Hayden Slaught had a season-high 15 points, but the Bishop Diego boys basketball team faltered after an even first quarter and dropped a 70-48 decision to visiting Nordhoff on Friday.
“We had a pretty good first quarter but then we just tried to do some things out of character,” said coach Ray “Slash” Vazquez. “It was a different rotation for us, and in the second and third quarters when they made their runs we just didn’t keep our compsure.”
Slaught was a bright spot, scoring nine points in the fourth quarter.
“He played like a senior in a league-opener at home,” said Vazquez.
The Cardinals are now 8-6 overall and 1-0 in the Frontier League.
NORDHOFF 70, BISHOP DIEGO 48
NORDHOFF — Bettles 10, Espinosa 8, Logsdon 8, Swezey 6, Luna 2, Crow 20, Roberts 7, Lowen 5, Johnson 2. Totals 25 6-15 70.
BISHOP DIEGO — Slaught 15, Holland 2, Garcia 7, Kwock 9, Gonzalez 4, Tack 7, Ramirez 4. Totals 13 20-34 48.
Nordhoff…11 24 18 17 — 70
Bishop Diego…11 13 8 16 — 48
3-point goals — N 6 (Bettles 1, Swezey 2, Crow 2, Lowen 1), BD 6 (Slaught 2, Kwock 3, Gonzalez 1). Total fouls — N 20, BD 20. Fouled out — Gonzalez, Kwock.
