Plainfield Cardinals Basketball

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Fanatic Summation of the Westfield vs Plainfield Game

Westfield converted 14 shots below the arc to Plainfield’s 11. Westfield connected on 6 3-point conversions to Plainfield’s 5. This gives the Blue Devils an advantage of 46 - 37 in total points from the floor.

Where did the Cardinals win this game? After loosing the first 2 games to poor free throw shooting, the Cardinals reversed the tied by connecting on 18 free throws to Westfield’s 2. The Cardinals also dominated the boards even with the absence of their second leading rebounder Denzel Christian. The Card’s snatched more rebounds than the Blue Devils 28 – 17. The Cardinals are now 3-0 when it comes to the rebound advantage this season. The Card’s also took care of the ball better as they had a season low 14 turnovers.

Cardinal Fanatic Efficient 5

1) Plainfield - Junior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-30}*
Justin dominated the boards in a Moses Malone like fashion. Justin totaled a career high 19 rebounds with 9 boards on the offensive end. Justin also scored 16 points to give him his 2nd consecutive double-double. Sears also had a game high 3 steals.

2) Westfield - Senior Ryan Hess 6’3” {ER-25}
Ryan scored a team high 19 points on 75% shooting below the arc and was perfect (2 for 2) from the 3-point line. Hess also dropped 4 assists, grabbed 4 rebounds, while committing 2 turnovers from the guard position.

3) Plainfield – Junior Sekou Harris 6’0” {ER-17}
Sekou continues to exhibit his long range accuracy. Sekou shot 63% (5 for 8) from behind the arc. Harris also shot 5 for 7 (71%) from the free throw line. Sekou was the game high scorer for the 2nd consecutive game with 22 points.

4) Westfield – Senior J. Greenspan 6’4” {ER-15}
Greenspan scored 8 points but was perfect from the field including 2 for 2 from behind the arc. Greenspan also grabbed 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. Greenspan did not commit any turnovers for the game.

5) Westfield – Senior J. Toresco 6’5” {ER-11}
Toresco scored 7 points shooting 50% from the field. Toresco grabbed 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 rejection, and no turnovers.

*Breaks a season high set by Linden’s Elijah Hodge {ER-28}.

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