JANUARY 14, 2022, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A15
McNary opened the fourth quarter
by forcing a pair of Canby turnovers
that led to easy baskets on the other
end, prompting the Cougars to burn a
timeout.
“I think being able to push the ball
up the fl oor on fast breaks made it so we
could score a lot more points towards
the end,” Buss said.
“We were able to get a lot of points
in transition with our press and half-
court defense,” Doran added.
But the timeout did little to halt the
Celtics momentum as McNary's quality
half-court execution led to a triple from
Buss, plus a pair of hoops from Custer
and Lillian Besa, putting the game out
of reach for the Cougars.
“We were patient and setting good
screens, which helped us get some
layups out of our half-court sets because
we worked for a good shot,” Doran said.
McNary opens up Mountain Valley
Conference play on Friday, Jan. 14 with
a 7:30 p.m. contest against West Salem.
“I just want to see us build on this
game and continue to build on both
ends of the fl oor,” Doran said.
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Avery Buss splits a pass between a pair of Canby defenders.
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