FULTON Starting with the Caston Shootout from earlier in the month, J.R. Howells Caston squad has been able to mend its early wounds from the comforts of home. <\/p>\n
The Comets entered Friday nights game having won four of five games during the home stretch and were looking to continue the success against conference foe South Newton Friday. <\/p>\n
Needless to say, the Rebels have had another rough start to their season, entering at 1-6 so far. In fact theyve gone just 3-68 going back to the 2010-2011 season. <\/p>\n
In his second stint as head coach at South Newton, Michael Hall is trying to resurrect his once-found success, having led Rebel teams to 258 victories and three sectional titles. <\/p>\n
Balanced scoring was the key Friday, as the Comets jumped on South Newton early. Caston scored 12 unanswered points to start the game and never looked back, finishing with a 55-38 victory. <\/p>\n
Quentin Douglass got things started with a 3 followed by consecutive stickbacks by juniors Jake Kingery and Alex Howdeshell. The surge culminated with another 3 by freshman Eli Douglass. A Howdeshell jumper gave Caston a 16-4 lead, but Trever Lowe scored on a steal and layup as time expired to draw the Rebels to within 10 after one. <\/p>\n
Junior Dustin Offenberger drilled a 3 to start the second, adding to his four first-quarter points. After a 5-0 run by South Newton junior Levi Hall, Caston proceeded to go on a 10-0 run to close out the half. Quentin Douglass and Offenberger scored on back-to-back three-point plays to give Caston a 29-13 lead at halftime. <\/p>\n
Despite a recent slump from long-range, Offenberger has been a key part of Castons new inside threat. <\/p>\n
Ive been trying to attack the rim more, he said. Coach Howell has been telling me to take it to the rim, and be strong with the ball. <\/p>\n
The start of the third period saw the Rebels make their last stand and quite possibly gave them a glimpse of the future. Six-foot-5 sophomore Jarrett Hammell ignited South Newton by hitting a jumper from the wing followed by two more buckets to draw the deficit to nine with 4:22 to play. He led South Newton with 15 points in the game. Eli Douglass answered the brief run with a 3 followed by two baskets by Brayton Jellison. <\/p>\n
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