Sunday, March 12, 2017

SIMLEY WENT UP AGAINST ST. THOMAS ACADEMY IN A SECTION 3 CLASS 3A SECTION SEMIFINAL BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On March 10, Simley and St. Thomas Academy squared off in a boys’ basketball game. Both teams pushed the ball down the floor and scored layups in transition. 

St. Thomas Academy got everyone involved in the offense. They passed the ball around the 3-point line and talked on both ends of the floor. 

Simley took a timeout with 11:04 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas Academy 23, Simley 12. 

Simley struggled to shoot the ball for a period in the first half. 

St. Thomas Academy called a timeout with 6:31 left in the first half. The score was St. Thomas Academy 30, Simley 17. 

St. Thomas Academy pushed the ball down the floor and could score layups in transition. They could get everyone involved in the offense. 

Simley struggled to shoot the ball throughout the first half. 

At halftime, the score was St. Thomas Academy 48, Simley 31. 

As the second half got underway St. Thomas Academy continued to push the ball down the floor and score layups in transition. 

St. Thomas Academy continued to attack the basket and come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. They got the ball into the hands of Jack Thompson, Eddie Perry and Sam Schleper all who could make shots.

Simley called a timeout with 14:03 left in regulation. The score was St. Thomas Academy 54, Simley 37. 

Simley continued to push the ball down the floor as they looked to score layups in transition. St. Thomas Academy came up with layups and mid-range jump shots midway through the second half. 

St. Thomas called a timeout with 4:13 left in regulation. The score was St. Thomas Academy 60, Simley 49. 

Simley struggled shooting the ball throughout the game. Even though they had a tough time shooting the ball they kept on flinging it toward the basket.

St. Thomas Academy came away with the 71-52 victory over Simley.

The leading scorers for Simley were Jake Binley with 15 points, DeAndre Smith with 13 points and Arik Johnson with 8 points. 

The leading scorers for St. Thomas Academy were Jack Thompson with 22 points, Louis Ballion with 12 points and Sam Vascellaro with 10 points.
 

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