Even without starting shooting guard Evan Bushman in Wednesday’s season opener, the Newman Comets showed they are still fully capable of scoring in bunches.

Asher Ernst scored 21 points in his Newman debut as the Comets pulled away after halftime in a 71-49 win over Genoa-Kingston in the Oregon Thanksgiving Tournament.

Garret Matznick (16 points), George Jungerman (12) and John Rowzee were also in double figures for the Comets. Newman coach Ray Sharp said Bushman is dealing with an ankle injury and might be back late next week.

Ernst scored 15 points in the second half, hitting a 3-pointer and following it up with a transition dunk to help the Comets pull away.

“Once we got our offense going, I feel like it kind of took off from there,” Ernst said. “We have so much depth this year

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