2017-18 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Whitfield’s Senior Night
Date: Thursday, February, 8, 2018
TIME: 7:00pm
B/G: Boys
LOCATION: Whitfield HS, St. Louis, MO
SCORE: 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
Team: Whitfield 17 11 6 19 53
Starters: 2, 5, 20, 22, 24
Team: Westminster 13 11 16 18 58
Starters: 2, 12, 14, 22, 23
** Freshman * Sophomore
First Quarter Summary:
Whitfield started all seniors and they played all the first quarters. Whitfield’s Torrence Watson started the scoring with a three and Westminster followed with a 4-0 run (Westminster 4-3 7:11). Whitfield answered with a 9-0 run included five points from #5) Watson and four points from #2) Amechi Ramsey (Whitfield 12-4 4:23). Westminster followed with a 5-0 run that included a basket by #15) Brennan Orf and a three by #12) Jerram Adams (Whitfield 12-9 3:25). Whitfield’s #2) Ramsey hit a three and Westminster’s #15) Orf hit a two and then the two teams exchanged baskets and included a basket by Whitfield’s #5) Watson that made the score after one quarter Whitfield 17-13. Whitfield Pts: 17 FG: 7/11 2pt: 4/6 3pt: 3/5 FT: 0/2 2nd chance pts: 4 Turnovers: 6 Pts off them: 4. Whitfield’s #5) Torrence Watson scored 10 points and #2) Amechi Ramsey scored seven points in the first quarter. Westminster Pts: 13 FG: 5/14 2pt: 4/5 3pt: 1/9 FT: 2/2 2nd chance pts: 3 Turnovers: 2 Pts off them: 4
Second Quarter Summary:
Whitfield started the second quarter with a 9-2 run that included three baskets by #0) Luther Taylor and a three by #5) Watson (Whitfield 26-15 4:05). Westminster follows with a 6-0 run tht included threes by #14) Dominic Cusumano and #12) Adams (Whitfield 26-21 1:24). Whitfield’s #21) Ahmad McCray and Westminster’s #14) Cusumano hits a three to make the score at the half Whitfield 28-24. Whitfield Pts: 11/28 FG: 5/14 2pt: 4/8 3pt: 1/6 FT: none 2nd chance pts: 4 Turnovers: None Westminster Pts: 11/24 FG: 4/11 2pt: 1/1 3pt: 3/10 FT: none 2nd chance pts: 0 Turnovers: 4 Pts off them: 2
Third Quarter Summary:
Westminster’s next 10 points and were all baskets by #15) Orf and Whitfield scored five points between the five baskets included two free throws by Whitfield’s #5) Watson and a three by #35) Aurelio Stucco (Westminster 34-33 2:08). Whitfield hit a free throw and Westminster’s #22) Logan Montgomery hit two threes to make the score after three quarters Westminster 40-34. Whitfield Pts: 6/34 FG: 1/10 3pt: 0/4 FT: 3/4 2nd chance pts: 2 Turnovers: 5 Pts off them: 4 Westminster Pts: 16 FG: 7/13 2pt: 5/7 3pt: 2/6 FT: 0/1 2nd chance pts: 4 Turnovers: 3 Pts off them: 0 Westminster’s #15) Brennan Orf scored 10 points and #22) Logan Montgomery scored six points in the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter Summary:
Westminster’s #15) Orf started the fourth quarter with a three point play and Whitfield’s #5) Watson scored the next five that included a three (Westminster 43-39 6:30). Westminster’s #22) Montgomery hit two threes in a row (Westminster 49-39 5:35). Whitfield answers with a 7-1 run that included two free throws by Whitfield’s #5) Watson and #0) Taylor and a three by #35) Stucco and Westminster’s #15) Orf hit a free throw (Westminster 50-46 2:58). Westminster’s #10) Luke Linam and Whitfield’s #5) Watson hit four free throws (Westminster 52-50 1:21). Westminster scored the next four points and Whitfield’s #5) Watson hits a three (Westminster 56-53 :13). Westminster’s #15) Orf fouled and hit bot free throws and Whitfield’s #5) Watson missed a three to make the final score Westminster 58-53. Whitfield Pts: 19 FG: 3/15 2pt: 0/8 3pt: 3/7 FT: 10/13 2nd chance points: 2 Turnovers: None Westminster Pts: 18/58 FG: 5/12 2pt: 3/10 3pt: 2/2 FT: 6/7 2nd chance points: 3 Turnovers: 2 Pts off them: 0
Game Summary:
Whitfield Pts: 53 FG: 16/50 32% 2pt: 8/26 31% 3pt: 8/24 33% FT: 13/16 81% 2nd chance pts: 10 Turnovers: 11 Pts off them: 8
Westminster Pts: 58 FG: 21/50 42% 2pt: 13/23 57% 3pt: 8/27 30% FT: 8/10 80% 2nd chance pts: 10 Turnovers: 11 Pts off them: 6
Team Summary:
Whitfield started five seniors and two of them didnt come back in the game after playing the whole first quarter. Whitfield started out fast with #5) Watson scoring eight points in the first 2:34 of the game. They did have six turnovers though. The second quarter they only scored 11 points in the second quarter. The third quarter they went 1 for 10 from the field and only scored six points in the third quarter and lost the lead and was losing by six points. The fourth quarter they were 3 for 15 from the field and 2pt 0 for 8 but stayed close with 10/10 from the line. #5) Watson scored a game high 29 points and didnt have anyone else in double figures. #5) Torrence Watson had a tough game and shot selection was suspect.
Westminster started off slow offensively but was only down four after one and was even in the second quarter and the score was Whitfield 28-24. The defense was better in the second half holding Whitfield to a 4/25 from the field but free throws keep them in the game with being 13/14 in the second half. Westminster shot 12/25 from the field. #15) Brennan Orf scored ten of Westminster’s points in a row in the third quarter. #22) Logan Montgomery hit four threes with :34 left in the third and 5:35 left in the fourth. They haeld them at bay and once they took the lead with 2:08 left in the third 34-33 they neve lost the lead and was only tied once at 34 with 1:48 left in the third. Whitfield’s #5) Watson tried but couldn’t finish the job tonight.
Key Stats:
Whitfield:
#5) Torrence Watson G SR 6’4″ 29 pts FG: 7/23 2pt: 2/11 3pt: 5/12 FT: 10/10 10 rebounds. He didn’t have his best game shot selection? He had 29 but it was a hard 29 and didn’t have much help
#2) Amechi Ramsey G SR 5’8″ 8 pts FG: 3/9 2pt: 2/6 3pt: 1/3 FT: 1/2 4 rebounds, 3 assists.
#0) Luther Taylor F JR 6’4″ 8 pts FG: 3/6 2pt: 3/6 FT: 2/2 9 rebounds athlete Basketball IQ?
#35) Aurelio Stucco G JR 6’3″ 6 pts FG: 2/5 3pt: 2/5 his typical game
Westminster:
#15) Brennan Orf F SO 6’3″ 20 pts FG: 8/9 2pt: 8/9 FT: 4/6 8 rebounds 16 point 2nd half Great game and a sophomore
#22) Logan Montgomery F SR 6’6″ 12 pts FG: 4/11 2pt: 0/2 3pt: 4/9 when hot can carry the team
#12) Jerram Adams F JR 6’2″ 6 pts FG: 2/6 3pt: 2/6 10 rebounds , 3 assists
#14) Dominic Cusumano G SR 5’10” 6 pts FG: 2/7 2pt: 0/1 3pt: 2/6 6 assists