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  Boys Basketball Class AA State Final Results 2003-04 

 Aurora (West) 68, Carbondale 50

 Play-By-Play





1st PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Carbondale High School    TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: West Aurora
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                                     07:47              FOUL by Thomas, Jason
MISSED FT SHOT by Holder, Tommy      07:47
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          07:47
MISSED FT SHOT by Holder, Tommy      07:47
                                     07:47              REBOUND (DEF) by Thomas, Jason
                                     07:41   0-2   V 2  GOOD! JUMPER by Evans, Sheldon
GOOD! LAYUP by DeWalt, Michael       07:17   2-2   T 1
                                     07:01              MISSED 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 07:01
GOOD! JUMPER by Dentmon, Justin      06:41   4-2   H 2
                                     06:14   4-5   V 1  GOOD! 3 PTR by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     06:14              ASSIST by Evans, Sheldon
TURNOVR by Dentmon, Justin           06:04
                                     06:03              STEAL by Marion, Travis
                                     05:59   4-8   V 4  GOOD! 3 PTR by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     05:59              ASSIST by Marion, Travis
TURNOVR by Spearman, Alex            05:49
                                     05:48              STEAL by Thomas, Jason
                                     05:45              TURNOVR by Pruitt, Shaun
MISSED JUMPER by Dentmon, Justin     05:32
                                     05:32              REBOUND (DEF) by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     05:27              TURNOVR by Evans, Sheldon
GOOD! 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin       05:19   7-8   V 1
                                     04:58   7-10  V 3  GOOD! LAYUP by Evans, Sheldon
                                     04:52              FOUL by Evans, Sheldon
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        04:52
TURNOVR by DeWalt, Michael           04:43
                                     04:24   7-12  V 5  GOOD! JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     04:24              ASSIST by Cerasoli, Justin
GOOD! LAYUP by Dentmon, Justin       04:12   9-12  V 3
                                     03:48   9-14  V 5  GOOD! DUNK by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     03:40              FOUL by Marion, Travis
MISSED FT SHOT by Holder, Tommy      03:40
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          03:40
GOOD! FT SHOT by Holder, Tommy       03:40  10-14  V 4
                                     03:19              MISSED LAYUP by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     03:19              REBOUND (OFF) by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     03:15  10-16  V 6  GOOD! LAYUP by Pruitt, Shaun
TURNOVR by Spearman, Alex            03:05
                                     03:04              STEAL by Evans, Sheldon
                                     03:02  10-18  V 8  GOOD! LAYUP by Evans, Sheldon
TURNOVR by Blackledge, Lawrence      02:47
FOUL by DeWalt, Michael              02:33
                                     02:21  10-20  V 10 GOOD! JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
TURNOVR by Dentmon, Justin           02:01
                                     01:49              MISSED 3 PTR by Evans, Sheldon
REBOUND (DEF) by Fyane, Phillip      01:49
GOOD! 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin       01:42  13-20  V 7
ASSIST by Fyane, Phillip             01:42
                                     01:11              MISSED 3 PTR by Cerasoli, Justin
REBOUND (DEF) by Holder, Tommy       01:11
                                     01:08              FOUL by Evans, Sheldon
TURNOVR by Haynes, Steven            00:54
                                     00:53              STEAL by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     00:44  13-23  V 10 GOOD! 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     00:44              ASSIST by Pruitt, Shaun
TURNOVR by Haynes, Steven            00:29
                                     00:08              TURNOVR by Pryor, Derrick
STEAL by Holder, Tommy               00:07
MISSED JUMPER by Dentmon, Justin     00:05
REBOUND (OFF) by Holder, Tommy       00:05
MISSED JUMPER by Holder, Tommy       00:03
REBOUND (OFF) by Holder, Tommy       00:02
GOOD! TIP-IN by Holder, Tommy        00:01  15-23  V 8

