Conference Opener
Well, its what I consider to be the third greatest time of the year, Conference time. The first two are the beginning of the season and post-season time, respectively. Last night was our conference opener. We played Eckerd College and won. I have a personal rivalry with Eckerd, since my brother went there and I almost went there.
The game was a back and forth game all night. The final score was 73-72. This is the fourth year in a row that we have won our conference opener. Michael Baptiste and Ed Millard provided the opening baskets for the Knights. After the game was tied 7-7, we went on an 11-2 run, but Eckerd responded with a 14-2 run. The score at half was 31-26.
Eckerd and us traded baskets to start the 2nd half, until we took the lead four minutes in on a Randy Jones three-pointer. We were up at one point 55-44, before Eckerd went on an 11-1 run. We traded shot for shot and point for point and hitting key free throws down the stretch. Luke Postorino hit 5 free throws, including 1 to put us up by 4 with 5 seconds left. Josh King hit a last second three to set the final margain. We inbounded the ball and Luke threw it to the other end to sound the horn.
Chris Hall had a career high 17 points coming off the bench, which led all scorers. Hans Schur added 16, while Randy added 13 and Luke had 10.
Hope everyone has a great Holiday season.
GeneÂ
Thanks to Jeff Messman for his game report.
