The Owensboro Catholic Aces bounced back from a setback earlier in the week to capture a 53-31 win over Dugan Best in the 7th-8th grade division of the 53rd Annual Dust Bowl Basketball Tournament on a picturesque Thursday evening at Kendall-Perkins Park.
After suffering a loss Monday night, the Aces quickly regrouped to get back on the right track.
“It’s been interesting, because we lost to a very good team,” said Aces coach Drew Cooper, also the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball head coach. “I thought it was rising seventh- and eighth-graders, but it’s actually rising eighth- and ninth-graders. So we were able to add some age and some size with some 2030 guys.
“We’ve had a good night these last three nights. We’ll play a very good team tomorrow, and we’ll see if we can get to the championship game.”
Owen Cooper powered the Aces with a game-high 17 points, Kellan Atwell added 12 points, and Cal Murphy chipped in 11 points.
#cooper #back
After suffering a loss Monday night, the Aces quickly regrouped to get back on the right track.
“It’s been interesting, because we lost to a very good team,” said Aces coach Drew Cooper, also the Kentucky Wesleyan College men’s basketball head coach. “I thought it was rising seventh- and eighth-graders, but it’s actually rising eighth- and ninth-graders. So we were able to add some age and some size with some 2030 guys.
“We’ve had a good night these last three nights. We’ll play a very good team tomorrow, and we’ll see if we can get to the championship game.”
Owen Cooper powered the Aces with a game-high 17 points, Kellan Atwell added 12 points, and Cal Murphy chipped in 11 points.
#cooper #back
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