A Fanatic Summation of the Plainfield vs St. Patrick Game

Where did the Cardinals win this game?

–        Free Throw Line - Although the Cardinals did not have a good night from the free-throw line, Jahmal Lane led the way from the freebee stripe. Lane shot 83% from the foul line connecting on 10 of 12 shots.  Lane actually made 3 more free throws individually than the entire opponents 7 made free throws.  The Cardinals as a team doubled up St. Pats by out scoring the Celtics 14 – 7 from the charity line.

–        Rejections – The Cardinals gave a Fort Knox style defense in the paint.  Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan not only hit the incredible ESPN play of the week winning shot but Dr. Dunkadelic also rejected 5 out of the Cardinals 13 rejections.  One less rejection the Cardinals would of wound up on the other side of the win/loss column. 

Cardinal Fanatic Efficient 5

1) Plainfield – Senior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-29}

It’s amazing that the big fella does not have to score a ton of points to get the highest efficiency rating. In fact some one has to do the dirty work.  Justin did just that by “Cleaning the Glass!!”  Sears grabbed a game high 16 rebounds.  Sears also wanted to make sure the glass stayed clean by making sure nothing touched the glass.  Sears did just that by rejecting a game high 7 shots. Justin scored 7 points on 50% shooting from the field and dished out a team high tying 3 assists (Sekou Harris also with 3 assists) on the offensive end to complete an efficient night.  

2) St. Patrick – Junior Elijah Davis 6’5” {ER-19}

With the focus on Elijah’s teammates, DeAndre Bembry and Jared Nickens, Elijah took advantage of the openings.  Elijah dropped an impressive 7 points in the final 8 minutes to help score 15 total points for the game.  Elijah gave a very efficient shooting performance as he connected on 86% of his shots below the arc and shot 75% from the free throw line which included 2 made free-throws with 5 seconds on the game clock.  Those foul shots gave St. Patrick the lead in what was a sure victory.  Davis also had 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 rejection to give him the team high efficiency rating.

3) Plainfield – Senior Sekou Harris 6’0” {ER-18}

Sekou “Refuse to Lose” Harris carried the Cardinals down the final stretch. His clutch shooting kept the Cardinals within reach to pull out the game.  Harris shot 57% from below the arc and 50% from beyond the arc to tally up 18 points for the game.  If it was not for his early foul trouble, Sekou may have went for 30+ points since 16 of his 18 points came in the 2^nd half.  Harris was forced to sit out the majority of the 1^st half after picking up his 2^nd foul.  Harris also grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out a team high tying 3 assists.

4) St. Patrick – Junior Jared Nickens 6’6” {ER-18}

Jared shooting release reminds the Cardinal Fanatic of the legendary Plainfield sharp shooter, Will Johnson.**  Jared hit a half time shot from 30+ feet at the buzzer and he shot it like a lay-up as Johnson use to do back in the day. But enough of the reminiscing of the past, Nickens can flat out shoot.  Jared led the team in scoring by dropping a team high 17 points. Jared shot 54% from below the arc and 50% from beyond the arc.  Nickens also grabbed 4 rebounds and did not commit a single turnover to complete an impressive efficiency showing.

5) St. Patrick – Junior DeAndre Bembry 6’6” {ER-18}

The Mint Hill, North Carolina native does not only look like Dr. J but he plays like him too!  The Afro wearing sky riser entertained the St. Patrick fans with his 2 handed slam that gave the Celtics what look like a momentum checkmate.  Bembry found it tough in the middle but adjusted his game to be a distributor.  DeAndre scored 9 points below his 22-point a game average but was efficient in other statistical categories.  Bembry grabbed a team high 13 rebounds to go with his 13 points scored to give himself a double-double performance.  Bembry showed his guard like abilities by dishing out a game high 6 assists.

 
** Will Johnson was part of one of the greatest teams in Plainfield History (78-79, 79-80).  Averaged over 17 points a game on strictly perimeter shooting.  Note:  There was no 3-point line during his playing days.  Projected to average over 25 points a game with today’s 3-point line.

The efficiency rating is base on points scored, shooting accuracy, foul shooting accuracy, rebounds, assists, steals, defensive intensity, and assist – turnover ratio.