Day #1 Sectional 22 - 99!

Day #1 at the Garrett 3A Sectional -- Points, Points and more Points!

I saw very little defense tonight in the Paul Bateman Gymnasium as three of the four teams scored over 80 points and one almost broke the century mark. In game #1, the offense minded Leo Lions scored 83 points but Concordia put up 99 and could have had well over 100 if they wanted to. In game #2, Angola put up 81 points while Woodlan only managed 65. Poor Bob Novy, voice of the Railroaders, had virtually no time off between shots and his vocal chords got a major workout. Leo, Concordia, and Angola all had 4 players in double figures.

If someone could just learn to play defense on Friday Night, the outcome could be quite different. I am a firm believer that Defense wins championships. I don't care what sport it is. If you play good solid defense, you will win most of your games. Garrett and Bishop Dwenger will have there chance to prove defense is the key to victory.

Friday Night the Railroaders will take on Concordia in game one, starting at 6pm. Game 2 will feature the Bishop Dwenger Saints taking on the Angola Hornets. That game should begin around 7:30pm.
Good Luck Railroaders, remember Defense Wins Championships!

Great finish to Garrett Sectional!

IHSAA Sectional #22 at Garrett was a classic sectional tournament. I am sure it was one of the best, if not the best, in the state. On Tuesday, we had an overtime game and a buzzer beater. Friday we had another game down to the wire and the championship game tonight was no different.

Concordia was down 20 -28 with a little less than 2 minutes to go in the game. I figured if they had only scored 20 points in 30 minutes of game time, there was no way they would score 8 points in 2 minutes. I was wrong. The Lady Cadets stormed back to tie the game 32-32 at the end of regulation. The 4 minute overtime was all Concordia. Leo couldn't put the ball in the bucket and Concordia won 43-35. Leo only scored 3 points in overtime.

The Lady Cadets will travel to Bellmont next Saturday to take on Hamilton Heights in the Noon game of the Regional tournament.

I just want to say a BIG thank you to all the great Garrett workers. It is so hard to work a game when your own team isn't playing. But the Railroader faithful, did a wonderful job hosting the tournament. I can't begin to tell you how many compliments I got for the tournament. That doesn't have anything to do with me. It has EVERYTHING to do with Great Help! Thanks Garrett! We get to do it all again for the boys in a couple weeks!

Another Barn Burner!

The first game at the IHSAA Girls Sectional at Garrett was another thriller. The Battle this time was between Leo and Angola. (Way too much purple in the gym for my taste!) Angola took a commanding lead in the first quarter. At one time they were up 16-4 over Leo. But Leo fought back and outplayed Angola in the second Half. The final score was 45-42 Leo.

The second game had cinderella Woodlan taking on Concordia. The Lady Cadets really dominated this one. No buzzer beater tonight. Concordia won 52-34. That sets up a classic championship battle between Concordia and Leo tomorrow night at the Paul Bateman Gymnasium eight here in Garrett!