PACT CHARTER TOOK ON BETHANY ACADEMY IN A BOYS BASKETBALL GAME

PACT and Bethany Academy squared off in a boys basketball game on Feb. 15. PACT looked to push the ball down the floor in transition. They did a good job of passing the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock.

 

PACT did a good job of setting the tempo early. They were patient on the offensive end as they swung the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock.

 

Bethany Academy’s Sam Hagen came up with layups that kept the game close.  

 

Both teams did a good job of attacking the basket.

 

Bethany Academy’s Peter Sheehan got hot late in the first half when he made back-to-back layups. His teammates did a good job of feeding him the ball in spots where he could make his shots.

 

It took Bethany Academy awhile to get in to the scoring column but they finally came to life late in the first half. That was due to Seth Cupersmith getting hot as he was able to hit his mid-range jump shots.

 

Defense played a big role for both teams in the first half as the defense made it hard for each team to get shots.

 

Bethany Academy came out slow but started to look confident in their shot selection as the first half went on.

 

At halftime the score was PACT 21, Bethany Academy 20.

 

Sheehan continued to attack the basket against the zone defense.

 

Both teams took a lot of time off the clock as they passed the ball around the three-point line. Both teams opened the second half in a zone defense.  

 

PACT’s Danny Mooers came up with some nice layups that kept his team in the game. Mooers wasn’t afraid to drive to the basket past his defenders.  

 

Bethany tried to run set plays against the PACT zone defense. They had a lot of movement on the offensive end.  Bethany was able to attack the zone and get open shots.

 

There were several ties and lead changes throughout the second half.

 

Hagen continued to make his shots in the second half. Both teams played relaxed and attacked the basket.

 

Neither team committed a ton of fouls.

 

PACT’s Daniel Nelson found his mid-range jump shot throughout the game. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball so he could get the offense going.

 

Bethany went to a full court man-to-man defense with just under 6:30 left in regulation. They looked

to trap and turn PACT over. That made it difficult for the PACT guards to bring the ball down the floor.

 

PACT kept on attacking the basket late and they kept looking to get the ball into the hands of Mooers and Nelson. They kept on hitting shots they put up.

 

The game was very competitive. Neither team went on a huge run. There were several ties and lead changes in the game.

 

Bethany Academy came away with the 44-43 victory over PACT Charter.

 

The leading scorers for PACT Charter were Nelson with 12 and Mooers with 11 points. The leading scorer for Bethany Academy was Cupersmith with 12.

BETHANY ACADEMY IS HOSTING CHRIST'S HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH

I am up at Bethany Academy this evening for the game against Christ's Household of Faith (CHOF). I am looking forward to a good game here. There are only bleachers on one side of the gym. So it is going to be interesting to see how many people can fit. As the teams are warming up, they have a nice selection of warm-up music. They are playing excerpts of different basketball stadium music tonight.

We are about to get the game started. Both teams come out aggressive to start. CHOF is playing zone on the defensive end. Bethany is playing zone defense also. CHOF has picked up playing a full court zone defense. They will try to extend the floor.

Bethany is looking to push the ball up the court. As soon as the ball is out of the net, they are looking to push it. They are passing the ball around the three point line so far.

Both of these teams are playing aggressively. With 12:20 left to go in the first half, the score is Bethany Academy 5 and CHOF 8.

Bethany Academy is looking to do a lot of passing of the ball in their offense. They make a lot of strong cuts in their offense. Both of these teams are pushing it. They are really running with the ball tonight. They have both looked good in transition. Both of these teams have been in a scoring drought. They have not been able to make a shot here in a while.

Donovan Schoenrock has just came down and made a nice shot. He has really gotten after it. He has been on the ground diving after loose balls and really playing well on the defensive end.

Bethany Academy has been in a little bit of a scoring drought. They have not been able to find the basket. They keep on shooting the ball but it has not been able to find the basket.

CHOF's Tyler Strandlund has been able to hit a mid range jump shot here tonight. He has been able to hit the shot from the middle of the key. CHOF is continuing to take their time on the offensive end. They have made really deliberate passes here tonight. There is no shot clock in high school so they have much time as they want to shoot the ball.

Bethany is also looking to pass the ball around the three point line. They also want to take their time on the offense end but they know that they are going to have to shoot the ball because they don't want to run into the clock against them at the end of the game. CHOF has been on a run here to end of the first half.

We have reached half time. The score at the break is Bethany Academy 17 and Christ's Household of Faith 36. The gym is almost empty so there is ample room for everyone to fit tonight.

We are about to get the second half underway. Bethany Academy has come out looking to push the ball again here. There are looking to get back into this game this evening.

CHOF has looked to go a little inside out. They want to get the ball to their big man Nathan Fiscus. When Nathan gets the ball on the low block, he just gets in there and powers it up.

With 15:52 left to go in regulation, the score is Bethany Academy 19 and CHOF 43.

Both of these teams have decided not to press here in this junction in the game. Bethany Academy continues to get into some short of offense. Both of these teams have been battling each other tonight.

Nate Fiscus has looked good tonight. He has played with a lot of emotion here. He has really gotten after it. He has looked good on the defensive end. He has been up in his defenders faces and made it hard for them to make passes and shoot the ball.

The score of this game has just been blown open as it has been most of the night. We are reaching a critical time point here, if the score becomes larger than 35 points. With under 9:00 left to in regulation, the clock would then run. We will hover around the 30 point difference for a while. With 8:30 left to go, the score is CHOF 59 and Bethany Academy 27.

As the time on the clock continues to wind down, CHOF is continuing to play aggressive tonight. They have not backed down all night. They have played hard throughout the whole game without getting testy. We indeed get to the mersey rule in the game tonight. The final of the game was CHOF 76 and Bethany Academy 39.

I was joined here tonight by The Czar from Twin Cities Boys Hoops you can read about his thoughts of this game here.