Friday, March 8, 2013
Quarter-Finals Day
With 4:38 left in the third quarter, the Covington Holmes Bulldogs lead the Madison Central Indians 31-26. These are two great teams and this has been a great game so far. Further observations in the comments.
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With 3 1/2 minutes left, Holmes and Mad Central are tied at 31.
ReplyDeleteQuan Palmer hits a three to put Holmes up 34-31 with 3:13 left in the third quarter.
ReplyDeleteStar Watch: James Bolden of Holmes has 14 points and 10 rebounds; Dominique Hawkins of Madison Central has 12 points on 5-18 shooting.
Officials' time out with 2:43 left in the third quarter. Holmes leads 34-33.
ReplyDeleteAfter three quarters, Madison Central leads 38-36.
ReplyDeleteGreat, great game. James Bolden just hit a huge three-pointer to put Holmes up 46-44 with 2:57 left in the 4th Quarter.
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ReplyDeleteAnd now Dominique Hawkins has hit back-to-back threes for Madison Central to put the Indians up 50-47 with 1:20 left.
DeleteBolden is fouled. Misses the front end of a one-and-one. Hawkins with the rebound.
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ReplyDeleteWith 57 seconds to go, Hawkins is fouled and makes two free throws -- he has scored eight straight points for the Indians and Madison Central leads 52-47.
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ReplyDeleteGood night! Bolden comes down and hits a long three to make the score 52-50 with 40 seconds left.
DeleteMadison Central is trying to hold the ball under intense pressure from Holmes. Finally, the Indians call time with 19 seconds to go. They still lead 52-50.
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ReplyDeleteHawkins has 26 points for Madison Central.
DeleteBolden has 22 points for Holmes.
My gosh, what was going on here? Did you cuss a bunch in all of these comments that you deleted?
DeleteI kept referring to Madison Central as "Montgomery County."
DeleteAh. It's so easy to do stuff like that. I just saw a Tweet that somebody on MSNBC called it the "Louisiana Courier-Journal."
DeleteWith 15.9 seconds left, Hawkins is fouled.
ReplyDeleteHe misses the front end of the one-and-one.
Bolden gets the rebound, and he is fouled with 10.6 seconds to go.
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ReplyDeleteBolden makes the first free throw. Madison Central leads 52-51.
DeleteThe Indians call time.
Bolden makes the second free throw! We're tied at 52.
ReplyDeleteWith almost no time left, Hawkins fired up a long shot from three-point range to win the game. It looked good, but bounced off the back rim.
ReplyDeleteSo we're going to overtime, tied at 52.
Remember that in high school, overtime is only four minutes long.
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ReplyDeleteHolmes gets the tip but fails to score.
DeleteWith 2:48 left, Ken-Jah Bosley scores and is fouled for Madison Central. He makes the FT and the Indians lead 55-52.
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ReplyDeleteAnd now a spectacular play from Hawkins. He blocks a Holmes shot, grabs the rebound, races down the floor and DUNKS!
DeleteHawkins now has 28 points, and Madison Central leads 57-52.
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ReplyDeleteWith 1:31 left, Hawkins tries for a steal, but he fouls Daquan Palmer.
DeletePalmer misses the first free throw.
Palmer makes the second.
Mad Cent leads 57-53 with 1:25 left.
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ReplyDeleteHawkins appears to be trapped at half court, but a great pass sets up a layup to make the score 59-53.
DeleteBut then Bolden comes down and hits a three! With 1:09 left, Madison Central leads 59-56. Bolden has 27 points. He and Hawkins are really putting on a show.
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ReplyDeleteWith 50.3 seconds left, Bolden is fouled. Not a smart play by the Indians.
ReplyDeleteBolden makes both FTs and the score is now 60-58.
Madison Central calls time with 41 seconds to go.
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ReplyDeleteWith 39.2 seconds left, Bosley is fouled for Mad Cent.
DeleteHe makes the first FT.
He makes the second FT.
Madison Central leads 62-58.
Bolden shoots a long three -- and this time, he misses. That may do it.
ReplyDeleteBut Madison Central misses two free throws, and Holmes has a chance with 24 seconds left.
DeleteRashawn Coston is fouled shooting a three! He makes all three FT's, and the score is now 62-61 with 15 seconds left.
ReplyDeleteNow Hawkins is fouled. He makes both FT's, and Mad Cent leads 64-61. 13 seconds left.
