Cooper Leads Blueberries in Win

By Griffin

The Blueberries were powered by Cooper in a blowout win over the Flames.

Cooper had 20 points, 20 rebounds and five steals. Teammate Andrew pitched in 17 points and 17 rebounds, along with two steals in the 45-12 victory.

Cooper and Andrew led all scorers in the game, and Nico and Daniel helped them defeat the Flames. The Flames tried to come back, but did not succeed in Tuesday's game, which marked the beginning of a new season.

After the game, Cooper answered some questions.

"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, meanwhile, never let his guard down, and was ready in case the Flames got the ball. He kept up his energy on offense and in rebounding.

"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."

After the game, the Flames' Kayson was unhappy with his performance, and wanted to improve.

"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."