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Cougars Seize Home Opener after Second Half Surge vs. King
It was a great day to be a Cougar! In their first game of the 2025-2026 season, the NCCS JV Cougars earned a decisive 46-21 victory over the King Vikings.
Things got off to a shaky start, however. King fell back into a soft 2-3 zone, and NCCS was able to get off many clean looks in the first quarter. Unfortunately, the Cougs seemed to suffer from some early season jitters on O, as we threw up enough bricks to build a house, and when we didn't, we were turning the ball over. On the other side of the ball, however, the Cougars played excellent man-to-man defense from the start and hit the glass hard. After Q1, King walked away with a 10-7 lead.
But with each quarter, NCCS asserted more and more dominance. Behind even more tenacious defense and a couple of buckets, NCCS was up 13-10 at half. NCCS continued to build on this lead after half time thanks to an aggressive mindset from PG Matt Visokey, today's points leader with eight, who attacked the paint every time he touched the ball. By the end of the fourth quarter, the Cougars conditioning and hustle was really shining through. The boys hit the gas pedal in this final slate, scoring 21 points and only surrendering 5. At final whistle, the Cougs had amassed a 25 point lead. Way to go, fellas!
Stat Corner
-Every single Cougar made a field goal today. What an incredible way to start our season!
-C Colin Buda led all rebounders with 12, while G/F Graeson Smith was right behind him with 11 boards.
-It was a downtown barrage! Four different players hit three pointers. Let's hear it for G Griff Overbay and G Nicholas Robertson who hit two a piece. Then, with one trey ball each we had G/F Desy Springer and G Mateo Moha!
See y'all after the break. Be sure to play some hoops while you're gone so you don't get rusty!
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Things got off to a shaky start, however. King fell back into a soft 2-3 zone, and NCCS was able to get off many clean looks in the first quarter. Unfortunately, the Cougs seemed to suffer from some early season jitters on O, as we threw up enough bricks to build a house, and when we didn't, we were turning the ball over. On the other side of the ball, however, the Cougars played excellent man-to-man defense from the start and hit the glass hard. After Q1, King walked away with a 10-7 lead.
But with each quarter, NCCS asserted more and more dominance. Behind even more tenacious defense and a couple of buckets, NCCS was up 13-10 at half. NCCS continued to build on this lead after half time thanks to an aggressive mindset from PG Matt Visokey, today's points leader with eight, who attacked the paint every time he touched the ball. By the end of the fourth quarter, the Cougars conditioning and hustle was really shining through. The boys hit the gas pedal in this final slate, scoring 21 points and only surrendering 5. At final whistle, the Cougs had amassed a 25 point lead. Way to go, fellas!
Stat Corner
-Every single Cougar made a field goal today. What an incredible way to start our season!
-C Colin Buda led all rebounders with 12, while G/F Graeson Smith was right behind him with 11 boards.
-It was a downtown barrage! Four different players hit three pointers. Let's hear it for G Griff Overbay and G Nicholas Robertson who hit two a piece. Then, with one trey ball each we had G/F Desy Springer and G Mateo Moha!
See y'all after the break. Be sure to play some hoops while you're gone so you don't get rusty!
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