BOYS CLASS 3 STATE QUARTERFINALS CARDINAL RITTER VS FATHER TOLTON

15-16 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
BOYS CLASS 3 STATE QUARTERFINAL
DATE: 03-05-16 TEAM: CARDINAL RITTER
STARTERS: 1*, 22, 23, 32, 55
TIME: 2:45PM VS
B/G: BOYS TEAM: FATHER TOLTON
STARTERS: 1, 2, 11*, 21, 23
JV/V: VARSITY
STARTERS:
LOCATION: WARRENTON HIGH SCHOOL ** FRESHMAN
*    SOPHOMORE
TOURNEY/SHOOTOUTS: BOYS CLASS 3 STATE
ROUND: QUARTERFINAL
SCORE: 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
CARDINAL RITTER 11 11 16 21 59
FATHER TOLTON 21 13 28 22 84
COMMENTS:
CARDINAL RITTER IS THE #8 IN THE STATE ACCORDING TO MBCA. RITTER TRIED TO STAY WITH TOLTON EARLY . #23) STERLING WOOTEN SCORED THE FIRST EIGHT POINTS FOR RITTER. RITTER HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH TOLTON’S DEFENSE AND COMMITTED EIGHT TURNOVERS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND TOLTON SCORED SIX POINTS OFF THE TURNOVERS. TOLTON WAS WINNING 21-11 AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER. THE SECOND QUARTER WAS ABOUT EVEN BUT TOLTON OUTSCORED RITTER 13-11 AND TOLTON HAD 34-22 LEAD AT THE BREAK. THE THIRD QUARTER TOLTON INCREASED THE INTENSITY ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE. THE STARTTING FIVE FOR TOLTON SCORED ALL THEIR POINTS. RITTER HAD SIX TURNOVERS AND WAS OUT SCORED 28-16 IN THE THIRD QUARTER. TOLTON HAD A 62-38 AFTER THE THIRD QUARTER. THE FOURTH QUARTER #22) ALVIN THOMPSON TRID TO KEEP RITTER AWAY FROM A RUNNING CLOCK AND SCORED NINE POINTS IN THE QUARTER. RITTER HAD TOO MANY TURNOVERS AND COULDN’T GUARD MICHAEL TURNER.
#23) STERLING WOOTEN 6’3″ SR HAD 10 POINTS FOR THE GAME AND EIGHT OF THE POINTS WERE IN THE FIRST FOUR MINUTES OF THE FIRST QUARTER. HE HAS A NICE SHOT BUT DISAPPEARED IN THE 2ND HALF.
#22) ALVIN THOMPSON  6’2″  SR. TRIED HIS BEST TO GUARD PORTER AND DID AN OK JOB. HE DID WAKE UP OFFENSIVELY IN THE SECOND HALF WITH 14 POINTS OUT OF HIS 20 POINTS FOR THE GAME. HE HAD A GOOD GAME.
#32) BRANDON JACKSON  6’7″ SR. HIT FOR DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 12 POINTS  FOR THE GAME. HE SCORED 11 POINTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER. HE PLAYED OK BUT THERE WERE SOME TREES INSIDE TODAY. HE IS A PLAYER THOUGH
FATHER TOLTON IS RATED #1 IN THE STATE BY MBCA. THE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME WAS A TOMAHAWK DUNK BY #1) MICHAEL PORTER. THE SECOND FIELD GOAL WAS ANOTHER DUNK BY PORTER. TOLTON FORCED EIGHT TURNOVERS AND SIX POINTS OFF OF THEM. TURNER SCORED TEN POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND TOLTON HAD A 21-11 LEAD AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER. THE SECOND QUARTER WAS PRETTY EVEN  WITH TOLTON OUT SCORING RITTER BY A 13-11 COUNT AND HAD A 34-22 LEAD AT THE BREAK. TOLTON GOT MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE THIRD QUARTER ESPECIALLY THE POINT GUARD #2) ISIAH WILSON WHO SCORED SIX POINTS IN THE QUARTER. #1) TURNER ADDED 10 POINTS IN THE THIRD. TOLTON PULLED AWAY WITH A 28-16 THIRD QUARTER AND WAS WINNING BY A 62-38 SCORE. THE FOURTH QUARTER WAS PRETTY EVEN WITH A 22-21 SCORE FOR TOLTON. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT HAPPENED IN THE FOURTH IS #11) JONTAY PORTER ROLLED HIS ANKLE AFTER LANDING ON AN OPPONENTS ANKLE AND LEFT FOR THE REST OF THE GAME. TOLTON IS REALLY TOUGH.
#1) MICHAEL PORTER  6’9″  JR HAD A GAME HIGH 29 POINTS. THE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME WAS A TOMAHAWK DUNK AND THE SECOND FIELD GOAL WAS ALSO A DUNK. HE HAD A GREAT GAME AND KEPT RITTER OUT OF REACH. HE HAD 10 POINTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SEVEN POINTS IN THE SECOND AND 10 IN THE THIRD. HE IS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY.
#11) JONTAY PORTER 6’10” SOPHOMORE HAD A QUIET 14 POINTS FOR THE GAME. HE HAD HIS SHARE OF REBOUNDS AND ASSISTS. HE DOESN’T HAVE TO SCORE FOR THIS TEAM. HE ROLLED HIS ANKLE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER WHEN HE LANDED ON THE OPPONENTS FOOT.
#2) ISIAH WILSON  5’11”  JR. HAD 14 POINTS FOR THE GAME. HE GOT MORE INVOLVED IN THE SECOND HALF AND HAD 10 OF HIS 14 IN THE SECOND HALF. HE HAS A FLOATING JUMPER ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT FEET THAT IS DEADLY. HE IS A TYPICAL POINT GUARD AND HE IS GOOD.
#23) CALEB HOUGHTON 6’2″  SR. HIT FOR DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 12 POINTS. HE HAD A DUNK AND HE KEPT GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER. HE IS A SNEAKY GOOD ATHLETE. CALEB IS A GOOD PIECE OF THE PUZZLE

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