Coyotes Repeat To Take MAC Title

Potter-Dix's Coyote Boy's Basketball team entered the MAC Tournament as the number one seed and played like it, easily dispatching Banner County in the first round of the tournament then having little trouble with Garden County in the semi-finals, then winning a thriller against Bayard in the finals.

The action started Monday January 17 when the Coyotes matched up with number 8 seed Banner County, and the winless Wildcats had no answer for the explosive Potter-Dix offense, going down 27-4 at the end of the first period. The Wildcats then trailed 44-to-13 at the half, and Potter-Dix cruised to an easy 64-to-20 victory. The Coyotes had three players score in double digits, including junior Luke Kasten with 15 points, junior Zach Rotert with 11 points and senior Thomas Muldoon with 10 points.

The Coyotes matched up with Garden County in the semifinals on January 20 and cruised to a 67-41 win. Again the Coyotes had three players coring in the double digits-Luke Kasten with 26, junior Karter Whitrock with 14 points and Thomas Muldoon with 13 points.

The Coyotes matched up with Bayard Saturday night in Bridgeport, and both teams played tough defense, keeping the scoring low and each possession critical.

Bayard was in position to tie the game when Bayard's Garett Hopkins scored, but Thomas Muldoon was able to draw a critical charging foul, taking away the two points and turning the ball over. Potter-Dix then hung on to take the two point win, and the MAC Championship for the second year in a row. Luke Kasten led the scoring with 15 points and Thomas Muldoon added 11 points in the victory.

The Coyotes get a breather and get a full week off before starting up again on Saturday January 29 when the host Minatare.