also start new traditions and I am glad I get to be the first team that gets to play in there.”