Azalea Bruin Boys Run on Redwood Red

February 13, 2020

Wednesday night saw the Azalea Middle School Bruin 8th grade boys basketball team match up with a strong Redwood Red team.

The AZ Bruins set the pace by pressing Redwood Red with a zone press early that kept Redwood Red from getting into their offense as they struggled to get the ball out of their own end in the first.

Evan Orman #45 driving to hoop led all scorers with 14 points in the game.

The AZ Bruins were led in the first by Evan Orman #45 who was unstoppable in the first hitting three buckets and a 3 pointer for 9 points in the first. Austin Dietrich #20 also made his mark early for the AZ Bruins hitting for 6 points as the AZ Bruins took a commanding lead after the Azalea defense held the to just 9 points.

Austin Dietrich #20 had 6 of the AZ Bruin 20 points in the first.

With an 11 point lead to start the second period, Redwood Red made defensive adjustments shutting down points in the paint. Kyler Christensen #25 picked up the scoring responsibilities hitting for all 6 of the AZ Bruins in the second period.

Kyler Christensen #25 had 6 points in the second and 10 points in the game.

Focusing on defense cost Redwood Red who just could not capitalize on their defense holding the AZ Bruins to just 6 points and put just 7 points of their own from two 3 pointers and free throw.

Ethan Orman #43 shooting the mid-range jumper for 2 of 6 points.

With a 26-16 lead to start the second half of play, the AZ Bruins focused on spreading the ball out and put 5 different players in the scorebook. Kyler Christensen #25 led the way again fearlessly driving into the lane for 4 of the AZ Bruins 13 points in the third. Wyatt Harms #32, Jonathan Rivas #35, Aulden Perkins #44 and Ethan Orman #43 all contributed in the third for the AZ Bruins.

Wyatt Harms #32 starting the AZ Bruin offense from the 3 point line.

After the initial 11 point burst in the first by the AZ Bruins, Redwood Red played the AZ Bruins even, staying with Azalea throughout, but they just could not close the gap. The AZ Bruins continued the full court press in the fourth to be sure that the resilient Redwood Red team would not be able to close the point differential.

Colten Hill #41 fighting for two points putting back the rebound in the paint.

Just as the game started, Evan Orman led the AZ Bruins with 5 points in the period. Colten Hill followed Orman with 4 points and four other AZ Bruins scored in the fourth as the Bruins closed out the game with 14 points of offense in the final period to take the 53-38 win.