By Will Nacouzi/The Skyline View
Sophomore Guard Kyle Wong drives to the basket pasy an Alameda defender.
It was a tale of two periods for the Skyline men’s basketball team, as they came up short in their 86-75 loss to Alameda College.
Skyline’s previous game against College of Marin was a complete blowout as the Trojans lost 85-55, but their home opener on Friday Nov. 11 could hardly have begun better with Skyline jumping out to a 45-34 lead at the half.
“We definitely played hard,” said Assistant Coach Eddy Harris. “I think there was great improvement from our game on Wednesday. The effort, without question, was much better.”
Wong’s teammates Marcus Chew, Joe Scott and Anthony Smith followed close behind in the scoring, combining for 40 of the Trojans’ 75 points and making a huge contribution to Skyline’s first half lead.
The team was also aggressive in controlling defensive zone rebounds and creating turnovers in the first half.
“I thought we came out with the right mindset, played hard and focused,” said Skyline Head Coach Justin Piergrossi. “I though we played great the first