Huskies Bounce Back

New Hampton had a tough bounce back game waiting for them in Cushing Academy. Cushing beat the Huskies in the NEBL championship game last year and knocked us out in the Elite 8 of the National Championship game.

 

We were a little sloppy with live ball turnovers early and let Cushing run their offense comfortably. We also executed offensively at a high level early, and made great plays for one another. Cushing did go on a 9-0 run and the Huskies used a time out with 3:12 left. New Hampton responded with a 10-0 run to close out the half and found themselves up 1.

 

In the second half, the Huskies executed a great play to get Chad Cook a dunk at the rim and extended their scoring run to 12-0. We started communicating more on the defensive end and forced Cushing into tough shots and limited them to one shot. On offense, we found a rhythm, and made clutch shots late in the shot clock to cap off great possessions. Griffin Sward made a clutch 3, Brandyn Clarke had a huge put back and Trey Jones capitalized on poor baseline defense from Cushing late in the clock. New Hampton was forced to close out the game as they handled a ton of pressure in the full court as Cushing tried to get back into the game. We were able to hold on and came out victorious 74-62. We move to 2-1 on the year and 1-1 in NEBL play.

 

The Huskies had balance scoring with 3 players scoring in double digits: Jayden Harrington (17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Wesley Waddles (17 points, 5-10 from 3, 5 rebounds, 1 assists) and Chad Cook (16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist).