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Vinton County 51 Jackson 82 a final …

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Vinton County 51
Jackson 82 a final …

… the Ironmen of Coach Morrow rolled into McArtur with a 15-2 record , the only blemishes on the JHS pocket schedule one to Chillicothe at home -14, loss #2 to Wheelersburg by -2 on the second day of a B2B (for JHS the game 1 was AT Elite 8/defensive minded Unioto AT the U) … looking at the VC schedule entering this matchup the Vikings quality opponents were -26 vs Zane Trace, -13 vs Athens and -11 vs Fairfield Union … on paper, looking at the matchup Jackson sits at #3 , Vinton County (10-4 pre game) at #21 … top 25 team MIGHT be able to hang with Elite 8 #3 for 1 or 2 quarters UNLESS #3 has a few players battling the flu bug, one of those players the best PG Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line AND the #21 team is led courtside by one of the BEST coaches in SEOhio … THEN one has to think – hmmmmmmmm I’ve seen Jackson 3 times prior to last night, Vinton County ? Nada … THEN you have to wonder – are the rankings worth the paper(screen)they’re printed on – after watching the game imo the rankings of each team are/were right on the money … Jackson 82 Vinton County 51 a final …

… Vinton County is a club which starts 3 seniors( Will Arthur 2 points/Gavin Arbaugh – 13 points/Aaron Stevens 5 points) /1 soph (Zane Karr 2 pts) 1 junior Lance Montgomery (17 pts) … the first off the bench 2 sophs & a junior (Eli Radabaugh & Braylon Damron sophs … Esiason herrold a junior) … having watched the freshman, JV games as well VC has size, quality perimeter scorers, PGs in the pipeline … the 3 seniors put up 20 of the VC 51 points … 31 to underclassman … VC HAS a bright future AND they are not out of a possible 3 way tie at the TVC Ohio when all is said a done ! … On this night vs my #3 VC DID stay in the game for about 2 1/2 quarters – one must DEFINE “stay in the game” … the Vikings were within striking distance of the Ironmen which means that IF they got a stop or two AND hit a couple of shots THEN VC would be in a 2 possession game … the quarter scoring :

Jackson ….. 15 …. 28 …. 19 …. 20 – 82
Vinton Co … 12 …. 19 …. 15 …. 5 – 51

… running qtr scores:

Jackson …. 15 …. 43 …. 62 …. 82
Vinton Co .. 12 …. 31 …. 46 …. 51

… at the 5:32 mark of the 3rd a Jackson timeout … JHS leading by 10 points 47 – 37 … from the 5:32 to the end of the 3rd Jackson when on a 15-9 run … the final quarter Jackson 20 – 5 … combined from 5:32 in the 3rd ALL Ironmen : 35-14 run to close this one out 82-51 … +31 for Jackson … 16-2 Jackson leaving McArthur while the Vikings dropped their 5th game at 10-5 on the season …

Vinton County was out of their league both literally and figuratively … Jackson had the best player on the court in PG Caleb Wallis … a player who doesn’t have to count on ANYONE to “get HIM the ball” … starting EVERY trip down court – whether that’s after a made bucket or in transition – with the ball , with the opportunity to “make a decision” ( keep it, take it to the rim, take to the elbow, take the 3 ball, take it baseline … ALL of the penetration with the ball either gets Wallis all the way to the rim OR more importantly imo gives CW a chance to make a decision/see the floor/find his teammates) ANY TIME Caleb Wallis has the ball in his hands the opposition is behind the 8 ball – he scores at the rim, he can kill you with the 3 ball, he penetrates AND FINDS teammates in the corner, cutting to the rim, behind the 3 point line … Wallis makes you pay , the entire Ironman TEAM makes you pay as Boston Kuhn/Griffin Brown/Wallis AND THE BEST ROLE PLAYER IN SEO – Caden Donaldson – ALL take and hit the 3 ball … Jackson went 9/15 from behind the line Kuhn/Wallis/Brown/Donaldson ALL with at least one triple … add to the mix Braxton Hammond who crashes the boards at both ends, gets out in transition where last night he finished above the rim for a transition dunk & 1 that brought the house down – put the exclamation on this one … Jackson 82 Vinton County 51 a final …


…Pfloyd’s official “UN-official” Napkin Stats – Vinton County

Scoring … Lance Montgomery 17, Gavin Arbaugh 13, Eli Radabaugh 6, Aaron Stevens 5, Esiason Herrold 4, Will Arthur 2, Zane Karr 2, Brock Hammon 2
3 Pointers … 4/20 … Eli Radabaugh 2, Gavin Arbaugh 1, Aaron Stevens 1
FTs …. 13/17
TOs …. 19
PnP …. 12 fgs/ 24 points in the paint
PnT … 1 fg / 2 points in transition
Pbk … 1 fg/ 2 points on putback buckets

