The Twentynine Palms Varsity Boys’ basketball team entered two holiday tourneys over the winter break. The first tournament was the Palms Springs Winter Classic. The Wildcats went 2 and 2, with losses to Cochrane High School out of Canada, and Whitney High School in Cerritos. The victories were over Indio by 10 points and La Quinta by 2 points. The second tournament, the Max Preps Desert Heat, was filled with a little success. The Wildcats started the tourney with three losses to Dana Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Colton High Schools. The Wildcats won their final game over Victor Valley by a score of 47-43. Defense was again key to their victory, and scoring was led by Chris Fui Fui with 17 points and Richard Ewing with 11. Tim Dyer and Michaiah Russell both had nine rebounds. The Wildcat boys are 5 and 8, with their next big game being on the road this Friday against Desert Mirage High School.
