In his first game coaching boys basketball, Oakdale coach Dustin Howard led his team on the road to Basile and picked up a 73-45 win. "We have plenty things to work on but it's always good to win the season opener," he said. "It's something to build on for sure."
Raymond Guillory in the first quarter banked three three pointers in a row all from the far end of the left key. Basile then got a three pointer of its own at the 3:24 mark of the 1st quarter with the score 13-9 and then tied it up with a ball that plinkoed through the net then before taking the 17-15 lead. The first quarter ended with the score 18-15 in favor of the Bearcats.
It was a defensive beginning to the second quarter before Nick Davis tied it at the 5:20 mark. "We got some help on the boards off the bench with Nick Davis," said his coach. "He is our spark plug right now with his rebounding"
Malcolm Pugh retied the game at 20 as he sank both free throws. The rest of the quarter went back-and-forth, and at the half Oakdale trailed 31-26. "I liked the way we overcame a little adversity in the first half," said Howard. "We came out the second half and executed the game plan defensively and got a few easy buckets and we really got going."
Guillory scored the first points of the second half then Pugh nailed a three to tie the game at 31 at the 5:49 mark of the third quarter. Then on the next possession Oakdale took the two point advantage, and the rout was on. The Warriors held their opponents to four point in quarter number three while scoring 21 points. Howard said of the quarter, "They had some foul trouble early in the third, and we put them away."
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