… Coach Combs is one of the best in the last 20 seasons, in position with the injuries to Alexander, suspensions at Athens to either win or tie for the TVC Ohio and finish with 15 or 16 wins on the season … with what I saw on the freshman, JV and younin’s on varsity – the Vikings will be improving on this season’s record even IF VC finishes with 15-16 W’s … good talent over the next 5 years plus … I always enjoy making the short 30 minute trip to McArthur – always to run into the fine coaching staff around Coach Combs , fellow seops posters – Dundas good to see and chat last night !

… Pfloyd’s official “UN-official” Napkin Stats – Jackson …

Scoring … Caleb Wallis 29, Caden Donaldson 12, Braxton Hammond 9, Evan Evans 8, Drew Bragg 6, Jacob Winter 6, Griffin Brown 5, Boston Kuhn 5, Nate Woodard 2

3 Pointers …. 9/15 … Caleb Wallis 4, Caden Donaldon 3, Griffin Brown 1, Boston Kuhn 1
FTs ……. 13/15
TOs …… 14
PnP …… 21 fgs/ 42 points in the paint
PnT ….. 8 fgs/16 points in transition
Pbk ….. 5 fgs/ 10 points on putback buckets

… last night was my 4th look at Jackson … last week vs Alexander MIGHT have been a better overall game at both ends of the floor but last night wasn’t bad ! Caleb Wallis showed his importance , the importance an outstanding PG can make in a team , to make a TEAM … CW made a double take spin move at full speed, into the paint, to the rim and finish that made me smile, chuckle, shake my head AND say to anyone who was listening “THAT just isn’t fair” LOL … my point in the semi rundown was to emphasize HOW good CW is ! – he CAN/DOES score EVERY WAY possible .. but his biggest value is that HE is a true PG … HE KNOWS where his teammates ARE, HE LOOKS FOR/FINDS his teammates in the spots on the floor where they can score – at the rim, beyond the 3 point line – doesn’t matter, he LOOKS FOR & FINDS THEM ALL … CW didn’t score 82 points ! the Jackson TEAM scored 82 points which means the Ironmen TEAM has a lot of excellent role players – Brown/Kuhn/Bragg/Hammond/Donaldson/Winter/Spires – who ALL contribute in every way on the napkin stat sheet … who ALL make what Caleb Wallis does as a PG work – if they don’t finish or couldn’t finish JHS isn’t the TEAM that it is … heck I haven’t even touched on the Apple’town D – I’ll save it for another game as pfloyd WILL be in the cheap seats to watch Jackson again …

… Great watching the games in VC last night with Warren’s Coach Maddox and Coach Mitchem … always good to touch bases with Coach Morrow & his staff as well … Coach Morrow’s father, Dan Morrow made his way to the cheap seats to say hello last night … Mr. Donaldson ! always a pleasure to see you when I come to see the Ironmen – your son is one of the reasons the Ironmen are what they are – excellent … 16-2 … I92 as always was in the house ! good to run into you on the way out my friend … lastly – for those of us who were there for all 3 games last night, Coach Terry Hale the general courtside for VC’s freshman squad did a great thing to open the evening … the 2 teams agreed to allow VC to get the tip, VC held the ball for 8 seconds, then called a 24 sec timeout in respect for the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant … upon taking out the ball after the 24 sec TO moment of silence … VC took it out, and gave the ball over to the Jackson team who worked with VC to make this showing of respect happen. Nice job Coach Hale … although I expect nothing less from the coaching staff at VC – a class act all …

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Date Time League Season
January 28, 2020 7:30 pm SEO 2019-20

Jackson 67 Minford 57 a final

by Pfloyd

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Jackson67Win
Minford57Loss

Jackson 67
Minford 57 a final

… Monday night hoops ! #21 Minford (5-2) @ #5 Jackson (7-2) … Jackson with its’ 3rd game in 4 days (b2b with Unioto & Wheelersburg) … Minford having not had a game since 12/20 … the Ironmen looked sluggish out of the gates while the Falcons looked like they had been off for 10 days which equaled 2 pretty even teams in the 1st quarter … Coach Morrow’s Ironmen went 3/7 from behind the arc while Coach Shoemaker’s Falcon’s 2/4 from downtown … JHS with 1 TO/MHS 6 TOs … Jackson was led by Boston Kuhn’s 7 points (2 treys), Drew Bragg added a triple, Braxton Hammond with 4 pts for the Ironmen … Minford was led by Nathan McCormick’s 5 pts/ triples from Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis & Skylar Knore (3 pts each) and deuce from Trent Zimmerman …

