Announcement
Clear Creek 76 – Clear Lake 70
January 10, 2006
George Carlisle Field House
After the Clear Lake Falcons defeated the Clear Creek Wildcats in the semifinal round of the CCISD Tournament back in early December, Creek’s astute coach, Buddy Carlisle, knew what he had to do to prevent another defeat by Clear Lake. He had to stop Lake’s scoring from the wings by Justin Kurtz and Kendrell Thompson and he had to get better production out of his big man, 6’9” Coy Custer. In the first match-up Custer had been neutralized and Lake’s defensive quickness had minimized their shooting ace, Lance Pevehouse. Carlisle knew his team was better now and Custer has been averaging 14 rebounds per game for the last few games.
Creek came out in a rarely seen 1-3-1 defense which proved to be effective (probably beyond Carlisle’s expectations). With Creek scoring almost each time down the court and Lake having only a passing drill to try to find a weakness in Creek's defense, Lake’s repeated turnovers due to the intense defensive pressure from Creek spotted the Wildcats 12 points before the Falcons got on the board. At this point it was beginning to look like it would be a long night for the Falcons. Finally, baskets by Armie Lewis and Jimmy Witten helped a little. Six Lake turnovers in the quarter did not. Consistently poor officiating in the quarter did not help either. The Falcons went six minutes and twenty seconds in the first quarter before they made their first basket. By the end of a tense first quarter, Creek was eligible to shoot 1 and 1 free throws and the score was 12-4, Creek up by only 8.
Fifty seconds into the second period Creek’s Lance Pevehouse, on his way to a game high 25 points, hit one of his signature three’s to make it 15-4. The score went to 22-9 with 5:21 remaining in the second quarter. At this point the strategic changes made by Lake’s coaches started to kick in and the Falcons decided they had had enough so they started their comeback. Jon Gilmer, who has shown steady improvement in almost every game in the last three weeks, hit a basket followed by one from Andy Leveque. A basket by Armie Lewis before Justin Kurtz hit his second of three three’s in the quarter and a free throw from Justin made it 25-20, Lake down by 5 with 3:17 remaining in the quarter. Then a clever steal by Fulton Brisco on Creek’s in-bounds pass made it 25-22. A steal by Armie and a basket by Kendrell Thompson made it 27-26 with 1:06 left in the half. A free throw by Kendrell tied it at 27. Lake went ahead for the first time 27-29 when Jon Gilmer hit a jumper from twelve feet. What a comeback. Talk about making us proud! With seconds left in the half Andy Leveque tried to get position to take a charge when Creek drove to the basket from the left side but the official called it a block. Too much disapproval of the call by Leveque when he displayed his emotions resulted in a technical foul on Lake. Creek made all four free throws and scored on the possession, a costly six point mistake but hopefully a valuable lesson. At the half Creek led 33-29. The foul count was 4 and 10 (10 on Clear Lake).
In the third quarter three treys by Creek and three by Lake made it 41-38. A basket by Fulton and two free throws by RJ Turner tied it at 47 with 2:52 remaining in the quarter. This was the fourth of five ties in the game. A steal by Armie enabled Fulton to drive to the basket for a layup (see the picture on the Welcome Page of the web site) but Creek’s Pevehouse blocked the shot. Armie was there to retrieve the ball and put it in to bring the score to 53-49. A rebound and score by Jon after a missed layup by RJ ended the quarter 54-51.
Thirty six seconds into the final period Justin hit his fifth three of the game to tie the game at 54. At 6:54 left in the game, Jimmy Witten fouled out. The foul count was 3-8. Each team traded three point baskets when Creek hit two three’s and Kendrell (at 6:10 left) and Jon hit three’s to make it 62-60. With 4:10 remaining the foul count was 4-10 so Creek went to the double bonus. Clear Lake shot 8 of 9 free throws in the game; Clear Creek shot 29 of 35! Talk about the refs stinking up the gym. Come on fellas, you gotta try harder. It was a very physical game. Surely there were many fouls Lake committed that the refs did not call but the same is true for Creek. The calls were just too one-sided at times. Three junior refs, none of whom had four seasons of varsity experience, will do that. With 2:38 remaining, 67-62, Creek continued their stall. At 1:20 it was 70-66 with a foul count of 6 and 12. Two missed shots by Kendrell but a rebound by Armie Lewis over Creek’s 6’9” Coy Custer and Armie’s shot over Custer made it 71-68. With 20 seconds showing on the clock it was 73-70 when RJ made an exciting layup. Still a thriller of a game despite missed shots by Lake in the final seconds and an imbalance in the fouls called. Final foul count was 6 and 14 in the second half. Lake shot 3 of 10 three’s in the fourth quarter. The final score was 76-70. Creek outscored Lake 29 to 8 from the free throw line.
Clear Creek is ranked 15th in the region this season by the Houston Chronicle. Lake is unranked and not even supposed to make the playoffs. Yeah, right. In other district action Pearland beat Galveston Ball and Brazoswood defeated Clear Brook. The district is very balanced this season.
Individual Scoring:
Justin Kurtz 17, Kendrell Thompson 15, Jon Gilmer 11, Armie Lewis 11 (5 rebounds, 5 steals)
RJ Turner 8 (6 assists), Fulton Brisco 4, Jimmy Witten 2, Andy Leveque 2
January 10, 2006
George Carlisle Field House
After the Clear Lake Falcons defeated the Clear Creek Wildcats in the semifinal round of the CCISD Tournament back in early December, Creek’s astute coach, Buddy Carlisle, knew what he had to do to prevent another defeat by Clear Lake. He had to stop Lake’s scoring from the wings by Justin Kurtz and Kendrell Thompson and he had to get better production out of his big man, 6’9” Coy Custer. In the first match-up Custer had been neutralized and Lake’s defensive quickness had minimized their shooting ace, Lance Pevehouse. Carlisle knew his team was better now and Custer has been averaging 14 rebounds per game for the last few games.
