Cooper and Andrew Power the Blueberries Past the Flames

 By Jason

The Blueberries had no trouble defeating the Flames, led mostly by Cooper and Andrew, who each had double-doubles.

Cooper scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, while Andrew scored 17 points with 17 rebounds in the Blueberries' 45-12 win. The game was played Tuesday at Burbank Elementary in Belmont, and marked the beginning of a new season.

After the game, Cooper explained his offense.

"When I'm shooting, I always look at the basket. I always think about making it in, not banking it," Cooper said. "I think it's a lot easier to make it in without a bank shot. Also, I practice a lot."

Andrew said he played hard on defense, but that he was more guarding off the ball, keeping it away from other players, since the person he was guarding rarely touched the ball.

"I thought that my defense was pretty good but the person I was guarding didn't really get the ball much so it didn't really pay off," Andrew said. "I thought it was my offense that was effective."

Meanwhile, Kayson, a player from the Flames wasn't very pleased with his own performance. He thought he could have played better, and had ideas for the next game.

"I don't think I was that persistent," Kayson said. "I'd like to take a lot of shots back that I took... I'm going to pass more. In that game I took a lot of bad shots."