Plainfield vs Roselle Catholic

A Fanatic Summation of the Plainfield vs. Roselle Catholic Game

 

Plainfield came up short with the upset over one of the top teams in the state in Roselle Catholic.  Roselle Catholic literally scratched and chipped away at a 19-point deficit late in the 3^rd period to pull off the remarkable comeback and hold off Plainfield for the 69-67 victory

Steals – Advantage (Roselle Catholic)

Roselle Catholic picked up 9 steals while Plainfield picked up 6.  Plainfield’s Denzel Johnson had a game high 3 steals.

Assists – Advantage (Plainfield)

Plainfield dished out 10 assists while Roselle Catholic dished out 7 assists.  Jordan Sears led Plainfield with 3 assists.

Rebounds – Advantage (Plainfield)

Plainfield grabbed 27 rebounds compared to Roselle Catholic’s 20 rebounds.

3-point Shooting – Even

Both teams connected on 4 3-point makes.  Malachai Richardson led Roselle Catholic with 2 makes from beyond the arc.

Points in the Paint – Plainfield

Plainfield converted 21 field goals below the arc compared to 20 by Roselle Catholic.

Block Shots – Advantage (Roselle Catholic)

Roselle Catholic rejected 5 shot attempts while Plainfield rejected 3. 

When it came down to it, every point, every possession, and every foul was critical down the stretch.  Up until this point Plainfield held a 3-2 advantage in statistical categories.  So where did the Cardinals lose this game? 

Turnovers – Advantage (Roselle Catholic)

Roselle Catholic committed 10 turnovers compared to Plainfield’s 18.  This gave Roselle Catholic an 8-possesion advantage.

Free Throw Shooting – Advantage (Roselle Catholic)

Although Plainfield shot a respectable 72% from the free throw line, it was the difference in the amount of attempts that eventually help Roselle Catholic pull out the victory.  Roselle Catholic had an 11 free throw attempt advantage over Plainfield.  Coaches always get heated when the free throw attempt disparity is of a disproportional amount.  Roselle Catholic did not shoot well from the free throw line but made 17 free throw attempts (59%) compared to Plainfield’s 13.  The 4-point differential was enough for the 2-point victory for Roselle Catholic.

 

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1)      Roselle Catholic - Senior Tyler Roberson 6’10” – {ER-26}

Tyler carried Roselle through their early game slump.  Tyler scored a game high 26 points shooting 69% from the floor.  The future Orangeman grabbed a team high 7 rebounds, picked up 1 steal and rejected a game high 4 shot attempts.

2)      Plainfield – Senior Wade Brown 6’1” – {ER-25}

Wade WB Brown had his best game of his career.  WB dropped a team high 23 points shooting 56% from below the arc, a sizzling hot 75% from 3-point land and a solid 80% from the free-throw line.  The 6’1” guard showed off his leaping ability grabbing a game high 8 rebounds, picking up a steal and dropping off 2 assists.

3)      Roselle Catholic – Senior Hakim Saintil 6’2” – {ER-23}

Hakim connected on 50% of his shots below the arc and shot 80% from the free-throw line to score 19 points.  Saintil was no saint as he picked the pockets of Plainfield for a game high tying 3 steals (Malachai Richardson also with 3 steals), grabbed 3 rebounds and dropped off a game high 4 assists.

4)      Plainfield – Senior Denzel Christian 6’6” – {ER-15}

Denzel grabbed 2 rebounds, picked up a team high tying 2 steals (Jordan Sears also with 2 steals), picked up 2 assists and rejected a team high 2 shot attempts.

5)      Roselle Catholic – Freshman Asante Gist 5’11” – {ER-12}

Asante may be one of the most talented freshman guards in the state of New Jersey.  Asante scored 11 points on 5 of 5 shooting from below the arc.  Asante also grabbed a rebound, a steal and dished out an assist.  Gist only committed 1 turnover for the entire game from his guard position.

Other note worthy performances

Plainfield – Sophomore Jachai Simmons 6’6” – {ER-11}

Jachai shot 50% from beyond the arc, grabbed 3 rebounds, picked up a steal and dished out 2 assists.  Simmons only committed 1 turnover for the entire game.

Plainfield – Junior Najee Lucky 5’10” – {ER-11}

Lucky was perfect with his shooting from the field from below the arc and was perfect from the foul line.  Lucky also grabbed 2 rebounds.

 

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