2017-18 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
2018 Ameritime Classic Championship
Date: Friday, January 26, 2018
TIME: 8:30pm
B/G: Boys
LOCATION: Parkway West HS, Ballwin, MO
TOURNEY/SHOOTOUTS: Ameritime Classic
ROUND: Championship
SCORE: 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Team: Liberty 18 14 11 13 56
Starters: 11, 21, 25, 33*, 45
Team: Hazelwood Central 15 18 21 23 77
Starters: 1, 3, 11, 22, 23
** Freshman * Sophomore
First Quarter Summary:
The game was tied at eight with 3:22 left in the first that included Liberty’s #33) Jayce Catchings scoring on a three point play and a three, and H. Central’s #23) Cameron Williams scored four points. H. Central followed with a 7-2 run that included a three by #23) C. Williams (H. Central 15-10 1:39). Liberty finished off the quarter with a 8-0 run that included a three point play by #11) Jaylen Sims and a three by #33) J. Catchings to make the score after one quarter Liberty 18-15. Liberty had six turnovers and five points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt: 5/11 3pt: 2/4 FT: 2/4 and two second chance points. Liberty’s #33) Jayce Catchings scored 11 points in the first quarter. H. Central has three turnovers and nine points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt: 3/10 3pt: 1/3 FT: 6/9 and didn’t have any second chance points. H. Central’s #23) Cameron Williams scored seven points in the first quarter.
Second Quarter Summary:
Liberty started the second quarter with a 4-0 run. H. Central follows with a 7-2 run to tie the game at 24 with 4:28 left in the half that included H. Central’s #22) Shaun Williams scored five points in the run. The two teams exchange two points a piece, Liberty hits a two and H. Central’s #1) Telly Wright hits a three (H. Central 29-28 3:15). The two teams exchange four points a piece and H. Central’s #22) S. Williams scores the next four points to make the score after one half H. Central 33-32. Liberty had three turnovers and four points scored on them. From the field: 2pt: 5/11 3pt: 0/1 FT: 4/8 and had one second chance point. H. Central had three turnovers nf had four points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt 4/10 3pt: 2/5 FT: 4/8 didn’t have any second chance points. H. Central’s #22) Shaun Williams scored 11 points in the second quarter. #23) Cameron Williams didnt play most of the quarter because of foul trouble.
Third Quarter Summary:
Liberty started the second half with a 5-2 run including a three by #15) Andy Jorris (Liberty 37-35 6:58). H. Central answers with a 9-0 run included a three by #1) Telly Wright and two baskets by #3) Jhalen Covington-Berry (H. Central 44-37 3:02). Liberty had seven turnovers and seven points scored off the turnovers during the 9-0 run. Liberty hits a free throw and H. Central goes on a 7-0 run that included a three and a basket by #1) Wright (H. Central 51-38 1:12). Liberty follows with a 5-0 run that included a three point play by #21) Jarrin McKeithen (H. Central 51-43 :13.2). H. Central’s #1) Telly Wright hits a three at the buzzer to make the score after three quarters H. Central 54-43. Liberty had seven turnovers and seven points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt: 3/8 3pt: 1/3 FT: 2/3 and had two second chance points. H. Central had two turnovers. From the field: 2pt: 5/10 3pt: 3/8 FT: 2/2 and didn’t have any second chance points. H. Central’s #1) Telly Wright scored 11 points in the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter Summary:
The two teams exchanged four points a piece (H. Central 58-47 6:23). Liberty had a 4-2 run with Liberty’s #25) Kale Catchings scored on a basket and a free throw (H. Central 60-51 4:40). H. Central follows with a 7-0 run including three free throws by #22) S. Williams also included a tech on Liberty’s #25) K. Catchings on a rough play (H. Central 67-51 2:33). H. Central #1) Wright got fouled and then a tech on #21) McKeithen and while they were shooting free throws for the foul and the tech another official called another tech on #21) McKeithen. H. Central’s #1) Wright hit six free throws in a row and they also #11) Xavier Ball scored a basket making this play an eight point play and #22) S. Wiliams hits two free throws to make the score H. Central 77-54 with 1:35 left in the game. Liberty finished the game with two free throws to make the final score H. Central 77-56. Liberty had two turnovers and scored four points off of them. From the field: 2pt: 2/8 3pt: 1/3 FT: 6/14 and had one second chance point. H. Central had four turnovers and five points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt: 4/5 3pt: 0/1 FT: 15/17 and had six second chance points. H. Central’s #1) Telly Wright scored eight points in the fourth quarter and they were all free throws. H. Central’s #22) S. Williams scored seven points in the fourth quarter.
Game Summary:
Liberty had 18 turnovers and 20 points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt: 15/38 39% 3pt: 4/11 36% FT: 14/29 48% and had six second chance points.
Hazelwood Central had 12 turnovers and 18 points scored off of them. From the field: 2pt: 16/35 46% 3pt: 6/17 35% FT: 27/36 75% and had six second chance points.
Team Summary:
Liberty started off fast and was up 18-15 after one quarter with #33) Jayce Catchings scoring 11 points in the first quarter. The second quarter they didn’t have an answer for H. Central’s #22) Shaun Williams that scored 11 points for the quarter and was losing by one point at the half 33-32. The second half #33) Jayce Catchings was guarded by H. Central’s #1) Telly Wright and only scored two points in the second half after scoring 16 in the first half. Liberty committed seven turnovers and seven points scored off of them in the third. The fourth quarter Liberty had three techs and ten points were scored off of the techs. They basically ran out of gas after the first half and H. Central turned up the intensity in the second half and Liberty shot 7/22 from the field and 8/17 from the line and was soundly beaten at the end.
Hazelwood Central played even in the first half and #23) Cameron Williams didn’t play most of the second quarter and half of the third and fourth quarter because of foul trouble. The third quarter they put #1) Telly Wright took over the duties of guarding Liberty’s #33) J. Catchings and he only scored two points and only shot one three pointer and hit two free throws in the second half after scoring 16 points in th first half. #1) Wright exploded for 19 points in the second half and had game high 26 points. #22) Shaun Williams had a great game and looked like a division 1 player tonight. Hazelwood Central teammates had an altercation in the huddle in a time out. They have to get along and there seems to be a problem.
Key Stats:
Liberty:
#33) Jayce Catchings G SO 6’2″ 18 pts 2pt: 4/5 3pt: 2/4 FT: 4/5 great first half and a tough second half. All Tournament Team
#25) Kale Catchings F SR 6’7″ 11 pts 2pt: 3/13 3pt: 1/4 FT: 2/6 7 rebounds had a tough game from the field All Tournament Team
#15) Andy Jorris G SR 6’1″ 8 pts 2pt: 2/2 3pt: 1/2 FT: 1/2
#45) Kent Lawson C SR 6’7″ 5 pts 2pt: 1/5 FT: 3/10 Tough game
Hazelwood Central:
#1) Telly Wright G SR 5’9″ 26 pts 2pt: 2/5 3pt: 4/7 FT: 10/11 4 rebounds, 3 assists Great game played great D on #33) Jayce Catchings in the second half and kept him to 2 pts. Scored 19 pts in the second half. All Tournament Team
#22) Shaun Williams G SR 6’4″ 22 pts 2pt: 5/10 3pt: 1/3 FT: 9/12 Great game didn’t make the All Tournament team because he sat out the first game for three quarters Coach’s Decision and the second game sat out too because of team problems.
#23) Cam Williams G SR 6’4″ 9 pts 2pt: 2/4 3pt: 1/2 FT: 2/4 foul trouble most of the game. All Tournament Team
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