In only their second game of the Fall, and with only 2 practices under their belt, the Jr. Dinos were able to pull out a 78-72 victory over the Calgary Selects.

Once again led by the inside play of Eric Bakker and Jesse Denscombe, the Jr. Dinos played a great all around game in pulling off the victory. Eric once again led the Jr. Dinos with 16 points and 11 rebounds posting his second straight double-double. Jesse also used his side powering to 14 points and 3 rebounds. Ian Tomaszewski, returning to the line-up after an ankle injury, had a monster game as well posting a double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Matt Urbanowski once again led the Dino attack at the point guard position adding 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and two steals. Brett Pekar was the other double digit scorer for the Jr. Dinos posting 12 points on 4 for 5 from behind the 3 point arc.

The Selects were led by the play of James Wohogeschaffen who scored 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in the loss.

The Jr. Dinos will resume play next Friday against the Calgary Selects in the Hoopz Basketball League.

For the first time, the Jr. Dinos are running a team through the fall season. Composed mainly of grade 9, 10, and 11 players, the team has come together quickly, and has posted strong results. Coached by Randy Peron, and Ian Ferguson, this young group won their first Fall League game against the Calgary Fury on Friday, September 15.

Despite playing against some older competition including former Jr. Dinos Mike Berlando and Mike Kutcherya, the Jr. Dinos were able to win the game 72-52. Kutcherya led the way for the Fury with 17 points and 9 rebounds, while Berlando added 15 points and 8 boards.

The Jr. Dinos, led by their all around attack, had 4 players in double figures. The team was led by the inside performance of Eric Bakker, Jesse Denscombe, and Cole Digel. Eric had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Cole added 9 points and 10 rebounds, while Jesse added 11 points and 4 boards. Other double digit scorers included Matt Urbanowski, who was the floor leader for the Dinos scoring 11 points, adding 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Brett Pekar also had a strong game adding 9 points for the Dinos.

The Jr. Dinos showed their overall team speed and rebounding holding the Fury to one shot and out most of the night, while pushing the pace to their advantage.

A great start for the team, the Jr. Dinos will next be in action on Wednesday September 20 against the Calgary Selects.

Over the past two seasons, the Jr. Dinos Basketball Club has been striving to be the top basketball Club in the province of Alberta. This past season, there were 8 players involved with the Provincial Teams from the three Club teams that took the floor:

U-15 Alberta Midget Team - 2nd at Nationals in Vancouver

Brett Palmer - U-15 Jr. Dinos, 2006/2007 CP Member
Jinil Kim - U-15 Jr. Dinos
Ben Bertolami - U-16 Jr. Dinos, 2006/2007 CP Member
Trevor Debolt - U-17 Jr. Dinos, 2006/2007 CP Member

U-17 Alberta Juvenile Team - 6th at Nationals in Vancouver

Ian Tomaszewski - U-17 Jr. Dinos, 2006/2007 CP Member
Taylor Norum - U-17 Jr. Dinos, 2006/2007 CP Member
Jordan Bachynski - U-17 Jr. Dinos
Tyler Fidler - U-17 Jr. Dinos, 2006/2007 CP Member

Jesse Denscombe, a member of the U-16 Jr. Dinos team also made the CP or Centre for Performance for Alberta.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW???

The following have all gone through the Jr. Dinos program to compete at a post-secondary institution:

Jordan Hone - Mount Royal College
Chris Giles - University of Lethbridge
Reed Sieminiuk - University of Waterloo
David Ness - Augustana College
Adam Shaw - Red Deer College
Adam Lonseth - Medicine Hat College
Jared Laird - University of CALGARY DINOS
Logan Armstrong - University of CALGARY DINOS

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