Jackson 16 Minford 13 end of 1 … … the best player on the court – PG Caleb Wallis for JHS – spent the 1st quarter penetrating, dishing, finding teammates, working hard to get everyone involved … What do you do if you are the leader on the TEAM and your TEAM seems a step or two slow? CW took matters into his own hands by turning up the D, pushing the ball in transition … with Wallis “pulling” the JHS TEAM in the right direction JHS scored the first 8 points of the 2nd qtr not allowing an MHS point until the 5:23 mark …TO Minford … the 8-3 run to open the qtr. was followed by a Jackson 10-0 run … an 18 point Jackson lead at the 2:45 mark of the period … Caleb Wallis led the way with 15 points in the quarter – 2 triples /5 for 5 from the FT line/ 2 transition buckets … the rout was on , right ? – nope – as the Falcons showed their stuff from beyond the arc in the final 2:45 on the clock the Falcons went on their own 11-2 run to close out the quarter led by Trent Zimmerman’s back to back treys along with a triple from Vogelson-Lewis …

Jackson 36 Minford 27 at the half… the 3rd period had Minford holding their own … outscoring Jackson 12-10 in the quarter going 1/6 from behind the three point line but getting quality minutes & 5 points from Nathan McCormick along with 4 bench points (2 each from Zimmerman and Adam Crank) … Jackson had Boston Kuhn tallying 5 points (a trey & 2 FTs) and 2 two pointers from Wallis …

Jackson 46 Minford 39 end of 3 … the final quarter was played fairly even with Jackson doing it’s damage from behind the arc and as the quarter wound down – from the FT line … Minford didn’t fold and go away in the face of 21 points in the quarter from the Ironmen … the Falcons ARE an excellent 3 point shooting TEAM as MHS drained 5 triples in the final period – 3 by McCormick (11 points in the quarter on his ball alone) with support from Vogelsong-Lewis & Andy Crank with 1 trey each in the period … in the end it was Jackson’s Defense (forcing 19 MHS turnovers in the game) and a heavy dose of Caleb Wallis – 7/7 from the FT line in the 4th … 28 points for the game – that was the difference in this one …

Jackson 67 Minford 57 a final

… Pfloyd’s official UN-official Napkin Stats – Minford …

Scoring … Nathan McCormich 23, Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis 13, Trent Zimmerman 10, Adam Crank 5, Andy Crank 3, Skylar Knore 3
3 Pointers … 11/24 … Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis 4, Nathan McCormick 3, Trent Zimmerman 2, Adam Crank 1, Andy Crank 1
FTs … 3/6
TOs … 19
PnP … 7 fgs/ 14 points in the paint
PnT … 0
Pbck …… 3 fgs/ 6 points on putbacks

… Minford is an excellent shooting team – 5 different players had made three pointers … when Wallis for Jackson led the charge defensively it took the Falcons 5-6 minutes to get a feel for the JHS pressure on the perimeter … with their ability to trade 2 pointers for 3 pointers they have the ability to stay in most games while the fire power to knockoff front runners … Coach Shoemaker has put together a quality TEAM …

… Pfloyd’s official UN-official Napkin Stats – Jackson …

Scoring … Caleb Wallis 28, Boston Kuhn 15, Drew Bragg 8, Griffin Brown 8, Braxton Hammond 6, Caden Donaldson 2
3 pointers …. 9/19 … Boston Kuhn 3, Caleb Wallis 2, Drew Bragg 2, Griffin Brown 2
FTs ……. 14/17
TOs ….. 5
PnP …. 11 fgs/ 22 points in the paint
PnT ….. 7 fgs/ 14 points in transition
Pbck …. 0

… Coach Morrow’s Ironmen are fun to watch, they get after an opponent defensively especially on the perimeter, lots of help defense … good communication … the motor at both ends in Caleb Wallis – not a surprise … but lots excellent pieces to this Ironman squad – Caden Donaldson is outstanding on the defensive end helping down low , keeping the opposition bigs from getting shots in the paint … Donaldson & Co. in the paint match the perimeter pressure led by Wallis/Kuhn/Brown … off the bench – Bragg/Erwin/Spires get it done defensively with Bragg adding nice minutes and an outside 3 point threat as well that has to be respected by opponents … 8 deep … Caleb Wallis IS the best point guard Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line … Jackson solidifies itself as one of the best defensive TEAMs in SEO …

