Wheelersburg 47 Minford 46

[Burgballer08]

Good Game by both teams. Very physical game minford played well just couldn't finish at the end can't wait for the next matchup between these 2 teams. Wheelersburg showed again that they can fight through adversity and get another W good job guys keep it up.

How bout the Cheerblocks goin at each other lol

[4thgoal]

Very good game by both teams. These close games are tough to watch, but lessons are being learned by the young Pirates each game and will only help make them stronger in the future!

Yes, the cheerblocks were very entertaining. Great turnout on both sides, especially for a Tuesday game.

[Burg_Grad_77]

Wow, not a lot of chatter on this game. I guess everyone is still in shock, especially the Falcon faithful who probably still can't believe they lost that 6 point lead in the last minute and a half.

Great win by the young Pirates in a hostile enviroment against a very aggressive and physical Minford squad. I don't think either team had more than a 6 point advantage at any time in the game, with Minford holding that advantage in the waning minutes of the game. The thing that really surprised me was that Oesch shot a 3 pt shot with the Falcons up by 6 and less than 2 minutes left in the game. Why??? Sean Smith was on fire and they seemed to go away from him at the end of the game and it looked like Price was trying to do to much and that played right into the Burgs hands. Craigmiles was huge in the final seconds of the game by hitting the big 3 pt shot and the huge rebound and TO that led to Wards game winning basket. Of course Stegman had his usual yeoman game and Minford had no one that could stop him one on one and only stopped him by dropping 2 or 3 guys on him when he touched the ball and he still lit them up 23 points.

Cograts to the Pirates on the huge win and for taking the lead in the SOC II since Oak Hill went down. Now get out you axes and go chop down some Oaks!!

[alabama mike]

Yes, it was a big win last night for the Pirates after coming back from being 6 down. The game was very physical on both sides. Loved the cheer blocks going back and forth. Both teams played hard.

[CMo]

First off, why is this game even talked about now?? There wasn't a topic made about this game before it so why must there be one now? Not mad or anything but why a topic for a game later in the week when there is a game on tap 3 days before it? Just wondering???
Burg was already looking ahead to Oak Hill on friday I suppose, i'm sure Barrick didn't think the same way as the Burg posters on here did.

Secondly, BG77 Smith was not on fire by no means! He missed shot after shot that in the past has went in without question! He hasn't really looked the same out there this year as compared to the past... I feel he is trying to do to much, which the offense does generate off of him but, I feel he just needs to let the game come to him and don't think about every shot he takes!!
Down the stretch there were some crucial calls missed by the officials as well though. I would feel that some other posters believed this as well but no one has said anything about them. They would miss a call on one end of the floor and seem to try and make up for it on the other! The play where the Burg player dove on to the floor for the ball I thought was clearly a walk but maybe he didn't move once he had posession of the ball? I maybe wrong, and no the Burg player didn't step out of bounds on the side line! It was right in front of me! I wanted the call at the time though It was a very physical game though, that's for sure!!

All in all it was definately a great game by both teams! I did say before the game that if a team broke 50 would win the game, but fell short by only 3 and that Stegman would have to be held in check for 20 or less to win!
Tough one to lose Falcons but don't hang your heads! Go back on the Friday and Saturday and get 2 big W's!

[marshallman]

I watched this game and it just blows my mind how Minford can always find a way to blow a big game like this. 2:57 on the clock, a 6 point lead and what do they do? They run it down the court and fire up threes and off balanced lay-ups! Why didn't they freeze the ball and run some clock, Why didn't they just go to 4 corners and wait to be fouled, there is no shot clock in HS? Smith misses a foul shot in the last minute, Minford missed several bunny shots too. The refs calls were sick towards the end. Minford steals the ball from the guard at the top of the key, the burg guard dives at him and graps his shirt tail to stop him and no call. Burg player dives over a Minford player for a lose ball falls to the ground and trys to throw the ball and the ref said he signaled time out? Stegman walked I know twice because I watched his pviot foot, again no call. But, it all comes down to a 6 point lead with 3 min left. Minford didn't keep their composer and blew it. There is no excuse for them to lose this game. Minford needs to learn how to put these games away and it all comes down to mental tuffness and attitude.

