By Matthew DeGeorge
For the second full week of the season, Thursday’s first quarter against Haverford School was right about what you might draw up if you were Cardinal O’Hara coach Ryan Nemetz.
In those first eight minutes away from home, O’Hara scored 23 points. It led by 12 points and hit 5 of 7 looks from 3-point range, the opportunities created by heady off-ball motion and unselfish sharing of the ball.
“We had a lot of conversations as a team, to move the ball better,” said guard Josh Coulanges, one of the prime beneficiaries of the outburst that led to a 71-46 nonleague win over the Fords. “We struggled a little bit in the beginning of the season, playing with each other and trusting each other. But we really focused on it. … We’re playing as a team, and everyone is getting the shots they want.”
With the Lions’ length, ability to press defensively and floor-spreading shooters, there’s not much to slow them when they get rolling like Thursday. Aasim Burton, the junior Math, Civics and Sciences transfer, led the way with 20 points, plus seven rebounds. Coulanges added 19 points. Together they were 9-for-14 from 3-point range.
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