The Buena High boys' basketball team had one of the best seasons in Ventura County history but went cold in a loss to Oakland on Friday.
For a minute, Zane Carter turned away from the microphone and directed a simple message not to reporters ,but to his best friend. Speaking in second person.
Sitting behind that table, though, was a victory. One of the best teams in Ventura County history, as Carter pointed out postgame. Riding an out-of-nowhere 31-6 season all the way through a triple-overtime regional championship game victory over Culver City, a bunch of four-year hometown kids hopping in the hotel Jacuzzi in Sacramento the night before the Division III final.
At the heart of it was Carter, the team’s top scorer, and senior point guard Colin Guenther. Best friends. Quarterback and top receiver on the school’s football team. Cheesy, but accurate, to say this was special for them, just two kids who grew up and stayed together from season to season in the era of sport specialization and transfers.“Even though we couldn’t get this one done,” Carter told Guenther, “I’m glad I played with you. Always will be.
Even with a strong defensive performance in the first half, nobody besides Carter could get going offensively for Buena as the Bulldogs went one of 17 from deep and shot 32% overall.Still, it was a special season for a band of brothers — for literal brothers Daniel and Luke Ortiz, who went from kids who never opened their mouths to incessant talkers who’d sit behind Colton on every bus ride, and spiritual brothers Carter and Guenther.
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