                           West Aurora 23, Carbondale High School 15



2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Carbondale High School    TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: West Aurora
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                                     07:49              MISSED 3 PTR by Copp, Brandon
                                     07:49              REBOUND (OFF) by Copp, Brandon
                                     07:39              MISSED 3 PTR by Hobbs, Haven
                                     07:39              REBOUND (OFF) by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     07:35              MISSED JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     07:35              REBOUND (OFF) by Pruitt, Shaun
FOUL by Spearman, Alex               07:32
                                     07:32              MISSED FT SHOT by Thomas, Jason
                                     07:32              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     07:32  15-24  V 9  GOOD! FT SHOT by Thomas, Jason
MISSED JUMPER by Spearman, Alex      07:23
                                     07:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Cerasoli, Justin
FOUL by Dentmon, Justin              07:17
                                     07:17  15-25  V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by Hobbs, Haven
                                     07:17  15-26  V 11 GOOD! FT SHOT by Hobbs, Haven
TURNOVR by Fyane, Phillip            07:06
                                     07:04              STEAL by Hobbs, Haven
                                     07:02              MISSED LAYUP by Hobbs, Haven
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 07:02
TURNOVR by Dentmon, Justin           06:51
                                     06:49              STEAL by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     06:34  15-29  V 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     06:34              ASSIST by Copp, Brandon
MISSED JUMPER by Blackledge, Lawrenc 06:19
                                     06:19              REBOUND (DEF) by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     05:34              TURNOVR by Cerasoli, Justin
STEAL by Blackledge, Lawrence        05:33
GOOD! LAYUP by Spearman, Alex        05:30  17-29  V 12
ASSIST by Blackledge, Lawrence       05:30
                                     05:03              MISSED 3 PTR by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     05:03              REBOUND (OFF) by Thomas, Jason
FOUL by Fyane, Phillip               05:01
                                     05:01              MISSED FT SHOT by Thomas, Jason
                                     05:01              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     05:01  17-30  V 13 GOOD! FT SHOT by Thomas, Jason
                                     04:51              FOUL by Marion, Travis
GOOD! FT SHOT by Spearman, Alex      04:51  18-30  V 12
GOOD! FT SHOT by Spearman, Alex      04:51  19-30  V 11
                                     04:51              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                     04:19  19-33  V 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Pryor, Derrick
                                     04:19              ASSIST by Pruitt, Shaun
MISSED JUMPER by Blackledge, Lawrenc 04:00
                                     04:00              BLOCK by Pruitt, Shaun
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          04:00
                                     03:48              FOUL by Cerasoli, Justin
MISSED FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin    03:48
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          03:48
GOOD! FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin     03:48  20-33  V 13
                                     03:38  20-35  V 15 GOOD! JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
MISSED 3 PTR by DeWalt, Michael      03:25
                                     03:25              REBOUND (DEF) by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     03:16              MISSED JUMPER by Thomas, Jason
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 03:16
FOUL by Spearman, Alex               03:08
TURNOVR by Spearman, Alex            03:08
                                     02:48  20-38  V 18 GOOD! 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     02:48              ASSIST by Cerasoli, Justin
TURNOVR by Dentmon, Justin           02:27
                                     02:26              STEAL by Pryor, Derrick
                                     02:19  20-41  V 21 GOOD! 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     02:19              ASSIST by Cerasoli, Justin
MISSED JUMPER by Holder, Tommy       01:59
                                     01:59              BLOCK by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     01:57              REBOUND (DEF) by Pruitt, Shaun
FOUL by DeWalt, Michael              01:56
                                     01:56              MISSED FT SHOT by Walker, Johnny
                                     01:56              REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
                                     01:56              MISSED FT SHOT by Walker, Johnny
                                     01:56              REBOUND (OFF) by Brown, Kataris
                                     01:53  20-43  V 23 GOOD! JUMPER by Brown, Kataris
TURNOVR by Holder, Tommy             01:43
                                     01:36              TURNOVR by Thomas, Jason
STEAL by Fyane, Phillip              01:35
GOOD! DUNK by Fyane, Phillip         01:33  22-43  V 21
                                     01:18              MISSED LAYUP by Walker, Johnny
REBOUND (DEF) by Cass, Manual        01:18


2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 2)
HOME TEAM: Carbondale High School    TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: West Aurora
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MISSED 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin      01:04
                                     01:04              REBOUND (DEF) by Pryor, Derrick
                                     00:50              MISSED 3 PTR by Cerasoli, Justin
REBOUND (DEF) by Fyane, Phillip      00:50
GOOD! LAYUP by Cass, Manual          00:43  24-43  V 19
ASSIST by Dentmon, Justin            00:43
                                     00:16              TURNOVR by Pryor, Derrick
TURNOVR by DeWalt, Michael           00:01
                                     00:00              STEAL by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     00:00              TURNOVR by Cerasoli, Justin

