2017-18 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018
TIME: 6:30pm
B/G: Boys
LOCATION: Liberty HS, Lake St. Louis, MO
SCORE: 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Team: Fort Zumwalt South 13 13 15 12 53
Starters: 2, 5, 20*, 24, 44**
Team: Liberty Wentzville 17 15 10 18 60
Starters: 10, 14, 24, 32*, 34
** Freshman * Sophomore
First Quarter Summary:
Liberty started the game with a 9-3 run that included a basket by Liberty’s #24) Kale Catchings and threes by #32) Jayce Catchings and #10) Jaylen Sims and Zumwalt South’s #5) EJ Bellinger hit a three (Liberty 9-3 5:12) Zumwalt South follows with a 8-0 run with threes by #2) Jake Patton and #5) Bellinger that added two more free throws (Zumwalt South 11-9 3:04). Liberty finishes the quarter with a 8-2 run that included a basket by #10) Sims and a three and a free throw from #24) K. Catchings to make the score Liberty 17-13 after one quarter. Zumwalt South Pts: 13 FG: 4/16 2pt: 1/9 3pt: 3/7 FT: 2/2 2nd chance pts: 2 Turnovers: 3 Pts off turnovers: 5. Zumwalt South’s #5) E J Bellinger scored eight 8 points in the first quarter. Liberty Pts: 17 FG: 6/14 2pt: 3/6 3pt: 3/8 FT: 2/4 2nd chance pts: 2 Turnovers: 6 Pts off turnovers: 3.
Second Quarter Summary:
The two teams exchanged three baskets a piece to start the second quarter that included two baskets by Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger and Liberty’s #24) K. Catchings and #32) Jayce Catchings had a basket a piece (Liberty 23-19 4:54).Zumwalt South hits a basket and Liberty follows with a 9-0 run that included seven points from #24) K. Catchings and a basket by #32) J. Catchings (Liberty 32-21 1:24). Zumwalt South finishes the first half with a 5-0 run that included a three by #1) Aubrey Carter and two free throws by #5) Bellinger that makes the score after two quarters Liberty 32-26. Zumwalt South Pts: 13/26 FG: 5/13 2pt: 4/8 3pt: 1/5 FT: 2/2 2nd chance pts: none Turnovers: 2 Pts off turnovers: 2 Liberty Pts: 15/32 FG: 7/17 2pt: 6/13 3pt: 1/4 FT: 0/1 2nd chance points: 7 Turnovers: none. Liberty’s #24) Kale Catchings scored nine points in the second quarter and 15 for the half.
Third Quarter Summary:
The third quarter started with a Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger basket and Liberty follows with three uncluded a #32) J. Catchings basket and a #10) Sims free throw Liberty 35-28 6:48). Zumwalt South answers with a 4-0 run (Liberty 35-32 6:02). Liberty’s #10) Sims hits a three and Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger hits a three and two free throws (Liberty 38-37 4:37). The two teams exchnge four points apiece to end the quarter that included two free throws from Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger and a basket from South’s #24) Darious Thomas to make the score after three quarters Liberty 42-41. Zumwalt South Pts: 15/41 FG: 4/8 2pt: 3/6 3pt: 1/2 FT: 6/10 2nd chance pts: 2 Turnovers: 1 Pts off turnovers: 2. Zumwalt South’s #5) E J Bellinger scored nine points in the third quarter. Liberty Pts: 10/42 FG: 4/14 2pt: 3/10 3pt: 1/4 FT: 1/2 2nd chance pts: 3 Turnovers: 3 Pts off turnovers: 4.
