Who: DeSales (13-8) at South Oldham (18-7, pending game vs. Lafayette on 2/8)

 

When: Monday, 2/10/2020

 

Time: Tipoff 7:30 pm ET

 

Where: South Oldham HS; Crestwood, KY

 

Broadcast: Live video coverage begins 7 pm ET The Pegasus Sports Network - PSN

 

This should be a great ballgame between two very good teams. Both squads have had good seasons....DeSales has been very impressive at times, winning games over powerhouses like Buler and Collins, and losing by just 2 to Seneca and 4 to Elizabethtown.... South Oldham beat Warren Central and slammed LaRue County by 23 points (their worst loss of the season), while falling to Collins by just 1 and Oldham County by just 5.

 

For South, the Big 2 are the driving force. Defending 8th Region Player of the Year Luke Morrison, a 6'5" senior guard, is having a great senior season, averaging 20.3 ppg; he's hit 67 threes. Backcourt senior running mate Seth Johnson is 18.8 ppg and a team-high 7 rebounds.

 

South is hitting just a tick over 50% from the field, and has hit 267 threes on the year. What's amazing is South is hitting over 50% from the floor despite shooting nearly half their shots from beyond the arc. At the line, South is hitting over 72%.

 

Sekou Kalle leads DeSales with a double-double at 14.8 ppg / 10.8 rebounds; he has company in double digits scoring as Keith Robinson averages 13.1 and Logan Lautzenheiser 11.5.

 

DeSales shoots 47% from the floor; the Colts don't rely on the three point shot as much as South; the Colts have only attempted 49 more threes (316) than South has made (267).

 

Live video coverage begins at 7 pm ET on The Pegasus Sports Network - PSN.

 

Who wins?

 

CM

S. Oldham will shoot their way to win #20 in this one.

Big challenge for South will be the 6'8" Sekou Kalle. How South fares against him defensively may well tell the tale.

The lights are on....the JV are playing....PSN is set to go! Pregame show starts at 7 pm ET. The Pegasus Sports Network - PSN

 

I'll try to send updates as I can throughout the game.

 

CM

Fast paced first period. South's Luke Morrison steals a pass just before the end of the first quarter and gets the layup at the buzzer.

 

South Oldham 20

DeSales 18

South 25-20 second period

 

Ben Michel and Luke Morrison both have 10 for South

Brice Clay with a long rebound goes for a layup.

 

South Oldham 34, DeSales 21

 

4:45 left in first half

Half

 

South Oldham 37

DeSales 33

DeSales on a run...

 

Desales 41

South Oldham 39

 

4:22 left in 3Q

End of third

 

DeSales has turned a four point halftime deficit into a four point lead.

 

DeSales 51

South Oldham 47

Timeout South

 

DeSales 58

South 47

 

6:14 to play

South turning up the heat....Dragons on a 6-0 run.

 

DeSales helping with two turnovers during the stretch.

 

DeSales Timeout

 

DeSales 58

South Oldham 53

 

4:16 to play

South timeout

 

Dragons ball

 

DeSales has rebuilt the lead

 

DeSales 61

South Oldham 53

 

2:34 left

South Oldham 7 of 26 in the second half

 

1:50 left

 

DeSales with ball up 8

Will be interesting to see South’s second half FG% compared to their first half %.