Nate Schelling, Sports Writer
The Energy Classic basketball tournament held over Christmas Break brought in eight teams from all over the western United States. There were eight boys’ teams including the Gillette Camels.
The tournament consisted of Brighton out of Salt Lake City, Utah; Kelly Walsh from Casper, Wyoming; Desert Oasis from Las Vegas, Nevada; Hockinson from Brush Prairie, Washington; Bismarck from North Dakota; Wilson from Portland Oregon; and Chadron from Nebraska.
The Gillette boys opened the tournament with Desert Oasis out of Las Vegas and they won 71 to 61. Junior Taran Brown led the Camels with 18 points. Seniors Kameron Hunter and Alan Sisel both put up 13 points. Seniors Cam Jackson had 11, Matt Mordecai had seven, Nathan Dale had three, while Cammryn Nelson, Pat Snead, and junior Taylor Holst all had two points.
Brighton Bengals took on Kelly Walsh and won 76 to 63. Hockinson Hawks faced off with Bismarck and won 47 to 43. Wilson took on Chadron and won 69 to 63.
The second day of the tournament Gillette took down Hockinson 61 to 46. Jackson and Brown both racked up 14 points for the Camels, while Hunter finished with nine points. Brighton beat Wilson by two 60 to 58. Chadron rolled over Kelly Walsh 63 to 45. Desert Oasis snuck by Bismarck 53 to 46.
The final day of the tournament in the seventh and eighth place game Bismarck beat Kelly Walsh 65 to 39 to earn seventh place. The fifth place game was Chadron and Desert Oasis, and Chadron won 61 to 60 in a really close game. Fighting for third place, Hockinson took down Wilson 64 to 49. In the championship game of the tournament Gillette beat Brighton 84 to 80 to take home the first place trophy. Senior guard Sisel had 18 points with three crucial three-pointers. Mordecai scored a game-high 25 points with five three-pointers. Brown added 12 points, while Jackson racked up 11 of his own.
After winning the Energy Classic, the Gillette Camels are ranked first in the state with a 10-0 record.
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