Noah Peterson finishes off a drive to the basket with a dish to Josh Dorion as All Saints ran away with the win.

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Cougar Boys Hitting Stride, Down Pinconning 61-46

Four players hit double figures in team scoring approach

January 6, 2013       Leave a Comment
By: John Keuvelaar

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Friday night featured two teams that are in the throes of re-establishing their programs. Having lost most of their offensive production to graduation, Pinconning is in the process of reconstructing their attack. All Saints went through a rebuilding process last year and has been ready to take the next step this year. Under second year coach TJ Newsham, the Cougars entered the game having won three of their last four games utilizing a full team approach. Utilizing the most out of a deep bench, the Cougars dominated the Spartans by running away with a 61-46 victory.

Using a full court press coupled with an aggressive, push it up the court offense, the Cougars blitz out to a fast 10-2 lead. Their press also transitioned into a high pressure defense that created problems for Pinconning. The pressure kept the Spartans from getting their offense going as the Cougars created multiple turnovers that translated into quick baskets. By the time the first quarter dust settled, the Cougars had built a 16-8 lead. All Saints constant defensive pressure kept giving Pinconning fits to start the second quarter. The relentless ball hawking kept the Pinconning guards high and well away from the basket preventing Pinconning from getting good percentage shots. On the offensive side, All Saints looked to run the ball down court on every chance. This opened up several lay up opportunities as well as finding a teammate slashing to the basket.

As the period progressed, Pinconning found a way to break the press by driving down the sidelines. This opened up the middle for lay ups and quality jumpers. Senior forward Anthony Maillette sparked the resurgence with strong presence underneath. The inside play helped the Spartans pull back from a 20 point deficit to pull within 13 points by the half, trailing the Cougars 36-23. Both teams started the second half with cold shooting touches. The Cougars constant defensive pressure continued to create turnovers and fast break opportunities. All Saints Josh Dorian was the catalyst for the attack by helping create the turnovers on the defensive end then leading the offensive charge with a bucket or a dish to an awaiting teammate. Pinconning responded by running with them thus finding baskets of their own. For a while these created a back and forth contest. All Saints deep usage of their bench gave them the late advantage as they increased their half time lead by eight, finishing the period ahead by a score of 54-33. All Saints saw four players hit double figures as Justin Bates scored 12 points, with Josh Dorian adding 11. Brandon Donajkowski and Brian Feinauer each added 10 points.

Pinny's Brandon Craven led all scorers with 15 points while Brenden Vieau added 11.

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