General McLane 60 Meadville 57 - What Happened In the 4th Quarter?
I travelled out to Meadville to see the Bulldogs host the General McLane Lancers in what I anticipated to be a great rematch. These two teams met on January 10th were the hosting Lancers won 58-69. The teams both entered tonights match up with winning records in Region 5, Meadville 6-1, their only loss was to the Lancers while the Lancers stood at 7-0. I arrived to see the last quarter of the JV game in which the Lancers had no problems with the Bulldogs. Lancers 70- Meadville 48.
To my surprise it was Senior night in Meadville. Meadville not only honored each of their senior players, cheerleaders and managers but also acknowledge each of the senior members of the Lancers team. Nice touch and best wishes to all the seniors!
Meadville's student body was only the second I have seen this year that came ready for a great game. Sorry no pictures, Big had the camera at Cambridge's Senior Night.
The opening tip went to the Lancers as did the whole first half at the packed House Of Thrills. The first points of the night came from McLane's #41 Walker in the paint. Meadville had a very difficult time inbounding the ball off the Lancers made shots. Several balls thrown in were picked off by the Lancers or were stolen off the press. Meadville did seem to make some adjustments and were able to get the ball up the court, however it seemed as though when they did they couldn't buy a basket. They had some nice drives and turnaround jumpers, but nothing was falling through the hoop. The score at the half was McLane 37 Meadville 22.
Seeing these two teams play before I had hopes that the second half would bring out a fired up Bulldog team. They managed to play with the Lancers in the third quarter, but were unable to make much of a dent in the Lancer lead. Due to my motherly duties, children at grandma's and school tomorrow, I decided to leave at the end of the third quarter. The score was McLane 49 Meadville 35.
What happened in the 4th quarter? I was shocked when I caught the scores on the news and found I may have missed one of the best quarters of basketball so far this season (double OT in the Cambridge Saegertown matchup was good too). Meadville managed to come back, but fell short by 3 points. I knew Meadville could play with McLane and was upset that I had left. It is never over till it's over.
The Lancers played like a well oiled machine. They have great passing, can take the ball to the hoop but can also shoot from outside. Their press was tough to deal with and was part of the difference in the first half. The Lancers had four guys with double digits, Walker with 17, Mulligan with 12, DiVito with 11 and Wreh-Wilson with 10.
Meadville had some great moments. #24 had an awesome block that had everyone in the gym in awe. It came towards the end of the first half and put some energy into the team. It was awesome to hear the crowds response. Freshman #23 Hamilton is a huslter and made some things happen while on the court. The Bulldogs were led by Phillips with 20 points, while Hamilton added 14 and Barton 13.
I can't wait for the playoffs to start. I won't be leaving early again!
To my surprise it was Senior night in Meadville. Meadville not only honored each of their senior players, cheerleaders and managers but also acknowledge each of the senior members of the Lancers team. Nice touch and best wishes to all the seniors!
Meadville's student body was only the second I have seen this year that came ready for a great game. Sorry no pictures, Big had the camera at Cambridge's Senior Night.
The opening tip went to the Lancers as did the whole first half at the packed House Of Thrills. The first points of the night came from McLane's #41 Walker in the paint. Meadville had a very difficult time inbounding the ball off the Lancers made shots. Several balls thrown in were picked off by the Lancers or were stolen off the press. Meadville did seem to make some adjustments and were able to get the ball up the court, however it seemed as though when they did they couldn't buy a basket. They had some nice drives and turnaround jumpers, but nothing was falling through the hoop. The score at the half was McLane 37 Meadville 22.
Seeing these two teams play before I had hopes that the second half would bring out a fired up Bulldog team. They managed to play with the Lancers in the third quarter, but were unable to make much of a dent in the Lancer lead. Due to my motherly duties, children at grandma's and school tomorrow, I decided to leave at the end of the third quarter. The score was McLane 49 Meadville 35.
What happened in the 4th quarter? I was shocked when I caught the scores on the news and found I may have missed one of the best quarters of basketball so far this season (double OT in the Cambridge Saegertown matchup was good too). Meadville managed to come back, but fell short by 3 points. I knew Meadville could play with McLane and was upset that I had left. It is never over till it's over.
The Lancers played like a well oiled machine. They have great passing, can take the ball to the hoop but can also shoot from outside. Their press was tough to deal with and was part of the difference in the first half. The Lancers had four guys with double digits, Walker with 17, Mulligan with 12, DiVito with 11 and Wreh-Wilson with 10.
Meadville had some great moments. #24 had an awesome block that had everyone in the gym in awe. It came towards the end of the first half and put some energy into the team. It was awesome to hear the crowds response. Freshman #23 Hamilton is a huslter and made some things happen while on the court. The Bulldogs were led by Phillips with 20 points, while Hamilton added 14 and Barton 13.
I can't wait for the playoffs to start. I won't be leaving early again!
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