by Logan Romain
On Monday, January 13, 2025, the Dryden Boys Basketball team played against Millington. In the first quarter, Millington took the lead with 13 points when Dryden scored 11 points. In quarter two Millington stayed in the lead with 20 points against Dryden’s 12. In the third quarter, Dryden tried to make a comeback with 19 points against Millington's 17 points, but it soon ended in quarter four, Millington racked up 23 points when Dryden assessed 12 points. In the end, Millington (10-0) won with 73 points against Dryden (6-4) 54 points. "It was a good physical game. It was much closer than the score. It was 50-46 with 5 and 1/2 minutes to play. It was a great game to get us ready for league play again.," Coach John DelCampo said following the game.
For Dryden, Sonny Coscione scored 14 points; Gianni Coscione notched 12; Luke Taylor put up 10; Hayden Blair added 8; Nick Abromaitis, Dain Raymond, and David Insley each sank 3, and Brady Schneider recorded 1.
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On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the Dryden Boys Basketball team played against Kingston. In the first quarter, Kingston took the lead with 12 points when Dryden counted 8 points. In quarter two, Dryden decided to step up and gained 14 points when Kingston received 11 points. But in quarter three Kingston kept going with 15 points while Dryden managed 10 points. In quarter four, Kingston reached 17 points and Dryden with 14 points. In the end, Kingston (7-1) won with 55 points against Dryden (6-5) 46 points. After the game, Coach John DelCampo said, “It was a typical Dryden Kingston game. Both teams played hard. It’s a great rivalry.”
For Dryden, Sonny Coscione notched 21 points; Gianni Coscione sank 18; Nick Abromaitis recorded 3; and Luke Taylor and Brady Schneider each scored 2.
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On Friday, January 17, 2025, the Dryden Boys Basketball team played against Deckerville. In the first quarter, Dryden took the lead with 12 points when Deckerville earned 8 points. In quarter two, Dryden takes a leap with 25 points with Deckerville gained 5 points. In quarter three, Dryden kept it rolling with 18 points against Deckerville’s 15 points. In quarter four, Deckerville made a comeback with 22 points when Dryden tallied 8 points. In the end, Dryden (7-5) won with 63 points against Deckerville (5-5) 50 points. In the end, Coach John DelCampo announced, “We played extremely well in the first half. The game got a little sloppy in the second half. It’s always good to get a win on the road.”
For Dryden, Sonny Coscione earned 19 points; Gianni Coscione had 9; Nick Abromaitis attained 3; Luke Taylor notched 19; David Insley recorded 11; and Drew Raymond and Hayden Blair connected for 1 point each.
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the Dryden Boys Varsity Basketball team played against Mayville. Dryden took the lead in the first quarter with 17 points and Mayville scored 10 points. In the second quarter, Dryden stayed in the lead with 11 points with Mayville added 8. In the third quarter, Dryden executed 25 points while Mayville carried off 7 points. In quarter four, Mayville tried making a comeback with 17 points but Dryden was behind them with 14 points. Ultimately, Dryden (8-5) won with 67 points and Mayville (4-10) with 42 points. “We did not play well in the first half. Our third quarter, however, was excellent.“ John DelCampo commented at the end of the game.
For Dryden, Gianni Coscione completed 20 points; Sonny Coscione had 17; Brady Schneider scored 10; Luke Taylor added 6; David Insley put up 5; Santi Perales and Rowan Handley sank 3 each; Dain Raymond brought in 2; and Nick Abromaitis contributed 1.
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On Friday, January 24, 2025, the Dryden Boys Varsity Basketball team played against Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (SASA) at Snowcoming. Dryden took the lead in the first quarter with 17 points and SASA scored 12 points. In the second quarter, Dryden came by 19 points with SASA adding 14 points. In the third quarter, Dryden scored 22 points, and in the fourth quarter 5 points. But for SASA, no points were gained in the second half. “We played very well offensively in the first half," reflected Dryden Coach John DelCampo. In the end, Dryden (9-5) won the game with 67 points and Saginaw Arts and Science (2-10) with 26 points. “On defense, however, we made a lot of careless fouls. The goal for the second half was to play smarter defensively. We played unbelievable defense," DelCampo added.
For Dryden, Gianni Coscione racked up 25 points; Sonny Coscione completed 16; Brady Schneider gained 8; Luke Taylor put up 9; David Insley sank 4; Rowan Handley executed 1; and Drew Raymond and Owen Gall added 2 each.
