When we beat Vicksburg at the Warren Central Tournament, Coach Brent told our guys that the game didn't count for anything and that Vicksburg would be eager to get back on the court with us. We read the article from the Madison County Herald after they beat Canton. And sure enough, their coach said that they had given away their last two games by not running their offense and playing too much 1 on 1. The Callaway game was included in the games he was referring to.
Our thinking was that our pressure defense got them out of rhytm and forced them to do things that they weren't accustomed to doing. We were playing at home and we figured that we could duplicate the performance that we had the last time we played them. Jonathan Phelps is very good, he got 18 hard earned contested points(15 last game) and should be a very good player at the college level. The guy can flat out score!!! But if you can contain him and limit the effectiveness of thier role players they can be beat.
We did just that and picked up our 8th win of the season. That is the win total of all of last year. Deville stepped up big for us scoring 23 points, most of them while snaking to the basket for layups. Dude is amazing!!! Ju's defense was as good as I have seen it this season. He came up with another big steal to pretty much end any chance at a comeback. Q was in foul trouble for most of the game but he rebounded well and pulled for his teammates from the bench, a trait usually reserved for bench guys. He scored 6 points, his lowest point total of the season.
It was a well coached, well played game. Got to keep it up!
District: 1-1
Record: 8-5
up next: @ Yazoo City
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