… got a chance to chat briefly with Dan Morrow of Jackson Radio fame and the Dad of Coach Morrow for Jackson – we both agreed that the Ironmen NEEDED a W tonight after coming off of a weekend b2b with 2 solid teams in beating Unioto Friday night and losing by 2 to Wheelersburg on Saturday … met Caden & Cooper Donaldson’s parents as my wife and I walked into the school tonight – thanks Mr. D for introducing yourself! you should be very proud of your boys! Caden being one of the best role players in SEO while tonight Cooper Donaldson was honored for scoring over 1000 points in his high school for the Ironmen – Cooper was recognized and will have his name added to the 1000 point plus banner in the gym … just as last season’s 17-8 District squad was honored as well with a banner to be displayed in the gym … great stuff ! always makes me smile no matter where I go to watch hoops in SEO to see the players honored for their contributions on the court for the schools they are playing for …

Jackson

# Player PTS REB AST STL BLK
2Boston Kuhn150000
3Caleb Wallis280000
5Drew Bragg80000
12Caden Donaldson20000
21Braxton Hammond60000
24Griffen Brown80000
 Total670000

Minford

# Player PTS REB AST STL BLK
1Trenton Zimmerman100000
3Elijah Vogelsong-Lewis130000
5Skylar Knore30000
10Nathan McCormick230000
21Adam Crank50000
23Andy Crank30000
 Total570000

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Date Time League Season
December 30, 2019 7:30 pm SEO 2019-20

Chillicothe 66 Jackson 52 a final

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Chillicothe66Win

Chillicothe 66
Jackson 52 a final

… I looked at this one as my #1 (Chillicothe) vs #3 (Jackson) … I also looked at HOW the teams I rank got to where they are ranked – defense … BOTH of these TEAMS fit the bill – Chillicothe averages giving up 46 ppg while the Ironmen are at 43 ppg THAT wins basketball games …THAT makes you an Elite 8 TEAM … to go WITH the D , a team must be able to put points on the board as well … Coach Huffer’s Cavs are at 72 ppg while Coach Morrow’s Ironmen put up 64 ppg offensively BOTH offensive point totals are good for hs hoops – a closer look at the point totals offensively tells you that Jackson has 1 consistent scorer in double digits PG Caleb Wallis … Chillcothe sports 3 consistent double digit scorers in Brandon Noel, Jayvon Maughmer and Tre Beard …

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24
Name
Brandon Noel
Class
2020
Height
6-08
Current Team
Chillicothe
Leagues
FAC, SEO
Seasons
2018-19, 2019-20

 

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32
Name
Jayvon Maughmer
Class
2020
Height
6-05
Current Team
Chillicothe
Leagues
FAC, SEO
Seasons
2018-19, 2019-20

 

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3
Name
Tre Beard
Class
2020
Height
5-10
Current Team
Chillicothe
Leagues
FAC, SEO
Seasons
2018-19, 2019-20

 

Jackson HAS more scorers than just CW for sure – Griffin Brown, Braxton Hammond, Drew Bragg & Co. BUT their points on a nightly basis is dictated by the opponents defense … while the Cavs can count on the Big 3 every night to GET THEIRS … last night was a case of the BIG 3 plus 1 getting theirs while the Jackson D couldn’t keep the BIG 3 from getting theirs … for the Ironmen to get THIS win a couple of the BIG 3 had to be “less than” their usual nightly output while CW had to get HIS and others needed to get MORE than their usual or at least their usual plus having a role player step up …

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24
Name
Griffen Brown
Current Team
Jackson
Leagues
FAC, SEO
Seasons
2018-19, 2019-20

 

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21
Name
Braxton Hammond
Class
2021
Current Team
Jackson
Leagues
FAC, SEO
Seasons
2018-19, 2019-20

 

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5
Name
Drew Bragg
Class
2022
Current Team
Jackson
Leagues
FAC, SEO
Seasons
2018-19, 2019-20

 

… from the cheap seats we got the defense from both teams that we expected in the first 2 quarters …

Quarter #1:

Jackson : 2/4 from 3 point land … Chillicothe 2/4
Jackson: 2 TOs … Chillicothe 3 TOs
Jackson: led by Wallis’s 7 points … Chillicothe led by the Cavs “plus 1” Vincent Roper 7 pts
Jackson: 2 scorers … Chillicothe 3

Jackson 10 / Chillicothe 12 after 1

Quarter #2 :

