1/16/18: @Onamia

Pine City Pioneer, Jesse Logan

With a pair of over-matched opponents on the schedule this past week, the Dragons boys basketball team wasted no time in taking care of business. The Dragons are an impressive 11-4 on the season with all four losses coming against opponents from a higher class, and three of those losses by six points or less. As the team approaches a crucial stretch, the squad is playing good basketball on both ends of the floor.

Pine City 82, Onamia 40

After beating these same Panthers by 61 in the first meeting, the outcome of this game was never in doubt. Pine City shot over 40 percent from three, and seemed to be enjoying themselves as they cruised to the win.

“What a fun game and atmosphere,” said Head Coach Kyle Allen. “They boys came out, were excited, and kept that talking and enthusiasm throughout the whole game. The boys were as loud as I can remember them this year and that makes it a lot of fun. We really shot well as a team, and a lot of that has to do with our mindset. Both being positive and allowing our defensive intensity and tenacious rebounding to carry us through on the offensive end.”

The Dragons took care of business on the defense and handled themselves well on the boards as they held their opponent in check and finished with 40 rebounds. Seth Logan led the way with 17 points while going 5-6 from three, and adding a team-high nine rebounds. Jake Rademacher set a tone early and came up with a big game including 16 points and seven boards. Nick Hansmann also had 16 while going 4-7 from three, and Jake Adams had 10.

“It is a lot of fun to coach these boys when we can get after it,” added Allen. “They ran sets great, worked well together, and played exciting, selfless basketball. We are excited about what we are building on and expect it to continue into this long conference run of games.”

Varsity: W (80-42)
JV: W (60-14)