Final from Paris.

 

Outstanding effort by both teams.

Congrats to the lady Mustangs. Good luck down state!

Good job mustang squad.

Never should of been that close. Not to take anything away from Bracken who played very hard and has a good team but the officals were HORRIBLE and very poor free throws from Brossart. But a win is a win and they move on to the ALL A state. Good luck to Brossart!

Two teams seemed to be somewhat mirror images of one another. Neither team had an outstanding offensive night, particularly at the free throw line. I can't recall a game in which two good teams shot so poorly from the charity stripe. Lady Bears were 7-21 & Lady Mustangs 12-28. Despite the free throw shooting, I thought both teams left it all on the floor. Loved the effort!

 

Third quarter was the difference. Bracken led by 3 at the break (24-21) & Brossart outscored them 13-2 in the third. Seemed to be a lid on the BC basket, while the Lady 'Stangs got somewhat hot, hitting 3 three's in the quarter (by my count). Brossart led by as many as 11, if memory serves me right.

 

Lady Bears made a really nice run in the final 3:00 of the fourth, cutting the lead to 3, but never could tie or take the lead.

 

Bailey Cummins, Mallory Bell & Jordan Wills each scored 12 for Bracken. Cassidy Jefferson had 3 & I think the other 2 points belonged to Brooke Woods. Jefferson continued her impressive defensive ways. Wills continues to be one of my favorite B.C. players with her tenacity & energy. Bailey Cummins is so smooth for Bracken & did a nice job getting to the basket tonight against above average defense.

 

Not sure on Brossart's scoring. I was very impressed with the play of Sarah Futscher. She is outstanding in the post & has a good touch on her outside shot. She's as good a post player as I've seen all season. Equally impressive with the play of reserve guard Madison Eisenman, who doesn't seem to have the natural abilities as some others, but more than makes up for it with relentless effort & intensity.

 

Cummins & Jefferson made the All-Tournament team for Bracken County. Futscher, Eisenman & Stadtmiller received the same honors from Brossart.

 

Hated to see Bracken's Emma Conley go down with a knee injury early in the 4th that kept her sidelined for the remainder of the game. Emma is my niece & the primary reason I follow the Lady Bears as closely as I do. I'm proud of her, of the game she played, & I hope this injury is not serious.

 

Finally, it was good to get to meet one of my favorite BGP posters, Mustang. He's good people. :thumb:

 

Congrats to Brossart & best of luck in the Class A State! :thumb:

 

And congrats to Coach Kelsch & my Lady Bears on the outstanding effort! :thumb:

Edited January 13, 201313 yr by Randy Parker
corrected 3rd quarter scoring

Uncle Bill used to call games like this “frog Stranglers” back in the day. One thing is certain...when the Lady Polar Bears of Bracken County and the Lady 'Stangs of Bishop Brossart meet on the hardwood it will be a close hard fought game. When the final buzzer sounded Bishop Brossart had successfully defended their 10th Region Touchstone Energy All “A” Classic Championship defeating Bracken County 45-41.

Bishop Brossart, who finished third in the All “A” State last season, will play Wednesday January 23 at 10:00 AM versus the Region 1 Winner In Frankfort. Murray is the favorite there. It is a rare seeded All “A” Tourney.

Tonight's “Titanic Struggle” as our ole Buddy Marty Brennaman might say saw the first quarter end in a 13-13 tie. The Polar Bear defense was giving Brossart some opportunities but they were not connecting on the outside shots. They hit only 30% from the floor in the first half and 22.2% from three point land. The Polar Bears battled to an 11-8 second quarter advantage to take a 24-21 lead at intermission over the defending champions.

This game would see 5 lead changes and the game tied 8 times. Then suddenly in the second half the Lady 'Stangs seemingly started to pull away a bit taking their largest lead twice at 11 points at 37-26 and 39-28 but Bracken County and Coach Patrick Kelsch kept fighting back and got to within 4 points twice. A 13-2 third quarter gave them a big boost.

