Cincinnati (OH) Moeller at #2 Covington Catholic Predictions 12/12/17

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Moeller Roster:

 

NUM NAME GRADE HEIGHT POSITION

2 Isaiah Payton SR 5'10 G

3 Carlos Garcia SR 6'2 F

4 Jackson O'Bryan SR 6'2 G

5 Dene White SR 6'5 F

10 Jack McCracken SR 6'4 F

11 Miles McBride JR 6'0 G

12 Blake Lloyd SO 6'1 G

13 Michael Shipp JR 6'3 F

15 Jaxson Hayes SR 6'10 F

20 Chase Harding JR 6'1 G

21 Kevin Marklay SR 6'4 F

22 Chase Kendall SR 6'3 G

23 Alex Deyhle SR 6'3 G

24 Jeremiah Davenport SR 6'5 G

25 Alec Pfriem JR 6'4 F

32 Max Land SO 6'3 F

33 Jared Becker JR 6'2 G

44 Jaret Tabler SR 6'3 G

 

Projected starters in blue, with McCracken and Marklay first in off the bench.

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Watched a replay of Oak Hills at Moeller from Tuesday, 12/5.

 

Observations from that game, with season stats gleaned from cincinnati.com -

High School Prep Sports

 

The first four players are first year starters:

 

Jaxson Hayes, F (Texas commit) - Averaging 8 rpg, and 4.3 blocks pg. Mobile, runs well and has a good handle. Good passer in sets, but with some wild outlet throws. Scrappy and active on D - play of the game was a half court steal with a breakaway windmill dunk. Looking forward to the matchup with Jake Walter.

 

Jeremiah Davenport, G (Wright State commit) - 8 rpg. Long and athletic. Tough defender.

 

Alec Pfriem, F (Roger Bacon transfer - 13.1 ppg last season) - 3.7 apg. Handled the ball a lot. Calm and cool.

 

Carlos Garcia, F - Solid, but the number five scoring option when on the floor.

 

Isaiah "Sleepy" Payton, PG - The lone returning starter. Everywhere on O and D. Can create and moves well without the ball. Did I say quick? Quick! Can be pressured, 1.1 A/T ratio.

Leading scorer at 18 ppg, shooting FG 61% / 3pt 45% / FT 79% for the year. 3 apg. Interesting matchup for Aiden Ruthsatz.

 

Against Oak Hills - Disciplined. Typical Crusader basketball. Still finding themselves with so many new pieces.

 

Deliberate half court offense, minimum 5 passes. Moved the ball well around the perimeter, to the inside, but also inside out. High percentage shot selection.

 

No pressure D or many traps, but tight man-to-man coverage.

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Game starts in 20 minutes.

 

Listen here on CovCath Internet Radio, with Mark Whery and Greg Spencer (?).

 

>>> Covington Catholic High School

[Mr. Sixer]

As an Elder grad I know that most of one side of lower section is reserved for season ticket holders. Seats are numbered. Cheering section is half of the other side behind bench. Not much left but upper seats.

 

I have no problem with that situation if that is truly the case but when you are asked what team you are there for and instructed to proceed to the upper deck it begs the question especially when then the lower section is half empty.

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Cov Cath 62 - Moeller 58