JH Basketball Teams Play Quinter
The junior high boys basketball teams traveled to Quinter on Tuesday, November 29, to play the Bulldogs. The Indians won two of the three contests played.
In B-Team action, St. Francis jumped all over the Bulldogs early and never let up. The Indians led 14-0 after one quarter of action and were up 23-6 at halftime. The Indians increased their lead to 33-11 after three periods and cruised to a 42-16 victory.
Coach David Morrow commented, "These guys came out of the locker room ready to play against Quniter and led the game from the very beginning. Our guard play was very good through the entire contest. Taylor Rogers, Quinton Cravens, Joel Hill, and Travis Rogers handled the Quinter guards all night and were able to run the floor early and often. Nearly everyone was able to contribute in this game."
"As of Thursday night, this team is still undefeated and will likely get a top seed for the tournament. We still have a tough game against Oberlin ahead of us, but we’re excited about the competition and have our eye on the (7th Grade) B-team championship, which will have to be won over some very competitive teams."
Scoring for St. Francis in the B-Team game were: Taylor Rogers, 16; Joel Hill, 10; Quinton Cravens, 2; Chris Hoard, 4; Francisco Fernandez, 2; Travis Rogers, 2; and Austin Patton, 6.
The A-team Indians defeated Quinter 42-35. The Indians held a slim 10-9 lead after one quarter, but slowly increased their lead to 20-16 by halftime. The Indians trailed the Bulldogs (29-30) at the end of three quarters of play, and were down by 5 in the 4th quarter, but they came back strong to win 42-35.
Coach Morrow made the following comments on the A-Team game: "This was a close, competitive game from start to finish. Quinter used a special defense to try and contain Carl Fabre, but other guys stepped up and made contributions in scoring. The first half saw a number of lead changes before we went to the locker room with a 4-point lead. In those first 12 minutes, our shooting from the floor was terribly cold. We simply couldn’t hit a shot from anywhere! In addition, we continued to miss lay-up attempts that would have put us well in the lead had we made them."
"The second half was another drama-filled event for this team. After having trailed by five at one point in the fourth quarter, the guys were able to tie the score at 33 with about 3 minutes left. In the final few moments, we had some guys play excellent defense, which rattled the Quinter guards a little bit. In the last two minutes of the game, we had five players on the court who took control and played with great passion and poise. Garrett Brunk, Clay Cassaw, Justin Pacheco, Carl Fabre, and Taylor Rogers finished the contest out for us."
"As in the first game of the afternoon, we had a lot of players contribute to this victory. Jude Faulkender played very well defensively and had a couple of important rebounds. Lane Hobrock and Jakob Church had cold nights shooting, but played well against a couple of tall Quinter Bulldogs."
Scoring for the Indians in the A-Team game were: Clay Cassaw, 2; Garrett Brunk, 8; Carl Fabre, 12; Jude Faulkender, 4; Jakob Church, 7; and Lane Hobrock, 2.
The C-Team lost a close game to Quinter 12-16. Coach Morrow commented: "These guys fought hard enough to win, but we were not very disciplined on defense. We found ourselves out of place frequently, and Quinter’s tall post players scored some easy points because of that. Having a week of practice before facing Oberlin will be good for these guys. They work hard in practice and will undoubtedly be ready for the Red Devils on December 8."
Scoring data for this contest was not available.
The Indians will play Decatur Community on December 8th in St. Francis.
