By Grady Thompson
Sun Sports Contributor
GREENE - The Greene varsity boys basketball team remained perfect in MAC division play on Thursday night after a 66-47 win over the Hancock Wildcats.
From the very start, the Trojans had a balanced and efficient offense with all five starters scoring in the first quarter.
“We had very good ball movement tonight, and guys were moving around as well,” said Greene Head Coach Chris Rice. “At times in the past, we’ve been standing still a little bit too much, but tonight we were able to get our motion going a little bit better.”
Greene would hustle to own most of the 50/50 balls throughout the evening, while also overwhelmingly winning the turnover margin. Coach Rice attributed this to the team’s grit.
“They’re an extremely aggressive and tough team, I think 90% of them play on the football team,” Rice said. “We’re about 9 or 10 guys deep, so we can definitely give up the fouls to play a real aggressive style of basketball.”
The Trojans were led in scoring by Senior sharpshooters Jordan Harrington and Luke Day. The duo accounted for 33 of the team’s 66 points.
“Jordan wasn’t feeling very well before the game, but luckily he came through for us tonight. And Luke Day is coming off an injury. He’s been banged up for a while, but he came back tonight and really sparked our team,” said Coach Rice. “He’s something special out there, just real fast and real fast off the ball. It’s really good to see him back out there on the court.”
Greene moves to 9-4 overall on the year, and to 7-0 in MAC division play. The Trojans will stay at home this Saturday evening to battle the Windsor Black Knights. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.
