Bishop Diego boys basketball struggled in their season opener, falling to Rio Mesa by a score of 73-21.
The Spartans had their foot on the gas early, jumping out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter and cruising to the win from there.
“I did not have our guys ready to play tonight, period,” Cardinals coach James Coronado said. “We were out-coached from the jump, and I take full responsibility for that.
“I knew they were good and I want to test our guys early because we have potential, but potential only takes us so far.”
Freshman Crew Sjovold was the leading scorer for Bishop Diego with five points while Ryder Torres added four points of his own.
“We have to produce, and tonight the only thing we produced was opportunities for them to score at will,” Coronado said. “We will be better, it might be a while but we will be better.”
