It's always fun to watch the Cougar football players make the transition to the hardwood. It takes about a month for most players to get re-acquainted with a round ball after dealing with a pigskin every day since the summer. Another transition players must make is to change from smashing their oppenent into the turf to guarding them without hardly touching on the court.
The Cougars lost their first round game in the Dad's Club Tournament 59-49 to Soquel High. The Cougars took an early lead, but could not hold it as Soquel's Sean Lopez got hot from the outside, knocking down five threes on his way to a game high 17 points.
There are a couple of pictures from Lucjan, the paper's expert photographer, with this article.
I was surprised by the play of junior gaurd Ryan Morse. Morse, listed at 5' 10," is a live-wire for the Cougars. Against Soquel, Morse was very active, tipping passes and knocking the ball away from offensive players while playing at the top of the Cougars 2-3 and 3-2 zone defenses. I didn't tally his steals, but Morse must have had at least 4 take-aways that resulted in at least a couple of easy Cougar baskets.
Senior forward Logan Thompson also looks comfortable at the high post and as the season moves along, Thompson's high-arching shot will begin to fall. He was not shy taking the shot which will be there all season if junior forward Robert Mullins can command a double team in the low post.
SLV plays league-favorite Aptos High in a tough matchup for the Cougars, today, Friday at 3:30 p.m.
December 12, 2008
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