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Boys Basketball Class AA State Final Results
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2002-03
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South Holland (Thornwood) 46, Downers Grove (South) 44
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Play-By-Play
South Holland (Thornwood) vs Downers Grove (South)
03/21/03 6:30pm at Peoria, IL (Carver Arena, Peoria CC)
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR
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07:29 TURNOVR by GRAY,Eric
07:27 STEAL by MULLINS,Brendan
07:17 MISSED 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey
07:17 REBOUND (OFF) by CARSON,Sam
07:11 TURNOVR by CARSON,Sam
07:08 STEAL by ALLISON,Geremie
06:47 MISSED 3 PTR by ALLISON,Geremie
06:47 REBOUND (OFF) by MUSE,Andre
06:43 MISSED JUMPER by MUSE,Andre
06:43 REBOUND (DEF) by CARSON,Sam
06:26 TURNOVR by MULLINS,Brendan
06:24 STEAL by ALLISON,Geremie
06:21 MISSED LAYUP by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:21 REBOUND (OFF) by NELSON,Martell
06:18 0-2 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON,Martell
05:58 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Bryan
05:58 REBOUND (DEF) by GRAY,Eric
05:27 0-5 V 5 GOOD! 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
05:02 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
05:02 REBOUND (DEF) by GRAY,Eric
04:42 TURNOVR by NELSON,Martell
04:38 STEAL by MULLINS,Bryan
04:38 TIMEOUT media
04:37 2-5 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by RICHARD,Kent
04:37 ASSIST by MULLINS,Bryan
04:13 MISSED JUMPER by GRAY,Eric
04:13 REBOUND (OFF) by NELSON,Martell
04:10 FOUL by CARSON,Sam
04:05 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
04:05 REBOUND (DEF) by BOWENS,Trey
03:38 4-5 V 1 GOOD! JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan
02:35 MISSED LAYUP by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
02:35 REBOUND (OFF) by MUSE,Andre
02:30 4-7 V 3 GOOD! JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
02:21 FOUL by RICHARD,Kent
02:21 4-8 V 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
02:04 6-8 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by MULLINS,Brendan
01:32 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
01:32 REBOUND (DEF) by DREVENY,Bobby
01:29 FOUL by LIGGINS,Cordell
01:20 9-8 H 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
00:35 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
00:35 REBOUND (OFF) by LIGGINS,Cordell
00:32 TURNOVR by LIGGINS,Cordell
00:32 STEAL by MULLINS,Brendan
00:06 11-8 H 3 GOOD! JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan
Downers Grove (South) 11, South Holland (Thornwood) 8
1st period-only Paint PtsTO 2ndCh FastB Bench Ties Leads
South Holland (Thorn 4 2 5 0 0 0 0
Downers Grove (South 6 4 0 0 0 0 1
2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR
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07:26 MISSED LAYUP by GRAY,Eric 01:48 ASSIST by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
07:26 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 01:26 MISSED JUMPER by RICHARD,Kent
07:11 MISSED 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey 01:26 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell
07:11 REBOUND (DEF) by ALLISON,Geremie 01:11 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
06:36 MISSED JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:11 REBOUND (DEF) by MULLINS,Bryan
06:36 REBOUND (OFF) by LIGGINS,Cordell 00:57 18-16 H 2 GOOD! LAYUP by MULLINS,Brendan
06:33 MISSED JUMPER by LIGGINS,Cordell 00:05 18-18 T 2 GOOD! JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:33 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
06:32 FOUL by LIGGINS,Cordell Downers Grove (South) 18, South Holland (Thornwood) 18
06:20 13-8 H 5 GOOD! LAYUP by MULLINS,Brendan
06:20 FOUL by MUSE,Andre 2nd period-only Paint PtsTO 2ndCh FastB Bench Ties Leads
06:20 MISSED FT SHOT by MULLINS,Brendan South Holland (Thorn 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
06:20 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell Downers Grove (South 6 0 0 2 0 0 0
