... was present at the Alley for the Alexander vs Minford matchup tonight ...
Alexander 60
Minford 46 final
... Alexander was in control the whole game but Minford was a game opponent for sure ... the Falcons were just short on the firepower needed to take on the Spartan D ... if there is one thing that Alexander does well it is play D - outstanding the entire game ... Minford was/is down 2 players due to injury starter Dillon Shepherd (who is sorely missed on the offensive end) and Simon Thoroughman ... without these 2 key players MHS has a very short bench playing only 6 players tonight ... this is not to take anything away from the TEAM that Coach Shoemaker puts on the floor which IS a good ball club - Trey Kelley, Jared Alley,Brandon Rowe are very good players ... throw into the mix Tyler McCormick, Matthew Gullett and Cameron Dalton and you will beat most teams on the handy dandy pocket schedule ... again not enough offense to beat a physically strong, defensive oriented Alexander TEAM tonight ... Alexander 60 Minford 46 a final ...
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Minford ...
Scoring ... Brandon Rowe 13, Trey Kelley 8, Jared Alley 7, Cameron Dalton 7, Tyler McCormick 6, Matthew Gullett 5
3 Pointers ... 6/13 ... Trey Kelley 2,Tyler McCormick 2, Matthew Gullett 1, Cameron Dalton 1
FT's .... 8/13
TOs ... 15
... Pfloyd's Official "unofficial" Napkin Stats - Alexander ...
Scoring ... Mason Chapman 20, Seth Richardson 18, Cory Chapman 8, Jake Weaver 8, Michael Norris 5, Shea Grisby 1
3 Pointers ... 5/13 ... Mason Chapman 4, Seth Richardson 1
FT's ...
21/30
TO's ... 13
... I had the pleasure to watch the Spartans 2 nights in a row - outstanding defensive team ... I am officially a
Mason Chapman fan - great basketball player ... he is the spitting image of another great basketball player - Brian Blake who played for Logan Elm a few years back - same build, thick, strong, solid basketball player, handled the ball well, total control on the court/expressionless ... defensively controlled the player he guarded with strength ... keeping the opponent from getting to the places on the floor they wanted to go - Chapman is the same way for Alexander ...
Richardson is a solid player offensively - doesn't overwhelm you offensively but gets to the rim and the FT line ...
Cory Chapman is the BIG in the middle - a workhorse at both ends of the floor ... my impression of Alexander is that they "out physical" their opponent ... I was talking with Coach Kline of NY the first half of the game - he said it very well - AHS "bullies" their opponent ... I totally agree with his assessment ... I've been impressed with the AHS 6th man -
Jake Weaver ... tall, hard-nosed player , I see him as playing a bigger role for the Spartans offensively - I even see Weaver moving into the starting lineup ... hard to keep his offense OFF the court , he adds length/height in the paint/on the perimeter defensively ... a good ball club ...
... as much as I love watching the game of high school hoops - tonight at the Alley is exactly why I totally enjoy the entire atmosphere of hs basketball - as I met up with
93dog before he did his day/night job calling the game for the radio,
Lou Horvath "the voice of the OU Bobcats , the Alexander Spartans, AND the OU Bobcats" , Minford's
Brandon Rowe's mom (whom I met last year at the Minford Warren game) came up to chat before the game - super nice lady who KNOWS her hoops too !!! ...
Coach Blane Maddox & staff made their way up to the Cheap Seats to talk hoops - always good to see Coach Maddox in my travels ... as I mentioned
Coach Kline from Nelsonville York stopped up for the first 16 minutes of the game ... had the pleasure of meeting
Matthew Gullett's dad after the game, ran into
Mr. & Mrs. Davis (Coach Ryan Davis' head coach at Chesapeake parents) - such great people they are ...
the people !!! this is why I love high school hoops ...