Flying Tigers off to soaring 3-0 start in preseason hoops, marks of a winning team

Analy beats Tam, Ukiah, and JFK in impressive start
The Analy Flying Tigers are showing all the earmarks of a winning team in the early stages of the 2015/16 campaign, logging road victories in their first three games.   
The Tigers kicked off the season on Nov. 28 in a 71-37 beat-down at Tamalpais, and followed up last week in convincing wins over Ukiah (66-52) and John F. Kennedy of Fremont (70-47).  
“It was a great start for us, we’ve played decent in the first quarters but our second and third quarters have been our most productive,” Tigers coach Brett Page said. “This is a very unselfish team and everyone is getting touches and scoring.  I’m most happy with our defense at this point,” he added.
At press time the Tigers (3-0) were prepping for another road game at Rancho Cotate on Dec. 7 before coming home for their first date in the friendly confines on Dec. 8 against Novato.  The Tigers will play in the Brett Callan Memorial Tournament at Casa Grande on Dec. 17-19.
Flying Tigers soar
Analy served notice in the Nov. 28 meeting at Tamalpais, torching the Hawks with a 24-9 run in the second quarter for a 36-20 lead at the half. The Tigers continued a shooting clinic after intermission in cruising to a 71-37 win.
Aidan Toner-Rogers led all scorers with 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Other big contributors were Nick Fujii (20 points, 6 threes), Jordan Armstrong (6 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 3 blocks), Anthony Narvaez (5 points, 2 assists), Aidan Vermuelen (4 points), Zach Binsfeld (4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks) and Travis Holmes (3 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals).  
The Tigers traveled to Ukiah on Dec. 1, spotting the Wildcats a 15-8 lead after one. Analy got it going in a wide-open second quarter to grab a 27-24 edge at the break. The Tigers kept their foot on the gas with a 24-7 run in the third period, effectively icing the game en route to a 66-52 win.
Top scorers were Fujii (18 points), Dominic Tripodi (10 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, steal), Armstrong (6 points, 9 rebounds), Narvaez (6 points), Holmes (6 points, 11 boards, 4 assists) and David Codoni (5 points).
Analy finished off a great stretch with a Dec. 5 trip to JFK in Fremont, torching the hosts with a 40-22 run in the first half. There was no letup as the Tigers emptied their bench after intermission in an eventual 70-44 rout.
Pacing the Analy scoring attack were Fujii (13 points), Toner-Rogers (12 points, 12 rebounds), Tripodi (12 points), Armstrong (9 points, 5 boards), and seven points apiece from Binsfeld and Codoni.