Sands’ young Mustang boys hoop squad found itself one game short of advancing to the Class 1A state playoffs after falling 59-35 Tuesday night at Garden City.
“I guarantee our guys are a lot better now than when we started district,” Sands Coach Billy Grumbles said.
“Maybe I underestimated these guys back at the beginning of this season but being as young as we are I really didn’t know what they were capable of doing.”
Sands finished at 14-16 for the season and 4-6 in District 7-1A play.
“We had a ton of turnovers again tonight,” Grumbles said Tuesday.
Junior guard Riley Webb once again ...