Fourth Quarter Summary:
The two teams exchanged eight points a piece. Liberty’s #24) K. Catchings and Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger scored baskets, Liberty’s #10) Sims and Zumwalt South’s #24) Thomas scored baskets, Liberty’s #34) Jake Lawrence hits two free throws and Zumwalt South’s #24) Thomas hits a bucket, Liberty’s #24) K. Catchings hits a bucket, and Zumwalt South’s #24) Thomas hits two free throws (Liberty 50-49 2:55). Liberty scored the next four points with Catching brothers scoring two a piece and Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger hit one of two free throws ( Liberty 54-50 1:14). Liberty’s #24) K. Catchings gets fouled by Zumwalt South’s #5) Bellinger and its his fifth foul and he is out of the rest of the game with 1:02 left. #24) K. Catchings hits the two free throws (Liberty 56-50 1:02). Zumwalt South misses two threes , Liberty turns the ball over , Zumwalt South misses another three, Liberty’s #32) J. Catchings hits one out of two free throws and Zumwalt South’s #20) JJ Schwepker hits a three to make it Liberty 58-53 with 6.2 seconds left. Zumwalt South has to foul and Liberty’s #32) J Catchings and hits them both and Zumwalt South misses a three to end the game with a score of Liberty 60-53. Zumwalt South Pts: 12/53 FG: 4/14 2pt: 3/6 3pt: 1/8 FT: 3/4 no 2nd chance points and one turnover with no points scored of off it. Liberty Pts: 18/60 FG: 4/7 2pt: 4/6 3pt: 0/1 FT: 10/10 no 2nd chance points. Turnovers: 3 Pts off turnovers: 4. Liberty’s #24) Kale Catchings scored eight points in the fourth quarter.
Game Summary:
Fort Zumwalt South: Pts: 53 FG: 17/51 33% 2pt: 11/29 38% 3pt: 6/22 27% FT: 13/18 72% 2nd chance pts: 4 Turnovers: 7 Pts off Turnovers: 9
Liberty Wentzville Pts: 60 FG: 21/52 40% 2pt: 16/35 46% 3pt: 5/17 29% FT: 13/17 76% 2nd chance pts: 12 Turnovers: 12 Pts off Turnovers: 11
Team Summary:
Fort Zumwalt South only led twice and the last time was 13-12 with 1:15 left in the first quarter. They really only one option today on offense and that was #5) EJ Bellinger that had a game high 26 (Post has 28). #24) Darious Thomas (8 points) tried to take some of the load but he went 0 for 7 in the first quarter and did have a good fourth quarter but shot 3 for 14 from the field. They didnt have an answer for Liberty’s #24) Kale Catchings inside but alot of teams has that problem. They got out rebounded 32-26 and took 22 three pointers. They tried hard but was second best today but have another chance at them on 2/20.
Liberty doesn’t get enough credit on how they play defense. They play physical and nobody backs away. They held a team that only lost two games till today to 17/51 from the field(33%). They best them on the boards. They didn’t have an answer for #5) Bellinger but they kept every one else in single digits. They hit all 10 of their free throws in the fourth quarter. They had 12 second chance points to South’s six. #24) Kale Catchings had 23 points and probably the best game I’ve seen from him this year. They play each other on the 20th at South.
Key Stats:
Fort Zumwalt South (my stats):
#5) E J Bellinger G JR 6’4″ 26 pts FG: 7/13 2pt: 4/8 3pt: 3/5 FT: 9/10 8 rebounds the only reason South was in the game
#24) Darious Thomas G SR 6′ 8 pts FG: 3/14 2pt: 3/10 3pt: 0/4 FT: 2/2 tough 1st quarter
#20) JJ Schwepker F SO 6’4″ 7 pts FG: 3/4 2pt: 2/4 3pt: 1/4 intiminated?
Liberty:
#24) Kale Catchings G SR 6’7″ 23 pts FG: 8/15 2pt: 6/10 3pt: 2/5 FT: 5/6 6 rebounds 3 assists He had a great game today
#33) Jayce Catchings G SO 6’2″ 15 pts FG: 5/11 2pt: 4/8 3pt: 1/3 FT: 4/4 Good Game
#10) Jaylen Sims G SR 6′ 13 pts FG: 5/13 2pt: 3/9 3pt; 2/4 FT: 1/2 Foul trouble good game
#34) Jake Lawrence F SR 6’3″ 7 pts FG: 2/4 2pt: 2/4 FT: 3/3 9 rebounds
#44) Kent Lawson F Jr 6’7″ didn’t play
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