Clear Lake Falconhoops

Clear Lake 79 - Brazoswood 50 In the first half Clear Lake's performance against a much weaker team was casual and unenthusiastic. In the second half it was more focused and deliberate. After a lackluster first half, the Falcons played much better basketball with more forced errors on the Buccaneers. With only 2 wins this season for the Bucs, Lake knew it should be an easy win and their casual attitude showed it. In the first quarter Armie Lewis started things off with two successive three pointers. Early defensive breakdowns allowed Brazoswood to score. It was 11-5, Lake up by 6 with three minutes remaining in the period. The Falcons were 5 of 15 from the field but a perfect 5 for 5 from the free throw line in the quarter. Not at all an intensive quarter ending with Lake ahead 18-12. Three and ½ minutes into the second quarter Lake went up by 10 points when Fulton Brisco fed RJ Turner for a bucket to make it 24-14. RJ has just returned from a dislocated shoulder injury which kept him sidelined for two games. He still wore a soft shoulder brace and favored his left shoulder. With 2:32 remaining in the second quarter the Bucs narrowed the lead to 1 point due to casual Falcon play. The Falcons displayed lots of dribbling and passing and very casual defense but some scoring when they really wanted. You sensed it was almost like a cat toying with a captured mouse whose future looked hopeless. It was not the focused, polished game that Lake fans have come to expect from this team. RJ hit a jump shot from the left side to get Lake back on track. Then he stole the ball and passed to Kendrell for another score. Kendrell went 1 for 5 from the free throw line in the quarter (which will probably be the only time this season we see that). Brazoswood’s outside shooting was surprisingly good and another trey by them made it 28-25 with 1:30 remaining in the first half. With 37 seconds remaining Christian Enriquez’s free throw made it 32-25. At the end of the half with the clock about to expire, Jimmy Witten launched a successful three to close the quarter at 35-27. So far not the kind of ball game you would drive very far to see. In the third quarter the Falcons, whose ears may have been burning a bit from the halftime “lecture” they received in the dressing room, stepped it up a couple of notches. They started scoring more easily and started working more on defense. Some inspired defense by Armie and some consistently high output from Jimmy Witten may have been the sparks they needed to light the fire. Increased defensive pressure and more aggressive offense allowed Lake to continue to pull away as the quarter progressed. 12 points by Armie in the quarter helped to make it 64-40 by the end of the period. With 4:40 left in the ball game Clear Lake was up by 30, 72-42. The final score was 79-50.

Individual Scoring:
Armie Lewis 21, Kendrell Thompson 15, Jimmy Witten 12,
Cody Kinsey 7, RJ Turner 6, Fulton Brisco 6, Andrew Gorie 5, Anthony Bilcic 4, Christian Enriquez 3.

FALCON STATS	FG made	FG attempts	%
2's	20	47	42.6%
3's	8	20	40.0%
free throws	15	20	75.0%

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	18	35	64	79
Brazoswood	12	27	40	50

LINESCORE	1	2	3	4	Final
Clear Lake	18	17	29	15	79
Brazoswood	12	15	13	10	50

REBOUNDS	LAKE	THEM
Offensive	13
Defensive	17