Creek came out in a rarely seen 1-3-1 defense which proved to be effective (probably beyond Carlisle’s expectations). With Creek scoring almost each time down the court and Lake having only a passing drill to try to find a weakness in Creek's defense, Lake’s repeated turnovers due to the intense defensive pressure from Creek spotted the Wildcats 12 points before the Falcons got on the board. At this point it was beginning to look like it would be a long night for the Falcons. Finally, baskets by Armie Lewis and Jimmy Witten helped a little. Six Lake turnovers in the quarter did not. Consistently poor officiating in the quarter did not help either. The Falcons went six minutes and twenty seconds in the first quarter before they made their first basket. By the end of a tense first quarter, Creek was eligible to shoot 1 and 1 free throws and the score was 12-4, Creek up by only 8.
Fifty seconds into the second period Creek’s Lance Pevehouse, on his way to a game high 25 points, hit one of his signature three’s to make it 15-4. The score went to 22-9 with 5:21 remaining in the second quarter. At this point the strategic changes made by Lake’s coaches started to kick in and the Falcons decided they had had enough so they started their comeback. Jon Gilmer, who has shown steady improvement in almost every game in the last three weeks, hit a basket followed by one from Andy Leveque. A basket by Armie Lewis before Justin Kurtz hit his second of three three’s in the quarter and a free throw from Justin made it 25-20, Lake down by 5 with 3:17 remaining in the quarter. Then a clever steal by Fulton Brisco on Creek’s in-bounds pass made it 25-22. A steal by Armie and a basket by Kendrell Thompson made it 27-26 with 1:06 left in the half. A free throw by Kendrell tied it at 27. Lake went ahead for the first time 27-29 when Jon Gilmer hit a jumper from twelve feet. What a comeback. Talk about making us proud! With seconds left in the half Andy Leveque tried to get position to take a charge when Creek drove to the basket from the left side but the official called it a block. Too much disapproval of the call by Leveque when he displayed his emotions resulted in a technical foul on Lake. Creek made all four free throws and scored on the possession, a costly six point mistake but hopefully a valuable lesson. At the half Creek led 33-29. The foul count was 4 and 10 (10 on Clear Lake).
In the third quarter three treys by Creek and three by Lake made it 41-38. A basket by Fulton and two free throws by RJ Turner tied it at 47 with 2:52 remaining in the quarter. This was the fourth of five ties in the game. A steal by Armie enabled Fulton to drive to the basket for a layup (see the picture on the Welcome Page of the web site) but Creek’s Pevehouse blocked the shot. Armie was there to retrieve the ball and put it in to bring the score to 53-49. A rebound and score by Jon after a missed layup by RJ ended the quarter 54-51.
Thirty six seconds into the final period Justin hit his fifth three of the game to tie the game at 54. At 6:54 left in the game, Jimmy Witten fouled out. The foul count was 3-8. Each team traded three point baskets when Creek hit two three’s and Kendrell (at 6:10 left) and Jon hit three’s to make it 62-60. With 4:10 remaining the foul count was 4-10 so Creek went to the double bonus. Clear Lake shot 8 of 9 free throws in the game; Clear Creek shot 29 of 35! Talk about the refs stinking up the gym. Come on fellas, you gotta try harder. It was a very physical game. Surely there were many fouls Lake committed that the refs did not call but the same is true for Creek. The calls were just too one-sided at times. Three junior refs, none of whom had four seasons of varsity experience, will do that. With 2:38 remaining, 67-62, Creek continued their stall. At 1:20 it was 70-66 with a foul count of 6 and 12. Two missed shots by Kendrell but a rebound by Armie Lewis over Creek’s 6’9” Coy Custer and Armie’s shot over Custer made it 71-68. With 20 seconds showing on the clock it was 73-70 when RJ made an exciting layup. Still a thriller of a game despite missed shots by Lake in the final seconds and an imbalance in the fouls called. Final foul count was 6 and 14 in the second half. Lake shot 3 of 10 three’s in the fourth quarter. The final score was 76-70. Creek outscored Lake 29 to 8 from the free throw line.
Clear Creek is ranked 15th in the region this season by the Houston Chronicle. Lake is unranked and not even supposed to make the playoffs. Yeah, right. In other district action Pearland beat Galveston Ball and Brazoswood defeated Clear Brook. The district is very balanced this season.
Individual Scoring:
Justin Kurtz 17, Kendrell Thompson 15, Jon Gilmer 11, Armie Lewis 11 (5 rebounds, 5 steals)
RJ Turner 8 (6 assists), Fulton Brisco 4, Jimmy Witten 2, Andy Leveque 2
|
FALCON STATS |
FG made |
FG attempts |
% |
|
2's |
16 |
34 |
47% |
|
3's |
10 |
28 |
36% |
|
free throws |
8 |
9 |
89% |
|
SCORE BY QUARTER |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Clear Lake |
4 |
29 |
51 |
70 |
|
Clear Creek |
12 |
33 |
54 |
76 |
|
LINESCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
|
Clear Lake |
4 |
25 |
22 |
19 |
70 |
|
Clear Creek |
12 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
76 |
|
REBOUNDS |
US |
THEM |
|
Offensive |
10 |
|
|
Defensive |
7 |
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