Announcement
Clear Lake 61 - Fort Bend Bush 49
January 17, 2005
If it were not high school basketball where almost anything is possible it would be difficult to believe that the same team who lost to Alvin last Friday could beat a much better, much taller Fort Bend Bush team less than a week later in Bush’s gym. The differences were glaring. Alvin deserved to win because they wanted it more than Lake so they won. Bush did not. Alvin’s intensity was inspiring but Bush’s was noticeably absent at times. It was almost as if the Bush team knew they could beat Clear Lake or they felt the non-district contest did not matter as much. Lake had a bad night against Alvin due in part to the defensive pressure from Alvin. Bush's defensive intensity was lacking throughout some of the game and Clear Lake did not let it bother them when it was present.
Another significant reason was the officiating did not take Jimmy Witten out of the Bush game as it had in the Alvin game or stifle the Lake squad’s defensive pressure as it often did against Alvin. Although the officiating in the Bush game would not be described as really good, it was so much better than in the Alvin game. As a result Witten, with twelve critical rebounds, was allowed to make his efforts one of the dominant factors in the game because he was not in foul trouble throughout the contest. Consequently, the longer arms of the taller Bush players failed to dominate the boards as they were expected to. The Bush squad did get 19 offensive rebounds to Lake’s 11 but Lake’s shooting percentage from the field offset (especially from 3 point land). (the officiating was actually a surprise since the officials in the JV game had just stolen the victory from Clear Lake and given it to Bush on a platter with what could only be described as several shamefully embarrassing calls by the juniors refs in the JV game).
Speaking of three point land, Lake shot 50 percent (10 of 20) from beyond the arch as opposed to the 1 of 9 shooting in the Alvin game. Kendrell Thompson went 3 of 4 and Armie Lewis went 3 of 5 from downtown against Bush. Coupled with a 15 point performance by Justin Kurtz, Lake’s accuracy from the field was just too much for the Bush Mustangs to overcome.
In the first quarter after a tie at 6, the Falcons went ahead on a basket by Justin when Jimmy dished off to him under the bucket. Then Armie hit back-to-back threes to make it 9-14, Lake up by 5 with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter. With 56 seconds remaining Justin hit a three from the corner to make it 9-17. Kurtz went 4 of 11 from the field in the first quarter and it began to look as if it would be another long night for him but better shot selection and more accuracy allowed him to go 3 of 6 for the remainder of the game. Kurtz was a dominant force when he was in the game which made the contrast with the Alvin game even more noticeable. The first quarter closed with Lake up by 4, 13-17.
In the second quarter rock solid play by Ross Maha (4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal in the quarter), inspirational play by Andy Leveque (5 points, 2 rebounds in the quarter), and superb defensive play by Fulton Brisco helped to ignite the Falcons as they continued to increase their lead. At the 3:40 mark, RJ Turner hit both his free throws to increase Lake’s lead to 8, 20-28. RJ closed out the quarter by driving down the middle and popping a jumper from the free throw line at the buzzer. Score at the half was 28-35.
Having a good third quarter will be the key to several Falcon victories this season. The squad had a good third quarter and outscored the Mustangs 17 to 10. The Falcons increased their lead to 20 points when Kendrell hit two threes, Armie hit one, and Justin hit two. A basket by Jimmy kept the quarter from being all three point scores. Three unanswered buckets by Bush narrowed the lead. The quarter completed with Lake up by 14, 38-52.
A quick basket by Bush in the opening seconds of the final period made it 40-52. With 5:45 remaining in the game, Lake started to chew up the clock with their stall. Midway through the fourth quarter it was a ten point game 45-55 and Lake continued their stall. With just over 100 seconds remaining it became apparent that Bush could not overcome the Lake lead. Final score was 49-61, a good win for Clear Lake.
Before this loss, Fort Bend Bush is ranked twelth in the greater Houston area, ahead of Milby and Clear Creek. Partly because they stubbed their toe on Alvin, Clear Lake has not moved into the top tier of ranked teams in the Houston region. If Clear Lake is allowed to play the way they played this game and the solid play off the bench continues, no one in the district can beat Clear Lake. However, the Falcons will probably not be allowed to play the way they played this game due to the variabilities and incongruities of the officiating. This means they must play smarter and continue to strive to excel with better ball control and better judgment in shot selection when the shots are not falling for them.
Individual Scoring:
Kendrell Thompson 17 (3 offensive rebounds), Justin Kurtz 15, Armie Lewis 11 (6 rebounds, 5 assists),
Andy Leveque 6, RJ Turner 6, Ross Maha 4, Jimmy Witten 2 (12 rebounds)
14 turnovers, 6 steals, 2 blocked shots
overall shooting from the field: 46.9%
January 17, 2005
If it were not high school basketball where almost anything is possible it would be difficult to believe that the same team who lost to Alvin last Friday could beat a much better, much taller Fort Bend Bush team less than a week later in Bush’s gym. The differences were glaring. Alvin deserved to win because they wanted it more than Lake so they won. Bush did not. Alvin’s intensity was inspiring but Bush’s was noticeably absent at times. It was almost as if the Bush team knew they could beat Clear Lake or they felt the non-district contest did not matter as much. Lake had a bad night against Alvin due in part to the defensive pressure from Alvin. Bush's defensive intensity was lacking throughout some of the game and Clear Lake did not let it bother them when it was present.
