Seniors Donovan Cooks, Courtney Anderson Jr., Mehki Thomas lead the way for Dublin on Senior Night.
DUBLIN — With Dublin’s advantage over Granada down to one point late in the third quarter Saturday night, Donovan Cooks did what seniors aim to do on Senior Night.Then, as time was about to expire to end the period, he launched a 3-pointer from the top of the arc.Cooks finished with 25 points as Dublin — ranked ninth by the Bay Area News Group — held off eighth-ranked Granada 67-60 in East Bay Athletic League play.
“Too many to list,” Costello said when asked about Cooks’ contributions. “Leadership, defense, rebounding, high IQ, hits big shots, wants the ball, hits free throws. Everything you can ask for in a guy. This was a great opportunity to honor our seniors tonight because that was a hell of an effort.” Even with Cooks’ huge third quarter, which gave the home team a 47-39 advantage, Dublin couldn’t breathe comfortably until the final seconds.Just about every game this season between the league’s top seven teams — which obviously includes Dublin and Granada — has been highly competitive.“We knew our offense was going to come, so we had to stay together on defense, get our rotations right and really focus because they have that big 7-footer,” Cooks said.
Dublin will enter the final week of the EBAL regular-season schedule tied for first with Dougherty Valley and De La Salle.Dublin will be at home Tuesday to face Foothill.When Granada won at California on Jan. 20, coach Quaran Johnson made sure to note that the gauntlet was on its way.Granada lost by two at home to De La Salle on Tuesday, by one at San Ramon Valley on Thursday and now by seven at Dublin.
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