Joe Dalessandro, of Capac, brings the ball up the floor versus Marlette last Friday.
CAPAC — Capac outlasted visiting Marlette, 32-29, in a Greater Thumb Conference East varsity boys’ basketball meeting last Friday night.
With the outcome, Capac moves to 3-6 and 1-1.
In Friday’s meeting, Capac grabbed a 5-4 edge after one quarter was complete.
Quarter two saw both teams hit for nine points, leaving Capac up 14-13 at the halftime break.
When the action resumed, Capac struck with a 13-8 third quarter edge. That staked them to a 27-21 advantage with 24 minutes gone.
Marlette then outscored Capac 8-5 from that point on, only to drop a 32-29 outcome at night’s end.
Wyatt Hurley (13) and Nolan Maday (12, including a trifecta) supplied Capac’s top point totals. They were given assistance in the scoring department by Wiley Roose (four points), Joe Dalessandro (two) and Conner Clark (one).
Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.
