Miami Trace 54 Jackson 49 a final ...

[pfloyd]

Miami Trace 54
Jackson 49 a final

Scoring by Quarter:

Miami Trace ....... 06 .... 18.... 19....11 .... 54
Jackson .. 09.......12.... 16 .....12... 49


Pfloyd's official "UN-official" Napkin Stats - Jackson

Scoring ... Jax Carroll 12, Charlie Woodard 12, Bodhi Wolford 12, Stephen Jenkins 8, Ryan Seimetz 5
3 Pointers ... 10/25 ... Jax Carroll 4, Bodhi Wolford 3, Charlie Woodard 1, Stephen Jenkins 1, Ryan Seimetz 1
FTs ... 5/11
TOs ... 9
PnP ... 6 fgs/ 12 points in the paint
PnT ... 1 fgs/ 2 points in transition
Pbk ... 1 fgs/ 2 points on putback buckets

Pfloyd's official "UN-official" Napkin Stats - Miami Trace


Scoring ... Adam Guthrie 17, Baron Phipps 11, Gage Bowers 9, Julian Baker 8, Luke Armstrong 7, Ty Huffman 2
3 Pointers ... 1/8 ... Luke Armstrong 1
FTs ... 9/18
TOs ... 17
PnP ... 21 fgs/ 42 points in the paint
PnT ... 7 fgs/14 points in transition
Pbk ... 2 fgs/ 4 points on putback buckets

... the Battle for the #1 spot in Pfloyd's Elite 8 rankings ... #1 Miami Trace and its 28 game regular season win streak on the line vs the #2 Jackson Ironmen looking to snap a 6 game losing streak to the Panthers of MT ... Big game in FAC league play as the winner gets a leg up in league action with the loser falling into a tie for 2nd place ... Miami Trace had just gone into Hatton Gymnasium last weekend getting a big league win over the Cavs 54-47 ... Jackson won't see Chillicothe until 1/16 ... tonight WAS a big game - a MT win means they would have knocked off both league challengers within a weeks time - Cavs on the road and a W vs the Ironmen would have them holding serve at home and having less pressure in round 2 on the road at JHS ... a Jackson win would have them stealing a valuable road W putting pressure on MT to get the must win at Jackson in late January/early February ...

