12/22/17: @The Blake School

Pine City Pioneer, Jesse Logan

In only game of the week, Dragons boys win at Blake

Result: Pine City victorious 65-53

Where/When: In Hopkins on Friday, Dec. 22

What happened: Pine City’s boys basketball team improved to 5-1 on the season with a Friday night win at a private school right before the holiday break. The Dragons were led in the game by senior Clay Logan, who shot 10-12 from the floor for a game-high 26 points, and was the only player on the team in double digits. Logan continues to impress as one of the premier players in the Great River Conference and the Dragons top weapon. The squad repeatedly focused on getting the ball to senior captain Jake Rademacher in the high post and he responded with a team-high five assists to go along with six points. Jake Adams was solid with 3-7 shooting for eight points, two steals, and two charges taken.

What it means: Despite looking out of sorts on offense at times, the Dragons have five wins through six games. Pine City was ranked #40 out of 125 teams in the initial Class AA QRF rankings.

Up next: A pair of Class AAA opponents await the Dragons over the holiday break. Pine City will face Duluth Denfeld and Cloquet at Cloquet on Dec. 27-28

V: W (66-53)

JV: W (57-45)

C: W (42-30)