                           West Aurora 43, Carbondale High School 24



3rd PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Carbondale High School    TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: West Aurora
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                                     07:33              MISSED JUMPER by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     07:33              REBOUND (OFF) by Marion, Travis
                                     07:28  24-45  V 21 GOOD! TIP-IN by Marion, Travis
MISSED JUMPER by Blackledge, Lawrenc 07:19
                                     07:19              REBOUND (DEF) by Thomas, Jason
                                     07:07              TURNOVR by Thomas, Jason
STEAL by Blackledge, Lawrence        07:06
MISSED JUMPER by Haynes, Steven      07:00
                                     07:00              REBOUND (DEF) by Thomas, Jason
                                     06:26  24-47  V 23 GOOD! LAYUP by Thomas, Jason
                                     06:26              ASSIST by Pruitt, Shaun
MISSED 3 PTR by Holder, Tommy        06:08
                                     06:08              REBOUND (DEF) by Thomas, Jason
                                     05:57              TURNOVR by Evans, Sheldon
STEAL by Blackledge, Lawrence        05:56
GOOD! 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin       05:51  27-47  V 20
ASSIST by Blackledge, Lawrence       05:51
                                     05:28              MISSED 3 PTR by Cerasoli, Justin
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 05:28
TURNOVR by Holder, Tommy             05:20
                                     05:05              MISSED 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     05:05              REBOUND (OFF) by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     04:56  27-49  V 22 GOOD! JUMPER by Thomas, Jason
MISSED JUMPER by Blackledge, Lawrenc 04:41
                                     04:41              REBOUND (DEF) by Pruitt, Shaun
FOUL by Dentmon, Justin              04:26
                                     04:26              TIMEOUT MEDIA
                                     04:10  27-51  V 24 GOOD! LAYUP by Marion, Travis
                                     04:10              ASSIST by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     04:05              FOUL by Pruitt, Shaun
MISSED FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin    04:05
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)          04:05
GOOD! FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin     04:05  28-51  V 23
                                     03:49              TURNOVR by Pruitt, Shaun
STEAL by Dentmon, Justin             03:48
                                     03:46              FOUL by Evans, Sheldon
GOOD! FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin     03:46  29-51  V 22
GOOD! FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin     03:46  30-51  V 21
MISSED FT SHOT by Dentmon, Justin    03:46
                                     03:46              REBOUND (DEF) by Thomas, Jason
                                     03:36              TURNOVR by Thomas, Jason
TURNOVR by Dentmon, Justin           03:28
                                     03:27              STEAL by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     03:25              TURNOVR by Pruitt, Shaun
STEAL by DeWalt, Michael             03:23
                                     03:23              FOUL by Cerasoli, Justin
MISSED 3 PTR by Fyane, Phillip       03:11
                                     03:11              REBOUND (DEF) by Marion, Travis
FOUL by Haynes, Steven               02:52
                                     02:50              MISSED JUMPER by Cerasoli, Justin
BLOCK by DeWalt, Michael             02:50
                                     02:50              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
                                     02:42  30-54  V 24 GOOD! 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     02:42              ASSIST by Cerasoli, Justin
TURNOVR by Haynes, Steven            02:29
                                     01:52              MISSED 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     01:52              REBOUND (OFF) by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     01:48              MISSED JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
REBOUND (DEF) by DeWalt, Michael     01:48
TURNOVR by DeWalt, Michael           01:41
                                     00:48  30-56  V 26 GOOD! LAYUP by Pryor, Derrick
                                     00:48              ASSIST by Hobbs, Haven
GOOD! JUMPER by Haynes, Steven       00:39  32-56  V 24
ASSIST by DeWalt, Michael            00:39
                                     00:11  32-59  V 27 GOOD! 3 PTR by Thomas, Jason
                                     00:11              ASSIST by Cerasoli, Justin

