Random Walk to Montgomery, Day 3
Shocking news from Ramstein Air Base! After their opening victory on Thursday night, two sophomores and a junior for C3, including their second leading scorer and leading rebounder were caught drinking off base in a biergarten with some of their fans who had made the trip and some alumni in the Air Force. The players, ages 19, 20, and 20, broke no laws in Germany, where 16-year-olds may drink beer; however, their coach in consultation with his athletic director decided to suspended the three for today's game. Their replacements gave a valiant effort, but the strong frontcourt of C6 proved to much for them. A1 followed by steamrolling A8, paving their way to Anchorage for the North Regionals.
Also punching their ferry ticket for the Alaska Marine Highway was A10, who pulled a upset in Scottsville, MI. With their leading scorer on the beach in a tie around his neck and a protective boot on his sprained ankle, he could provide no heroic kick start for A2, who struggled as they did when their star went out on Thursday.
The next game saw a seesaw battle between B4 and B5. Tied at halftime, the two teams traded baskets and saw eleven lead changed in the first ten minutes of the second half before a three point followed by steal of the in-bounds pass and dunk gave B5 the momentum they needed to take control.
Across Lake Michigan, through the electric gate in the Chicago River keeping the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, down the Illinois River and hanging a right on the Hennipen Canal in Moline, D3 started sluggishly but put it together in the second half to end the best season ever for D6. Later, C2 locked up a place in the Sweet 16 in Groton, Connecticut, with an easy victory over C7.
The weather proved more agreeable at the Rockingham Motor Speedway this afternoon, allowing lots of fans to camp out on the infield and see two dramatic upsets. If you watched the first game, you would have never known that D7 was the underdog. They controlled the game virtually from the opening tip against D2 and will play D3 in Soddy-Daisy, TN. In the second game, B6 hit a tying three pointer at the buzzer in regulation, and then B3 countered with a tying three of their own from 30 feet away at the buzzer in the first overtime. B6 took control in the second extra period to earn a trip to Bellingham.
Also punching their ferry ticket for the Alaska Marine Highway was A10, who pulled a upset in Scottsville, MI. With their leading scorer on the beach in a tie around his neck and a protective boot on his sprained ankle, he could provide no heroic kick start for A2, who struggled as they did when their star went out on Thursday.
The next game saw a seesaw battle between B4 and B5. Tied at halftime, the two teams traded baskets and saw eleven lead changed in the first ten minutes of the second half before a three point followed by steal of the in-bounds pass and dunk gave B5 the momentum they needed to take control.
Across Lake Michigan, through the electric gate in the Chicago River keeping the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, down the Illinois River and hanging a right on the Hennipen Canal in Moline, D3 started sluggishly but put it together in the second half to end the best season ever for D6. Later, C2 locked up a place in the Sweet 16 in Groton, Connecticut, with an easy victory over C7.
The weather proved more agreeable at the Rockingham Motor Speedway this afternoon, allowing lots of fans to camp out on the infield and see two dramatic upsets. If you watched the first game, you would have never known that D7 was the underdog. They controlled the game virtually from the opening tip against D2 and will play D3 in Soddy-Daisy, TN. In the second game, B6 hit a tying three pointer at the buzzer in regulation, and then B3 countered with a tying three of their own from 30 feet away at the buzzer in the first overtime. B6 took control in the second extra period to earn a trip to Bellingham.
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