SOUTH WAYNE - A club without any dunk specialists couldn't start a highlight-reel night more convincingly than the East boys squad did Friday in the All-Star nightcap.
Black Hawk grad Alex Abraham got the Warriors faithful out of their seat by threading a three-quarters court alley-oop pass that Juda's Kurtis Mansfield leapt to gather and bank home just seconds into the reserves' shift.
That set the tone for a 104-58 thrashing that ended with a 30-2 East run over the last 7 minutes, 15 seconds.
Warrior departee Taylor Goodman led all scorers with 17 points, but it was three of Drew Moen's six points that sent the capacity crowd into frenzy. The Pecatonica grad stepped into the 3-pointer that got the East to the century mark. at 100-58. The bleachers rattled with exactly one minute to play.
The East opened the second quarter on a foreboding 16-2 run that staked the squad to a 41-14 advantage. Kyle Thompson of Barneveld added 16 points as one of many deep threats. The East buried 18 3s, nine of which came during the game-closing run.
Mansfield's high-wire hoop off the Abraham helper was part of a 10-point first quarter for the former Panther, who then went into distribution mode. As a result, six East players scored nine or more points and nine got into the fourth-quarter scoring column.
Black Hawk grad Alex Abraham got the Warriors faithful out of their seat by threading a three-quarters court alley-oop pass that Juda's Kurtis Mansfield leapt to gather and bank home just seconds into the reserves' shift.
That set the tone for a 104-58 thrashing that ended with a 30-2 East run over the last 7 minutes, 15 seconds.
Warrior departee Taylor Goodman led all scorers with 17 points, but it was three of Drew Moen's six points that sent the capacity crowd into frenzy. The Pecatonica grad stepped into the 3-pointer that got the East to the century mark. at 100-58. The bleachers rattled with exactly one minute to play.
The East opened the second quarter on a foreboding 16-2 run that staked the squad to a 41-14 advantage. Kyle Thompson of Barneveld added 16 points as one of many deep threats. The East buried 18 3s, nine of which came during the game-closing run.
Mansfield's high-wire hoop off the Abraham helper was part of a 10-point first quarter for the former Panther, who then went into distribution mode. As a result, six East players scored nine or more points and nine got into the fourth-quarter scoring column.
