Pine City doesn't care which Dragon scores
On Dec. 7 the Dragons faced East Central High School at East Central. Pine City did a much better job of moving the ball, not caring which Dragon scores. The score and their assist numbers this game clearly reflect that. The Dragons beat East Central 82-49 with a total of 27 team assists.
At the start of the season, Pine City tried to be very purposeful in how they let the team grow. Every team is different. While the Dragons will have pieces of the teams from the last few years, this team will have to find its own identity and routines. The coaches put together a game plan, before the game, and purposely waited to give it to the players, wanting them a bit on edge and wanting them to have to think through some things going into the start of the game.
The Dragons were again able to play all of their available players in meaningful minutes. It is great experience for the players and will hopefully pay big dividends as the season goes on. Pine City had five Dragons in double figures (Hansmann, Logan, Wicktor, Adams, Lind) and have 11 players that could go for double figures any night; that makes Pine City a tough team to guard.
Tanner Wicktor probably wishes the Dragons played every game at East Central. He has always shot really well there and did again this year, scoring 14 points. During this game Wicktor and Caleb Fromm were given the first opportunity to take on the “tandem” role that has become so popular for Pine City over the last few years.
“I was happy with what I saw,” said coach Kyle Allen. “It is new for both of them but they are going to have a chance to thrive in it.”
Nick Hansmann (16 points), Seth Logan (15 points) and Jake Adams (13 points) did a great job of leading the Dragons on the floor. These three are playing very well and are doing their part to help other players as well.
Pine City’s next home game is Dec. 18 against North Branch.
JV: W (62-40)
C-Squad: W (46-36)
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