Minneola defeats Cunningham
Minneola Defeats Cunningham
It wasn’t the way the 2018-19 version of the Cunningham Wildcats wanted to start the season, but we can learn from our mistakes and continue the “Journey” to improvement. Minneola came to town on November 30, 2018 and defeated the Cats 14-48.
The emphasis for this year’s team is patience. With patience there also needs to be poise under pressure which we will be doing a lot of practice to achieve.
In the first quarter the Cats were shut out but we did have some good looks and a couple of free throws that missed seeing the bottom of the basket. The defense held Minneola to nine points of which four of their points came off of Cunningham turnovers.
Cunningham got on the board in the second quarter on a three point shot from Erik Paris and he added a free throw to give the Cats four points at halftime. Minneola went to a trapping ¾ court press that worked on the patience and poise aspect of our game which created turnovers and frustration on the part of the Cats and resulted in 13 points for Minneola. They led 22 to 4 at halftime.
Daylen Schnittker scored all four of the Cunningham points in the third quarter as Minneola broke the game open with 19 points. The fourth quarter began with Minneola leading 41 to 8.
The running clock was utilized in the fourth quarters and Minneola substituted many players. Cunningham managed six points and held Minneola to seven points to finish the game with a final score of 14 to 48. Isaiah Reed got on the board with two points with Erik Paris and Daylen Schnittker also adding two points each.
The “Journey” has begun.
