One of the best high school city hoops match ups goes down Friday between the best in the west. The Blue Demons host the King George Dragons Jan. 27 at Kitsilano secondary school. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.
In their first meeting this season, the teams will put their unblemished 4-0 city league records to the test. The Demons have an edge over the Dragons in average points per game-88 tops 76-and the No. 8 AAA West Side school has allowed fewer points per game than the No. 5 AA West End team-only 40, the lowest in the city, compared to 55. (Tupper outscores everyone with an average 92 points per game.)
Whatever the scoresheet hints at, this contest will be anything but tepid. Expect fireworks.
Kits' benchman Randy Coutts praised the competition as "a very good basketball team that plays with a passion.
"They have a very explosive team that can hurt you from many different aspects," he said adding the team is very well prepared. "They have a dedicated coach and this has spilled over to the players on his team. They live and breathe basketball."
The Dragons are even closer to perfect than their 4-0 record suggests: they've lost only once in 28 games.
Darko Kulic, the Dragon's coach, considers Kits a "measuring stick in regards to Vancouver basketball."
"This is the first time we play them this season, but we have played them in spring leagues and last four years in season and in playoffs so we both know each other very well."
To be the best, Kulic said, you've got to beat the best.
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