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Clear Lake 80 – Brazoswood 62
January 6, 2006
Tonight in the first round of district play the Clear Lake Falcons took on the Brazoswood Buccaneers in what some described as an ugly foul fest of a win. Armie Lewis led all scorers with a game high 20 points. Perhaps the Falcons assumed an easy win over the Buccs? In what might be described as a temporary lapse, the Falcons came out relaxed and confident and proceeded to trail the Buccs most of the first half due partly to pinpoint shooting by Brazoswood. But the notion of losing to Brazoswood plus a caustic half time “discussion” in the locker room seemed to jolt the Falcons back on track as they picked up the pace and got back on track most of the very close second half.
In the first quarter Justin Kurtz got two quick steals to start things off. With 4:30 left in the quarter Lake led 6-4 before the Buccs took the lead 6-8. Armie Lewis’s first of four steals enabled Kendrell Thompson to drive down and tie the game at 8. It was tied again at 10 but then the Falcons would trail the Buccs for most of the first half. The first quarter ended with Brazoswood up 12-16.
In the first two minutes of the second quarter the Buccs stretched their lead to 7 when they went up 13-20. While they continued to enjoy a very high shooting percentage in the first half the Buccs increased their lead to 10 when the score went to 15-25 at the 5:20 mark. With the notion of losing to Brazoswood beginning to creep into people’s consciousness as Lake made several trips down the court without scoring, Kendrell Thompson hit a three to bring it to 18-25 before Andy Leveque nailed a trey to make it 21-25. With 2:50 left in the half a steal by Armie and a basket by Jimmy Witten made it 25-29. Two free throws by Witten made it 27-29 as a lot of sloppy ball in the last two minutes of the first half of the “foul fest” was witnessed. The half closed with Lake down by 1, 32-33.
In the first minute of the second half Armie came out and hit a quick basket enabled by Justin’s third of five steals. Lake took the lead and would not trail again. Three successive baskets and a free throw by RJ Turner brought the score to 41-35. Brazoswood closed the gap to 2, 46-44 when their number 5, Justin Thursby, who seemed to hit everything he threw up there, nailed another field goal (Thursby, the Buccs only scorer in double figures with 16 points for the outing, seemed unstoppable until Fulton Brisco was assigned to stop him). A basket by Kendrell and two very timely assists by Ross Maha to Jon Gilmer under the basket brought the score to 50-46 (Gilmer had 7 of his 9 points in the third quarter). With 1:03 remaining in the third, the score at 50-48, and the Buccs at the free throw line, they missed two free throws but made the next two to tie the score at 50. So far, one of the most exciting Lake/Brazoswood games in about 16 years. 2+1 from Kendrell plus a jumper from the paint by Jon Gilmer closed the quarter at 55-50. The foul count was 7 and 6.
In the first fifteen seconds of the final quarter Armie hit a three to set the tone (Lewis scored 15 points in the fourth quarter), 58-50, but the Buccs countered with a quick basket as well. The score went to 64-55 at the 4:55 mark when Armie found Jimmy wide open under the basket for a layup. Then five successive free throws by Armie, baskets by Armie and Jon and then five more free throws by Armie brought it to 78-62. Final score was 80-62 after RJ nailed a couple of free throws.
The final score did not indicate how close this game was. The ultimate dominance by the Falcons in the final quarter was exemplified by better team play, the strength of Clear Lake’s reserves off the bench throughout the game, the offensive prowess of Armie Lewis (fifteen points,10 of 12 free throws, four rebounds, a steal , and two assists in the fourth quarter), better free throw shooting in the second half, and the noticeably outstanding defense of Fulton Brisco. The Falcons scored 32 points on free throws in the game. The Buccs went 18 of 22 from the free throw line. Officiating was mediocre at best.
In other district action, Pearland defeated Clear Brook and Clear Creek beat Alvin.
Individual Scoring:
Armie Lewis 20 (4 steals, 6 assists, 4 rebounds),
Kendrell Thompson 19, RJ Turner 12, Jimmy Witten 10,
Jon Gilmer 9, Andy Leveque 6, Ross Maha 2, Justin Kurtz 2 (5 steals)
12 steals, 11 turnovers
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January 6, 2006
Tonight in the first round of district play the Clear Lake Falcons took on the Brazoswood Buccaneers in what some described as an ugly foul fest of a win. Armie Lewis led all scorers with a game high 20 points. Perhaps the Falcons assumed an easy win over the Buccs? In what might be described as a temporary lapse, the Falcons came out relaxed and confident and proceeded to trail the Buccs most of the first half due partly to pinpoint shooting by Brazoswood. But the notion of losing to Brazoswood plus a caustic half time “discussion” in the locker room seemed to jolt the Falcons back on track as they picked up the pace and got back on track most of the very close second half.