Another significant reason was the officiating did not take Jimmy Witten out of the Bush game as it had in the Alvin game or stifle the Lake squad’s defensive pressure as it often did against Alvin. Although the officiating in the Bush game would not be described as really good, it was so much better than in the Alvin game. As a result Witten, with twelve critical rebounds, was allowed to make his efforts one of the dominant factors in the game because he was not in foul trouble throughout the contest. Consequently, the longer arms of the taller Bush players failed to dominate the boards as they were expected to. The Bush squad did get 19 offensive rebounds to Lake’s 11 but Lake’s shooting percentage from the field offset (especially from 3 point land). (the officiating was actually a surprise since the officials in the JV game had just stolen the victory from Clear Lake and given it to Bush on a platter with what could only be described as several shamefully embarrassing calls by the juniors refs in the JV game).
Speaking of three point land, Lake shot 50 percent (10 of 20) from beyond the arch as opposed to the 1 of 9 shooting in the Alvin game. Kendrell Thompson went 3 of 4 and Armie Lewis went 3 of 5 from downtown against Bush. Coupled with a 15 point performance by Justin Kurtz, Lake’s accuracy from the field was just too much for the Bush Mustangs to overcome.
In the first quarter after a tie at 6, the Falcons went ahead on a basket by Justin when Jimmy dished off to him under the bucket. Then Armie hit back-to-back threes to make it 9-14, Lake up by 5 with 1:34 remaining in the first quarter. With 56 seconds remaining Justin hit a three from the corner to make it 9-17. Kurtz went 4 of 11 from the field in the first quarter and it began to look as if it would be another long night for him but better shot selection and more accuracy allowed him to go 3 of 6 for the remainder of the game. Kurtz was a dominant force when he was in the game which made the contrast with the Alvin game even more noticeable. The first quarter closed with Lake up by 4, 13-17.
In the second quarter rock solid play by Ross Maha (4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal in the quarter), inspirational play by Andy Leveque (5 points, 2 rebounds in the quarter), and superb defensive play by Fulton Brisco helped to ignite the Falcons as they continued to increase their lead. At the 3:40 mark, RJ Turner hit both his free throws to increase Lake’s lead to 8, 20-28. RJ closed out the quarter by driving down the middle and popping a jumper from the free throw line at the buzzer. Score at the half was 28-35.
Having a good third quarter will be the key to several Falcon victories this season. The squad had a good third quarter and outscored the Mustangs 17 to 10. The Falcons increased their lead to 20 points when Kendrell hit two threes, Armie hit one, and Justin hit two. A basket by Jimmy kept the quarter from being all three point scores. Three unanswered buckets by Bush narrowed the lead. The quarter completed with Lake up by 14, 38-52.
A quick basket by Bush in the opening seconds of the final period made it 40-52. With 5:45 remaining in the game, Lake started to chew up the clock with their stall. Midway through the fourth quarter it was a ten point game 45-55 and Lake continued their stall. With just over 100 seconds remaining it became apparent that Bush could not overcome the Lake lead. Final score was 49-61, a good win for Clear Lake.
Before this loss, Fort Bend Bush is ranked twelth in the greater Houston area, ahead of Milby and Clear Creek. Partly because they stubbed their toe on Alvin, Clear Lake has not moved into the top tier of ranked teams in the Houston region. If Clear Lake is allowed to play the way they played this game and the solid play off the bench continues, no one in the district can beat Clear Lake. However, the Falcons will probably not be allowed to play the way they played this game due to the variabilities and incongruities of the officiating. This means they must play smarter and continue to strive to excel with better ball control and better judgment in shot selection when the shots are not falling for them.
Individual Scoring:
Kendrell Thompson 17 (3 offensive rebounds), Justin Kurtz 15, Armie Lewis 11 (6 rebounds, 5 assists),
Andy Leveque 6, RJ Turner 6, Ross Maha 4, Jimmy Witten 2 (12 rebounds)
14 turnovers, 6 steals, 2 blocked shots
overall shooting from the field: 46.9%
|
FALCON STATS |
FG made |
FG attempts |
% |
|
2's |
13 |
29 |
45% |
|
3's |
10 |
20 |
50% |
|
free throws |
5 |
10 |
50% |
|
SCORE BY QUARTER |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
Clear Lake |
17 |
35 |
52 |
61 |
|
Fort Bend Bush |
13 |
28 |
38 |
49 |
|
LINESCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
|
Clear Lake |
17 |
18 |
17 |
9 |
61 |
|
Fort Bend Bush |
13 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
49 |
|
REBOUNDS |
US |
THEM |
|
Offensive |
11 |
19 |
|
Defensive |
19 |
11 |
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