Linden vs Plainfield Sectional Quarter Finals

A Fanatic Summation of the Linden vs. Plainfield Quarterfinal Sectional State Championship Game

Plainfield – 53

Linden – 62

The Cardinal Fanatic Efficiency Players of the game

1) Plainfield – Junior Jachai Simmons 6’7” – {ER-23}

Jachai shot 71% from below the arc and 67% from beyond the arc to score a team high 17 points.  Jachai completed a double-double performance by grabbing a game high 10 rebounds and dropping a game high tying 2 assists (Plainfield’s Ahmad Baker and Mike Kirkland also with 2 assists.

2) Linden – Junior Otis Livingston 5’11” – {ER-20}

Little “O” as we use to call him back in his recreation days in Plainfield, was on point to hold Plainfield off from the upset bid.  Otis shot 50% from below the arc, 67% from beyond the arc and 83% from the free throw line to score a game high 22 points.  Otis grabbed 1 rebound, picked up a game high tying 2 steals (Plainfield’s Mike Kirkland also with 2 steals) and dropped 1 assist.

3) Linden – Senior Juwan Jones 6’1” – {ER-18}

J. Jones shot 80% from below the arc, 40% from beyond the arc and 75% from the free throw line to score 17 points.  His backbreaking corner trey with less than 4 minutes crushed a Plainfield momentum that cut the Linden lead to 4.  The veteran Jones nailed the trey to push the lead to 7.  Jones also grabbed a team high tying 4 rebounds (Joshua Carter also with 4 rebounds) and picked up 1 steal.  Jones completed an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover for the entire game.

4) Plainfield – Junior Ahmad Baker 6’8” – {ER-11}

Baker shot 100% from the free throw line, grabbed 2 rebounds and dropped a game high tying 2 assists.  Baker’s defense limited All-State Quadri Moore to his lowest point output in a Plainfield game in 4 years of varsity play.  Baker completed an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover for the entire game.

5) Linden – Junior Joshua Carter 6’3” – {ER-10}

J. Carter shot 50% from below the arc, 50% from beyond the arc and was 100% from the free throw line.  Carter grabbed a team high tying 4 rebounds and picked up 1 steal.  Joshua completed an Efficient night by committing only 1 turnover for the entire game.

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