Fairfield Union 49 a final
... Coach Hoops & the Shermans are #1 on Pfloyd's Elite 8 of Southern/SouthEast Ohio rankings for a reason - the Shermans are simply the most "complete" team Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line - end of story ... proof doesn't come from the committee of one's rankings, or the old Ouija Board ... the proof comes from Unioto's TEAM play on the hardwood ... UHS vs a good Fairfield Union squad at FU, an FU team sitting at 7-1 entering tonight's game was another chance for the Shermans to show more proof that they are more than deserving of #1 Below the Line ...
... It didn't take long for the Shermans to make a statement ... 2 minutes and 22 seconds into the game had UHS throwing the first punches ... a 10-0 run by Unioto set the tone for the game ... the roles were handed out - Unioto would be the "chased" and FU the "chaser" ... good teams take the runs and answer with runs of their own FU did that with a 9-0 run of their own out scoring Unioto 13-6 after coming out of the time out to stop the UHS run at the 5:28 mark ... Unioto showed their entire arsenal in the first period 3 point buckets by Swackhammer & Kennedy ... 2 transition baskets off of 2 FU turnovers ... 6 points from Cole Cottrill and an inside basket by Erique Hosley ... FU showed their hand as to how they would attack the UHS defense as FU drained 3 of 7 triples in the period ... Unioto 16 FU 13 end of 1 ... the Unioto defense took over in quarter 2 as the Shermans held the FU offense to 2 inside makes by the FU big man in the middle Colin Woodside ... that was it for FU ... 5 misses from beyond the three point line ... 5 FU turnovers that led to 3 UHS transition buckets AND an offensive show by UHS PG Logan Swackhammer sealed the deal for Coach Hoops' boys ... Swack scored 12 points in the quarter - 2 triples, 2 transition hoops ... 15 points for the half ... helping to push the UHS lead from 3 entering the quarter to 19 going into intermission ... Unioto 36 FU 17 at the half ... Fairfield Union won the second half ! 32-29 ... but the damage was done ... the outcome was never in doubt ... UHS 54 FU 35 after 3 ... Unioto 65 Fairfield Union 49 a final ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Fairfield Union
Scoring : Hayden Price 16, Thomas Green 11, Lucas Thompson 8, Colin Woodside 8, Mathew Smith 4, Brad Miller 2
3 Pointers : 6/25 ... Thomas Green 3, Lucas Thompson 2, Hayden Price 1
FT's : 1/5
TO's : 12
Transition Baskets : 5
... Fairfield Union IS one of the better teams in Southeastern Ohio ... when you live by the three , you can also die by the three ball 6/25 from downtown doesn't get it done vs a team such as Unioto who can shoot the 3 ball as well as/or better than FU ... Woodside IS a factor in the paint ... but just like the perimeter shooting was matched by UHS the inside presence of a BIG was matched by Wheeler and one upped by Hosley for UHS ... I'm thinking that the FU coaching staff will be paying me to stay away since I've seen FU twice - both ending in losses - to Logan Elm at home and now the loss to Unioto at home ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Unioto
Scoring : Logan Swackhammer 20, Cole Cottrill 17, Branson Kennedy 8, Erique Hosley 7, Isaac Wheeler 6, Clay Edler 3, Gabe Fisher 2
3 Pointers : 7/15 ... Logan Swackhammer 4, Branson Kennedy 2, Cole Cottrill 1
FT's : 4/5
TO's : 12
Transition baskets : 7 baskets ... 14 points off of turnovers
Swackhammer (8/13 fg)... Cottrill (8/12 fg) ... Kennedy (3/4 fg) ... Hosley (3/5 fg) => 65 % from the field for the game ...
... I like to jot down my impressions on my napkin stat sheet for each team I'm watching for each quarter of the game - tonight had only two words jotted down on my napkin stats sheet for Coach Hoops' Shermans for the first half of play - "A CLINIC !!!" in all capital letters and underlined 3 times LOL ... simply outstanding - UHS did everything right in taking FU out of the game ... bloodied their nose early with the 10-0 run, scored in every way possible, hit the 3 ball, defended the inside game of Woodside/ the perimeter shooters for FU were 3/12 in the 1st half ... showed FU whatever they could do UHS could do better ... played 9 players with no falloff ... matched the FU inside BIG x 2 of their own in Hosley/Wheeler ... outstanding ... EARNED #1 ...
... just read where Coach Maddox's Warriors were down a starter last night due to an injury in the game with FF the night before ... when you aren't a dominating team even WITH all of the pieces in play ... when you are not at full strength AND playing a quality team like Alexander - it is going to have an effect on the outcome ... might end up as a positive for Warren as a role player had to step in, play more minutes vs a very good/strong Alexander squad , on the road, the Blue may have gained more than they lost in this one if roles were added to/improved on in a big game such as this one was (at least in the minds of us Cheap Seat guys) ...
