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I was looking for Ironton to win this one

Sounds like they fought their way back to almost winning the game.

Largo, Brookhaven, Mountain State and Campbell memorial ALL stayed at the Ashland Plaza Hotel. it took until after 7 PM to get the bridges back open for safe travel.

Juke Boxer said it right. Coach Lafon was the man on this get together. i would like to say that I spent a lot of time around Campbell memorial, Mountain State and Brookhaven. had the great opportunity to spend some time with the coaches and some boosters from these teams. ALL class acts and the kids tremendously respectful. All agreed that this was a good time for their fans and players.

I was a bit dissapointed with the weather. ALL of Brookhaven's families and fans had to turn back to Columbus when they got to Waverly. None of them were able to make the game.

A great two days. it is great when an entire community can come together and make a great event. Stay tuned. Rumors are swirling about these teams and some possible exciting additions to the lineup for next year. Maybe even a third day???

Just shoot me now!

Fighting Tigers' comebck falls short to Bearcats
By Jim Walker | The Tribune

Originally published 06:16 a.m., December 24, 2008
Updated 06:16 a.m., December 24, 2008

IRONTON — When you do something wrong, you should just taken your punishment.

That wasn’t the case with the Ironton Fighting Tigers.

Ironton was doing things wrong in the first half of Tuesday’s Ironton Classic game against Division I power Columbus Brookhaven.

But instead of being penalized, Ironton battled back from a 24-point deficit to actually take the lead before losing the Bearcats in the final seconds, 65-62.

“We’re disappointed we didn’t get this one, but I’m proud of our effort. A lot of teams that would have gotten down would have just taken the punishment. Our kids really battled back,” said Ironton coach Mark LaFon.

Baskets by Roderick Macon, Terrance Watkins and Craig Sealey put the Bearcats up 37-13 with 1:55 left in the first half.

Ironton closed the half with a 9-0 run that was started and finished by Tim Kochendoerfer sandwiched around Dustin Green’s triple and a steal and layup by Johnathon Schweickart.

The game took a 180 degree change in the third quarter as Ironton outscored Brookhaven 25-12 as they forced the Bearcats into numerous turnovers.

The Fighting Tigers chipped away the whole quarter and then got a trey from Tommy Waginger and layups by Erin Edens and Travis Elliott got Ironton within 49-47.

“We just put more pressure on the ball and took away the lanes. We weren’t doing that in the first half and we were giving them open looks and easy routes to the basket,” said LaFon.

“Offensively we weren’t stepping into our passes and we played tentative. The second half we were more aggressive.”

Lukas Morris made a layup off a pass from Edens to start the fourth quarter and tie the game. Waginger then drained another trifecta and Ironton held its first lead of 52-49 with 6:25 to play.

After trading the lead, Schweickart had a layup, Green scored after a steal by Malcolm Morton, and Green then followed up a missed shot and Ironton led 62-61with 1:50 to go.

Brookhaven regained the lead for good at 63-62 on a layup by Macon. Ironton turned the ball over under the basket and then Devon Montgomery converted two foul shots with eight seconds left to seal the win.

Kochendoerfer and Green scored 11 points each for Ironton (5-1). Watkins had 23 points and Montgomery 15 to lead the Bearcats.

Brookhaven 22 15 12 16 = 65

Ironton.......8 14 25 15 = 62

BROOKHAVEN (3-2): Devon Montgomery 5 1 2-3 15, Craig Sealey 4 0 2-2 10, Tyree Robinson 1 0 0-0 2, Terrance Watkins 8 1 4-4 23, Roderick Macon 7 0 1-4 15, Brooks Carroll 0 0 0-0 0, Anthony Johnson 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-39 9-13 65. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 2-6. Rebounds: 9-11=20 (Sealey 8, Robinson 4, Watkins 4). Assists: 2 (Robinson 2). Steals: 10 (Robinson 3, Montgomery 3, Macon 3). Turnovers: 23.

IRONTON (5-1): John Schweickart 4 0 0-0 8, Tim Kochendoerfer 5 0 1-2 11, Lukas Morris 3 0 2-2 8, Dustin Green 3 1 2-3 11, Michael Lamb 2 0 0-0 4, Erin Edens 3 0 0-0 6, Tommy Waginger 1 2 0-0 8, Travis Elliott 2 0 0-0 4, Malcolm Morton 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 27-52 5-7 62. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 3-16. Rebounds: 9-5=14 (Edens 4, Green 3). Assists: 14 (Green 4, Morton 4). Steals: 8 (Kochendoerfer 3). Turnovers: 15.

Any updates on the severity of Lambs injury and how he's doing?

coach lafon's dream came true, well co-ordinated effort on all help.great games, this is just the start , next year will be even better. exellent effort on the tigers part, great comeback.

Outstanding comeback by the Fighting Tigers........Brookhaven is one of the best teams in the Columbus area........the Ironton Classic was a first class event.......I went to Monday's games and enjoyed the action.

was this the final of the tournament? Or did brookhaven have to go on and play the team from maryland? Or someone else?

tjhtygeverve wrote:was this the final of the tournament? Or did brookhaven have to go on and play the team from maryland? Or someone else?

It wasn't a tournament, it was individual games.

Alot of heart from the Tigers ..too bad they couldn't hold on against the "Haven"..this game will help you down the road ..........