05:55 MISSED 3 PTR by MUSE,Andre
05:55 REBOUND (DEF) by DREVENY,Bobby
05:51 TURNOVR by DREVENY,Bobby
05:39 MISSED 3 PTR by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
05:39 REBOUND (DEF) by MULLINS,Brendan
05:20 FOUL by NELSON,Martell
05:20 14-8 H 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by CARSON,Sam
05:20 MISSED FT SHOT by CARSON,Sam
05:20 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell
05:14 MISSED LAYUP by MUSE,Andre
05:14 REBOUND (DEF) by MULLINS,Bryan
05:08 MISSED LAYUP by MULLINS,Bryan
05:08 REBOUND (DEF) by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
04:47 MISSED 3 PTR by ALLISON,Geremie
04:47 REBOUND (OFF) by NELSON,Martell
04:43 FOUL by RICHARD,Kent
04:43 MISSED FT SHOT by NELSON,Martell
04:43 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
04:43 MISSED FT SHOT by NELSON,Martell
04:43 REBOUND (OFF) by MUSE,Andre
04:35 TIMEOUT media
04:32 TURNOVR by WARD,Lante
04:16 MISSED 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey
04:16 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
03:56 TURNOVR by NELSON,Martell
03:52 STEAL by RICHARD,Kent
03:19 MISSED JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan
03:19 BLOCK by MUSE,Andre
03:16 REBOUND (OFF) by BOWENS,Trey
03:09 MISSED JUMPER by PANOZZO,Josh
03:09 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell
02:56 14-11 H 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
02:34 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
02:34 REBOUND (DEF) by WARD,Lante
02:32 FOUL by CARSON,Sam
02:18 14-13 H 1 GOOD! LAYUP by NELSON,Martell
02:18 FOUL by DREVENY,Bobby
02:18 MISSED FT SHOT by NELSON,Martell
02:18 REBOUND (DEF) by RICHARD,Kent
02:09 16-13 H 3 GOOD! LAYUP by RICHARD,Kent
02:09 ASSIST by DREVENY,Bobby
01:48 16-16 T 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by MUSE,Andre
3rd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR
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07:44 TURNOVR by NELSON,Martell 02:24 REBOUND (OFF) by PANOZZO,Josh
07:39 STEAL by CARSON,Sam 02:20 FOUL by LIGGINS,Cordell
07:23 FOUL by ALLISON,Geremie 02:20 22-26 V 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by PANOZZO,Josh
07:23 MISSED FT SHOT by BOWENS,Trey 02:20 23-26 V 3 GOOD! FT SHOT by PANOZZO,Josh
07:23 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL) 02:11 23-28 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by WILLIAMS,Lorenzo
07:23 19-18 H 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOWENS,Trey 02:06 MISSED 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey
07:13 MISSED JUMPER by ALLISON,Geremie 02:06 REBOUND (DEF) by LIGGINS,Cordell
07:13 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM) 02:00 MISSED LAYUP by WILLIAMS,Lorenzo
07:07 19-20 V 1 GOOD! JUMPER by MUSE,Andre 02:00 REBOUND (OFF) by LIGGINS,Cordell
07:02 ASSIST by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:56 23-30 V 7 GOOD! TIP-IN by LIGGINS,Cordell
06:46 MISSED JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan 01:40 MISSED LAYUP by MULLINS,Brendan
06:46 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM) 01:40 BLOCK by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:33 MISSED LAYUP by MUSE,Andre 01:38 REBOUND (DEF) by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:33 REBOUND (DEF) by CARSON,Sam 01:34 23-32 V 9 GOOD! LAYUP by GRAY,Eric
06:19 TURNOVR by RICHARD,Kent 01:34 ASSIST by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:16 STEAL by ALLISON,Geremie 01:31 TIMEOUT TEAM
06:16 FOUL by BOWENS,Trey 01:18 FOUL by WILLIAMS,Lorenzo
06:04 19-23 V 4 GOOD! 3 PTR by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:18 24-32 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOWENS,Trey
05:22 MISSED JUMPER by BOWENS,Trey 01:18 25-32 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by BOWENS,Trey
05:22 REBOUND (DEF) by GRAY,Eric 01:12 TURNOVR by WARD,Lante
05:04 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric 01:10 STEAL by RICHARD,Kent
05:04 REBOUND (DEF) by RICHARD,Kent 00:58 28-32 V 4 GOOD! 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
04:54 MISSED 3 PTR by RICHARD,Kent 00:03 FOUL by MULLINS,Bryan
