12/12/19: @East Central

Pine City Pioneer

Boys basketball team takes 2 wins

• By Lancelot E. Furber Sports@pinecitymn.com
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Pine City 63, East Central 54

Pine City traveled to East Central for the Eagles home opener on Thursday, Dec. 12.

“I think East Central is the most improved team in the conference and it showed on Thursday,” said coach Allen “Coach Fogt is doing a great job there, he is coaching them hard and coaching them correctly.”

 With more and more teams playing a similar style as Pine City, East Central hit six of their seven three-point shot. When things were not going the way they planned, Pine City responded as a veteran group of players and went back to what they do best... defense and rebounding. The Dragons attacked the boards with aggression on both ends.

 “It felt like looking in a mirror. Loved when they ran our out of bounds play when we run in a circle; that was awesome! I think, generally speaking, we are seeing more and more teams play with a similar style to us. It really makes sense to do things that way, both from a numbers perspective and from a coaching perspective,” said coach Allen.

“We have been fortunate enough here at Pine City to have gained some recognition over the years for our style of play and I receive emails all the time from coaches from around the world who want to implement our system. We are gracious to be in the position and are more than willing to share with anyone looking to investigate.”

 Pine City may have gave up 54 points to East Central; however, they were able to adjust to their hot shooting and still find a way to get it done on the defensive end. Koleman Lind totaled 25 points for Pine City and Seth Logan had a good night with 12 points. Kameron Jusczak really gave the Dragons lots of extra possessions by crashing the boards, ending with 11 total rebounds and 10 points.

 Dylan Petersen came in and gave some good minutes off the bench, which gave Pine City a spark when they needed it.

“Overall, I thought our energy and effort were great, sometimes just misplaced. As we grow as a team, these things will be adjusted and fixed,” said coach Allen.

Varsity: W (63-54)
JV: W