Minford 58 Wheelersburg 60 a final

[pfloyd]

Minford 58
Wheelersburg 60 a final

... the biggest game on our menu of games last night , Minford entering at 10-1, 3-0 in the SOC3 @ Wheelersburg 10-3, 3-0 in the SOC3 ... winner takes over the top spot in the division ... the Falcons not having lost to a team in the SE District this season ... the Burg with but 1 loss to a team from Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line (not a foreign team from across the Big River) ... Minford with the size advantage (6-5 Bennett Kayser/6-4 Jackson Shoemaker) ... Wheelersburg with the deeper more productive bench (Logan Adkins/Hunter Bivens/Kenyon Evans) - BOTH talking points played roles in the outcome of last night's game ... Wheelersburg 60 Minford 58 a final ...

Last night's game was everything a high school hoops "enthusiast" dreams about, 2 solid teams, both teams ranked in the top 8 in SEOhio, Minford sporting All district, all Ohio PG guard Myles Montgomery ... Minford starting arguably the best trio of juniors in SEO - Montgomery/Jackson/Kayser while the Burg plays in their top 8 rotation players 2 of the best sophomores in SEO - Braylon Rucker/ Landon McGraw with 3 sophomores off the bench - Hunter Bivens/Logan Adkins/Kenyon Evans to go with a solid, junior role player in Xander Mowery ALL held together by senior transfer Devon Lattimore who may be THE best "get to the rim" player in SEO ... a game as hyped, as loaded player wise as this one almost NEVER lives up to the hype BUT fortunately for the SRO crowd at WHS last night - this one DID live up to the hype - both teams fans were IN the game, had something positive to take with them ... Wheelerburg 60 Minford 58 a final ...

Minford had 4 players in double figures scoring - Troy Rhodes played an outstanding offensive game scoring 14 points/ 3 triples ... Myles Montgomery 14 points (held to 10 points UNDER his season ppg average) ... Bennett Kayser 13 points/ the Burg defense made sure ALL of those points were contested which meant the 6-5 junior wasn't able to get uncontested jumpers ... Jackson Shoemaker 14pts/ a solid inside game both scoring and on the boards as the Falcons out rebounded the Burg on the offensive boards getting 7 fgs on putback buckets at the offensive end ... Pica with 3 points about 6 pts under his average and 0 treys for the senior guard ... 0 points off the Falcon bench ... Wheelersburg side of the court ... both floor leaders did what they "got paid to do" - QB1 Rucker 19 points/4 triples ... Lattimore did senior things - put the team on his back in the 3rd and 4th periods - got to the rim for 4 drives finishing at the rim/8 points in the 4th period/14 points in the 2nd half of play ... the WHS bench - Adkins/Bivens put up 9 points in the game ... as a TEAM Wheelersburg kept the lead at all quarter breaks, absorbed the Falcon runs that gave Minford a 47-46 lead with 6:56 left in the 4th ... defensively kept the ball out of Montgomery's hands with 5 sec to play and an opportunity to tie or win the game as time ran out ... Wheelersburg 60 Minford 58 a final ...

... Do over on February 9th @ Minford ...


Quarter Point Breakdown:

Wheelersburg......15...31...46...60
Minford .............10...27...45...58


Pfloyd's official "UN-official" Napkin Stats - Minford ...

Scoring ... Troy Rhodes 14, Myles Montgomery 14, Jackson Shoemaker 14, Bennett Kayser 13, Jeffrey Pica 3
3 Pointers ... 6/20 ... Troy Rhodes 3, Myles Montgomery 2, Jackson Shoemaker 1
FTs ..... 4/7
TOs .... 8
PnP .... 16fgs/32 points in the paint
PnT .... 4 fgs/ 8 pts in transition
Pbk .... 7 fgs/ 14 points on put back buckets

Pfloyd's official "UN-official" Napkin Stats - Wheelersburg

Scoring ... Braylon Rucker 19, Devon Lattimore 16, Xander Mowery 6, Hunter Bivens 6, Landon McGraw 6, Luke Swords 4, Logan Adkins 3
3 Pointers ..... 6/19 ... Braylon Rucker 4, Xander Mowery 2
FTs ..... 2/4
TOs ..... 12
PnP ..... 17fgs/ 34 points in the paint
PnT ..... 1 fg/ 2 points in transition
Pbk ..... 3 fgs/ 6 points on put back buckets

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Great game. In person sitting court side it was wild. As you said Burg was all over Kayser, nothing sweet. Pressure on Montgomery all the way up the court, some calls here and there for riding him hard but otherwise they let ‘em play both ways.

