In the opening round of the 3rd region basketball tournament we played host to the Apollo Eagles. We had beaten the Eagles 2 times during the season, once in our tournament championship game and then a week later at their place. Both games were very close but we made enough plays down the stretch to come out with victories.
Both teams came out blistering the nets as Travis Johnston hit 4 3's pointers and Wes Smith hit 1 in the first quarter. Apollo also made 3 3's in the first quarter. We cooled a bit in the second quarter but Apollo remained hot from behind the arc and took a 30-29 halftime lead.
The 3rd quarter was the best execution we have had on the year getting layups and open jumpers. Aaron Deviney hit 2 3 pointers and we consistently got backdoor layups in our offense. We scored 23 points in the quarter to take a 12 point lead into the 4th quarter.
Our defense really carried us in the 4th quarter by keeping De-Lon Butler out of the lane and taking away shots by Trace Ewing. It was a tremendous defensive effort by our entire team but Wes Smith and Bennett Skaggs were unbelievable in their individual assignments. We would not have won this game without those efforts.
We shot 24-48 from the field for 50% and 11-20 from the 3 point line. Apollo shot 19-39 for 52%. We out rebounded Apollo 25-16. Apollo turned the ball over 10 times and we turned it over 3.
Travis Johnston was chosen Player of the Game by scoring 29 points and getting 6 assists. Aaron Deviney also played his best game of the year with 15 points, 3 assists and leading us with 5 rebounds.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-29
Aaron Deviney-15
Wes Smith-10
Bennett Skaggs-7
Lance Buckler-6
Seth Bratcher-2
Both teams came out blistering the nets as Travis Johnston hit 4 3's pointers and Wes Smith hit 1 in the first quarter. Apollo also made 3 3's in the first quarter. We cooled a bit in the second quarter but Apollo remained hot from behind the arc and took a 30-29 halftime lead.
The 3rd quarter was the best execution we have had on the year getting layups and open jumpers. Aaron Deviney hit 2 3 pointers and we consistently got backdoor layups in our offense. We scored 23 points in the quarter to take a 12 point lead into the 4th quarter.
Our defense really carried us in the 4th quarter by keeping De-Lon Butler out of the lane and taking away shots by Trace Ewing. It was a tremendous defensive effort by our entire team but Wes Smith and Bennett Skaggs were unbelievable in their individual assignments. We would not have won this game without those efforts.
We shot 24-48 from the field for 50% and 11-20 from the 3 point line. Apollo shot 19-39 for 52%. We out rebounded Apollo 25-16. Apollo turned the ball over 10 times and we turned it over 3.
Travis Johnston was chosen Player of the Game by scoring 29 points and getting 6 assists. Aaron Deviney also played his best game of the year with 15 points, 3 assists and leading us with 5 rebounds.
Scoring:
Travis Johnston-29
Aaron Deviney-15
Wes Smith-10
Bennett Skaggs-7
Lance Buckler-6
Seth Bratcher-2
