Sidney Yellow Jackets 2016-17

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Sidney 49
Xenia 32

5:00 4th Quarter

Buckets by the Gordon brothers extend the run.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Sidney 54
Xenia 33

2:00 4th Quarter

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Sidney 54
Xenia 35

FINAL

Sophomore Ratez Roberts with 22 Points, 12 Rebounds, and 5 Blocks.

[NewJacketCity]

I saw OSU assistant Greg Paulus after the game. I'm not sure if he was there for the whole game or not.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

That's pretty cool.

[NewJacketCity]

Yeah. Assuming Andre stays in Sidney for his HS career this is just the start of college coaches from major programs who'll be making their way to Sidney. I'm sure Paulus was probably there to see Samari Curtis as well as Andre, but as you said he sat the game out.

I thought Ratez had his best game of his career by far. He's going to be a very good high school basketball player in his own right. He just gets up so fast and is developing a great feel for finishing around the rim. If he were to grow another 3"-4" he'll be pretty much unstoppable down low. I don't know the family so I don't know if genetics will be on his side or not.

Can't wait to see Sidney at the Flyin to the Hoop on Friday. Should be a lot of fun. I expect some nerves early, being as young as they are. Assuming they settle down and find their groove they should give Fairmont all they can handle. The warm-ups are always fun there, because since it's not an OHSAA sanctioned even they're allowed to dunk in their warm-ups.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

WDTN Team of the Week

http://wdtn.com/2017/01/11/team-of-t...low-jackets-2/

[member1]

When does Sidney play Trotwood this year? I know with the league change it may have been in question.

[NewJacketCity]

Originally Posted by member1

When does Sidney play Trotwood this year? I know with the league change it may have been in question.

1/27 in Sidney

[member1]

Originally Posted by NewJacketCity

1/27 in Sidney

Ohh!! In Sidney. That place should be rockin that night. Thanks.

[Michael Hirn]

Looking forward to calling the Jackets on Friday night as they take on Fairmont for the first time since 2010 at FTTH

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Hopefully the Jackets can get a W in this event. Lost to Lakota East 61-45 in the 2009 FTTH. Sidney historically has a habit of struggling on big stages.

[NewJacketCity]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Jacket06

Hopefully the Jackets can get a W in this event. Lost to Lakota East 61-45 in the 2009 FTTH. Sidney historically has a habit of struggling on big stages.

Interesting, I didn't know that Sidney had ever played at the FTTH. They're such a young team that it wouldn't surprise me if they struggle tomorrow night. That's where they have to lean on Andre to be special and take some of the pressure off the others. I think they'll play solid defense, so it's just the matter of getting some shots to fall early and take their edge off.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Hopefully Rogers will be able to play. Sat out Tuesday with an ankle injury. Tez has been playing great but they could use Rogers 285 lb. frame in the paint.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

A brief statistical breakdown of tonight's Flyin' To The Hoop opening showdown.

Team Stats

Sidney - 66.2 PPG - 53.8 PPG Allowed - 46.9 FG% - 67.5 FT% - 24.4 3FG% - 33.5 REB - 13.1 AST - 9.2 STL - 4.2 BLK - 10.7 Turnovers

Fairmont - 60.8 PPG - 57.4 PPG Allowed - 48.1 FG% - 69.9 FT% - 41.2 3FG% - 24.0 REB - 11.2 AST - 6.3 STL - 1.8 BLK - 11.6 Turnovers


Individual Stats

Sidney

Andre Gordon - 21.4 PPG - 5.9 AST - 4.8 REB - 2.8 STL - 0.9 BLK

Ratez Roberts - 12.2 PPG - 8.2 REB - 2.6 BLK - 1.9 STL - 0.9 AST

Isaiah Bowser - 10.1 PPG - 4.5 REB - 2.2 AST - 1.5 STL - 0.3 BLK

Devan Rogers - 8.9 PPG - 5.0 REB - 1.1 AST - 0.8 STL

Allec Gordon - 5.6 PPG - 4.7 REB - 1.0 AST - 1.0 STL - 0.2 BLK

Josiah Hudgins - 4.2 PPG - 1.8 REB - 1.1 AST - 0.6 STL - 0.1 BLK

Ryan Heins - 1.7 PPG - 1.4 REB - 0.5 AST - 0.1 STL

Kelton Stockton - 1.6 PPG - 2.1 REB - 0.4 STL - 0.3 AST

Jace Conrad - 1.3 PPG - 1.7 REB - 0.2 AST - 0.2 STL


Fairmont

Jack Hendricks - 17.5 PPG - 1.8 REB - 1.0 STL - 0.8 AST

Kamron Drollet - 11.3 PPG - 2.6 REB - 2.6 AST - 0.8 STL - 0.2 BLK

Jansen Davidson - 7.3 PPG - 3.8 AST - 3.1 REB - 2.0 STL - 0.1 BLK

Kellan Bochenek - 6.9 PPG - 3.3 REB - 1.5 AST - 0.8 BLk - 0.5 STL

Cade Morgan - 6.5 PPG - 2.9 REB - 1.5 AST - 0.6 STL - 0.2 BLK

Dylan Crutchfield - 4.5 PPG - 4.8 AST - 0.5 BLK - 0.3 STL

Brandon Hall - 2.9 PPG - 2.0 REB - 0.3 AST - 0.3 STL - 0.1 BLK

Andrew Forman - 2.7 PPG - 0.5 REB - 0.4 STL - 0.3 AST

Ryan Hall - 1.1 PPG - 1.1 REB - 0.9 AST - 0.4 STL

[Yellow_Jacket06]

41st meeting all-time between the Jackets and Firebirds dating back to 1934. Fairmont leads series 27-13. The two teams have only played 7 times since 1962. Firebirds have won 6 out of 7 with the lone Sidney win coming in a 52-48 OT thriller back in 2003.

[NewJacketCity]

Looks like if Sidney wants to win this one tonight perimeter defense is going to go a long way. After looking at their roster/stats last night Fairmont is a relatively young team that doesn't have a lot of height which would seem to make for a good matchup for Sidney. Hopefully Sidney can come out and take control early. My guess is like others who have had success against Sidney, they try to slow the game down and make it half court game which would limit Sidney's ability to run and their offensive possessions.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 10
Sidney 2

3:30 1st Quarter

Very sloppy start

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 12
Sidney 2

2:41 1st Quarter - Timeout Jackets

[Yellow_Jacket06]

A lot like I feared coming in. Deer in a headlights on the big stage so far.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 13
Sidney 2

End of 1st Quarter

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 18
Sidney 6

5:00 2nd Quarter

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 26
Sidney 15

Halftime

[uselessknowledge]

These play by play guys on live stream are brutal.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Hirn is okay but the guy he is with doesn't make a good team.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Need to get moving on offense. Too much standing around against the zone. This is like the Wapak game all over again.

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 34
Sidney 23

4:30 3rd Quarter

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Fairmont 34
Sidney 25

3:41 3rd Quarter

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 40
Sidney 25

End of 3rd Quarter

[Yellow_Jacket06]

Fairmont 42
Sidney 33

6:51 4th Quarter - Timeout

If they are going to make a move, now is the time.