Thought Rhodes for Minford had a really strong game. Some big shots down the stretch to get Minford right back in there. Had a chance to take the lead on the three free throws but only connected on the one to tie it if I’m not mistaken.

[Elijah Craig]

Great breakdown as always pfloyd. And swanker is on point as usual.
In essence, they’re pretty evenly matched. The next one can’t top this one, can it?

[Sonny Weaver]

Minford 58
Wheelersburg 60 a final

... the biggest game on our menu of games last night , Minford entering at 10-1, 3-0 in the SOC3 @ Wheelersburg 10-3, 3-0 in the SOC3 ... winner takes over the top spot in the division ... the Falcons not having lost to a team in the SE District this season ... the Burg with but 1 loss to a team from Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line (not a foreign team from across the Big River) ... Minford with the size advantage (6-5 Bennett Kayser/6-4 Jackson Shoemaker) ... Wheelersburg with the deeper more productive bench (Logan Adkins/Hunter Bivens/Kenyon Evans) - BOTH talking points played roles in the outcome of last night's game ... Wheelersburg 60 Minford 58 a final ...

Last night's game was everything a high school hoops "enthusiast" dreams about, 2 solid teams, both teams ranked in the top 8 in SEOhio, Minford sporting All district, all Ohio PG guard Myles Montgomery ... Minford starting arguably the best trio of juniors in SEO - Montgomery/Jackson/Kayser while the Burg plays in their top 8 rotation players 2 of the best sophomores in SEO - Braylon Rucker/ Landon McGraw with 3 sophomores off the bench - Hunter Bivens/Logan Adkins/Kenyon Evans to go with a solid, junior role player in Xander Mowery ALL held together by senior transfer Devon Lattimore who may be THE best "get to the rim" player in SEO ... a game as hyped, as loaded player wise as this one almost NEVER lives up to the hype BUT fortunately for the SRO crowd at WHS last night - this one DID live up to the hype - both teams fans were IN the game, had something positive to take with them ... Wheelerburg 60 Minford 58 a final ...

Minford had 4 players in double figures scoring - Troy Rhodes played an outstanding offensive game scoring 14 points/ 3 triples ... Myles Montgomery 14 points (held to 10 points UNDER his season ppg average) ... Bennett Kayser 13 points/ the Burg defense made sure ALL of those points were contested which meant the 6-5 junior wasn't able to get uncontested jumpers ... Jackson Shoemaker 14pts/ a solid inside game both scoring and on the boards as the Falcons out rebounded the Burg on the offensive boards getting 7 fgs on putback buckets at the offensive end ... Pica with 3 points about 6 pts under his average and 0 treys for the senior guard ... 0 points off the Falcon bench ... Wheelersburg side of the court ... both floor leaders did what they "got paid to do" - QB1 Rucker 19 points/4 triples ... Lattimore did senior things - put the team on his back in the 3rd and 4th periods - got to the rim for 4 drives finishing at the rim/8 points in the 4th period/14 points in the 2nd half of play ... the WHS bench - Adkins/Bivens put up 9 points in the game ... as a TEAM Wheelersburg kept the lead at all quarter breaks, absorbed the Falcon runs that gave Minford a 47-46 lead with 6:56 left in the 4th ... defensively kept the ball out of Montgomery's hands with 5 sec to play and an opportunity to tie or win the game as time ran out ... Wheelersburg 60 Minford 58 a final ...

... Do over on February 9th @ Minford ...


Quarter Point Breakdown:

Wheelersburg......15...31...46...60
Minford .............10...27...45...58


Pfloyd's official "UN-official" Napkin Stats - Minford ...

Scoring ... Troy Rhodes 14, Myles Montgomery 14, Jackson Shoemaker 14, Bennett Kayser 13, Jeffrey Pica 3
3 Pointers ... 6/20 ... Troy Rhodes 3, Myles Montgomery 2, Jackson Shoemaker 1
FTs ..... 4/7
TOs .... 8
PnP .... 16fgs/32 points in the paint
PnT .... 4 fgs/ 8 pts in transition
Pbk .... 7 fgs/ 14 points on put back buckets

Pfloyd's official "UN-official" Napkin Stats - Wheelersburg

Scoring ... Braylon Rucker 19, Devon Lattimore 16, Xander Mowery 6, Hunter Bivens 6, Landon McGraw 6, Luke Swords 4, Logan Adkins 3
3 Pointers ..... 6/19 ... Braylon Rucker 4, Xander Mowery 2
FTs ..... 2/4
TOs ..... 12
PnP ..... 17fgs/ 34 points in the paint
PnT ..... 1 fg/ 2 points in transition
Pbk ..... 3 fgs/ 6 points on put back buckets

great recap, appreciate you @pfloyd