                           West Aurora 59, Carbondale High School 32



4th PERIOD Play-by-Play (Page 1)
HOME TEAM: Carbondale High School    TIME   SCORE  MAR  VISITORS: West Aurora
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GOOD! JUMPER by Haynes, Steven       07:49  34-59  V 25
ASSIST by Holder, Tommy              07:49
GOOD! 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin       07:23  37-59  V 22
ASSIST by Haynes, Steven             07:23
                                     07:17              MISSED JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     07:17              REBOUND (OFF) by Pryor, Derrick
                                     07:12              MISSED JUMPER by Pryor, Derrick
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 07:12
MISSED 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin      07:06
REBOUND (OFF) by DeWalt, Michael     07:06
TURNOVR by DeWalt, Michael           06:59
                                     06:58              STEAL by Thomas, Jason
                                     06:56              MISSED LAYUP by Thomas, Jason
BLOCK by Blackledge, Lawrence        06:56
REBOUND (DEF) by Dentmon, Justin     06:54
GOOD! LAYUP by DeWalt, Michael       06:48  39-59  V 20
ASSIST by Dentmon, Justin            06:48
                                     06:38              MISSED JUMPER by Pryor, Derrick
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 06:38
GOOD! JUMPER by Dentmon, Justin      06:30  41-59  V 18
ASSIST by Blackledge, Lawrence       06:30
                                     05:57              MISSED JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     05:57              REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
                                     05:42  41-61  V 20 GOOD! JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
GOOD! JUMPER by Haynes, Steven       05:30  43-61  V 18
ASSIST by Holder, Tommy              05:30
                                     05:10              TURNOVR by Cerasoli, Justin
STEAL by Blackledge, Lawrence        05:09
GOOD! DUNK by Blackledge, Lawrence   05:06  45-61  V 16
                                     05:05              TIMEOUT TEAM
                                     04:39              MISSED JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
REBOUND (DEF) by Haynes, Steven      04:39
TIMEOUT MEDIA                        04:35
MISSED JUMPER by Holder, Tommy       04:22
                                     04:22              REBOUND (DEF) by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     04:03              MISSED JUMPER by Evans, Sheldon
REBOUND (DEF) by Holder, Tommy       04:03
MISSED JUMPER by Holder, Tommy       03:47
                                     03:47              BLOCK by Pruitt, Shaun
                                     03:45              REBOUND (DEF) by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     03:11  45-64  V 19 GOOD! 3 PTR by Cerasoli, Justin
                                     03:11              ASSIST by Evans, Sheldon
GOOD! 3 PTR by Dentmon, Justin       03:00  48-64  V 16
FOUL by DeWalt, Michael              02:51
                                     02:51  48-65  V 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by Copp, Brandon
                                     02:51  48-66  V 18 GOOD! FT SHOT by Copp, Brandon
GOOD! LAYUP by Dentmon, Justin       02:45  50-66  V 16
                                     02:34              MISSED LAYUP by Thomas, Jason
REBOUND (DEF) by Blackledge, Lawrenc 02:34
TURNOVR by Blackledge, Lawrence      02:31
                                     02:30              STEAL by Marion, Travis
                                     02:02              MISSED JUMPER by Pruitt, Shaun
REBOUND (DEF) by DeWalt, Michael     02:02
                                     02:00              FOUL by Pruitt, Shaun
MISSED JUMPER by Dentmon, Justin     01:55
                                     01:55              REBOUND (DEF) by (DEADBALL)
FOUL by Fyane, Phillip               01:53
                                     01:34              MISSED JUMPER by Watson, David
REBOUND (DEF) by Cass, Manual        01:34
MISSED 3 PTR by Fyane, Phillip       01:23
                                     01:23              REBOUND (DEF) by Barrett, Junquil
                                     01:09              MISSED JUMPER by Walker, Johnny
REBOUND (DEF) by Fyane, Phillip      01:09
TURNOVR by Fyane, Phillip            01:03
                                     01:02              STEAL by Waisath, Nathan
                                     00:59  50-68  V 18 GOOD! LAYUP by Brown, Kataris
                                     00:59              ASSIST by Waisath, Nathan
MISSED LAYUP by Dentmon, Justin      00:45
                                     00:45              REBOUND (DEF) by Brown, Kataris
FOUL by Fyane, Phillip               00:44
                                     00:31              MISSED 3 PTR by Barrett, Junquil
REBOUND (DEF) by King, A.J.          00:31
MISSED 3 PTR by Fyane, Phillip       00:18
                                     00:18              REBOUND (DEF) by Briones, Brandon
                                     00:11              TURNOVR by Briones, Brandon
STEAL by King, A.J.                  00:10


