Sailors Cruise To Back-to-Back Wins
January 25th, 2010 by Isaac CassFreelancer Mike Sabini was at the Hen Hud-Walter Panas contest at Panas on Jan. 23. This is his report.
By Mike Sabini
The Hen Hud Sailors (7-6) racked up two huge wins over crosstown rivals this past week.
And they did it on consecutive nights, knocking off Croton-Harmon, 70-57, on Jan. 22 and Panas, 48-47, on Jan. 23.
“It’s been a great week for us, no doubt about it,” Hen Hud Head Coach Steve Purcigliotti said.
The Sailors overcame a 30-20 halftime deficit to stun the Panthers (8-6).
“We just said at halftime that we were better than what we showed in the first half,” Purcigliotti said. “We didn’t want to be under .500 for a week before our next game. I’m ecstatic. We beat two quality teams in Croton and Panas. I have no insides left but I am very happy for my team.”
Burly power forward Mike Tandy led Hen Hud with a team-high 18 points, doing the majority of his work in the paint.
“Mike was big in a number of ways,” Purcigliotti said. “He was big with the points and rebounds, but Mike is also our verbal leader and that you can’t put a price tag on.”
Bennett Zink (10 points), Kyle Altman (nine), Dylan Stewart (seven) and TJ Olesczuk (four) also contributed for the Sailors.
For Panas, senior guard Pedro Reynoso led the way with a team-high 17 points.
“Pedro is our best player,” Panas Head Coach Shawn Sullivan said. “He’s solid. The better he plays, the better the team plays. He scores a lot, he gets a lot of guys involved. He’s been a very consistent, probably all-conference player this year.”
Joining Reynoso in the scoring column were Brian Daniels (10 points), Charles Grant (eight), Carl Kemmerer (five), Jerry Jackson (four) and CJ Jacques (three).
The Panthers were doomed by a dismal third quarter, managing to score just four points.
“I give Hen Hud the credit,” Sullivan said. “Hen Hud picked up its defense and we had four points in the third. My kids didn’t give up, but we were letting Hen Hud be more aggressive than us. It’s as simple as the Hen Hud kids wanted it more than our kids.”
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