A bit of extra shooting on Christmas paid off handsomely for the host St. Thomas More Cougars in the quarterfinals of the Sunkist Shootout.
Matthew Cook made 7-of-8 3-pointers and finished with 29 points for the Cougars in a 59-39 win over familiar tourney foe Ellender Memorial on Saturday night.
“On Christmas night, I came to do some setup (for the tourney) and I just sent a text message – ‘if anyone wants to come shoot, come shoot’ – and I had two guys come to shoot: Tucker Arceneaux and Cook,” coach Danny Broussard said…