                           West Aurora 68, Carbondale High School 50


 Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS West Aurora vs Carbondale High School 3-20-04 6:45 PM at Carver Arena, Peroia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: West Aurora 32-2 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 25 Cerasoli, Justin.... f 3-9 3-6 0-0 2 3 5 2 9 5 3 0 3 27 41 Marion, Travis...... f 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 2 15 51 Pruitt, Shaun....... c 6-13 0-1 0-0 3 5 8 2 12 4 3 3 1 28 13 Evans, Sheldon...... g 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 2 2 0 1 16 23 Thomas, Jason....... g 8-14 6-9 2-4 1 5 6 1 24 0 3 0 2 26 11 Walker, Johnny...... 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 Copp, Brandon....... 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 21 Hobbs, Haven........ 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 9 31 Barrett, Junquil.... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33 Briones, Brandon.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 35 Pryor, Derrick...... 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 13 43 Watson, David....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 45 Waisath, Nathan..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 53 Brown, Kataris...... 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 55 Hughes, Brandon..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM................ 2 2 Totals.............. 26-56 10-21 6-10 12 18 30 10 68 15 14 3 12 160 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd Half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 46.4% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 7-14 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 47.6% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 60.0% 3,1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Carbondale High School 28-7 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Blackledge, Lawrence f 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 7 7 0 2 3 2 1 4 26 32 Spearman, Alex...... f 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 11 23 Holder, Tommy....... c 1-6 0-1 1-4 2 2 4 0 3 2 2 0 1 21 05 Dentmon, Justin..... g 9-15 5-7 4-7 0 1 1 2 27 2 5 0 1 31 25 DeWalt, Michael..... g 2-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 4 1 4 1 1 28 03 King, A.J........... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24 Fyane, Phillip...... 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 15 40 Haynes, Steven...... 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 6 1 3 0 0 23 41 Cass, Manual........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM................ Totals.............. 19-40 5-12 7-13 3 19 22 11 50 10 21 2 9 160 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-18 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-22 45.5% Game: 47.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-4 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 41.7% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 53.8% 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: David Hancock - Joe Thompson - Kevin Williams Technical fouls: West Aurora-None. Carbondale High School-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total West Aurora................... 23 20 16 9 - 68 Carbondale High School........ 15 9 8 18 - 50
 Notes & Quotes
2004 IHSA Class AA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday evening, March 20, 2004 Carver Arena, Peoria
America's Original March Madness Third-place, Game 7

QUOTES AND NOTES

Winning coach: Gordon Kerkman, Aurora (West)

``Well we came out a little more relaxed tonight then we did this afternoon. This is always a tough game to play. Like I told the guys before, the ballgame tonight. I was in favor of third place because I think these guys are basketball players they like to play basketball. And it is jus another opportunity to play on the great venue. We were pretty relaxed. I am very proud of the fact that we didn't just come out and lay down. I've seen teams do that, not that there are kids with bad character, but it is a tough team to play. You come off of a disappointing loss and you got to bounce right back and play another one. Sometimes it looks like kids are dull out there. Fortunately for us tonight, we didn't. I think these guys had a lot of fun and showed a lot of character."

``I don't think we've made ten (three-pointers) all year. We're not a team that shoots a lot of threes. I think we've got some pretty good three point shooters, but we've got some people who have been three point shooters in the past. But for whatever reason this year we haven't got into a good rhythm. We're not a poor three point shooting team as a team I think we shoot like thirty-four percent. I don't know what it was tonight. All the guys had great form and I think it was they were relaxed more than anything else. I don't believe you can get too relaxed as a shooter. I don't recall who once said that, when you shoot the ball it has to be controlled tension. We looked like we were really relaxed when we shot the ball."

``You never know, coming off a loss like that you never know how it is going to come out in situations like that. Fortunately for us, actually I was very concerned at half time. A lot of these third place games a team will start out like a house on fire and burn themselves out in the first half and then the other team comes out in the second half. Fortunately that didn't happen tonight."

Losing coach: Jim Miller, Carbondale

"We got beat by a fantastic team. They shot the ball very well. Fatigue was a factor tonight for us."

"As always, I'm proud of these kids and proud of their heart. We needed a few more inches, but I don't think you could put a bigger heart in them. We fought them to the end. I'm very proud of them."

"You lose two games in one day, it's a little downer."

"It was just combination. What are you going to give up, the sure two inside or the perimeter shot? Their game was on."

"We were hoping they would come out a little frustrated, a little disappointed with the afternoon loss. It was the other side of the coin. They came out and they played with a lot of intensity."








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