Clear Lake Falconhoops

 El Paso Montwood 49 - Clear Lake 45

With the five day UIL imposed blackout period prohibiting games and practices over, the Clear Lake Falcons held a light practice session Thursday morning before boarding their flight to Midland to play in the 2007 Bryon Johnston Holiday Classic. The Falcons faced the El Paso Montwood Rams in the opening round of the tournament. Montwood made it to the regional semifinals last year before losing to eventual 5A state champions Duncanville and the Rams coach, Tony Harper, was a member of the 1966 UTEP National Champions so a good ball game between two upper echelon basketball programs was expected when they faced off. 

 

Both teams were rested and relaxed as they entered the game and it showed. It was a very calm, almost sedate game in the first half. After the five day lay-off you would expect some rust would need to be knocked off the edges before the team would appear to play close to their potential. The first half of the game for Lake was one of the most patient, deliberate games Lake has played in awhile. Not typical Clear Lake basketball and probably not typical Montwood basketball either. The difference in the first half was in the accuracy of shooting from the field. Lake shot only 35% from the field in the first half but did very well from the free throw line. Montwood’s number 23, Jesus Delgado, certainly wasn’t rusty. He was deadly from the left wing nailing 12 points (of the team’s total 24 in the first half) on almost perfect shooting from outside.

 

The two teams were fairly evenly matched but the quicker Rams played better defense throughout the game and better offense throughout much of the game. Neither team was dominant on the boards in the sometimes slow paced contest. The sixth and last time the game was tied was at 34 with one minute remaining in the third quarter. It was a close ball game with Montwood’s largest lead being 7 points late in the final quarter.

 

The Falcons one bright spot in their first loss in fourteen games was free throw shooting (83.3%). Montwood’s bright spot was number 23 and impressive team defense.

 

In the second round on the Consolation side of the bracket Clear Lake faces El Paso Andress High School at 10:15 a.m. Friday. By the way, Andress’s head coach, Jim Forbes, was also a member of the 1966 UTEP National Championship team.

 

FYI: Nick Arrington is out (on crutches) with a groin injury. Nick is expected to be out for at least a week.

  Photos for this game can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/falconhoops200708  by January 2, 2008

 

Individual Scoring:

Cody 13,

Andrew 9, Steve 6, Brian 4, Jay 4, Kyle 4, Jason 3, Jacob 2

 

FALCON STATS	FG made	FG attempts	%
2's	12	32	37.5%
3's	2	6	33.3%
free throws	15	18	83.3%

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	10	19	34	45
Montwood	13	24	36	49

LINESCORE	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	10	9	15	11
Montwood	13	11	12	13

REBOUNDS	LAKE	Them
Offensive	7	8
Defensive	7	10

Photos of this game can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/falconhoops200708  

 

Jay Williams 14, Andrew Gorie 10,

Steve Hartman 8, Jason Hollis 6 (5 assists), Brian Campbell 6, Mark McCollum 5, Kyle Ashton 2.

 

FALCON STATS	FG made	FG attempts	%
2's	16	35	45.7%
3's	2	9	22.2%
free throws	13	23	56.5%

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	14	20	35	51
Memorial	8	14	24	39

LINESCORE	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	14	6	15	16
Memorial	8	6	10	15

REBOUNDS	LAKE	Them
Offensive	11	12
Defensive	18	19

As the most influential person on the basketball court, and in the interest of good sportsmanship and sound educational endeavor, I, the basketball coach from the great state of Texas will strive to abide by the following: Demonstrate sportsmanship and positive human relations on and off the court. Work with officials to insure the integrity of the game, to mutually exemplify high moral character, behavior, and leadership. Respect the opponent, initially extending and providing a warm, safe, and friendly playing environment, and summatively displaying modesty in victory and graciousness in defeat. Respect the integrity and personality of ALL athletes, coaches, administrators, media and fans. Know and abide by the rules of the game. Demonstrate proud, positive interest in my profession through personal improvement and the directed encouragement toward membership in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Strive to genuinely promote learning by supporting all academic endeavors of all athletes for their entire career. Support all school educational programs by appreciating the importance and integral worth of these endeavors. Encourage, through standards of conduct, direction and example, the growth and development of leadership, initiative, and good judgment in young athlete.

Clear Lake 52 - Houston Memorial 47 

no article forthcoming 

Photos for this game can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/falconhoops200708 within 24 hours .

Individual Scoring:

Cody 11, Jay 11,

Kevin 6, Andrew 5, Mark 5 (4 assists), Steven 4, Kyle 4, Jason 3, Nick 3 (4 assists, 3 steals)

 

FALCON STATS	FG made	FG attempts	%
2's	14	36	38.9%
3's	4	17	23.5%
free throws	15	12	60.0%

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	21	31	46	52
Memorial	10	24	34	47

LINESCORE	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	21	10	15	6
Memorial	10	14	10	13

REBOUNDS	LAKE	Memorial
Offensive	10	6
Defensive	8	18

Photos for this game can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/falconhoops200708  

Individual Scoring:

Steven 13, Mark 13 (7 rebounds), Andrew 12, Jay 11,

Cody 8, Brian 6, Kyle 5, Nick 4, Kevin 2, Jason (5 assists)

 

FALCON STATS	FG made	FG attempts	%
2's	24	48	50%
3's	5	12	41.6%
free throws	13	19	68.4%

SCORE BY QUARTER	1	2	3	4
Clear Lake	22	45	60	76
Pflugerville Hendrickson	13	26	36	64

LINESCORE	1	2	3	4	Final
Clear Lake	22	23	15	16	76
Hendrickson	13	13	10	28	64

REBOUNDS	LAKE	THEM
Offensive	11	6*
Defensive	15	8*

* not yet verified