04:54 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell 00:00 MISSED 3 PTR by ALLISON,Geremie
04:46 FOUL by RICHARD,Kent 00:00 REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
04:46 TIMEOUT MEDIA
04:32 MISSED 3 PTR by MONTGOMERY,Maurice South Holland (Thornwood) 32, Downers Grove (South) 28
04:32 REBOUND (OFF) by MUSE,Andre
04:28 FOUL by CARSON,Sam 3rd period-only Paint PtsTO 2ndCh FastB Bench Ties Leads
04:27 MISSED LAYUP by GRAY,Eric South Holland (Thorn 8 3 6 2 4 0 1
04:27 REBOUND (OFF) by NELSON,Martell Downers Grove (South 2 4 2 2 4 0 0
04:23 19-25 V 6 GOOD! JUMPER by NELSON,Martell
04:07 FOUL by MUSE,Andre
04:00 MISSED JUMPER by MULLINS,Bryan
04:00 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell
03:48 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
03:48 REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
03:35 MISSED LAYUP by MULLINS,Brendan
03:35 REBOUND (OFF) by MULLINS,Brendan
03:30 MISSED JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan
03:30 REBOUND (DEF) by NELSON,Martell
03:19 FOUL by DREVENY,Bobby
03:19 MISSED FT SHOT by ALLISON,Geremie
03:19 REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
03:19 19-26 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by ALLISON,Geremie
03:07 FOUL by WILLIAMS,Lorenzo
03:06 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
03:06 REBOUND (DEF) by ALLISON,Geremie
02:58 MISSED LAYUP by ALLISON,Geremie
02:58 REBOUND (DEF) by DREVENY,Bobby
02:50 21-26 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by PANOZZO,Josh
02:50 ASSIST by MULLINS,Bryan
02:34 MISSED LAYUP by LIGGINS,Cordell
02:34 REBOUND (DEF) by PANOZZO,Josh
02:24 MISSED 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey
4th PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR TIME SCORE MAR HOME/VISITOR
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07:51 30-32 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan 02:21 MISSED FT SHOT by NELSON,Martell
07:33 MISSED 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric 02:21 REBOUND (DEF) by CARSON,Sam
07:33 REBOUND (DEF) by BOWENS,Trey 02:13 39-41 V 2 GOOD! 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey
07:21 32-32 T 3 GOOD! LAYUP by BOWENS,Trey 02:13 ASSIST by RICHARD,Kent
07:21 FOUL by ALLISON,Geremie 01:52 39-44 V 5 GOOD! 3 PTR by GRAY,Eric
07:21 MISSED FT SHOT by BOWENS,Trey 01:52 ASSIST by ALLISON,Geremie
07:21 REBOUND (DEF) by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:40 42-44 V 2 GOOD! 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
06:53 MISSED JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:33 TIMEOUT TEAM
06:53 REBOUND (OFF) by LIGGINS,Cordell 01:23 FOUL by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:48 MISSED JUMPER by LIGGINS,Cordell 01:23 TURNOVR by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
06:48 REBOUND (DEF) by MULLINS,Bryan 01:23 MISSED FT SHOT by CARSON,Sam
06:41 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan 01:23 REBOUND (DEF) by LIGGINS,Cordell
06:41 REBOUND (DEF) by MUSE,Andre 01:20 FOUL by MULLINS,Brendan
06:34 TURNOVR by GRAY,Eric 01:20 MISSED FT SHOT by LIGGINS,Cordell
06:17 MISSED 3 PTR by BOWENS,Trey 01:20 REBOUND (OFF) by MUSE,Andre
06:17 REBOUND (DEF) by ALLISON,Geremie 01:14 TURNOVR by GRAY,Eric
06:09 MISSED 3 PTR by MUSE,Andre 01:03 FOUL by GRAY,Eric
06:09 REBOUND (OFF) by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:03 43-44 V 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by MULLINS,Brendan
06:03 32-34 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 01:03 44-44 T 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by MULLINS,Brendan
05:40 TURNOVR by BOWENS,Trey 00:29 TIMEOUT TEAM
05:38 STEAL by ALLISON,Geremie 00:27 TIMEOUT TEAM
05:22 MISSED JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice 00:03 44-46 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
05:22 REBOUND (OFF) by MUSE,Andre 00:01 TIMEOUT TEAM
05:18 32-36 V 4 GOOD! LAYUP by MUSE,Andre 00:01 TIMEOUT TEAM
05:18 FOUL by RICHARD,Kent
05:18 32-37 V 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by MUSE,Andre South Holland (Thornwood) 46, Downers Grove (South) 44
05:07 34-37 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by MULLINS,Brendan
