Great win! A lot of guys played well. Johnston and Lopez were outstanding. No question they are our best offensive players and should be our leading scorers most games. Both can create their own shots, and both can hit the 3. Keep shooting, guys!
I told u Tyne and Tanner could play. (Kidding). I have been hard on both, but both played well tonight. Not just their scoring, but they seemed more aggressive and both looked real comfortable out there. That steal by Tyne on the baseline that led to the Lopez dunk was a thing of beauty. Tanner made a great impact in his 11 minutes. He was active, wasn't quick to just grab a pass and throw it back. He looked to score, and you need to play like that to be effective.
I said I was done with Walz a few games ago, but I have to give him big time credit too. He battled his butt off and helped hold Mitchell to a 5-16 shooting night. He had 10 boards, 3 assists, a couple blocks, and a steal with 0 turnovers. That is a fantastic, all around game. And, it was really nice seeing him drive to the bucket and get a couple baskets being aggressive.
Defensively, I thought we played well. I know St Bona scored 80, but it seemed like a really good team effort from everyone on the defensive end. The energy was there all game on that end.
This was a fun game to watch. We played with energy and aggressiveness from the start. We got a nice lead. They made a few mini runs, which you would expect, but we answered every one of them with some key buckets offensively. Great game guys, and let's hope I have to apologize to Tyne, Tanner, and Walz more often this year because if they play as well the rest of the year as they did tonight, we might have something here.
