3/2 Sectional Eastern vs Ironton St Joe

[cobweb]

KJ, what was bad about maintaining a 19 point lead through the second half?

[middlechild]

Nice job EAGLES! Shakey 3rd quarter, but, nice win in the end. Good luck on the districts boys! Play smart and as a team. Lets get it started at the convo!!

[caglewis]

From the Ironton Tribune:
http://www.irontontribune.com/2011/03/0 ... al-finals/

But the Flyers didn’t quit.

Justin Mahlmeister and Tanner Riley drained trifectas, T.J. Young made a layup, Payton Blair turned a couple of steals into layups and Riley buried another triple as the Flyers cut the deficit to 39-27 with 2:13 left in the third quarter.

“We had to start pressing to try and get the game in our tempo, but with only six players it’s hard to do. Cody (Blackburn) was playing on a bad ankle but he gutted it out and gave us what he could,” said Williams.

Ranked eighth in the final Associated Press poll, Eastern (18-3) will play in the district semifinals against Leesburg Fairfield on March 8.

St. Joseph 7 4 16 5 = 32

Eastern Meigs 19 11 11 10 = 51

IRONTON SAINT JOSEPH (13-8): Payton Blair 2 0 1-3 5, Eli Lewis 0 0 0-0 0, Tanner Riley 1 2 0-0 8, Justin Mahlmeister 2 2 0-0 10, T.J. Young 2 1 0-2 7, Cody Blackburn 1 0 0-0 2, Zack Dalton 0 0 0-0 0, Grant Geswein 0 0 0-0 0, Aaron Haas 0 0 0-0 0, Joseph Payton 0 0 0-0 0, Lane Johnson 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13-30 1-5 32. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Blair (4th 2:57). 3-point goals: 5-14. Rebounds: 1 offense, 13 defense = 14 (Lewis 4, Young 4, Mahlmeister 3). Team rebounds: None. Assists: 8 (Blair 3, Lewis 2). Steals: 5 (Blair 2). Turnovers: 15. Blocked shots: Lewis.

EASTERN MEIGS (18-3): Brayden Pratt 1 0 3-4 5, Tyler Hendrix 1 2 0-0 8, Kyle Connery 2 1 3-5 10, Devon Baum 5 0 2-2 12, Jonathan Barrett 2 0 2-4 6, Maatthew Whitlock 2 0 0-0 4, Max Crnahan 2 0 2-2 6, Chris Bissell 0 0 0-0 0, Zakk Heaton 0 0 0-0 0, Sam Collins 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-34 12-17 51. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 3-9. Rebounds: 6 offense, 18 defense = 24 (Hendrix 7, Connery 6). Team rebounds: 2. Assists: 10 (Connery 4). Steals: 8 (Connery 3, Whitlock 2, Carnahan 2). Turnovers: 10.

[Vision Quest]

Eastern was patient on offense and relentless on 1/2 court D. Nice combo. Good luck at the Convo.

Nice job on a successful season, Flyers. Keep your heads up.