Cobra Kai Defeated By Daniel LaRusso, a.k.a. Bremerton West!

There was something in the air before last night's game. Mired in a 10-game losing streak, players caught up in scandal, and a short squad of active players were all in the mix. "I had a good feeling about tonight's game, I'm not going to lie. I really did. We've had a rough start, but all the hard work is finally coming to fruition. We had some big performances tonight, no doubt," Coach Sargent would be overheard saying after the game.

Mired in the swill of mediocrity for the opening weeks of the season, Bremerton came out for last night's game poised to take the reigns and never let go. Led by Mark DeBaun, Rian Tilgner, and transfer guard Justin Burns, the Westies were on top wire-to-wire for the first time in two seasons. DeBaun was elated after the game.

"I predicted this. This one is for the Drake," he said, making the first shout-out to his son, the aforementioned Drake DeBaun, whilst pointing skyward.

Cobra Kai dropped to 0-3, their worst start since the embattled campaign of Spring '04. Outsized, outmatched, and outplayed. Survivor: Matt Ross Community Center (just kidding). The Westies' patented S.W.A.R.M. defense held CK to an abysmal 28% shooting effort. Everyone active on the roster notched points in the scorebook. Bremerton's only fault, as per diem, was turnovers, as the team total cracked the twenties for the third time this season. Plous and DeBaun did their best Sargent immitations, throwing several passes directly to the opposition; DeBaun, for his part, did have 10 assists. He finished with 17 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds, and 6 turnovers, narrowly missing the league's first quadruple-double. "Maybe next week," he was quoted after the game.

The biggest surprise at the Matt on Tuesday night was transfer combo guard Justin Burns. He plated his best game of his young Westie career with 12 points, 4 steals, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in a mere 18 minutes of play. His defense on #11, however, is what garnered the most notice from his coach after the game. "Burnsie was all over him, eventually frustrating him enough that he fouled out of the game," Sargent said in his post-game press conference. "His intensity tonight was what we saw from him during recruiting. Very much a Darrin Hancock-like effort. Well....without the dunking, of course."

Left behind in the victorious Bremerton's wake, at least for an evening, is the cloud of doubt surrounding team strength and condidtioning coach Zul's resignment Monday, and Chris Cool's absence from not only the lineup against Cobra Kai, but his deference from even attending the game. A league spokeswoman said, "Zul has spared us from his reign of terror indefinitely. Beyond that, no comment. We must first see what this Paul Mitchell Report has to say."

For now, at least, Westie faithful rejoice in breaking the longest losing streak in franchise history. The only way to go from here is up. Said Sargent after the game, "We're only firing at 50-60% tonight. We're starting to get our legs under us. Just watch out for Bremerton. I have a feeling about this team."