“We just talked at the half about getting back to basics and being us,” said a drained Head Coach Josh Feldman who saw his team improved to 15-3 on the season. “We played well but just couldn't hit some shots and missed a lot of free throws.” The Lady 'Stangs ended up 12 of 28 from the charity stripe and missed several at the end where they could have put the game out of reach. Bracken County fell to 13-3 with the loss. The Lady Polar Bears managed just 7 of 21 from the line. Had either team took advantage of the 49 total free throws shot it could have been a different game.

Brossart led in most categories outrebounding the Lady Polar Bears (41-30), and holding advantages in free throw points (12-7), Pts off turnovers (10-8), three point points (15-6), second chance points (7-6), defensive stops (42-37), assists (8-4) and points off the bench (11-2). The one category that was very uncharacteristic for them was having m,ore turnovers than their opponent tonight (17 to just 15 for Bracken Co.).

Madison Eisenman joined Abby Stadtmiller and Sarah Futscher on the All-Tournament Team. Futscher led Brossart with 13 while Eisenman added 11. Rachel Hartig had 8, Maria Greis 7 and Stadtmiller 6.

Junior guard Jordan Wills had 19 for Bracken while freshman guard Baily Cummins tallied 12.

Next up for Bishop Brossart a Friday night home game with Covington Holy Cross and DeAsia Beal while Bracken Co. hosts George Rogers Clark next Saturday.

Congratulations to both teams on a great hard fought battle.

Sounds like an entertaining game. Both teams can make some real noise in the regional tourney.

 

Here's hoping that Ms. Conley gets well real soon.

:popcorn:Game Broadcast can be heard at: index

Bishop Brossart 13 8 13 11 -- 45

Bracken County 13 11 2 15 -- 41

BB: Futscher 13, Hartig 8, Greis 7, Stadtmiller 6, Ziegler 0, Eisenman 11, Young 0. Total 45.

BC: Wills 12, Ba. Cummins 12, Bell 12, C. Jefferson 3, Conley 0, Woods 2, Ishmael 0, Berry 0, Br. Cummins 0. Total 41.

3-pointers: Bishop Brossart 5 (Hartig 2, Futscher, Greis, Stadtmiller), Bracken County 2 (Bell 2).

Records: Bishop Brossart 15-3, Bracken County 13-3.

All-tournament team -- Bishop Brossart: Abby Stadtmiller, Madison Eisenman, Sarah Futscher; Bracken County: Bailey Cummins, Cassidy Jefferson; Nicholas County: Reesa Martin, Shannon Bretz; Paris: Alexis Tye, Kaliyah Marks; St. Patrick: McKayla Likins; Augusta: Jerica Kelsch; Deming: Lacey Mitchell; Calvary Christian: Sarah Roaden; Silver Grove: Kirsten Cox

All-academic team -- Augusta: Naomie Krebs; Bishop Brossart: Maddi Kues; Bracken County: Kayla Hicks; Calvary Christian: Dayne Merkley; Deming: Krista Smithers; Nicholas County: Elizabeth Johnson; Paris: Taylor Enlow; St. Patrick: Kaitlyn Yeary; Silver Grove: Rachael Garza

 

Lady 'Stangs survive Lady Bears charge to repeat

nice post

Two teams seemed to be somewhat mirror images of one another. Neither team had an outstanding offensive night, particularly at the free throw line. I can't recall a game in which two good teams shot so poorly from the charity stripe. Lady Bears were 7-21 & Lady Mustangs 12-28. Despite the free throw shooting, I thought both teams left it all on the floor. Loved the effort!

 

Third quarter was the difference. Bracken led by 3 at the break (24-21) & Brossart outscored them 13-2 in the third. Seemed to be a lid on the BC basket, while the Lady 'Stangs got somewhat hot, hitting 3 three's in the quarter (by my count). Brossart led by as many as 11, if memory serves me right.

 

Lady Bears made a really nice run in the final 3:00 of the fourth, cutting the lead to 3, but never could tie or take the lead.

