You beat me to the post I was going to start titled "LC wins tonight."
Game was close since midway through the 1st quarter. The teams were quite a contrast in both approach and attitude. Seattle Academy with the run and gun, capitalized on a lot of offensive boards. They needed them, as they missed a lot of shots tonight even from close range. The rim was particularly unforgiving for Hobbes. Seattle Academy is an athletic team. I particularly enjoyed a multiple save dive out of bounds sequence that finally rewarded them with the ball. Shier spent a lot of time on the floor after going up strong, but did not come away with calls he was used to getting. Both sides had a lot more reaction than action on both sides of the court which only added to the difficulties to officiate this one. SA played like they were never out of hit and kept scoring whenever LC tried to open a lead, but did not come up with key stops when they needed it. LC missed a lot of shots but were able to make the easy back door layups in the first half. LC played with discipline and a confidence that they were going to win it which really seemed to be the difference in the game. Scoring seemed balanced. I think Reimer finished with 10. Brandsma had some key baskets too. I did not catch the post game numbers, but I'm sure the Bellingham Herald or Seattle Times has them up by now. I expected a home team advantage for Seattle Academy that had quite a large student section, but the crowd really did not play a factor in this one at all. I did appreciate that a tourney organizer prior to the game moved SA's students out from right behind the Lyncs bench, where they were quietly replaced by the Cedar Park Christian scouting contingent, where we watched a lot of LC substitutions. With all those assistant coaches and lot of reserves, I felt bad for the swing player sitting on the first aid kit. I think I counted 9 video cameras going, so lots of teams will be watching this one over again.
Edit to fix typo and reorder.
This post was edited on 2/14 10:54 PM by FilmDoesn'tLie