1/7/22: @Rush City

Highlights: http://www.hudl.com/v/2GgxNP

Varsity: W (68-52)

JV: L

C-Squad: W

Dragon Boys basketball win one, lose one

by Heidi Burger Editor@pinecitymn.com

Dragons vs. Rush City

On Thursday, the Dragons traveled down to Rush City to play the Tigers. This was a big conference game. Both teams came ready to play and the entire crowd excited and expecting the win. The Dragons defense came out strong; they were on the ball and eager for a steal.  Senior Cole Waxberg was able to get a steal right away in the game and take it down for a lay-up. The Dragons had the first basket of the game. It remained a close game the first half, with the Dragons staying in the lead by one or four points. They went into the half being up by one, 24-23.

Coming out the second half, the Dragon boys were able to continue doing what they had been the first half. They were dominant on the boards, with Senior Kameron Jusczak getting a total of 17 rebounds. Dylan Peterson, Lamont Sydney and Luke Wilson also contributed a good number of boards. The Dragon boys looked good as the past games where they competed against bigger schools now paying off and keeping them on track. The Dragons finished the game with a win against the Rush City Tigers with a score of 68-52.

Coach Allen commented, “Many people have made a point to go out of their way to inform me that they felt Rush City is the best team in the conference this year, so we had a bit of a chip on our shoulder heading into this game. We are proud that we have been able to secure the conference title four years in a row, and we are not ready to just roll over and hand it off to the next team. We are excited to fight for and work to earn another conference title this year. It is a part of the building of this program; we want to have the opportunity to compete year in and year out. We do not want to wait around for a ‘good group’ to come through. We want to develop and build so that every year we are giving ourselves a shot to compete.”

Coach Allen was proud of the team’s “efforts, concentration, and willingness to execute and perform.”