BASKETBALL

e biggest issue for Frederick in the second half – aside from hot shooting by the Kadets (58 percent from the oor in the third quarter) – was the point production from Garver. He scored his 27 points through three quarters, including three from 3-point range.

“When our team can come together, we can get the job done,” Garver said.

“You often don’t meet your heroes.

ey often disappoint you,” said Bert

“If we can trust ourselves to come together, we will get the job done.”

Kryder said her dad also loved e Hallmark Channel, long drives and had a habit of not nishing sentences.

“ at’s what I love about these kids. I don’t know who’s going to score,” said Kadets coach Barry Clark. “But they gure it out by the end.

“I thank God for the time He gave us to have Bert in our lives. And if anyone asks if I’m his brother, I’m damn rebounding. And shots we normally make weren’t falling. We were 2-for-17 from three (3-point area) in the rst half. at hurt us a little bit.”

Frederick, which nished with a mark of 25-2, loses eight seniors – Isaiah Ortega, Micah Wittler, Rylan Cram, Harry Singh, Jacob Lovins, Justice, Soren and Aldana to graduation.

“ e kids battled. ey worked their butts o ,” FHS coach Je Conway said. “We hit a few shots. But Air Academy is a good team. ey shoot the ball well, too. ey killed us o the boards. We worked on blocking and rebounding all week. But we didn’t do a good job.”

Frederick’s Luke Justice has the smallest amount of room to try either a shot or a pass to teammate Jovab Aldana, or avoid the defense of Air Academy’s Ryder Banks. The two teams played in the state 5A basketball semifinals at the Denver Coliseum March 10.