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Thursday, November 28, 2019 McDonald County Press 3C W i n t e r S p o r t p r e v i e W This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Good Luck Mustangs! La Oficina Habla Español 204 S Jesse James Rd Pineville, MO 417-223-3232 wsg@geedinglaw.com to be in charge. He has to be willing to take charge. That's his goal — as a sophomore be more comfortable with that. As he goes to his junior and senior years he will be that much more comfortable and the experience factor will help us elevate our game as a whole. "Cole is a hustle guy — hustle, energy and get us some points. He can also spread the floor from the outside and we are going to need some of that spot-up shooting. We are going to need his grit when he goes hustling for a loose ball. In our traps and in our full- court pressure, he is going to be very important. His lateral quickness is going to be huge." Joines said there is a common theme among those four that has to be present each and every night. "You notice that all four of those have to hustle," Joines said. "We have to bring grit and we have to bring willingness to grind out a game. We can't take posses- sions off just because we feel they are better than us. When we take the floor there can't be a team that we think is better than us. We have to assume we are equal and we are going to prove it. Everybody is going to underestimate us and we know that." Joines said his style is to apply pres- sure and get up and down the floor. "We are going to play a lot of man," Joines said. "We are going to try to play fast. We need to generate some points from our defense, leading to some transition baskets. Typically I want to pressure the length of the floor as long as the personnel allows for that." CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2C MUSTANGS: Season Opens Dec. 3 At Home Against Aurora RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS The McDonald County High School 2019 junior varsity boys basketball team. McDonald County opens its season at home on Dec. 3 against Aurora before taking over a week off and trav- eling to Pea Ridge for the Battle of the Ridge tournament on Dec. 12-14. The Mustangs begin play in the West Divi- sion of the Big 8 Conference on Jan. 14 at Monett. "We have to bring grit and we have to bring willingness to grind out a game." Brandon Joines MCHS Coach