Ballard goes and beats DeSales on their home floor which is hard to do this year. Statement win for the Bruins!

 

Both these teams have the pieces to compete for a state championship this season. Dominant, rim protecting big (Bar, Kalle). A talented guard who can control the offense (Sisk, Perry). It really comes down to the production from the role players which in this case Tilford had a big game which really propelled Ballard to the win.

I do believe that Ballard deserves to be in the top 5 in the State polls. They have a strong team.  Long and quick.  Good outside shooters & agile big men.  DeSales gave a good effort, but seemed to lose their confidence when Ballard made their big run in the 3rd Quarter.  They still need to work on beating a full court press and defending the 3-point line. The Colts still have a few more tough opponents coming up, in Oldham Co., Doss, and CAL (in the opener of the LIT, if that is played as scheduled). I think DeSales deserves all the attention they have been getting.  They are a very nice team & they're still improving.