Strong finish for Ehler in Denver

Paxton Ehler and the Rocky Mountain Fever faced fierce competition at the Mile High Classic over the weekend, as basketball teams from states as far away as Tennessee and Washington converged on Denver.

The Fever struggled to a 1-3 mark for the tournament, although Kimball’s Mike Daum played a solid four games and Sidney’s Ehler found his touch in the late going.

In the opener, the Fever closed to within four points of Texas D1 Roberson behind a 20 point, 16 board night from Daum and 11 points--to go along with 3 steals--from Ehler. The Austin-based squad pulled away in the waning moments to c...