DeleteWith almost no time left, Bolden is forced to take a closely-guarded three. He misses, and Madison Central gets the rebound. The Indians make one final FT, and they WIN THE GAME 65-61.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great game. Here are the stats for the two stars:
ReplyDeleteJames Bolden of Holmes: 9-20 from the field, 5-9 from three-point range, 6-7 from the line, 29 points and 13 rebounds. Not bad for a sophomore.
Dominique Hawkins of Madison Central: 10-27 from the field, 2-5 from three-point range, 9-12 from the line, 31 points and 12 rebounds.
Next up: The Graves County Eagles and the Hopkinsville Tigers.
ReplyDeleteIn the first round of the 2008 Tournament, Paducah Tilghman beat Greenwood 77-53, and Hazard beat South Laurel 50-47. That was the last time the 1st and 14th Region winners both advanced to the quarter-finals. (Tilghman and Hazard then both lost in the quarter-finals.)
ReplyDeleteHoptown has won 24 games in a row. Back on January 17, they went to Graves County and stomped the Eagles 81-59. It will be interesting to see whether the Eagles have learned anything since that game.
ReplyDeleteWell, the First and Second Regions aren't looking too good right now. Hoptown is 1-11 from the field; Graves is 2-9 from the field, and we are tied 4-4 with 2:32 left in the 1st Quarter.
ReplyDeleteA sloppy first quarter (12 turnovers, 6 field goals) ends with Hoptown up 8-6.
ReplyDeleteAfter a low-scoring second quarter, Hoptown leads 18-16 at the half.
ReplyDeleteIn the first half, Hoptown shot 24.1 percent from the field. Graves shot 22.2 percent. But the Eagles will be happy that they are so close, given that Hoptown blew them out in January.
So far, the Madison Central fans will not be worried about having to play Graves or Hoptown.
ReplyDelete"I can live, I can dream
ReplyDeleteI can be who I want to be
I can live, I can dream
I love Bowling Green."
Come on, Paducah! Can't someone write a jingle for the River City?
Tom T. Hall did "It Rained in Every Town Except Paducah." It's excellent.
DeleteAttendance for today's session: 15,801. Of course, the folks from Richmond should get a lot of credit for that.
ReplyDeleteWith 2:37 left in the third quarter, Graves County has Hoptown somewhat flummoxed. The Tigers have not been able to get their fast break going, and the game is tied at 25.
ReplyDeleteHere's a typical exchange. Graves holds the ball for about a minute and a half, and is called for traveling. Hoptown keeps the ball for about 15 seconds, and is called for a charge.
ReplyDeleteStill 25-all with 1:31 left in the third.
With one quarter to go, the game is tied at 27. Hoptown is 10-40 from the field. Graves is 11-38. Still, you have to feel that Graves has to be the happier team at this point.
ReplyDeleteHoptown, playing simply excellent defense, waits out Graves County on two long possessions, holds the Eagles scoreless both times, and then scores a basket and a free throw to go up 30-27.
ReplyDeleteThen Graves finally telegraphs a pass, and Hoptown intercepts the ball and quickly dunks it.
Now the Tigers lead 32-27 with 5:49 to go. Graves calls time.
Pretty much the same-old same-old since the time out. Graves has hit one three-pointer and one layup. Hoptown has made one layup and two free throws. The Tigers lead 36-32 with 2:48 to go.
ReplyDeleteHoptown's inside game is wearing on Graves. The Tigers are 11-19 from the line, while the Eagles are only 3-3.
ReplyDeleteHoptown leads 39-32 with 2:20 to go.
Graves County had a good strategy for this game, and if the Eagles could have made their outside shots they might have pulled the upset. But Graves has made only 3-13 three-pointers, and that's just not good enough. Hoptown leads 44-32 with 1:10 to go.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for Graves County fans to complain about this result. The Eagles have given it their all, but Hoptown is clearly the better team.
ReplyDeleteDown the stretch, Hopkinsville just kept getting to the line over and over. Hoptown finished with 27 free throws to only 6 for Graves, and that was pretty much the difference in the game. Final score: Hopkinsville 50, Graves County 34.
ReplyDeleteHopkinsville reaches the State Semi-Finals for the first time since 2003. They will take on Madison Central, which hasn't made it this far since 1987.
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