On Wednesday, the Dunbar Crimson Tide faced the Coolidge Colts in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Dunbar fell 73-60 to Coolidge. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Dunbar lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being D'Mitric Starke, who scored 18 points. Jordan Russell was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Coolidge was led to victory by Makiah Gray and Quintin Cooper. Gray dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, while Cooper scored 27 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Cooper has scored at least 25% of Coolidge's points. Another player making a difference was Eric Turner, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Dunbar's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Coolidge, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dunbar will be home for the holidays to greet Rich Township at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Coolidge will be home for the holidays to greet KIPP DC Legacy College Prep on Monday.
