Close game till the 4th Q and GRC held MoCo to only 2 points in the 4th. Another great game by Philpot with his blocks and rebounding tonight. Scoring was well distributed between the players. We average close to 20 assists a game.

 

Jones tried to carry the Indians on his back, he played a great 3 quarters. Graham guarded him the 4th quarter and did a great job on him.

 

GRC improves to 16-9. Great district win for the Cards.

Cardinals Hold Montgomery County to 10 Second Half Points: Win 53-37

 

 

The Cardinals swept the Montgomery County Indians in the regular season for the first time in 6 years as GRC won, 53-37. The Cardinals limited the Indians to only 8 points in the third quarter and 2 points in the fourth quarter in the victory on Friday night at Montgomery County.

Ryan Cooper and Jordan Graham scored early and often in the first quarter. Cooper had 6 points and Graham had 5 points in leading the Cardinals to a first quarter lead, 16-13. Will Philpot had a key “and one” in the quarter with 3.7 seconds remaining due to an assist from Jehdon Jenkins.

PJ Williams and Will Philpot scored all 14 points for the Cardinals in the second quarter. Williams hit 3 treys within a two minute span to give GRC an 8-point lead at 28-20. Philpot added a bucket and 3 free throws for 5 points in the quarter. The Cards led at halftime, 30-27.

The Cardinals failed to score any second half points until 4:45 left in the third quarter. Will Philpot made a basket to give the Cardinals the lead for good, 32-30. Philpot led the Cardinals in scoring in the quarter with 4 points. GRC led after three quarters, 42-35.

It was all Cardinals in the fourth quarter. Neither team scored until Ryan Cooper hit a bucket with 5:45 left in the contest – with an assist to PJ Williams. Montgomery County called a timeout; however, the Indians’ only bucket of the quarter came after the timeout with 5:17 left. The Cardinals closed out the game with 9 unanswered points to win, 53-37. Chase Taylor had 5 points and Ryan Cooper had 4 points in the final stanza.

Team statistics were as follows:

Rebounds: GRC – 38, Montgomery County – 25

Turnovers: GRC – 12, Montgomery County – 12

Assists: GRC – 19, Montgomery County – 12

Steals: GRC – 4, Montgomery County – 3

Blocked Shots: GRC – 4, Montgomery County – 6

3-Point Shots Made: GRC – 6, Montgomery County – 1

Individual statistics for the Cardinals were as follows:

Will Philpot (#35) had 14 points, 13 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2 blocked shots.

Ryan Cooper (#21) had 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Chase Taylor (#11) had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 blocked shot.

PJ Williams (#3) had 9 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

Jordan Graham (#22) had 7 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 blocked shot.

Jehdon Jenkins (#20) had 3 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Tydarius Clark (#10) had 1 steal.

JJ Johnson (#31) had 5 rebounds.

Cardinals Hold Montgomery County to 1

Clark Co. 53

Montgomery Co. 37

Clark Co. 16 14 12 11 53

Montgomery Co. 13 14 8 2 37

Clark Co. (16-9) -- Taylor 10, Graham 7, Cooper 10, Philpot 14, Williams 9, Jenkins 3.

Montgomery Co. (6-16) -- Ralls 2, Barber 1, Jones 17, Norris 6, Davis 11.

 

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