1/10/23: Foley

Boys basketball showing steady improvement

By Heidi Burger Pine City Pioneer

The Pine City Dragons boy basketball team had a busy week with three games, hosting two and one on the road. 

Foley 65, Pine City 63 

The team hosted Foley last Tuesday, January 10. It was a section game and a good measuring stick for the Varsity boys. The Foley boys have a new coach this year. The Dragons knew going into this game it would be a treat. Foley had size and could shoot. It turned out to be a very good, and very close, game.

Coach Kyle Allen commented on a change they didn’t see coming, “We had to react to a different defense then we thought they would do, and it didn’t fall the way we wanted it to.” 

The Dragons were able to come with two points at the end but could not get those last few points to gain the win. The game ended with an array of emotions; the score was 63-65. 

Allen said, “It seemed to be the little things for us that led to not winning that game. You can practice end of game situations, but you can’t really create the exact situations. It’s not the same feelings or intensity.”

V: L (63-65)

JV: L

C-Squad: L

Highlights: https://www.hudl.com/video/2/421951/63bedd06b019160fe4627e60