May 6, 2005

Second Half Comeback Surges Jr. Dinos Ahead

Filed under: — Matt Skinn @ 5:12 am

After trailing badly in the first half by as many as 20 points, the U-17 Jr. Dinos came back in the second half to defeat the Roswell Rayguns, 70-69 in a thrilling Spring League Game at Bert Church High School in Airdrie. After trailing at halftime by 15 points, 42-27, with a lack lustre effort on both ends of the floor, the lineup off Matt Urbanowski, Doron Nand, Logan Armstong, Andrew Wytsma, and Adam Lonseth sparked starting the second half holding the Rayguns at 42 for the first 6 minutes of play.

The Jr. Dinos surged ahead by as many as 9 points only to hold on to a narrow one point victory. Trailing by 3 points, Doron Nand made a steal, and connected on a pull-up jumper to pull the Jr. Dinos to within one point with less than 30 seconds to play. Following a defensive stop, the Jr. Dinos set-up Nand once again for the jumper. Despite the miss, Andrew Wytsma pounced on the offensive rebound, and scored the bucket while getting fouled. After missing the free-throw, the Jr. Dinos played frantic defense holding the Rayguns to a contested shot from just outside the paint, while Andrew Wytsma once again secured the rebound, and the victory.

The Jr. Dinos were lead by Logan Armstrong and his 16 points. Instant Energy Doron Nand added 14 points and numerous steals which sparked the Jr. Dinos second half comeback. Brennen Fule had a strong second half scoring 10 points, while Reed Sieminiuk and Andrew Wytsma each had 7, Adam Lonseth added 6, and Cam Perry had 5 points.

The Jr. Dinos next game will be against cross city rival, the Jr. Trojans on Monday May 2, at Berth Church High School.

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