BAY CITY, MI – Pinconning is starting fresh.

But not from scratch.

Walking into the Bay City Central gymnasium for the boys basketball season opener, the Spartans felt ready to take on the world. With just one returning starter – but the same recipe that delivered a program-best 19-win season a year ago – Pinconning picked up right where it left off.

Playing an ultra-aggressive game – and getting the ball to Dayne Ivey – the Spartans rolled to a 63-44 victory over the Central Wolves.

“We needed a good win like this to start out the season,” said Ivey, the returning MLive Bay City Dream Teamer. “Our T-shirts say ‘Unfinished business’ because we want to make a deep run.

“It all starts here. Winning this game helps show our team that we can do it. We have the energy to do it – energy is

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