NWBIT Game #1 Summary -- Johnson Oil at Saints
(Tuesday, 3/13/07)
Final Score: Saints 49, Johnson Oil 44
Astoria, OR (NWBIT Network) -- Chris Meyer netted 14 points to guide the Team Saints past Johnson Oil, 49 - 44, at the Astoria Middle School Large Gym.
Josh Conklin ended with 11 points while Chris Daltin scored 8 points playing point guard for the saints, who won the first game of their defense of last year's NWBIT tourney title. With the win, The Saints move to the next round to play in Thursday night's game 3 against Mike Coakleys team at the Gray gym at 7pm.
Tony Robinson registered 13 points in a great shooting display.
The saints were patient on offence and played defense well enough to come away with the win. Though they were short-handed, they had some match-ups work in their favor.
Justin Lane dropped in 22 points for Johnson Oil, and also had some spectacular shots inside the key in the second half when he did the bulk of his scoring after a lethargic first half. Team Johnson Oil; which has dropped this first game will now have to wait until the loser of game 3 until they can attempt to put this tough loss behind them and move on in the tournament. Neil Wirkkala donated 12 points, while Carson Engleson had 6 points, some tough defense and reached for some key rebounds in the losing effort.
Team Johnson Oil had the chances they wanted against a depleted Saints team, but missed on some key shots late in the game. Turnovers late in the game didn't help matters either. They will have to step up their offense in the early part of ballgames if they want to fight for the championship.
The Saints played front-runner for the majority of the contest, and closed the first half out on a little spurt to put distance between them and Johnson Oil. Johnson oil would tie the contest at 45 -- 45 with only 2:00 minutes left in the game, but big shots from Chris Dalton and good free-throw shooting proved to be the difference in the closely contested game.
The winner of this game now moves to play a tough and seasoned city league competitor in Mike Coakley's team. The loser must now work their way through a truly tough bottom round at any hopes of making it to the final game on Thursday March, 22nd at AMS.
Game Notes
The Saints were without several key players due to other sports commitments and may have most of the team on Thursday night. Johnson Oil will have to regroup after this loss, but it will have to do so with out the Team Manager Earl Johnson as he is set to be out of town.
(Tuesday, 3/13/07)
Final Score: Saints 49, Johnson Oil 44
Astoria, OR (NWBIT Network) -- Chris Meyer netted 14 points to guide the Team Saints past Johnson Oil, 49 - 44, at the Astoria Middle School Large Gym.
Josh Conklin ended with 11 points while Chris Daltin scored 8 points playing point guard for the saints, who won the first game of their defense of last year's NWBIT tourney title. With the win, The Saints move to the next round to play in Thursday night's game 3 against Mike Coakleys team at the Gray gym at 7pm.
Tony Robinson registered 13 points in a great shooting display.
The saints were patient on offence and played defense well enough to come away with the win. Though they were short-handed, they had some match-ups work in their favor.
Justin Lane dropped in 22 points for Johnson Oil, and also had some spectacular shots inside the key in the second half when he did the bulk of his scoring after a lethargic first half. Team Johnson Oil; which has dropped this first game will now have to wait until the loser of game 3 until they can attempt to put this tough loss behind them and move on in the tournament. Neil Wirkkala donated 12 points, while Carson Engleson had 6 points, some tough defense and reached for some key rebounds in the losing effort.
Team Johnson Oil had the chances they wanted against a depleted Saints team, but missed on some key shots late in the game. Turnovers late in the game didn't help matters either. They will have to step up their offense in the early part of ballgames if they want to fight for the championship.
The Saints played front-runner for the majority of the contest, and closed the first half out on a little spurt to put distance between them and Johnson Oil. Johnson oil would tie the contest at 45 -- 45 with only 2:00 minutes left in the game, but big shots from Chris Dalton and good free-throw shooting proved to be the difference in the closely contested game.
The winner of this game now moves to play a tough and seasoned city league competitor in Mike Coakley's team. The loser must now work their way through a truly tough bottom round at any hopes of making it to the final game on Thursday March, 22nd at AMS.
Game Notes
The Saints were without several key players due to other sports commitments and may have most of the team on Thursday night. Johnson Oil will have to regroup after this loss, but it will have to do so with out the Team Manager Earl Johnson as he is set to be out of town.
