by Logan Romain
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, the Dryden Boys Varsity Basketball team played against Deckerville at home. In the first quarter, Dryden started with 19 points and Deckerville kept up with 14. In the second quarter, Deckerville brought up the pace with 19 points taking the lead then Dryden only scored 12 points. Third quarter: Dryden tried to make a comeback by 15 points but Deckerville is still in the lead with 14 points being added. In quarter four, Dryden takes the lead by gaining 17 points to their score when Deckerville only had 4. In the end, Dryden (13-6) took the victory against Deckerville (11-10) with 51 points. “We did not play well defensively for three quarters and Deckerville was playing very well. We finally kicked it up a notch defensively in the last quarter.” John DelCampo commented once the game had finished.
For Dryden, Luke Taylor fulfilled 18 points; Sonny Coscione brought in 15; Gianni Coscione scored 15; Hayden Blair copped 6; Brady Schneider gained 5; David Insley and Drew Raymond snagged 2 each.
On Friday, February 21, 2025, the Dryden Boys Varsity Basketball team played against Mayville at home. In the first quarter, Dryden took the lead with 13 points leaving Mayville with 6. Second quarter, Dryden scored an amazing 27 points when Mayville only had 7. In quarter three, Dryden racked up 12 more points with just Mayville gaining 9. In quarter four, Mayville tried to make a comeback with 16 points but did not get far with Dryden managing 9. In the end, Dryden with an astonishing 61 points beat Mayville with 38 points. "It was a great sendoff for our seniors last home game. It was a special night." Coach John DelCampo said when the game had finished.
For Dryden, Sonny Coscione executed 32 points; Luke Taylor copped 7; Hayden Blair contributed 5; David Insley grabbed 4; Owen Gall and Tyler Roberts snagged 3 each; Brady Schneider, Rowan Handley, and Santi Perales added 2 each; and Dain Raymond carried off 1.
