By Dillon Smith
Carbon boys’ basketball played Tooele in the home opener of the season on Tuesday evening and came crawling out of the gate. The Dinos trailed the White Buffalos 18-4 after the first quarter.
This was truly a game of runs as Carbon began the second quarter on a 10-0 run but then the Buffalos closed the quarter with a 12-3 run of their own.
The Dinos had a sequence, including three threes and a steal, which lead to a breakaway layup in the third quarter. Hoever, the Buffalos answered with three threes of their own, including a contested, 22-foot dagger at the buzzer.
Carbon pulled within five with just under a minute to go, but it was too late for the Dinos as they fell 66-55.
“My guys played hard. Without the slow start, I think it turns out different,” head coach Kyle Wilson said after the game.
Carbon will get a chance at redemption when they go on the road against Central High the Thursday after Thanksgiving.
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- Photos by Jeff Barrett
