Basketball Recap: Mason Cooper Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Edison

By Team Reports Dec 21, 2024, 10:09pm

Basketball Recap: Vermilion Sailors vs. Edison Chargers

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Vermilion's game on December 6th was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They secured a 56-51 W over the Edison Chargers. This was payback for the Sailors, who suffered a 55-50 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Mason Cooper

Rebounds (Career)

12/21/24 @ Edison4
12/06/24 @ Willard3
11/27/24 @ Western Reserve3
01/23/24 @ Brookside1
12/27/23 vs Firelands1

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vermilion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Cooper, who posted 18 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Cooper a new career-high in boards (four). Adam Gerber was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points.

Vermilion smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive games.

The win got Vermilion back to even at 2-2. As for Edison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Vermilion will take on Columbia in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Vermilion is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Edison and Huron will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on December 28th.

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