gold sunrise Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Vikings End Cardinals’ 5-Game Win Streak, 53-51 The Varsity Cardinals traveled to Rowan County last night for a matchup with one of the premier teams of the 16th Region. The Cardinals led, 17-5, following Ryan Cooper’s trey with 2:15 remaining in the first quarter. However, over the next 10+ minutes of the first half, the Cardinals would score only 9 more points. The Cardinals led, 18-9, after the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Will Philpot picked up his second foul; therefore, Coach Cook replaced him for the remainder of the first half. Chase Taylor had 6 points in the first half. JJ Johnson had 5 points. The Cardinals led at halftime, 26-20. JJ Johnson scored a bucket and Will Philpot scored twice to make the score, 32-22, with 4:05 remaining in the third quarter. Soon after, Ryan Cooper hit a trey to increase the lead to 11 at 35-24. However, Will Philpot picked up his third foul with 2:45 left in the third quarter and was replaced again. The Vikings tallied a run of 14-5 to close out the third quarter. The Cardinals led after 3 quarters, 40-38. The Vikings took the lead on a key play in the fourth quarter following a mishandled rebound by two Cardinals. The ball eventually made its way to the perimeter for a trey to give Rowan County a lead at 45-43 with 5:35 remaining. Ryan Cooper hit a jump shot and Chase Taylor made 2 free throws to take the lead at 47-45 with 3:24 remaining. Will Philpot and Jordan Graham made baskets to tie the game at 51 with 1:30 remaining. There was no scoring until with 3.9 seconds left, the Vikings took an inbounds pass at the block. The bank shot made the score, 53-51, with 1.3 seconds remaining. The Cardinals were unable to get a shot off before the buzzer. The Cardinals win streak ends at 5 after the loss, 53-51. Ryan Cooper and Will Philpot had 7 points each and Jordan Graham had 6 points in the second half. Team statistics were as follows: Rebounds: GRC – 29, Rowan County – 24 Turnovers: GRC – 13, Rowan County – 11 Assists: GRC – 16, Rowan County – 16 Steals: GRC – 7, Rowan County – 4 Blocked Shots: GRC – 0, Rowan County – 2 Individual statistics for the Cardinals were as follows: Ryan Cooper (#21) had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Jordan Graham (#22) had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal. Will Philpot (#35) had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. Chase Taylor (#11) had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal. JJ Johnson (#31) had 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals. Jehdon Jenkins (#20) had 4 points and 1 steal. Ben Jackson (#25) had 2 points and 2 rebounds. PJ Williams (#3) had 1 rebound. Vikings End Cardinals' 5-Game Win Streak, 53-51 - This is the home of grcathletics.com Edited January 23, 2017 by gold sunrise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All In Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I know your all about the Cardinals Goldie, but how did Antrobus do for the Vikings? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gold sunrise Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 I know your all about the Cardinals Goldie, but how did Antrobus do for the Vikings? Thanks. He had a big role in thei win. Nice player. Him and Woods play well together. Don't have his stats but he played well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts