Did anybody look good for Conner?

 

C. Lang looked good at times, as did Hodges off the bench but nobody else really stood out. Avery had a couple nice buckets but overall forced a lot tonight and was frustrated all night by Rico and Pittman.

I didn't have a stat on the rebounds. It could have been 2 to 1 ratio. The Dawgs were flying high!!!:scared:

 

I agree...Holmes also got a lot of loose balls tonight. The Conner fans sitting around me were very impressed with the intensity they had defensively and on the boards.

Did anybody look good for Conner?

 

23 looked really good in the first half, he knocked down some big shots. Conner stuggled most of the game though with Holmes defensive intensity.

I think Avery threw up 4 air balls and 1 brick. That's how hard they were guarding him. :taz:

Solid win for Covington Holmes.

First quarter Holmes jumped all over Conner early with an 8-2 run in the games' first two minutes after both Rico and DJ hit back to back 3's. Conner would then go on a 5-0 run to close within 1 at 8-7 but a lay up by Rico gave Holmes a 10-7 lead. Conner responded with a 3 to tie the game but this would be the only tie of the game. Holmes would break the tie with an 11-1 run keyed by 4 straight points from Housely. JJ then knocked down a jumper, followed by a Pittman 3, and jumper by Rico to give Holmes a 21-11 lead. Conner hit a 3 with time running down and Holmes would lead 21-14 after one.

 

Second quarter Pittman started off the scoring with a bucket but Conner went on a 5-0 run to close the gap to 23-19. I believe 12 of Conner's first 19 points were from 3 pointers. Holmes countered with a 5-0 run themselves to put Holmes up 28-19 with 6:13 left til the half which forced Conner to call a timeout. Both teams traded baskets and then Pittman threw it down hard one handed to give Holmes a 33-21 lead. Holmes then built a 42-26 lead behind buckets by JJ, Pittman , Rico and DJ. Conner hit two free throws to close within 14 at 42-28 but Holmes scored the last 5 points of the half to give them a 47-28 lead at the half.

 

Third quarter the game was back and forth the first few minutes but with the score 56-36, Holmes would close the quarter out on a 7-0 run behind 4 straight points from Pittman, including a 2 hand dunk, and a nice drive and lay up by Arnold to give Holmes a 63-36 lead heading in to the 4th.

 

Fourth quarter Riley started things off with an "and one" to give the Dogs a 66-36 lead. Conner answered with a 5-0 run but two free throws by Pittman with 548 left in the game put Holmes up 27, 68-41. Conner got a bucket at the other end and then on their next possession they missed a shot, Housely grabbed the rebound and raced the length of the court and threw it down with two hands. Conner responded with a 3 to cut the Holmes lead to 70-46 which would key a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 20 with Pittman and both Johnson brothers on the bench, but James Rice got a bucket to put Holmes up 72-50 and give you the final.

 

For Conner they shot the ball very well from outside during the first half. Second half they cooled down a little but continued to knock down 3 after 3 to keep Holmes from making things worse than they already were. C. Lang had a pretty decent game as did Hodges off the bench but Avery was pretty much shut down. He was very frustrated with both Rico and Pittman's defense. I'd say he probably finished with MAYBE 10 points but that came on a lot of shots. At one point he took 3 or 4 consecutive shots for Conner.

 

For Holmes, this was the offensive explosion people have waited to see. The game and score probably could have been a lot worse but Henley subbed freely throughout using both Mayfield and Slusher several minutes at a time, leaving them on the floor with usually 3 starters or 2 starters and Arnold. Pretty balanced scoring and Pittman looked really good tonight, pretty much scoring at will, along with Rico. All in all a solid performance from every player tonight. They played great team ball.

 

I'll have video from the game later.

 

Where did you go Eta?

Where did you go Eta?

 

:confused:

 

If you're referring to the video, I haven't had time to upload it yet. Should have either late tonight or sometime tomorrow.

:confused:

 

If you're referring to the video, I haven't had time to upload it yet. Should have either late tonight or sometime tomorrow.

 

Hope you've got some of the dunks!:ylsuper:

Hope you've got some of the dunks!:ylsuper:

 

Got all three of them. I have family in town right now from New York and they used their Iphone to record the majority of the game. I'll post it on here whenever they upload it to the computer. :thumb:

Box Score:

 

Conner (13-13) - Broyles 5 0 13, Lang 5 2 13, Stephens 3 2 9, Avery 3 0 7, Hodges 2 0 4, Robinson 1 0 2, Flesch 1 0 2, Totals: 20 4 50.

 

Holmes (26-2) - Pittman 8 3 20, J. Johnson 4 3 12, R. Johnson 5 1 12, Housley 3 3 9, D. Johnson 2 3 8, Riley 2 1 5, Arnold 2 0 4, Rice 1 0 2, Totals: 27 14 72.

 

Conner- 14-14-8-14- 50

Holmes- 21-26-16-9-72

 

3-pointers: C 6 (Broyles 3, Lang, Avery, Stephens); H 4 (Pittman, J. Johnson, R. Johnson, D. Johnson).

JJ had a double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Glad they are back on track... Recently to the Scott and Hazard games and they didn't look like the team I knew... Now it's to winning the district, will be tough at Holy Cross.