Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Cougars wrap up tourney strong
RENO, Nev.— It was better late than never for the Weston Ranch Cougars Saturday, as they beat Orem of Utah 52-46 in the seventh place game of the Maldonado Memorial Classic before returning home.

Walter Jackson led a balanced scoring attack for the Cougars with 14 points. Jerrell Walker picthed in 11, and James Nunnally sent in nine.Weston Ranch now heads to the Tracy Winter Holiday Classic starting Tuesday against Kennedy of Stockton.“I’d like to consider us one of the favorites,” Cougars head coach Bill Slikker said. “If we can get past Kennedy, Modesto looks like a formidible opponent in the second round.“Coming off the Reno Tournament, we’ve faced some tough competition and even though our record doesn’t show it, we’re playing at a high level.”The Cougars tip off against Kennedy at 4:30 at Tracy High.

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