Sheridan 60 a final
... talk about a tale of 2 halves ! Waverly was knocked out in the first 2 quarters - they were "stick a fork in 'em - done" ...
Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - First Half - Waverly ...
Scoring (21)... Wolfe 7, Remington 5, Adrain 4, Howell 3, Dunn 2
3 Pointers ... 1/9 ... Howell 1
FT's ... 10/12
TOs ... 12
PnP ... 4fgs/8 points in the paint
Transition Buckets ... 2 fgs/ 4 points off of turnovers
... Coach Robertson's Tigers could not buy a basket from anywhere but "putback" range in the opening 2 quarters ... the strategy - which IS the Tiger "regular" MO - was on the court ... push the ball offensively, score in transition, attack the rim, get Sheridan back on their heels while pressuring the ball "everywhere" - in the locker room, at the concession stand, full court, 3/4 court, in the 1/2 court ... you get my point ... MY mo for Sheridan was they couldn't handle on ball pressure - you can turn them over ... IT WORKED .. the Tiger pressure turned the Generals over 8 times in the first half of action ! but unfortunately the Tigers were up to the task on their end - as apparently the phrase was "hold my adult beverage" as the Tigers turned the ball over 12 times in the first half on their own ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - First Half - Sheridan ...
Scoring (37) ...Heileman 8, Heller 7, Hill 6, Russell 6, Bennett 6, Emmert 4
3 Pointers ... 3/5 ... Bennett 2,Hellar 1
FTs ... 10/10
TOs ... 8
PnP ... 3fgs/6pts
Transition Buckets ... 2 fgs/ 4 points in transition
... the first half was all Generals ... they got their rotation on the floor - 9 players / 6 scored the ball ... the perimeter scoring showed up as SHS went 3/5 from downtown ... the size vs quickness matchup was evident as well - the Generals had 7 fgs in the paint with 4 offensive boards resulting in putback buckets ... the size advanage put Sheridan on the line going 10/10 from the FT line ... ALL was perfect in quarters 1 & 2 - a 37-21 advantage on the scoreboard ... the weapons were loaded and firing from all chambers ... the defense held Waverly to 1 fg in the 2nd quarter ! game over !... BUT (and there is ALWAYS a but) a closer look at the napkin stats barred out the pregame scouting report - pressure IS a problem for Sheridan on the perimeter and the other napkin stat that you have to go between the lines to find beyond the TOs is the "cause" of those turnovers - a scrappy, no quit, we were down by 20 points a week ago vs Jackson Waverly Tiger squad with nothing to lose and everything to win including a district semi ...
Sheridan 37
Waverly 21 at intermission
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...talk about a role reversal ! the 3rd quarter STARTED with an "oh no" as Waverly turned the ball over on its' first 2 possessions ... AND due to the fact that Coach Robertson and his staff BELIEVED in their game plan - yes the same one that had them down 16 points with 16 minutes to play - there was no panic in the Tigers - obviously there was a "NEED, URGENCY" to cut into the General lead . get down under 10 by the end of the quarter type of thinking BUT there was no panic - Sheridan could STILL be turned over on the perimeter, they don't handle pressure well, when the game tempo speeds up THEY too speed up their preferred "workman like pace" taking quick shots, not looking to their strength in this game - the bigs in the paint ... to say the third quarter was all Tigers would be a disservice to what the Tigers did in the quarter : turned the Generals over 8 times / 2 transition buckets, held Sheridan to 2 fgs only 1 fg in the paint, held SHS to 7 points as a team, they pushed the ball on every possession, attacked the rim which opened up the perimeter shots (2 triples in the quarter) - the Tigers finally LOOKED comfortable as they TOOK control at both ends of the floor - they had the Generals in full retreat ...Ethan Adrain led the charge putting up 9 points in the 3rd , Clayton Howell added a triple, Cody Remington took it to the hole where he ended up at the FT line for 4/4 in the 3rd ... at the 5:48 mark of the 3rd Sheridan led 37-27 (1st goal accomplished out of half time - get the margin down to 10 pts) ... in the next 5 + minutes the Tigers decided GETTING to 10 wasn't good enough, the Generals were missing shots, weren't getting the ball inside - they were on the run ... the Tigers outscored SHS 17-7 the rest of the quarter ... 44-44 end of 3 ... game on !!! ... the quarter break did nothing to stop the Tiger onslaught as the Tigers forced an SHS timeout with a 6-0 run to start the final period - game over for real ... too much Tiger quickness , 4 more General turnovers to NO Waverly turnovers in the 4th period meant that the Tigers didn't GIVE anything back , the heart and soul for the Generals Ethan Heller picked up his 5th foul ... 12 points in the 4th by Clayton Howell ... 11/18 shooting from the FT line ... the Tigers more than Survived and Advanced ... Waverly 71 Sheridan 60 a final
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Sheridan ...
Scoring ...Ethan Heller 13, Grant Heileman 13, Landen Russell 8, Dylan Emmert 6, Luken Hill 6, Grey Bennett 6, Clayton Radabaugh 4, Amere Royster 3
3 Pointers ... 4/14 ... Grey Bennett 2, Grant Heileman 1, Ethan Heller 1
FTs ... 18/20
TOs ... 20 ... 12 in the second half !
Pnp ... 13 fgs/26 points in the paint
Transition buckets ... 2 fgs/ 4 points off of turnovers
Putback buckets : 4 fgs/8 points on offensive boards NONE in the 2nd half ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Waverly ...
Scoring ... Easton Wolfe 21, Clayton Howell 19, Cody Remington 14, Ethan Adrain 14, Cobe Marquez 4, Ethan Dunn 2
3 Pointers ... 5/16 ... Clayton Howell 3, Ethan Adrain 1, Easton Wolfe 1
FTs ... 28/38
TOs ... 18
PnP ...13 fgs/26 points in the paint
Transition buckets ... 4 fgs/ 8 points in transition
... wish I would have seen the Tigers earlier in the year ! Waverly would have definitely been higher up the rankings ... the "organized" Chaos they bring to the court ? wow - 32 minutes of pressure, the players to make it difficult for the opponent to control the tempo ... a team of runs - last night the run for the entire 2nd half a 50 - 23 blitz ... congratulations to the Tigers & Coach Robertson ...