... both teams came out of the box feeling out their opponent which in the case of 2 football opponents means they pitted physicality vs physicality ... players tested the waters as to what was going to be called by the officials and what wasn't ... in the end neither team put up many points in the opening 8 minutes BUT Jackson did pick up key fouls on both Charlie Woodard & Cj Crabtree - both assigned to cover 6-8 sr. post player Adam Guthrie ... each ended up spending time on the bench with 2 fouls in the opening quarter ... eventually Wolford/Crabtree ended up with 3 fouls by the end of 2 quarters of action while the big man for Miami Trace had none in the first 16 minutes of action ... scoring in the first - Miami Trace , 2 fgs - one each by Adam Guthrie and 6-6 soph Ty Huffman both scoring in the paint ... both going 1/2 from the FT line to complete MTs scoring in the first ... Jackson's scoring was all from behind the 3 point line as 5-9 sr. Jax Carroll drained 2 treys 6pts and Stephen Jenkins 6-2 sr added a deep ball 3pts ... Jackson was 3 of 9 from behind the arc in the opening quarter while the Panthers stayed with their bread & butter - going into the paint - only putting up 2 three point shots going 0/2 from downtown ... Jackson 9 Miami Trace 6 after 1 ... when you watch championship caliber teams play, there is seemingly always a moment or two or three in a game that is considered "a turning point" - it could be where one team seemingly gets all of the calls, the ball bounces their direction, the opposition can't buy a basket ... the 2nd 8 minutes had a lot of those "turning point moments" ... for Jackson it seemed not their night as the Ironmen turned the ball over 7 times in the 2nd ... they didn't score until 3:20 on the clock a pair of FT's from Charlie Woodard ... by this time Miami Trace had gone on a 13-0 run ... the MT defense took advantage of the Ironmen turnovers converting 4 of the 7 miscues into points off of turnovers ... led again by Guthrie in the paint - 6 pts at the rim while missing 3/3 FT attempts ... 6-3 jr Baron Phipps was big on the napkin stat sheet in the 2nd scoring 7 pts ... 6-3 jr Julian Baker went coast to coast twice for buckets including an "and one" 5pts ... Jackson had given up the 13-0 and allowed MT to score 18 points in the period ... at one point the Ironmen were down 19-9 ...Jackson's 2 "bigs" Cj Crabtree & Charlie Woodard had picked up their 3rd fouls ... literally handing the ball to the Panthers either going the length of court to score in transition or handing it to MT under the bucket for a turnover & finish without even having to go the length of the court ... turning point for Jackson ... the Ironmen down 9-19 with 3:37 to play in the quarter went on their own 12-5 run ... 3 balls by Jax Carroll/Bodhi Wolford 6pts ... a hard to come by offensive board and stick back by Stephen Jenkins 2pts and a transition bucket by Charlie Woodard made it a game ... Jackson didn't fold ... Jackson was alive and well in enemy territory - game on ... Miami Trace 24 Jackson 21 after 2 ... the Ironmen with foul trouble hanging over their heads to begin the 3rd period HAD DONE good in holding the talented soph PG Gage Bowers scoreless in the opening 16 minutes of action ... sr. two guard Luke Armstrong - also scoreless in the opening 2 qtrs ... Miami Trace's roster is full of talent beyond the 6-8 Guthrie , holding any of the lineup scoreless for multiple periods is a win - right up until it's not , when talent scores ... Bowers did what he does best - got to the rim with a drive and finish 2pts followed by 2 transition buckets 4pts ... Julian Baker/Baron Phipps each scored from in the paint 2pts each ... Luke Armstrong broke the ice from behind the arc with a three pointer ( the only trey for MT on the night 1 for 8 from three) and the ever present big man in the middle Adam Guthrie did Adam Guthrie things - scored in the paint, at the rim, with bodies all around & on him - 3 fgs in the period 6pts ... Jackson responded with 16 pts in the qtr ... Woodard with a pair buckets down low on the blocks 4pts and a three pointer 7 total pts... Ryan Seimetz scored his only points of the game with a trey 3pts & a midrange jumper from the FT line 2pts ... Jenkins added a bucket in the lane "and one" 3pts ... Miami Trace did a nice job taking away Jax Carroll on the perimeter, face guarded the sharpshooting 2 guard ... no looks and few touches in the 3rd ... Miami Trace 43 Jackson 37 after 3 ... the difference between winning and losing comes down to opportunities - opportunities taken and opportunities lost ... Jackson HAD the opportunities in the final 8 minutes ... they outscored the Panthers by 1 , 12-11 , not enough BUT the opportunities were there - I tallied 5 shots on goal/at the rim that did not go down for the Ironmen in the final 8 minutes ... Jackson trailed 40-45 with 6:43 to play ... at 2:32 on the clock Jackson was down 46-47 - again unable to get over the hump/get the lead ... at 2:04 JHS trailed 46-49 ... 1:24 in the game 49-48 Trace ... still within reach , one possession at :56.4 to play 48-50 ... missed opportunities ... Jackson's Bodhi Wolford drained a pair of threes 6pts and 2pts in the lane for 8pts in the quarter/12 in the game ... Jax Carroll added his 4th trey of the contest/12 pts ... Miami Trace had shot 10 FTs thru 3 qtrs making 4 ... in the final 8 minutes Guthrie stepped up making 2/4 from the line/ Luke Armstrong 2/2 from the charity stripe and Gage Bowers 1/2 from the line ... MT had 3 fgs in the 4th Phipps on a drive and finish 2pts/Bowers to the rim in transition 2pts and Armstrong with a putback bucket 2 pts ...the Panthers regular season win streak is now at 29 games Miami Trace 54 Jackson 49 a final ...

[bc181700]

Great recap as always, @pfloyd .
It was an interesting one! I feel like neither team played to their full potential... BUT... that's often what happens when good teams play good teams! They force each other to be a little uncomfortable.
MT finished very well at the rim, and they had to be TOUGH to do it. There were very few gimmies, which was evident by the foul counts.
Jackson was the opposite, just could not make the easy ones.
Congrats to MT for finding a way to win this one, it was not the game I was anticipating.

[VetteMan]

Pfloyd, great recap as always.

[Hookshot]

1 Miami Trace (Washington Court House) 0.777954 0.947059 0.706585 0.582482 5-0
2 Chillicothe 0.609215 0.818627 0.426269 0.556284 5-1
3 Marietta 0.558227 0.563725 0.605622 0.452440 4-2
4 Sheridan (Thornville) 0.507007 0.470588 0.541454 0.510951 4-3
5 Warren (Vincent) 0.458416 0.298319 0.566257 0.562927 2-5
6 Athens (The Plains) 0.405352 0.352941 0.416052 0.488773 3-4

Question re: Jackson (and Hillsboro). My understanding is these two schools were placed in Division III for the 2025-26 season, but this is the current MaxPreps RPI ranking for D-III Southeast. Is this an error? OHSAA published divisional breakdowns in June and Jackson and Hillsboro were listed in D-III.

[pfloyd]

1 Miami Trace (Washington Court House) 0.777954 0.947059 0.706585 0.582482 5-0
2 Chillicothe 0.609215 0.818627 0.426269 0.556284 5-1
3 Marietta 0.558227 0.563725 0.605622 0.452440 4-2
4 Sheridan (Thornville) 0.507007 0.470588 0.541454 0.510951 4-3
5 Warren (Vincent) 0.458416 0.298319 0.566257 0.562927 2-5
6 Athens (The Plains) 0.405352 0.352941 0.416052 0.488773 3-4

Question re: Jackson (and Hillsboro). My understanding is these two schools were placed in Division III for the 2025-26 season, but this is the current MaxPreps RPI ranking for D-III Southeast. Is this an error? OHSAA published divisional breakdowns in June and Jackson and Hillsboro were listed in D-III.

