2/14/15 (East Central) Game Recap

Pine City was able to escape with a 67-60 win on Saturday night in front of a packed crowd where emotions ran high and the color blue was evident.

East Central jumped all of The Dragons to start the game, jumping out to a 14-0 lead.  Their determination and focus were evident from the start.

Pine City battled back and took a 2 point lead into halftime.

In the second half, the see-saw battle continued with East Central continually pulling close.  However, Pine City was able to hold on for the victory showing great mental toughness throughout the game.

The Dragons were lead on the offensive end by Easton Foss (22 points, 6 rebounds) and Kole Jusczak (19 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals).  Also chipping in with good performances were Noah Adams (9 points, 7 assists, 5 steals), Mitch Hansmann (9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), and Connor Clark (4 points, 6 rebounds), who came off the bench.

Before the game, a moment of silence was had by all in attendance for the loss of senior Eagle Colton Nelson who lost his life in a tragic car accident on Monday evening.  Pine City came out in blue warm-ups with his #24 on the back and gave the warmups to the East Central players.  A free-will donation was also available at the game.