Tue November 19, 2024

By Lance Hawley

Dragons Start Season with 56-45 Win at Taylor
Taylor- It was a bit of a slow start for Genoa (1-0) on Monday, as they found themselves in a 10-0 hole against the host Tigers. Hard work on the defensive end of the floor helped erase that deficit rather quickly, as they fought back and trailed by 3 points at the half. The second half was a different story, as some good 2nd half adjustments, and an extra boost of energy from the Dragons saw them score 26 points in the 3rd quarter alone to take back control of the game. As they would pull away in the fourth quarter to outscore the Tigers in the 2nd half 39-25, to give Genoa Central a 56-45 win in their season opener. "We started off kinda slow, we got it going late though, we got the energy up," Brayden Cobb said after the game, as he spoke on the comeback win. 

Brody Helms led the way for the Dragons in scoring with 14 points, including 10 in the second half. Helms also had 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Peyton Hicks had 13 points and 8 boards for the Dragons, and Brayden Cobb had 10 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds, and played every minute of the game for Genoa. Braxton Robertson had 5 points, a team-high 7 assists, and 3 rebounds. Jaxon Muhl, and Micahel Harper each had 4 points, and Nathaniel Thomas and Austin Pell each had 3 points.

 After the game I caught up with Coach Drew Hamilton as he spoke on the Dragons comeback win, "It felt great, we came out really flat in the first half, but the defense picked it up in the second half with defense, we showed a lot of fight tonight. Brayden Cobb played the entire game flying around the floor for us, it was a great team defensive effort in the 2nd half." With the win, the Dragons start the year 1-0 and are back in action on Tuesday as they host Arkansas High for their home-opener. 

In the Jr. Boys game, the Dragons hit the floor running early and dominated on both sides of the court, as they ran away from the Tigers with a 55-27 win. Gavin Mudford led the way with 15 points. Jaxon Thornsberry had 9 points and Tristan Engledowl had 8 points. 

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