... I thought the same as far as Jackson & Hillsboro ... I was even talking to a couple coaches in the last couple of weeks and we had this discussion - that Jackson was going to be D3 this season ...

[Barney Rubble]

Two of the best coaches in SE District. And no slight against Coach Morrow, but know one coaches defense like Coach Ackley.

[danicalifornia]

1 Miami Trace (Washington Court House) 0.777954 0.947059 0.706585 0.582482 5-0
2 Chillicothe 0.609215 0.818627 0.426269 0.556284 5-1
3 Marietta 0.558227 0.563725 0.605622 0.452440 4-2
4 Sheridan (Thornville) 0.507007 0.470588 0.541454 0.510951 4-3
5 Warren (Vincent) 0.458416 0.298319 0.566257 0.562927 2-5
6 Athens (The Plains) 0.405352 0.352941 0.416052 0.488773 3-4

Question re: Jackson (and Hillsboro). My understanding is these two schools were placed in Division III for the 2025-26 season, but this is the current MaxPreps RPI ranking for D-III Southeast. Is this an error? OHSAA published divisional breakdowns in June and Jackson and Hillsboro were listed in D-III.

... I thought the same as far as Jackson & Hillsboro ... I was even talking to a couple coaches in the last couple of weeks and we had this discussion - that Jackson was going to be D3 this season ...

I feel like it took a couple of extra weeks last season to get everyone in their correct districts and whatnot.

[pfloyd]

[TheOHIOBully]

This might be a weird take but i feel like Chilli is more talented than Jackson and should beat them, but will most likely get out coached.

[ZTPMM88]

This might be a weird take but i feel like Chilli is more talented than Jackson and should beat them, but will most likely get out coached.

I'm envisioning a split...

[bc181700]

This might be a weird take but i feel like Chilli is more talented than Jackson and should beat them, but will most likely get out coached.

I'm envisioning a split...

I'm a Jackson fan, have watched them for decades, but they haven't proven that they can win the games they aren't SUPPOSED to win. Big games haunt them. I hope they turn that around this year.
My humble opinion, they should have beat MT but seemingly refused to run the offensive sets that were working. I've seen that for years.

With all of that said, Chilli is very skilled/talented, and I feel that the team is bought into Coach's vision. That is worth more than athletic ability and some talent.
Give me a team that wants to be there and dig deep for 32 minutes, and they'll beat PLENTY of teams they "shouldn't" beat.

No FAC team, including Jackson, is safe from that.

[ZTPMM88]

This might be a weird take but i feel like Chilli is more talented than Jackson and should beat them, but will most likely get out coached.

I'm envisioning a split...

I'm a Jackson fan, have watched them for decades, but they haven't proven that they can win the games they aren't SUPPOSED to win. Big games haunt them. I hope they turn that around this year.
My humble opinion, they should have beat MT but seemingly refused to run the offensive sets that were working. I've seen that for years.

With all of that said, Chilli is very skilled/talented, and I feel that the team is bought into Coach's vision. That is worth more than athletic ability and some talent.
Give me a team that wants to be there and dig deep for 32 minutes, and they'll beat PLENTY of teams they "shouldn't" beat.

No FAC team, including Jackson, is safe from that.

Don't think it is fair to say Jackson SHOULD have beat Miami Trace...especially at their home gym. Eager to see the next game at Jackson.

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

This might be a weird take but i feel like Chilli is more talented than Jackson and should beat them, but will most likely get out coached.

I'd take Chillicothe straight up over Jackson. Seen them both. Both very capable teams and should be a good battle.

[bc181700]

I'm envisioning a split...

I'm a Jackson fan, have watched them for decades, but they haven't proven that they can win the games they aren't SUPPOSED to win. Big games haunt them. I hope they turn that around this year.
My humble opinion, they should have beat MT but seemingly refused to run the offensive sets that were working. I've seen that for years.

With all of that said, Chilli is very skilled/talented, and I feel that the team is bought into Coach's vision. That is worth more than athletic ability and some talent.
Give me a team that wants to be there and dig deep for 32 minutes, and they'll beat PLENTY of teams they "shouldn't" beat.

No FAC team, including Jackson, is safe from that.

Don't think it is fair to say Jackson SHOULD have beat Miami Trace...especially at their home gym. Eager to see the next game at Jackson.

I apologize, that's misleading on my part. I only meant SHOULD have based on the final few minutes of the game. Jackson with a pair of missed, essentially uncontested layups that would've given them the lead, going away from the offensive sets that were creating very open looks, etc. I think Jackson let a really, really good and RARE opportunity slip away. That senior class for Jackson is still winless against MT in their high school careers... I think MT should be the favorite to win every FAC matchup this year, IMO.