05:07 FOUL by MUSE,Andre 4th period-only Paint PtsTO 2ndCh FastB Bench Ties Leads
05:07 MISSED FT SHOT by MULLINS,Brendan South Holland (Thorn 6 5 5 0 2 0 0
05:07 REBOUND (DEF) by LIGGINS,Cordell Downers Grove (South 6 4 2 0 0 2 0
04:55 MISSED JUMPER by ALLISON,Geremie
04:55 REBOUND (DEF) by DREVENY,Bobby
04:49 MISSED JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan
04:49 REBOUND (DEF) by LIGGINS,Cordell
04:26 MISSED 3 PTR by ALLISON,Geremie
04:26 REBOUND (DEF) by DREVENY,Bobby
04:20 TURNOVR by DREVENY,Bobby
04:18 STEAL by GRAY,Eric
04:03 34-39 V 5 GOOD! JUMPER by LIGGINS,Cordell
04:03 ASSIST by MONTGOMERY,Maurice
03:50 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Brendan
03:50 REBOUND (DEF) by GRAY,Eric
03:20 FOUL by MULLINS,Brendan
03:20 34-40 V 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by MUSE,Andre
03:20 34-41 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by MUSE,Andre
03:20 TIMEOUT media
03:15 MISSED 3 PTR by MULLINS,Bryan
03:15 REBOUND (DEF) by ALLISON,Geremie
02:44 TURNOVR by GRAY,Eric
02:39 MISSED JUMPER by MULLINS,Brendan
02:39 REBOUND (OFF) by RICHARD,Kent
02:36 FOUL by MUSE,Andre
02:36 35-41 V 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by RICHARD,Kent
02:36 36-41 V 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by RICHARD,Kent
02:21 FOUL by CARSON,Sam
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
South Holland (Thornwood) vs Downers Grove (South)
03/21/03 6:30pm at Peoria, IL (Carver Arena, Peoria CC)
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VISITORS: South Holland (Thornwood) 26-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
33 MUSE,Andre.......... f 3-8 1-3 3-3 6 1 7 4 10 0 0 1 0 27
40 NELSON,Martell...... f 3-3 0-0 0-4 4 7 11 1 6 0 3 0 0 22
23 ALLISON,Geremie..... g 0-7 0-4 1-2 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 26
24 GRAY,Eric........... g 4-14 3-10 0-0 0 4 4 1 11 0 4 0 1 32
32 MONTGOMERY,Maurice.. g 5-12 1-3 1-1 1 3 4 1 12 4 1 1 0 30
15 WARD,Lante.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6
22 WILLIAMS,Lorenzo.... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5
35 LIGGINS,Cordell..... 2-5 0-0 0-1 4 4 8 3 4 0 1 0 0 9
44 WESTBROOK,Darnell... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
50 WILLIAMS,Darrick.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 18-51 5-20 5-11 17 26 43 14 46 5 11 2 5 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-23 30.4% 2nd Half: 11-28 39.3% Game: 35.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 45.5% 2
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HOME TEAM: Downers Grove (South) 24-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
50 CARSON,Sam.......... f 0-0 0-0 1-3 1 3 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 20
10 MULLINS,Bryan....... g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 32
23 MULLINS,Brendan..... g 10-22 3-8 2-4 1 1 2 2 25 0 1 0 2 31
30 RICHARD,Kent........ g 2-4 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 4 6 1 1 0 2 19
33 BOWENS,Trey......... g 2-9 1-7 3-5 1 2 3 1 8 0 1 0 0 30
31 DREVENY,Bobby....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 16
52 PANOZZO,Josh........ 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 12
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 15-41 4-18 10-16 5 20 25 14 44 4 6 0 6 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-18 44.4% 2nd Half: 7-23 30.4% Game: 36.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 22.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-3 33.3% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 62.5% 1
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Officials: Charles McNellis, Stan Mitchell, James Uterback
Technical fouls: South Holland (Thornwood)-None. Downers Grove (South)-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
South Holland (Thornwood)..... 8 10 14 14 - 46
Downers Grove (South)......... 11 7 10 16 - 44
Coaching Records --
South Holland(Thornwood)[Thunderbirds]-Bob Curran 1st yrs 26-5
Downers Grove (South) [Mustangs] - Paul Runyon 6 yrs 90-74 all @ school
Points in the paint-THORN_WD 22,DG_SOUTH 20. Points off turnovers-THORN_WD 10,DG_SOUTH 12.
