Final from the semi finals of the Lloyd Invitational.

 

Bryan Station jumped out to a 14-3 lead then 19-9 and 25-11 with around 2 minutes to go in the first quarter and never looked back. Not sure exactly how many points he had, but Joe Fain put on a shooting clinic in the first quarter and had to have had atleast 12 of the first 25 points for Bryan Station.

 

Bryan Station moves on to face Holmes in the finals.

 

Conner will meet Newport in the 3rd place game.

Bryan Station did whatever they wanted to do in the first half of this game. Conner attempted to slow the game, but was inaffective at either of the court. I think Station put up more points in the first half of this one than they did the entire game against Holy Cross. Fain was amazing. He couldn't miss.

 

The second half, surprisingly without Hodges, Conner made a nice run to get the game respectable. It looked like it could have been a ball game. Flesch from Conner was putting on his own show.

 

Station held on to win by 10 after having Conner down by over 20 at one time. Their size and athleticism was too much for Conner down the stretch. I did notice that Station seemed to struggle with the Conner press (Which was not that intimidating. IMO) Good win for Bryan Station.

Bryan Station did whatever they wanted to do in the first half of this game. Conner attempted to slow the game, but was inaffective at either of the court. I think Station put up more points in the first half of this one than they did the entire game against Holy Cross. Fain was amazing. He couldn't miss.

 

The second half, surprisingly without Hodges, Conner made a nice run to get the game respectable. It looked like it could have been a ball game. Flesch from Conner was putting on his own show.

 

Station held on to win by 10 after having Conner down by over 20 at one time. Their size and athleticism was too much for Conner down the stretch. I did notice that Station seemed to struggle with the Conner press (Which was not that intimidating. IMO) Good win for Bryan Station.

 

Station lacks the fundamentals and discipline to beat a good press. They get in a rush and start making mental mistakes.

BTW, Hodges has gotten considerably bigger since last year.

 

Adams of Bryan Station is listed at 6'11 and Hodges wasn't much smaller than him. He's a legit 6'8 like he's listed.

BTW, Hodges has gotten considerably bigger since last year.

 

Adams of Bryan Station is listed at 6'11 and Hodges wasn't much smaller than him. He's a legit 6'8 like he's listed.[/quote

 

He has gotten alot bigger. Bulking up a little wouldn't hurt him either.

For Conner to win Hodges has to score more than what he did against Station. I wasn't there. Did he miss shots? Did he not get the ball enough?

For Conner to win Hodges has to score more than what he did against Station. I wasn't there. Did he miss shots? Did he not get the ball enough?

 

I don't know if he was injured or what, but he sat most of the second half.

For Conner to win Hodges has to score more than what he did against Station. I wasn't there. Did he miss shots? Did he not get the ball enough?

 

From the parts of the game I saw, he simply wasn't assertive or aggressive enough. Conner used Clay Robinson on 6'11 Adams and Hodges was matched up with a smaller defender. Robinson was very aggressive at both ends of the floor. It looked almost as if Hodges was intimidated?

 

Tim Lang was the only player who seemed to play hard during the first half. Conner had their first shot of the game blocked by Adams and it was almost as if nobody else wanted to go in the paint. They started settling for midrange jumpers and 3's which didn't make much sense to me considering Station was sitting in a 3-2 zone with 6'11 Adams out front.

Edited December 30, 200916 yr by Walter

Box Score:

 

Bryan Station: Demus 1 0 3, Wade 1 0 2, Balfour 5 0 11, Fain 7 4 22, Well 2 1 5, Barner 2 0 4, Evans 2 0 4, Smothers 2 0 4, Renfro 1 0 2, Adams 1 2 4, Totals: 24 7 61

 

Conner: Lang 6 2 16, Flesch 5 2 13, Stephens 5 1 11, Liechty 0 2 2, Robinson 2 1 6, Hodges 1 1 3, Totals: 19 9 51.

 

3 pointers: B 6 ( Fain 4, Demus, Balfour); C 4 (Lang 2, Flesch, Robinson)