Final.

Eta, the Dawgs are worring me. After tonights performances HC will not be an easy game and I think Cov. Cath might be turning the corner. I'd sure hate to see Holmes not even get to regional or go in as a runnerup with Boone or Highlands looming.

Very, very surprised by this game. How many dunks for Holmes?

Waiting for your recap Eta? How many three's did SK have?

Wow. Any stats?

Recap of the game:

 

First quarter Holmes jumped out to an early 5-0 lead within the first minute behind 3 straight points by DJ and lay up by Riley. Sk responded with a 6-0 run behind back to back 3's though to give them a 6-5 lead. Holmes then went on a 7-0 run, keyed by jumpers from JJ and Housely, as well as a 3 by Pittman to put them up 12-6. SK again answered with a basket but Arnold then scored 3 straight points for Holmes to put Holmes up 15-8. Theme of the night, Sk came back down and hit another 3 to close within 4 at 15-11 but Riley had a nice up and under at the other end with 2 seconds left to give Holmes a 17-11 advantage heading in to the second quarter. 9 of SK's 11 points were from 3's.

 

Second quarter SK started the quarter on a 7-2 run in the first 3 minutes, keyed by an and one by Sorrell and jumper by Barnes to tie the game at 19-19. Pittman then took over and keyed an 8-0 run to close out the quarter. He had a personal 6-0 run including a break away one hand dunk that put Holmes up 25-19. With time winding down Rico got open undeneath and got a bucket to put Holmes up 27-19 heading in to the half. Sorrell led SK with 7 in the first half and Pittman led Holmes with 9, despite sitting out the last 2 minutes of the first, and first 3 minutes of the second quarter.

 

Third quarter Riley started off the quarter with a nice drive and lay in, but SK scored the next 5 points to close the Holmes lead to 29-24. Pittman was then sent to bench at the 5:07 mark with 3 fouls after back to back calls against him in less than 30 seconds. Rico then scored 4 straight to put Holmes up 33-24 but once again, Sk responded at the other end with a 3 to make the score 33-27. Rico responded with a jumper at the other end though to put Holmes up 8 at 35-27. Sk then came down and hit ANOTHER 3 to close the score at 35-30. Things were back and forth from there but with Holmes up 40-33, Sorrell hit a big jumper at the buzzer to put SK down by just 5 heading in to the fourth. Rico had 8 points in the third quarter after Pittman went to the bench.

 

Fourth quarter SK opened up with back to back baskets including a jumper by Barnes that made the score 40-39 Holmes at the 6:38 mark. JJ then got a big steal out of a timeout and got an and one to put Holmes back up 4 at 43-39. Rico then got a steal with Holmes leading 43-40 and made one of two free throws to put them ahead 44-40. Pittman would then return to the game at 4:06 mark, after sitting out since then 5:07 mark of the 3rd. Barnes responded in a big way at the other end after the free throw, with a jumper to cut the Holmes lead to 2 at 44-42. Riley then had a personal 5-0 run, including a BIG 3 to put Holmes up 49-42. Not going away though, Chambers came down and hit a 3 with 1:08 left to put SK down 49-45. Housely and Sorrell then traded free throws to make the score 51-47 with 23 seconds left, but JJ and Riley sealed the deal and made 4 straight to give Holmes a hard fought 55-47 win.

 

For SK, they shot the ball very well from outside. Barnes, and Sorrell both had nice games and were HUGE for the Neers' tonight. I believe Sorrel finished with 17. Give credit to SK...they played hard tonight.

 

For Holmes, if not for Riley and Rico taking over in the second half, they likely would have lost this game. I know Riley finished with 15, but not sure about Pittman or Rico. Holmes players have to learn to finish teams out though and not let them hang around the way SK did, or they'll be heading home early. I much rather see them have a close game right before districts though than a blow out. Should give them one last wake up call before the real season starts...let the games begin.

 

Holmes (27-2)- 17-10-13-15-55

Simon Kenton (7-16)- 11-8-16-12-47

Wow, not the margin I expected.

Suprised by the score....thought Holmes would win by more. But a win is a win. Best of luck to them in the upcoming post season.

Very surprised by this score.

Not official, but pretty sure the scoring went like this for Holmes:

 

Riley-15

R. Johnson- 11

Pittman- 9

J. Johnson- 9

Housely- 6

Arnold- 3

D. Johnson 2

Another game in the W column.

 

Where does SK stand in the state rankings?

Very surprised by this score.

 

Suprised by the score....thought Holmes would win by more. But a win is a win. Best of luck to them in the upcoming post season.

 

Wow, not the margin I expected.

 

SK shot the ball VERY WELL from outside. They ended up with six 3's on the night to Holmes' two 3's. That makes a big difference in the game when the other team hits four more 3 pointers than you do. Holmes' perimeter defense has to improve.

Another game in the W column.

 

Where does SK stand in the state rankings?

 

SK doesn't even have a break-even record. They're 7-16.

Holmes heads in to the post season at 27-2 for the second year in a row and are 33-2 over the past two years against nky opponents.

I'm just hopeing Holmes finishes at 36-2 and not 35-3 again.