The Dodge City Red Demons (9-0, #4 in 6A) will travel to Liberal (2-5) on Friday night for the program’s first Western Athletic Conference game of the season and final tune-up before next week’s 79th Annual Tournament of Champions.
Dodge City has been playing outstanding basketball thus far this season, but Head Coach Shane Traughber knows that conference competition is always at another level. “I’m very proud of how we have started, but also pleased that the boys are continuing to come to practice each day ready to work and improve. We know we’ll get everyone’s best shot and must play well to keep this momentum going. We are looking forward to starting this next chapter of this season facing Liberal to open WAC play in a tough environment against a team hungry for a conference win. I hope the challenge helps raise our game to another level, as well.”
The Red Demons have faced more quality individuals than teams this season, but much of that can be attributed to the stout defense they have been playing up to this point. Offensively, the Red Demons have spread out the scoring with Cooper Scheck leading the team with 18.2 ppg, while Aidan Sowers is averaging 13.1 ppg and Dawson Taylor with 10.7 ppg. As with the girls program, seniors are doing most of the heavy lifting for the Red Demons.
Tip-Off for Friday night’s game will be at 7:30p at Liberal High School. The games will be broadcast live by Sean Boston at 98.1FM and live streamed at dchssports.com. Reminder, tickets for the 79th Annual TOC are currently on sale at the UWA Box Office. The Red Demons will be facing Wichita East at 7pm in the first-round of games that begin Thursday afternoon at the United Wireless Arena.
