Game 1 :
Eastern Pike 53
Western Pike 59 a final
... The Eagles of Eastern seemed to be chasing the entire game as Western Pike appeared a step quicker, stronger on the boards, and able to keep the Eastern offense outside the arc for the biggest part of the game ... the quarter breaks had Western keeping Coach Barrick's boyz at arms length :
Western ... 16 ... 30 ... 38 ...
Eastern .... 10 ... 21 ... 35 ...
... the Eagles started the 2nd half down 9 points ... I have seen Eastern play one other time this season - vs Clay at Eastern - in that game the Eagles showed me a lot of strength on the boards, the ability to get inside from the perimeter , Michael Miller WAS a key as he took over the Clay game in the 2nd half ... as the 3rd qtr opened - glimpses of THAT Eastern TEAM showed as penetration from the guards drew help which allowed entry passes to Miller - Miller in the qtr had 6 pts, Cody Weaver the other big man in the paint for EHS added 4 pts in the paint ... only 3 treys attempted by EHS in the 3rd which was key imo as the Eagles got back to what they do best- work the ball, show patience on offense , get into the paint, rebound with authority ... Western was held to 3 fgs in the 3rd, no triples, the EHS defense shutdown the inside game of WHS as well - Lane Brewster 0 pts in the 3rd (8 in the first half) / Broc Jordan & Bryce Brewster combined for 1 pt in the 3rd (8 for the first half)/Alex Humphrey 0 pts in the 3rd (5 in the first half) ... Eastern 14 Western 8 in the 3rd qtr. game on ... Qtr 4 Eastern got all the way back into the game as the Eagles took the lead 46-44 behind 3 pointers from Ethan Leist and Clay Martin ... Eastern actually outscored Western in the 4th from the field 14-13 BUT enter Tanner Perdue for Western ... Perdue was the one scorer who DID show up for Western in the previous 3 quarters - putting up 14 pts thru 3 ... the 4th quarter with the Eagles matching WHS from the field ... Perdue put the "W" in Western's column as the junior went 8/8 from the line ... Eastern put up 7 FTs in the 4th but could only hit 4/7 ... Western moves on to the Championship game ... Western 59 Eastern 53 a final ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Eastern Pike ...
Scoring ... Ethan Leist 17, Michael Miller 12, Cody Weaver 10, Clay Martin 5, Quentin Alley 5, Evan Leist 4
3 pointers ... 2/19 ... Ethan Leist 1, Clay Martin 1
FTs .......... 7/16 - ouch !
TOs ........ 9
PntP ....... 36
Transition Points ... 10
... Coach Barrick's boyz kept hanging around until they finally got the lead in the 4th but too much size for Western -better FT shooting down the stretch for Western did the Eagles in tonight ... based on the first game I saw from Eastern - Evan Leist & Clay Martin were bigger factors in the scoring column and the assist stat ... both were nullified by the Western defense tonight ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Western Pike ...
Scoring ... Tanner Perdue 24, Lane Brewster 13, Bryce Brewster 7, Broc Jordan 6, Alex Humphrey 5, Ethan Dunn 4
3 pointers ... 5/10 ... Lane Brewster 3, Tanner Perdue 1, Alex Humphrey 1
FTs .......... 10/14 ... Perdue 8/8 in the 4th qtr ... 9/10 on the night ... the rest of the team went 1/4 on the night
TOs ....... 17
PntP ...... 22
Points in Transition ... 2
... Coach Miller has a very very good basketball team - excellent size for D4 : 6-5/6-4/6-2/6-4/5-10 in the starters ... add to the fact that there's ONLY ONE senior in the starting five , ON THE TEAM (Bryce Brewster) ... B. Brewster (12), 6-5 Broc Jordan (9), L. Brewster (10), Tanner Perdue (11), Ethan Dunn (10) <= those are the starters for WHS ... role players off the bench Alex Humphrey (10),Ryan Woods (11) ... Western will be just as good or better next year ...
Game #2 :
Waverly 73
Piketon 61 a final
... if Western was the better team in game one with the win over Eastern Pike then Waverly has the best track team I saw tonight , in either game ... my first thought as the Tigers were introduced was that Waverly is built for speed ... the Tigers didn't disappoint - the first quarter was "slow" by anyones standards with Piketon dropping a couple of treys (1 each by Casey Moore & Steven Zimmerman) while the Tigers showed what was to come by taking 2 PHS miscues and turned them into points in transition ... Piketon 12 Waverly 10 after one ... period 2 saw the pace pick up which was to the Tigers liking - 3 more fgs in transition for WHS led to a 19 point 2nd qtr for the Tigers ... Piketon was in slow motion compared to WHS putting up but 10 points (5 by Casey Moore to give him 12 in the half) ... Waverly 29 Piketon 22 at intermission ... BOTH teams got a 2nd wind as a fast paced basketball game turned into an all out track meet in the 3rd as Waverly put up 22 pts to Piketon's 19 ... Waverly was led by Clayton Howell (9pts)/Cade Marquez (7pts) / Easton Wolf (6 pts) while in lanes 4,5 & 6 were runners for the Red Streaks - Travis Veach (8pts)/Casey Moore (6pts)/ Blake Reader (5 pts) ... Waverly 51 Piketon 41 end of 3 ... Waverly once again kept up the transition game in the 4th getting out fast early and never looked back adding a 22 point 4th quarter to Piketon's 20 points to cross the finish line with a 73-61 win that has the Tigers taking on Western Pike in the Championship game Friday night ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Piketon ...
Scoring ... Casey Moore 22, Travis Veach 13, Steven Zimmerman 11, Blake Reader 8, Alex Blanton 3, Kenny Roberts 2, Scott Lightle 2
3 pointers ... 4/16 ... Travis Veach 1, Alex Blanton 1, Steven Zimmerman 1, Casey Moore 1
FTs ..... 7/11
TOs .... 18
PntP ... 36
Transition Points ... 10
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Waverly ...
Scoring ...Easton Wolf 19, Cade Marquez 19, Clayton Howell 17, Trey Rigsb 6, Jake Reed 5, Ethan Adrian 3, Bailey Pennington 2, Ethan Lummer 2
3 pointers .... 4/17 ... Clayton Howell 2, Cade Marquez 1, Jake Reed 1
FTs .... 13/19
TOs ... 16
PntP ... 44
Transition Points ... 18
... when you take on the Tigers you better bring your track shoes and lace 'em up tight ! ... IF you as the opposition can't score the ball and can't rebound Waverly will eat you up ... the Tigers look to push the ball for 32 minutes, missed shots by the opponent turn into 2 or 3 on one at the other end ... the Tigers pressure the ball for 32 minutes defensively - IF you are weak on the perimeter the Tigers WILL find the weak link , expose it, and score in transition ... IF you get tired the Tigers will expose that fact, take advantage of your slow reactions, turn you over and score in transition ... there IS a pattern here : Waverly looks to run, looks to run at EVERY opportunity, looks to score in transition at the rim ... vs weaker teams ie. Piketon , Waverly will win a boat load of games ... I need to see the Tigers vs a balanced scoring team, a team with size on the boards, a team that is disciplined /patient with the ball on the offensive end ... oh wait !!!! that would be Friday nights Championship Game vs Western Pike !!! I will be looking for a rundown of tonight's game WHS vs WHS !!!
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