Me as well! I knew this team was special when they beat Cathedral (IN) back in early December, which at the time was #1 in the state of Indiana. Gahanna Lincoln will be a lot tougher though.
Should be very interesting. A basketball "school" with 2 very legit 5 stars (out of 19 total on ESPN) and a bunch of 4 stars versus a very good local team (with 2 Power 5 committed players). Outcome probably doesn't indicate anything significant but hopefully will be fun.
They're scheduled to play Woodward tomorrow at 6:30 pm
Same could be said for Centerville and their shooting. When is the last time Cupps and House went 2-15 from 3?
Centerville is the #15 team in the country. It's not like this was out of left field.
I agree it was not a good night for either of them in that respect, and Rolf had a well timed, as I understand it, career night. I will always believe that Centerville simply had more motivation to win than SoCAl did. SoCAl plays most of their games in these invitationals and likely this was just another one to them. We have to admit at least, that is not the case for Coach Cupp's kids. I am not trying to take anything away from the Elk. They are outstanding and I am a fan as mentioned above. I just think the Centerville wins 7-10 claim and ragging on the Socal kids and coach is unwarranted and an inaccurate assessment of them.
I'm not ragging on them - I'm describing what happened in the game. They shot quick, bad shots, they let a really good shooting team open the whole game, and B Cupps ran some sets out of TOs that were outstanding. All of these things led to them winning the game. This notion that the SoCal team is significantly better isn't really based on anything except the recruiting rankings.
Ouch! Oh well, not sure anybody expected Jackson to win but good for them to see that level of competition.
Final 80-48.
If I'm not mistaken, Carrolton can't play and St X is taking their place.
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While Brush didn't get the win, a 48-44 loss to a very good Gahanna Lincoln team is a good sign for the Arcs for the rest of the year. It'll be quite a matchup in a couple of weeks when they go head-to-head against the Irish.
I’m still surprised Brush lost to Ed’s!
Best team I saw there for sure.
I was too! First, Marlon Barnes being sick really hurt us, as without his shooting we couldn’t stretch the floor as much. Second, that sequence at the end of the 3rd Quarter was what did us in, (we had momentum for most of the game prior). Either way, we should of been able to finish, and full credit to your Eagles!
Motivation? So all these 5 and 4 star guys are just treading water until college or the prep school championships? That's a shame for these kids. Too bad they haven't learned that playing hard matters. We'll never know about x/10 or even x/2 but we do know that it was 1/1 for Centerville this week. Brook's team are better prepared than most college teams and play confidently and with poise which makes a difference.