[WTIGER 80]

Burg has been it these types of games mant times and know how to handle the pressure sounds like a great game. I am looking forward to the Jan 16th Valley Minford game.

[drrabbit]

>>Burg player dives over a Minford player for a lose ball falls to the ground and trys to throw the ball and the ref said he signaled time out? <<

Just so you know, I was on the baseline he was facing and he VERY CLEARLY called time out. Great heads up play by the junior. But yes, he did think about throwing it first. But with his back to the Minford side, you could not have seen his hands at that moment.

[yabbadabbadoo]

I watched this game and it just blows my mind how Minford can always find a way to blow a big game like this. 2:57 on the clock, a 6 point lead and what do they do? They run it down the court and fire up threes and off balanced lay-ups! Why didn't they freeze the ball and run some clock, Why didn't they just go to 4 corners and wait to be fouled, there is no shot clock in HS? Smith misses a foul shot in the last minute, Minford missed several bunny shots too. The refs calls were sick towards the end. Minford steals the ball from the guard at the top of the key, the burg guard dives at him and graps his shirt tail to stop him and no call. Burg player dives over a Minford player for a lose ball falls to the ground and trys to throw the ball and the ref said he signaled time out? Stegman walked I know twice because I watched his pviot foot, again no call. But, it all comes down to a 6 point lead with 3 min left. Minford didn't keep their composer and blew it. There is no excuse for them to lose this game. Minford needs to learn how to put these games away and it all comes down to mental tuffness and attitude.

It was actually with about 1:40something that Minford had the 6 point lead and the ball and they chuck up a three. It is a thing called discipline. The coach has to be able to relay it to his players that they don't need to shoot the ball from the field, only from the line. If they don't listen to him, than repercussions should happen. Minford should have won this game without a doubt, but it looked like a few players were only thinking about the "me" instead of the "we" of the game.

As for the officiating, it was bad on both ends and the one short, skinny ref, he did not make a call all night long. Not one time did he even blow his whistle for anything. Easiest paycheck he has ever earned. Lot of pushing and shoving going on on both ends. Stegman was being surrounded by 2-4 players everytime he touched the ball with alot of reaching and smacking at the ball going on. Do you think they were hitting the ball everytime they reached in? I would guess not, but he played through it, kept his head and made the baskets.


Burg is now 3-1 on that tough 5 game road stretch. I said if they came out of it with a winning record they would be on the right path for the season. With the win last night they assured themselves of that. Now a victory Friday against Oak Hill would give the Burg a slight advantage in the SOCII race. After the Oak Hill game they still have to face two tough opponents in Northwest, at home and Waverly on the road. If they can get through the first half of the SOC schedule undefeated, then in the second half of league play, Minford, Oak Hill, Waverly and West all would have to come to the Burg to play, with the road games being Valley, SW and Northwest.


Good luck Pirates the rest of the way.

[Incognito]

iam glad somone said it first .. the skinny ref did not make a call the whole night..thier were alot of slapping going on .. but the one that caught my eye. was when minfords point guard price was tackled at mid court after making a steal. right in front of guess who the skinny guy...but minford needs to learn to play with what the refs are giving up...

[biggdowgg]

congrats to Burg on the win.


I just keep feeling better about our win against them as their season goes on, and I told everyone that "thought" we should have blown them out that Burg may be young, but they will still be a force this year with the talent and coaching they have...keep proving me right

[Burg_Grad_77]

First off, why is this game even talked about now?? There wasn't a topic made about this game before it so why must there be one now? Not mad or anything but why a topic for a game later in the week when there is a game on tap 3 days before it? Just wondering???
Burg was already looking ahead to Oak Hill on friday I suppose, i'm sure Barrick didn't think the same way as the Burg posters on here did.

