Octane Infinity 61, East County Express 55

The Octane Infinity played in a new venue as part of their season opener last Monday, September 8, 2008 as they faced the East County Express at the Pearl Courts in Portland, OR. It was the Octane Infinity’s first game of a double-header for the night.

By the end of the first half, the Octane Infinity exploded to a 39-23 lead over the East County Express. The East County Express were able to rally in the second half, cutting the lead to seven with five minutes to go. But Mike R. dished out two key assists to David Camp, sealing the victory over the East County Express, 61-55.

“I love it. David even got credit for his three he attempted in the first game,” expressed John Le. ”I really enjoyed playing on that court. I’m guessing Mike did too – he was on FIRE!”

Mike R. led the Octane Infinity in scoring with 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including a game high of six three-pointers, six rebounds, and two steals. Chris Turman also had an efficient game with 8-of-15 shooting, scoring 16 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and snatching two steals.

The Octane Infinity will be without the services of speedster guard Adam Crane this season after he sustained a knee injury in the previous game.

Boxscore

No.	Pos	Player	2PT	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
7	SG/SF	Mike R.	2-4	6-12	0-0	6	2	0	2	1		22
21	PG/SG	Jonas Reyes	0-4	3-5	0-0	7	2	2	3	0		9
26	PG/SG	Edwin Tanedo	1-5	0-2	0-0	6	0	5	2	0		2
30	PF/C	Chris Turman	8-14	0-1	0-0	10	2	2	2	1		16
40	PF	Marcus Berger	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	2	0	1		2
44	SF	Scott Nelson	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0		0
51	PF/C	David Camp	4-7	0-1	2-4	8	1	1	1	1		8
53	SF/PF	John Le	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	2	1	0		2
13	PG/SG	Adam Crane	DNP
Totals			21-64	6-26	2-4	40	6	14	8	2		61

Credits

Statistician: Lisa Sander
Photographer: Amy Reyes
Writer: Jonas Reyes