A Fanatic Summation of the St Pats vs Plainfield Game

Where did the Cardinals lose this game?

–        Points in the Paint – The Cardinals missed as many shots below the arc as St. Patrick made.  Plainfield shot 44% below the arc compared to St. Patrick’s luke warm 71%.  St. Patrick made 20 field goals compared to the Cardinals 15 to give the Celtics a 10-point advantage.  St. Patrick’s Elijah Davis converted 57% of his shots below the arc and Dana Raysor converted 67% of his shots below the arc to help the Celtics gain the advantage in this statistical category.

–        3-Pointers – The Cardinals shot their worst 3-point percentage since the introduction of the 3-point line in high school basketball.  After several games of shooting lights out, the Cardinals connected on 8% of their shots beyond the arc.  St. Patrick did not light it up either but their 33% shooting from beyond gave the Celtics a slight advantage. The Cardinals made 1 3-pointer while the Celtics made 3 3-pointers to gain a 6-point advantage in this statistical category.

–        Sharing the Ball – After averaging nearly 16 assists a game, the Cardinals only dished out an uncharacteristic 6 assists.  St. Patrick distributed the ball well as they dished out 13 assists.   

–        Foul shooting – Although the Cardinals shot 73% from the free throw line, the foul shots that were missed early in the game came back to bite them.  The Cardinals shot a dismal 63% from the free throw line in the 1^st half.  Although the Cardinals had the advantage in free throws made, the 7 miss free throws for the game proved to be an area where a different result of the final score could have been achieved.  St. Patrick shot a sizzling 86% from the free throw line and only missed 1 free throw for the entire game.

Cardinal Fanatic Efficient 5

1) Plainfield – Senior Justin Sears 6’8” {ER-24}

Justin did not shoot his normal high percentage from the field so he focused on his defensive efforts and giving his team 2^nd opportunities on the offensive end.  Sears grabbed a game high 13 rebounds of which 11 were offensive.  Sears also dished out a team high tying 2 assists (Sekou Harris also with 2 assists), picked up 2 steals, and rejected a game high 3 shots. 

2) Plainfield – Senior Dii’Jon Allen-Jordan 6’6” {ER-21}

Dii’Jon performed admirably scoring a team high tying 15 points (Sekou Harris also scored 15 points).  Dii’Jon shot 84% from the field and 84% from the free throw line to help keep the Cardinals from shooting an even lower percentage for the game.  Dii’Jon also grabbed 3 rebounds and picked up a game high 6 steals.

3) St. Patrick – Junior DeAndre Bembry 6’6” {ER-20}

The North Carolina native shot a blazing 91% (10 for 11) from below the arc to lead the Celtics to victory. Dr. Dre also grabbed 3 rebounds, dished out an assist and rejected a shot.

4) St. Patrick – Junior Jared Nickens 6’6” {ER-14}

With his normally automatic 3-point shot not falling, Jared shot 60% from below the arc and was perfect from the foul line to score 11 points.  Jared was in the “Nick” of time when hit a 1^st period buzzer beater from 30 ft.  Nickens also grabbed 4 rebounds, had 1 steal and dished out 3 assists.

5) St. Patrick – Junior Darrian Collins 6’0” {ER-9}

Collins played the most minutes for his team, as he is critical to the operations of the Celtic Empire.  Collins was perfect from the field below the arc, shot 50% from beyond the 3-point line and was perfect from the foul line.  Collins grabbed 1 rebound, picked up 3 steals, and dished out a game high 5 assists.

 

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