BOYS B-BALL TAKE BRONZE
EHC Tournament Results
by Daniel Kent
On January 29, the Dragon Boys Basketball opened up conference play with the Stanton Mustang. Pender beat the Mustangs 65-42 to move on to the semi-finals. There, the Dragons faced the Oakland-Craig Knights. The Dragons fell to Oakland, 70-55. In the third place game, Pender took on the West Point-Bemmer Cadets. Pender avenged their early season loss to the Cadets with a 65-53 win to capture third place.
Against Stanton, the leading scorer was Josh B. with 16 points. Eric D. led in rebounding with 13 boards. Matt S. led the team assists with nine. Defensively, Matt S. had two steals. The Dragons went 12-20 from the line.
| Score by quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pender | 13 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 65 |
| Stanton | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| Pender | Stanton | |
| Field goals | 24-48 (50.0%) | 19-59 (32.2%) |
| 3 point field goals | 5-16 (31.3%) | 2-12 (16.7%) |
| Free throws | 12-20 (60.0%) | 2-8 (25.0%) |
| Rebounds (Total-off.) | 42-12 | 27-11 |
| Assists | 18 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 8 |
| Steals | 4 | 7 |
| Total fouls | 12 | 20 |
| Points in the paint | 34 | 26 |
| Bench points | 17 | 11 |
Against Oakland, the leading scorer was Josh B. with 15 points. Josh B. also had 14 boards to give him a double-double for the game. Assist leader was Matt S. with four. On defense, Josh B. had two blocks and Matt S. and Connor H. had three steals. Pender hit 9-21 free throws.
| Score by quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pender | 17 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 55 |
| Oakland-Craig | 12 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 70 |
| Pender | Oakland-Craig | |
| Field goals | 20-53 (37.7%) | 24-52 (46.2%) |
| 3 point field goals | 6-18 (33.3%) | 5-18 (27.8%) |
| Free throws | 9-21 (42.9%) | 17-26 (65.4%) |
| Rebounds (Total-off.) | 29-8 | 35-7 |
| Assists | 9 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 15 |
| Steals | 8 | 5 |
| Total fouls | 24 | 15 |
| Points in the paint | 24 | 36 |
| Bench points | 8 | 21 |
Against the Cadets, Eric D. was leading scorer with 22 points. Eric D. was also the leading rebounder with nine. In the assist category, Matt S. and Connor H. had five a piece. Defensively, Josh B. had two blocks while Matt S. had seven steals. The Dragons hit 23-32 from the charity stripe.
| Score by quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Pender | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 65 |
| West Point-Beemer | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| Pender | West Point-Beemer | |
| Field goals | 19-39 (48.7%) | 19-51 (37.3%) |
| 3 point field goals | 4-12 (33.3%) | 5-17 (29.4%) |
| Free throws | 23-32 (71.9%) | 10-15 (66.7%) |
| Rebounds (Total-off.) | 31-6 | 28-10 |
| Assists | 14 | 9 |
| Turnovers | 21 | 20 |
| Steals | 11 | 6 |
| Total fouls | 12 | 26 |
| Points in the paint | 18 | 20 |
| Bench points | 2 | 15 |