In the first quarter Justin Kurtz got two quick steals to start things off. With 4:30 left in the quarter Lake led 6-4 before the Buccs took the lead 6-8. Armie Lewis’s first of four steals enabled Kendrell Thompson to drive down and tie the game at 8. It was tied again at 10 but then the Falcons would trail the Buccs for most of the first half. The first quarter ended with Brazoswood up 12-16.
In the first two minutes of the second quarter the Buccs stretched their lead to 7 when they went up 13-20. While they continued to enjoy a very high shooting percentage in the first half the Buccs increased their lead to 10 when the score went to 15-25 at the 5:20 mark. With the notion of losing to Brazoswood beginning to creep into people’s consciousness as Lake made several trips down the court without scoring, Kendrell Thompson hit a three to bring it to 18-25 before Andy Leveque nailed a trey to make it 21-25. With 2:50 left in the half a steal by Armie and a basket by Jimmy Witten made it 25-29. Two free throws by Witten made it 27-29 as a lot of sloppy ball in the last two minutes of the first half of the “foul fest” was witnessed. The half closed with Lake down by 1, 32-33.
In the first minute of the second half Armie came out and hit a quick basket enabled by Justin’s third of five steals. Lake took the lead and would not trail again. Three successive baskets and a free throw by RJ Turner brought the score to 41-35. Brazoswood closed the gap to 2, 46-44 when their number 5, Justin Thursby, who seemed to hit everything he threw up there, nailed another field goal (Thursby, the Buccs only scorer in double figures with 16 points for the outing, seemed unstoppable until Fulton Brisco was assigned to stop him). A basket by Kendrell and two very timely assists by Ross Maha to Jon Gilmer under the basket brought the score to 50-46 (Gilmer had 7 of his 9 points in the third quarter). With 1:03 remaining in the third, the score at 50-48, and the Buccs at the free throw line, they missed two free throws but made the next two to tie the score at 50. So far, one of the most exciting Lake/Brazoswood games in about 16 years. 2+1 from Kendrell plus a jumper from the paint by Jon Gilmer closed the quarter at 55-50. The foul count was 7 and 6.
In the first fifteen seconds of the final quarter Armie hit a three to set the tone (Lewis scored 15 points in the fourth quarter), 58-50, but the Buccs countered with a quick basket as well. The score went to 64-55 at the 4:55 mark when Armie found Jimmy wide open under the basket for a layup. Then five successive free throws by Armie, baskets by Armie and Jon and then five more free throws by Armie brought it to 78-62. Final score was 80-62 after RJ nailed a couple of free throws.
The final score did not indicate how close this game was. The ultimate dominance by the Falcons in the final quarter was exemplified by better team play, the strength of Clear Lake’s reserves off the bench throughout the game, the offensive prowess of Armie Lewis (fifteen points,10 of 12 free throws, four rebounds, a steal , and two assists in the fourth quarter), better free throw shooting in the second half, and the noticeably outstanding defense of Fulton Brisco. The Falcons scored 32 points on free throws in the game. The Buccs went 18 of 22 from the free throw line. Officiating was mediocre at best.
In other district action, Pearland defeated Clear Brook and Clear Creek beat Alvin.
Individual Scoring:
Armie Lewis 20 (4 steals, 6 assists, 4 rebounds),
Kendrell Thompson 19, RJ Turner 12, Jimmy Witten 10,
Jon Gilmer 9, Andy Leveque 6, Ross Maha 2, Justin Kurtz 2 (5 steals)
12 steals, 11 turnovers
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FALCON STATS |
FG made |
FG attempts |
% |
|
2's |
18 |
47 |
38% |
|
3's |
4 |
14 |
29% |
|
free throws |
32 |
45 |
71% |
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SCORE BY QUARTER |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Clear Lake |
12 |
32 |
55 |
80 |
|
Brazoswood |
16 |
33 |
50 |
62 |
|
LINESCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
|
Clear Lake |
12 |
20 |
23 |
25 |
80 |
|
Brazoswood |
16 |
17 |
17 |
12 |
62 |
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REBOUNDS |
US |
THEM |
|
Offensive |
11 |
|
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Defensive |
17 |
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