Big Park boys get big win1 min read

By
Jeff Bear
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The Big Park Coyotes boys basketball team got its season off to a rousing start on Thursday, Nov. 14, with a 124-17 victory over Oak Creek Elementary School at Big Park Community School.

Wyatt Gregson led the Coyotes with 46 points while teammate Hayden Bruce had 20 and Chase Saczalski had 14.

Also scoring for the Coyotes were Tony Van Dezor, 9 points; Nathan Hoyer, 9 points; Winston Cox, 8 points; Branaghan Cunningham, 8 points; Hunter Wright, 7 points; Charlie Parrella, 4 points; and Cole Mace, 1 point.

Despite the score, Coyotes head coach Amy Parrella said she definitely sees room for improvement in her team.

“Our passes were off tonight, but our rebounding was great, and we’ve been shooting a lot in practice so I expect us to get better every game on that,” she said. In order to keep the scoring down, Parrella had her team shoot nothing but three-point shots starting in the third quarter.

Although the Coyotes didn’t shoot for a high percentage from that distance, they did make a few.

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“I’m a little disappointed in those percentages,” she said. “But we do actually practice those, and it was the first game so they were nervous.” For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Nov. 20, issue of the Sedona Red Rock News.

For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Nov. 20, issue of the Sedona Red Rock News.

Jeff Bear

Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.

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Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.