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Dunbar coach Pete Pullen rewind: ‘That was a grinder’
Dunbar defeated visiting Canton McKinley 64-51 Tuesday night to improve its record to 7-1. It was the first time the programs had played since the 1987 Class AAA state championship game at UD Arena, which the Wolverines won, 70-65.
In Dunbar coach Pete Pullen’s words:
“We needed a game. We were supposed to play this game at Berlin Hiland. They wanted a doubleheader. McKinley really didn’t want to go to Berlin. I said, well, let’s play, but you’ve got to come to me first. He agreed to that, so I’ll take a senior bunch up to him next year.
“And Benedictine, which would have been a great matchup. They were a little disappointed that McKinley just wanted to come down here. That’s how it started. We’re just going to try and keep it going between two great programs.
“That was a grinder for us. Especially when we were missing a little piece. Everybody had to step up. … Damarion Geter started in place of Akbar. … He showed a little toughness that he hadn’t been showing in the other games. I told him that he had to step up this game because we were missing a family member and he did a great job for us.
“This kind of game helps and it sends a message up to those people in the northeast, too. We’re still alive.
“Our kids have a heart that you just can’t measure. We’ll do some silly stuff to dig ourselves in a hole, but we always come through a majority of the time to get us out of the hole. It is frustrating as a coach.
“Keontae (Brown) shot a three right in front of me that we really didn’t need. I said, don’t shoot that shot, don’t shoot that shot. And he blamed me for missing it. I said, naw, you shouldn’t have shot that at all.”
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By The Mayor of New Orleans
December 29, 2010 7:37 AM | Link to this
Chock-lit cake, Chock-lit pie, Dunbar Dunbar Dunbar High!!!!!