Friday, February 9, 2024

Rich Hill boys too strong for Appleton City

The Rich Hill men would be attempting to prevent Appleton from completing the sweep. The Tigers come in on the heels of a great season, and they would look to continue rolling with the Bulldogs in town.

Dillion Coonce would win the opening tip, and Brayden Chandler would immediately drive to the rack and sink a lay-up. The Tigers would take an early 4-0 advantage before a three by Setzer would give the Bullldogs a 5-4 lead after 1 and a half minutes of play. 

Both teams would continue to swap scores for a bit until the Tigers went on a 11-2 run, which started after Brayden Chandler grabbed a steal, followed by an and-one basket. The run would put the Tigers up 21-12 and prompt the Bulldogs to take a time-out to try and calm the storm. Out of the Appleton time-out, the Tigers would continuing their roaring run and they would lead the Bulldogs 29-16 after the opening 8.

The Bulldogs would begin the 2nd with the ball, Looney would hit a three to trigger an offensive showcase that saw both teams trade scores. The Tigers would finally grab another run, this time it would be a 12-1 run in favor of Rich Hill. Oerihng would eventually stop the bleeding for the Bulldogs with a traditional 3-point play. The Tigers would end the half by outsourcing the Bulldogs 7-2 in the last 2 minutes of the second period. The Tigers would carry a 52-30 lead into the intermission.

Rich Hill would kick-off the second half action with possession and but they would turnover the basketball. Williams would record the first point of the half with a post basket. Brayden Chandler would answer for the the Rich Hill Tigers, leading to a scoring outburst that saw the Tigers outscore the Bulldogs 13-2. Facing a 65-36 deficit, Williams would finally fire back with a bucket, but the Tigers would continue to roll, taking a 32 point lead into the final 8 minutes (72-40)

With the game in hand, the Tigers would give some minutes to their bench, who would help the Tigers cruise to an 85-54 victory.

Brayden Chandler led all scores with 26 points. The Tigers saw 8 players score the rock, Coonce recorded a double-double with 19 points, 16 rebounds, 2 steals and a block. Zane Becker had 16 points, and Dylan Black chipped in 12.

The Bulldogs were led by Ronye Williams with an effective 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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-Courtesy of Cody Morris

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