Geron Johnson scored 27 points and added seven assists, Deon Stewart tallied 18 points and six assists, and Deontae Hawkins finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolverines (7-0).
Dunbar coach Pete Pullen was impressed with his bench play, especially that of Derrick Benson (9 points, 2 steals, 3 assists) and R.J. Williams (7 points, 3 steals, 5 rebounds).
“That run made it difficult for us,” Huron coach Waleed Samaha said on AnnArbor.com.
“We competed, but when you play a team like that, the only way to neutralize them is to be tougher, smarter and play harder. You have to do all of those things to have a chance, and we didn’t do any of them.”
The Wolverines played the River Rats at a camp in Cleveland in June and Pullen said the Wolverines won by about 40 points.
“Lucky for us they went to the same camp in Cleveland we did and we beat them pretty bad up there,” Pullen said. “Their coach didn’t realize it was the same school (on their schedule).”
Dunbar, remembering Huron, prepped for them with a heavy dose of pressing. During practices, Pullen put eight players on the court and told his starters to get the ball from baseline to baseline without dribbling.
While the Wolverines broke the River Rats’ press, the Rats had trouble doing the same. Pullen said Huron’s point guard was winded near halftime.
Still, Huron provided Dunbar with a great challenge.
“I’d put them on a level with Chaminade Julienne,” Pullen said. “(Huron) might have been the second-best team we’ve played.”
Extra points
• Beavercreek (5-1) and Alter resume their great girls basketball rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Alter.
Creek’s only loss was 50-44 in OT to Fairmont (6-0). Alter took a 6-0 record to the Pickerington Central holiday tourney this week.
• Miamisburg senior guard Chelsea LaPorte has been unstoppable of late.
She leads the GWOC in scoring (20.0) and dumped 31 points on Centerville, 32 on Lebanon and another 31 on Xenia.
• Graham’s 48-game boys hoops regular-season win streak was snapped by host Tippecanoe on Wednesday, 61-55.
• The DDN boys and girls basketball ratings and standings will return next week.
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