ELKMONT WINS OPENER - DUST DEVIL AT THE GYM

ELKMONT WINS OPENER - DUST DEVIL AT THE GYM

The Red Devils shook off some football rust in the first quarter to score 23 points in the second quarter and take a 15 point lead into halftime.  Skyler Gant made a 3 pointer from just inside midcourt to end the half.  Elkmont continued to play well in the second half and won 61-38 over New Hope in the Indian's gym. 

OBSERVATIONS:

Considering they only had four days of practice, winning by 23 points on the road against a decent New Hope team is a great way to start.  Elkmont plays outstanding defense, plays hard and is very unselfish.  Against New Hope, Skyler Gant, Hayden Huseth and Daniel Logan played very well.  Gant handled the ball well, made several pretty mid-range jumpers and took the ball strong to the basket.   Huseth played great defense and was excellent at releasing and finishing several fast break baskets.  Logan rebounded well, played excellent inside defense and made several beautiful outlet passes to Huseth for easy baskets.  Andrew LaBath played solid at the point position.  The bench came in and contributed.

The Dust Devil believes that Cole Glass was the MVP of the game.  Not starting because he missed a practice during the week, he came in focused and determined, quickly stole the ball and made a dunk over a New Hope Indian to spark a Red Devil run.  He rebounded well and scored a game high 16 points.

PREDICTION:

Elkmont will play well and win 2 of 3 in their Thanksgiving Tournament that starts Monday @ 8:30 pm in the Red Devil gym.

Scores by Quarters

1st  Elkmont 8,   New Hope   6

2nd Elkmont 31, New Hope  16

3rd Elkmont 41,  New Hope  29

4th Elkmont 61,  New Hope  38

Scorers:

Cole Glass           16 points

Hayden Huseth     14 points

Andrew LaBathe     7 points

Bryant Wales          4 points

Skyler Gant          13 Points

Dan Logan             7 Points

Went 6 for 10 at Free Throw Line, New Hope was 6 for 14.


Watch the action on youtube.  Click on GAME.