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Feb 9, 2009 Check Out previous Blogs
Friday night was loaded with games that were out-right upsets, games that made you sit up and take notice and many great games with terrific finishes....here we go..
The Ritenour Huskies (13-6) have been in the shadows all year. Part of the powerful Suburban North, Hazelwood Central, McCluer North & McCluer garnish all the headlines while Ritenour rattles off a very strong season. Finally seizing the opportunity, the Huskies knocked off McCluer North 70-64 in conference action. Falling behind by 7 after 1 quarter did not hinder Ritenour as a HUGE 3rd quarter was the difference. Corey Allen led the scoring with a whopping 28 points. Give me your sub north breakdown - bryan@prepcasts.com
In December, Chaminade(19-2) beat CBC(12-9). The story line was all about Bradley Beal's 40+ points. Most missed that Beal had sank a half court shot to send the game into OT (where he scored double figures). On Friday, the Cadets returned the favor. Seth Jackson banged home a 3-ball to tie the game in the waning seconds of regulation. CBC ran off a 17-3 OT period to win 79-65 to hand the Flyers their first conference defeat. What impact on these 2 teams in the same district? bryan@prepcasts.com
Another team under the radar has been the Oakville Tigers(15-6). Oakville used a rousing 27 point 4th quarter to upend the Parkway South Patriots(15-6) 62-52. Keith Pickens double-double of 18 points-14 rebounds was a major factory in the Tigers victory. Many may not consider this an upset since the Tigers do have 15 wins under their belt. Thoughts on this game bryan@prepcasts.com
It isn't often that a 3-14 team pulls a upset at this time of the year. It happened on Friday night ! The U City Lions toppled the Seckman Jaguars (8-9) 86-70. Corrion Johnson was the leader for the Lions on this night with his 23 points, 9 assists, 9 rebounds. Is the win or 86 points more impressive ? bryan@prepcasts.com
Unbeaten strings on the road aren't very common. However, the Carthage Lady Tigers(15-5) kept their string in tact with an impressive win at Republic High School 47-43. Carthage hasn't lost on the road all year! It really didn't appear that it would go this way. Republic held a 39-31 lead after 3 quarters but a 16-4 final quarter paved the way for Carthage. A key 3-pointer by Ryann Hartley at the 2:07 mark gave the Tigers their first lead of the night (one which they never lost). Talk about having the game stolen from you- just ask the Harrisburg Bulldogs (12-4) about it in the Championship game of the Southern Boone Classic. Seeded #2, the Bulldogs had the ball with 45 seconds remaining and the score tied at 48 with the #6 seed, Fulton Hornets. Milking time and playing for the last shot, the dreams of the Bulldogs were shattered as Jon Sidney deflected a pass with 8 seconds left, raced after, went up for a shot and was fouled at the buzzer. With the crowd going wild, no time left on the clock-- Sidney knocked down his first attempt and the Fulton fans went into a frenzy. What a finish!
The 20-0 Rock Bridge Bruins had a rough and tumble game with the Raytown South Cardinals(12-9). The Cards canned four 3-balls in the first quarter to take an early lead. Two 9-0 runs in the 2nd quarter turned the tide and the Bruins rolled 79-65. In a telling stat...Rock Bridge outshot Raytown South from the FT line-- 22 of 32 as opposed to 2 of 6 for the visitors in the contest. Is Rock Bridge the sole favorite ? bryan@prepcasts.com
Avenging early season losses always taste sweet to the February victors. Such was the case in Kirksville. The Kirksville Lady Tigers(9-10) had blown a 12 point lead in their December loss to Moberly. Not this time....Blair Riley scored 17 points in the 67-51 Kirksville win. A 15-1 run in the 4th quarter prevented a repeat of squandering a lead as Kirksville had done in December.
Sometimes in basketball, one or two men can carry the offense. Such is the case in Charleston this week as the Bluejays(9-9) staved off a Jackson (9-10)rally to win 66-57. Donald Dixon and Deonte Jones scored 53 of the 66 Bluejay points (including all but 3 in the first half) on the way to the win. Any other dyanmic duos? bryan@prepcasts.com
Congrats to Tyler Holtmeyer crossed the 1000 point plateau for St. Elizabeth in the 71-41 win over Chamois earlier this week. Do you know of others who passed this milestone ?
In addition to more Girls and Boys basketball games, the Prepcasts Broadcasting Network will bring you the MWAA Swimming Championships this week. Also, we'll begin our coverage of the Bethalto Hockey Playoff "run". These unique and exciting events will really add to your week of enjoyment.
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