Secondly, BG77 Smith was not on fire by no means! He missed shot after shot that in the past has went in without question! He hasn't really looked the same out there this year as compared to the past... I feel he is trying to do to much, which the offense does generate off of him but, I feel he just needs to let the game come to him and don't think about every shot he takes!!
Down the stretch there were some crucial calls missed by the officials as well though. I would feel that some other posters believed this as well but no one has said anything about them. They would miss a call on one end of the floor and seem to try and make up for it on the other! The play where the Burg player dove on to the floor for the ball I thought was clearly a walk but maybe he didn't move once he had posession of the ball? I maybe wrong, and no the Burg player didn't step out of bounds on the side line! It was right in front of me! I wanted the call at the time though It was a very physical game though, that's for sure!!

All in all it was definately a great game by both teams! I did say before the game that if a team broke 50 would win the game, but fell short by only 3 and that Stegman would have to be held in check for 20 or less to win!
Tough one to lose Falcons but don't hang your heads! Go back on the Friday and Saturday and get 2 big W's!

Are you kidding me. He almost single handedly helped the Falcons get into the lead by nailing 2 or 3 three pointers in a row and then he didn't touch the ball again. I believe he was the only Falcon in double figures as well.

Also, why so upset about a post being made about the game? Sour grapes. The poster that started the thread about the Oak Hill was chastised by other Burg posters for starting it before the Minford game, but it's not the first time he has done that and probably won't be the last.

[14U]

CMo
Are you trying to tell this site that all the calls at home went against you? Come on I seen many bad calls in the first half against Burg. There are always calls that the other team thinks that are bad, but it all comes down to everything that happens during the game alway evens up at the end. I think you are mad over a bunch of sophomores and 1 freshman did not blowup in the last 2 minutes down by 6, but your Falcons did.

[K-BERG88]

About the officials if you can do better take the classes if not shut your piehole

[Pol pot]

Sounds like a great and competitive game by two long time rivals. When is the cage match?

[salemcat]

Well if the officials can do a better job we would not have to open our piehole. I have talked to several colleagues of mine who are or have been involved in officiating, and they have told me as well that the officiating in this area has gotten terrible over the last few years. They told me that some of these guys just seem to be going out there just to go through the motions and collect an easy check. These guys need to be evaluated more often to keep them up to par. When things happen right in front of you and you swallow your whistle, be ready for some complaining. There was quite a bit of this going on during this game.

[K-BERG88]

Well if the officials can do a better job we would not have to open our piehole. I have talked to several colleagues of mine who are or have been involved in officiating, and they have told me as well that the officiating in this area has gotten terrible over the last few years. They told me that some of these guys just seem to be going out there just to go through the motions and collect an easy check. These guys need to be evaluated more often to keep them up to par. When things happen right in front of you and you swallow your whistle, be ready for some complaining. There was quite a bit of this going on during this game.

If you think you can do better get off your duff and see if you can do better. It's so stupid to blame the officials for losing the game

[salemcat]

If you are an official, tell some of your fellow officials to step their game up. Some of us would love to do it, but we have families and other responsibilities to concern ourselves with first. If you have the desire to do a job, then do the job right.

[14U]

It all comes down to a 6 point lead with under 2 minutes. Did the bad calls tell Minford to shoot the ball? NO!!!!

[marshallman]

CMo
Are you trying to tell this site that all the calls at home went against you? Come on I seen many bad calls in the first half against Burg. There are always calls that the other team thinks that are bad, but it all comes down to everything that happens during the game alway evens up at the end. I think you are mad over a bunch of sophomores and 1 freshman did not blowup in the last 2 minutes down by 6, but your Falcons did.

First off, Burg does not have a senior on the team but they do have 6 juniors. The freshman didn't start the game. Lets not make it look like you have to be a senior to be great or beating seniors makes you an awsome team. Juniors are upper classman too. The Burg JV's are no future hope or why would they play a freshman and the sophomores. No height coming up either. Minford is a good team but not great and they matched up even with the Burg skill wise and size too as dictated by the score. Minford seniors are coming off back to back 10-10 seasons. It just shows the talent level has stayed the same and who knows how they will do this year. I would have to say the last two minutes also falls on the coach for not game planning a little better.