The 1-2 CAM Cougars basketball team have had a slow start to the year, losing their first two games of the year to Coon Rapids-Bayard 56-48 and Woodbine 69-51. Now, the Cougars are coming off a 65-54 win against West Harrison last Friday. Where Head Coach Ian Hunt enjoyed the high amount of ball movement and scoring production from his squad.

Four CAM players reached double digits in scoring with the win against the Hawkeyes. Ryan Bower had 18 points, Chase Spieker had 12, Collin Bower 15, and Chase Jahde with 16.

The leading scorer for the Cougars is Jahde who has gathered 46 points through three games and averaging just over 15 per game. Coach Hunt has been impressed with the various ways that Jahde has been able to score, not limiting himself to just one style of play.

Even with Jahde being the leading scorer on the team, the Cougars do a nice job of sharing scoring opportunities and playing selfless basketball. Everybody in the starting lineup has the opportunity to score. Chase Spieker has 26 points and Colin Bower has totaled 35.

The mentality of consistently passing and waiting for open looks has been a focus for Coach Hunt beginning in the offseason. He believes it is one of the reasons why CAM plays such balanced basketball.

The Cougars have two games this week. One Tuesday night at Boyer Valley and the other at home on Friday against Paton-Churdan. Coach Hunt hopes that his team can jump out to an early lead and control the tempo in both games.

KJAN will bring you the coverage of Tuesday night’s contest with the pregame show beginning at 7:20 p.m.

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