1/19/17: @Rush City

Boys dominate East Central and Rush City

• By JESSE LOGAN, SPORTS@PINECITYMN.COM
 
• Jan 26, 2017 Pine City Pioneer
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• Pine City 80, Rush City 51
  After falling to the Tigers in both meetings last year, the Dragons were focused on getting a win over a rival on this night. That focus showed, especially during the first half when the Dragons drained repeated three-pointers. Pine City finished with 20 made baskets from outside the arc in the contest. The Dragons led 48-25 at the half only to see a Rush City run cut the lead to 11 in the early portion of the second half before the Dragons ultimately closed the door.
  “We really shot the ball well in the first half,” said Allen. “We made 13 of 26 from downtown in that half and got exactly what we wanted. We were able to execute and the shots we took fell at a high rate. Jake Lunceford had a great game and really did a good job on Tyler Oscarson, who is a heck of a ball player. Overall, I was really proud that the boys came in so focused.”
  Freshman Seth Logan was Pine City’s top scorer of the night with 16 points including a key three-pointer to slow the Tigers run. Clay Logan had 15 points on five made threes. In addition to Lunceford’s stellar defense, he turned 5-6 shooting into 13 points while also posting a team-high seven rebounds. Rademacher had another very good game with 12 points.  
  The Dragons have upcoming games against Braham and Isle in the next week and will hope to keep adding wins to their current 8-1 record in the Great River Conference.

Varsity: W (80-51)
JV: W (53-46)
C: W (61-42)