2nd chance points-THORN_WD 16,DG_SOUTH 4. Fast break points-THORN_WD 2,DG_SOUTH 4.
Bench points-THORN_WD 6,DG_SOUTH 4. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-THORN_WD 4th-00:03, DG_SOUTH 4th-01:40.
2003 IHSA Class AA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Friday evening, March 21, 2003 Carver Arena, Peoria
America's Original March Madness Quarterfinal Game 3
QUOTES AND NOTES
Winning coach: Bob Curran, South Holland (Thornwood) - ``Who'd ever thought I would be in this situation here, standing in front of you guys talking about winning the quarter final game that way. What a basketball team that team was (South Holland). They get after it defensively. 23 (Brendan Mullins) was a great player and we were just trying to contain him. Great teams like that make you pay for mistakes. I thought we had some mental mistakes out there and every time it seemed like we made a mistake we had an answer for it. They just kept fighting, but our kids hung in there. We lost a game like that this year, when a team came back and Maurice (Montgomery) had the ball in his hands. He did a great job wanting the ball at the end of the basketball game and just so happened to fall this time. We got a little lucky. But we'll take it. Sometimes better lucky than good."
``We were trying to get that clock close to zero and whoever had the basketball in that situation was just try and bring them down with everybody else down on the base line for spacing and it so happened that Maurice had the ball, and it was a good match up too. He's a little quicker than the guy he was guarding so it was a good situation for him."
``As far as him (Maurice) as a basketball player, he's come a long way. He's just one of those kids that does what it takes to win a basketball game. And he's been doing that all year for us. Some games he might not score and other games he'll score 15, 17, 20 points and if he has to defend somebody inside who is their best post player, he'll do that. We just kind of bounce him around wherever we need him for that particular situation."
(Maurice Montgomery on his winning shot) ``I can't say too much about it really. I wanted it at the end, so I just attacked the guy and it just so happened to go in this time for me. Right now, my focus is on winning the next game tomorrow. So right now I am just going to forget about this game and just be glad we made it past this first game here. It's memorable, but I want to be able to remember that we won first place in the state championship, so that's my focus.
Losing coach: Paul Runyon, Downers Grove (South) - ``I thought we did a pretty good job rebounding against a team that was very athletic in all spots. We did a good job shutting down (Geremie) Allison. The last basket was (Maurice) Montgomery I believe and we had one of our best defenders Kent Richard on him and it was one of those great moves to the basket and the ball went in. I thought we had a good shot at the end. Brendan (Mullins) was probably further out than we liked, but still it dipped in before it bounced off."
``Brendan has been the kid who has one many games for us this year and once his foot was totally healed (Mullins broke foot in October) he put us on his back and carried us as far as he could. I would say that the quarterfinals of the state tournament is quite a trip, but that's the kind of kid he is. We don't have anything to be ashamed of, we played a very athletic team and right there at the end."
``We didn't shoot he ball as well as we have in the past, but I thought we played pretty good defense against a very talented basketball team. At every position Thornwood was very athletic, so we knew we were in for a battle. At Batavia the other night (Tuesday) Meeks was the only kid they had who could go to the board strong. Thornwood on the other hand could send five kids to the boards and in many instances they did."
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