Gary
Franklin - Sports Writer
On Dec, 27, Milan High School
Basketball presented a contest
between their Indians and the Indianapolis
Scecina Memorial Crusaders with
the Crusaders victorious 60-54.
The game held over Christmas break
did not attract the number of basketball
enthusiasts one might expect, however,
of the limited number in attendance
one could quickly identify supporters
of other local schools teams hungry
for action.
The tip off to start the game
at mid-court found Indian senior
David McIntosh controlling. An
Indian turnover gave the ball to
Scecina, they in turn followed
with a turnover themselves. Following
a missed Indian scoring attempt,
the Crusaders taking the rebound
drew first blood.
Settling down into
the game at hand, the Crusaders'
6'1" senior,
Scott Miller put the FG in for
a 2-0 lead. Indian senior David
McIntosh tied the game with a FG,
2-2. Ross Erlenbaugh, a 6'4" Crusader
senior, advanced the score to 4-2.
Indian McIntosh drained a three
to give the tribe a short lived
lead in the contest at 5-4.
Crusaders' Erlenbaugh scoring
a FG and Miller drilling the 3 pointer
and a FG for a 7 point run, took
the score to 11-5 Scecina. Indian
McIntosh made 1 of 2 FT's and followed
his miss for a put back FG to the
score of 11-8. The Crusaders added
7 points from FG's by Brian Alspaugh,
and Tim Kingsley, and a 3 pointer
by J.J. Cunningham. Kyle George
of the Indians countered with a
3 point score to leave the final
score after the first quarter Scecina
18 to Milan 11.
McIntosh opened the second quarter
with 5 off a 3 point shot and a
FG, and Justin Guedel of Scecina
dropped a FG in for a score of
20-16
The balance of the Indian scoring
for the quarter came from Kyle
George, Brandon Montooth, and Derek
Pennington, each adding a FG. The
Crusaders scoring in the second
quarter came at the hands of Miller
with 3 FG's and Isiah Dotson with
2 FG's. The score at the half time
break, Scecina 29-23 Milan.
The Indians would only add three
scores in the third quarter. Scoring
for the tribe were McIntosh and
Josh Schwanholt with a FG each
and Bryant Withers with a FG and
a FT.
The Crusaders added 14 points
in the third, those points coming
off a FG each by Erlenbaugh, Miller,
and Dotson. Alspaugh added a 3
point shot and a FG, and Vince
Okerson with a FG also made 1 of
2 FT's. Going into the fourth quarter
with the score Scecina 43 and Milan
30, the Indians had their work
cut out for them just to get back
into the game let alone win it.
Indian scoring in the fourth came
from Terry Moore and Pennington
with a FG each, Jeremy Hunt with
2 - 3 pointers, hitting 3 of 4
FT's, Kyle George with a FG, a
3 point shot and hitting 1 of 2
FT's, McIntosh added a FG with
the FT conversion, and Randy Kirk
2/2 FT's.
Scecina's scoring in the fourth
was by Dotson with a FG and 2 of
2 FT's, Miller a FG and 1 of 2
FT's, Erlenbaugh added 1 of 2 FT
attempts, Okerson scored 2/2 FT's,
Kingsley scored 1 of 2 FT's, Cunningham
scored 3 of 3 FT's, Guedel made
2 of 6 FT attempts, and Alspaugh
put in 1 of 2 FT attempts.
The final varsity game score was
Scecina 60-54 Milan.
The reserve contest was also taken
by the Crusaders, the score of
50-38. |
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