Trimble 48
Nelsonville York 40 final
This one was a tale of 2 halves … Coach Kline had his Buckeyes come out of the gate being very "patient" with the ball - nothing rushed, ball movement, work the Trimble D … get the shot THEY wanted, WHEN they wanted to take it … by being patient/slowing down the game it kept the NY turnovers to a minimum only 6 in the first 2 quarters - Trimble was kept from scoring out of its' defense … 0 transition points for the Tomcats in the first 2 quarters … Trimble 9 Nelsonville York 7 end of 1 …Trimble 15 Nelsonville York 13 intermission - end of the first 16 minute short story … the 2nd half … 3rd quarter action had Coach Caldwell's Tomcats counter the deliberate play of Nelsonville in the first half by taking control of the tempo - pushing the ball at every opportunity - missed shots, on turnovers, made NY shots … getting the game into a transition contest … it worked … Trimble forced 10 NY turnovers in the 2nd half (5 in each the 3rd/4th quarters) … off the 10 TOs Trimble picked up 4 transition fgs in the 3rd and 2 more in the 4th - check that one off (points off of TOs) … to start the 3rd THS got the ball into Micah Couch for 3 fgs at the rim (check - get the ball inside to the bigs) … the final check was marked off as the ball got into Justice Jenkins hands - specifically his left hand - as Jenkins pushed the ball into the paint and finished at the rim ( 3 times for "and one" old school 3 point plays) … Nelsonville York could not play in the uptempo/ transition game with Trimble - HOWEVER 25 points split between Jeremy Warren/Colt Adams kept the Buckeyes in the game as they each drained three 3 balls in the final 2 quarters … problem was the duo scored 34 of the NY 40 points on the night - not enough help inside or out for the Buckeyes … Trimble's uptempo push in the 2nd half outscored the Nelsonville "patience" of the 1st half … Trimble 48 Nelsonville York 40 a final …
… Pfloyd Napkin Stats - Nelsonville York …
Scoring … Colt Adams 23 , Jeremy Warren 11 , Aaron Davis 6
3 Pointers … 7/21 … Colt Adams 4, Jeremy Warren 3
FT's … 1/5
TO's … 16
… Pfloyd Napkin Stats - Trimble …
Scoring … Justice Jenkins 21, Austin Downs 11, Micah Couch 9, Grant Clark 3, Jeremy Blake 2, Bryce Guthrie 2
3 Pointers … 1/6 … Austin Downs 1
FTs … 9/12
TOs … 16
… I need to see the Tomcats again … I came away with an incomplete picture of this team I think - some impressions I came away with include a weakness at the point guard position , lack of ball handling - this actually kept NY in the game in the 4th quarter as Trimble was turned over 6 times in the 4th period … Howie has never been one to emphasize the 3 pointer which is what I saw tonight ( only 6 trey attempts) - but also didn't come away with anyone being a perimeter scoring threat … the Tomcats -rightly so when you have Couch/Clark in the paint - want to get into the paint when the run their offense … if the 2 bigs don't get their touches inside , then you have an almost unstoppable Justice Jenkins who can get into the paint - physical strength/ lefthand/ an athlete/ hard nose player Jenkins can play on my team any game LOL … then you have the "real" game that the Tomcats want to play - the transition game - one thing Coach Caldwell does have is a group of players who ARE comfortable getting out in the open court - they get to the rim … they WILL get to the line … one of the questions I need answered " can the perimeter people get the ball into the post ?" I didn't see it tonight … Coach Caldwell has a team in this Trimble group that has many nice "pieces" - I'm looking forward to seeing them down the road … looking for improvement, looking to see if the perimeter players listen to Coach Caldwell , learn how to "feed the post"… learn their "roles" that will complete this TEAM …