Jackson: 1/3 triples … Chillicothe 1/3
Jackson: 3 TOs ….. Chillicothe 4 TOs
Jackson: led by Hammond’s 4 points …. Chillicothe got the BIG 3 on the board Tre Beard 9 pts/ Noel 4 /Maughmer 2
Jackson; 4 scorers …. Chillicothe 4 scorers

Chillicothe defensively held Caleb Wallis to 2 points in the 2nd (Roper) … Chillicother in got their scoring from the BIG 3 which is what THEY need to get W’s THEY have to get theirs …

Jackson 21 / Chillicothe 29 after 2 … the 8 point spread that never seemed to go away …

… the 2nd half of play had Chillicothe keeping an 8-12 point differential on the score board … both teams played solid defense, both teams showed their quickness with help down low … both teams matched each other where it counted on the scoreboard – Jackson putting up 14 points to Chillicothe’s 16 … Jackson 35 Chillicothe 45 after 3 … trading buckets in a game like this eventually brings the ultimate winner into play – the clock … if you can’t put up “kills” (stopping an opponent 3 straight times without them putting up points) odds are you aren’t closing the gap on the board … the Ironmen put up buckets but the size in Noel/Maughmer in the paint were the difference in the 4th as duo put up 12 points in the 4th which led to JHS having to foul down the stretch to try to find “stops/misses” … didn’t happen as Chilli went 11/13 in the 4th period from the FT line in the closing minutes … Jackson 52 Chillicothe 66 a final …

… Pfloyd’s official UN-official Napkin Stats – Jackson …

Scoring … Caleb Wallis 17, Griffin Brown 11, Braxton Hammond 8, Drew Bragg 7, Boston Kuhn 5, Evan Spires 4
3 Pointers …. 6/19 … Griffin Brown 3, Drew Bragg 1, Caleb Wallis 1, Boston Kuhn 1
FTs …….. 8/12
TOs …… 11
PnP ….. 12 fgs/24 points in the paint
PnT …. 1 fg/2 points in transition
PBck … 1 fg/2 points on putbacks

… Jackson is still an Elite 8 team … outstanding energy from starters through role players off the bench – outstanding defensively … consistency from the players surrounding Caleb Wallis in the scoring column is needed to beat the best teams Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line … I like Griffin Brown (3 triples) … the Ironmen need more from Bragg and Spires to add to what Hammond brings to the stat sheet offensively … Unioto will bring the same defensive energy as the Ironmen – should be a dandy … follow that one up with Wheelersburg and Minford in the next 3 days … what a great stretch of games to see where a team stands at both ends of the floor … best of luck to the Ironmen …

… Pfloyd’s official UN-official Napkin Stats – Chillicothe …

Scoring … Tre Beard 16, Brandon Noel 16, Jayvon Maughmer 12, Vincent Roper 11, Kamron Smith 7, Eli Tayler 4
3 Pointers … 5/15 … Kamron Smith 2, Tre Beard 2, Vincent Roper 1
FTs …. 21/23
TOs …. 13
PnP … 13 fgs/26 points in the paint
PnT … 2 fgs/ 4 points in transition
PBck … 0

… the Cavs gave a D1 powerehouse Cincinnati Moeller everything they wanted for a half of action Friday night … the Cavs shooting 56% from the floor for the game but playing a team in Moeller who shot 76% from the floor FOR THE GAME – didn’t miss a shot in the 3rd quarter … a Cavs TEAM who has SEEN the best, played VS the best … safe to say they are tested … Chillicothe has the components for being an outstanding TEAM – TEAM defense, multiple player scoring, size , 3 point shooting from multiple players , a true PG who happens to also be a double digit scorer, a 6-5 player who plays from outside in, a 6-6 BIG who can go inside outside … what do the Cavs lack or need improvement in ? from the cheap seats – more depth, missing a physical banger IN the paint – an enforcer … D1 demands it … are the Cavs #1 Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line ? absolutely BUT they will be pushed – Zane Trace, Jackson in game 2, the U , FU add in games outside of SEO Upper Arlington, St Charles, Canal to name a few …

 

Jackson

# Player PTS REB AST STL BLK
2Boston Kuhn50000
3Caleb Wallis170000
4Evan Spires40000
5Drew Bragg70000
21Braxton Hammond80000
24Griffen Brown110000
 Total520000

Chillicothe

# Player PTS REB AST STL BLK
1Vincent Roper112320
2Cam Smith72201
3Tre Beard163200
14Cortland Ducan01002
24Brandon Noel168120
32Jayvon Maughmer127331
35Eli Taylor42000
 Total66251174

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Date Time League Season
December 21, 2019 12:00 am FAC 2019-20