 

Bailey Cummins, Mallory Bell & Jordan Wills each scored 12 for Bracken. Cassidy Jefferson had 3 & I think the other 2 points belonged to Brooke Woods. Jefferson continued her impressive defensive ways. Wills continues to be one of my favorite B.C. players with her tenacity & energy. Bailey Cummins is so smooth for Bracken & did a nice job getting to the basket tonight against above average defense.

 

Not sure on Brossart's scoring. I was very impressed with the play of Sarah Futscher. She is outstanding in the post & has a good touch on her outside shot. She's as good a post player as I've seen all season. Equally impressive with the play of reserve guard Madison Eisenman, who doesn't seem to have the natural abilities as some others, but more than makes up for it with relentless effort & intensity.

 

Cummins & Jefferson made the All-Tournament team for Bracken County. Futscher, Eisenman & Stadtmiller received the same honors from Brossart.

 

Hated to see Bracken's Emma Conley go down with a knee injury early in the 4th that kept her sidelined for the remainder of the game. Emma is my niece & the primary reason I follow the Lady Bears as closely as I do. I'm proud of her, of the game she played, & I hope this injury is not serious.

 

Finally, it was good to get to meet one of my favorite BGP posters, Mustang. He's good people. :thumb:

 

Congrats to Brossart & best of luck in the Class A State! :thumb:

 

And congrats to Coach Kelsch & my Lady Bears on the outstanding effort! :thumb:

Welcome to the site, max! Another one of those long-time listeners, first-time callers.

Two teams seemed to be somewhat mirror images of one another. Neither team had an outstanding offensive night, particularly at the free throw line. I can't recall a game in which two good teams shot so poorly from the charity stripe. Lady Bears were 7-21 & Lady Mustangs 12-28. Despite the free throw shooting, I thought both teams left it all on the floor. Loved the effort!

 

Third quarter was the difference. Bracken led by 3 at the break (24-21) & Brossart outscored them 13-2 in the third. Seemed to be a lid on the BC basket, while the Lady 'Stangs got somewhat hot, hitting 3 three's in the quarter (by my count). Brossart led by as many as 11, if memory serves me right.

 

Lady Bears made a really nice run in the final 3:00 of the fourth, cutting the lead to 3, but never could tie or take the lead.

 

Bailey Cummins, Mallory Bell & Jordan Wills each scored 12 for Bracken. Cassidy Jefferson had 3 & I think the other 2 points belonged to Brooke Woods. Jefferson continued her impressive defensive ways. Wills continues to be one of my favorite B.C. players with her tenacity & energy. Bailey Cummins is so smooth for Bracken & did a nice job getting to the basket tonight against above average defense.

 

Not sure on Brossart's scoring. I was very impressed with the play of Sarah Futscher. She is outstanding in the post & has a good touch on her outside shot. She's as good a post player as I've seen all season. Equally impressive with the play of reserve guard Madison Eisenman, who doesn't seem to have the natural abilities as some others, but more than makes up for it with relentless effort & intensity.

 

Cummins & Jefferson made the All-Tournament team for Bracken County. Futscher, Eisenman & Stadtmiller received the same honors from Brossart.

 

Hated to see Bracken's Emma Conley go down with a knee injury early in the 4th that kept her sidelined for the remainder of the game. Emma is my niece & the primary reason I follow the Lady Bears as closely as I do. I'm proud of her, of the game she played, & I hope this injury is not serious.

 

Finally, it was good to get to meet one of my favorite BGP posters, Mustang. He's good people. :thumb:Congrats to Brossart & best of luck in the Class A State! :thumb:

 

And congrats to Coach Kelsch & my Lady Bears on the outstanding effort! :thumb:

 

 

 

And my pleasure to finally meet Randy Parker!!!

Never should of been that close. Not to take anything away from Bracken who played very hard and has a good team but the officals were HORRIBLE and very poor free throws from Brossart. But a win is a win and they move on to the ALL A state. Good luck to Brossart!

 

:lol:

Any news on Emma Conley's knee? Didnt look to good and was just curious how severe it was?

It felt okay this morning, but the pain has increased quite a bit tonight. Hoping to see the doctor tomorrow. She had a slight ACL tear earlier in the Fall.

 

Thanks for asking.