MS Basketball Report BY ALAN BRAKE

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R-2 MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS SPLIT OPENING GAMES

The Montgomery County R-2 Middle School 7^th and 8^th grade boys’ basketball teams played their first games of the 2012-13 season last Friday, November 16.  They traveled to Wright City, where the 7^th grade team lost 55-47 and the 8^th grade team won 35-18.

The 7^th grade game was a high-scoring affair (a combined total of over 100 points), especially for the first game of the season.  Wright City was able to gain an 11-7 lead in the first quarter, a lead that they were able to maintain throughout the game. 

Wright City outscored the young Wildcats 9-4 during the first part of the second quarter to lead 20-11, but R-2 didn’t give up and gradually caught up the rest of the quarter.  With the help of a half-court 3-point shot by Aubrey Nelson at the end of the half, Montgomery County only trailed 23-21.

The third quarter was the undoing for the young R-2 Wildcats, as Wright City outscored R-2 23-11 to take a 46-32 lead going into the fourth quarter.  Again the Wildcats did not give up, and narrowed WC’s lead to 8 points a couple of times during the quarter.  However, R-2 was only able to outscore WC 15-9 in the fourth quarter and WC won the game 55-47.

Nelson led the R-2 in scoring with 16 points (2 2-point field goals/FGs, 2 3-point field goals, 6 of 15 free throws/FTs).  He was followed by Skyler Hutcheson with 10 points (5 FGs, 0 for 1 FTs), Cole Curry with 8 points (3 FGs, 2 of 3 FTs), Corey Kroll with 7 points (2 FGs, 3 of 4 FTs), Seth Shamp with 2 points (1 FG) and Tim Hall with 1 point (1 of 3 FTs).  John Shaw, Matthew Kresge, and Tucker Walls also played in the game, but did not score.  3 points for R-2 were not accounted for in the scorebook.

The Wildcats 8^th grade team had an easier time against the Wright City 8^th graders.  The young Wildcats played better as the game progressed and were able to gradually build a big lead. 

R-2 made 5 shots in the first quarter, while holding Wright City to 1 made shot and 1 made free throw to lead 10-3 at the end of the quarter.  The second quarter was much the same, as R-2 outscored WC 9-2 to lead 19-5 at half time.

The Wildcats put the game away for certain in the third quarter, hitting 3 3-point shots on the way to outscoring Wright City 14-4 to take a 33-9 lead.  R-2 played their non-starters in the fourth quarter, while WC played their starters for the first part of the quarter and then their non-starters the rest of the game.  WC outscored R-2 9-2 in that last quarter, but R-2 came away with the 35-18 victory.

Chase Parrish led R-2 in scoring with 13 points (5 FGs, 1 3-pointer).  He was followed in the scoring by Devon Oden with 8 points (2 FGs, 1 3-pointer, 1 of 2 FTs), Brendan Their with 5 points (2 FGs, 1 of 2 FTs), Brendan Hazel with 3 points (1 3-pointer), and Logan Henke, Aaron Kempf, and Roman Bronaugh with 2 points each (1 FG each).  Eric Biggs, Jaiden Burch and Austin Schwab also played in the game, but did not score.

The 8^th grade team also had a game this past Monday, November 19, as they and the 8^th grade girls’ team played at Silex.  A report on the game should be in next week’s issue of the Standard.  The 7^th grade boys’ team will not play again until December 4, Tuesday, at Bowling Green with the 8^th grade boys’ team.

The 8^th grade boys’ and girls’ teams have a busy week next week, as they play in the Bowling Green Tournament.  On Monday, November 26, they both play Elsberry (girls’ game at 5:30, boys’ game at 6:45) at the Bowling Green High School gym.  On Thursday, November 29, they play at the High School gym against Clopton (boys’ game at 5:30, girls’ game at 6:45).  Then on Friday, November 30, they play against Bowling Green at the Middle School gym (girls’ game at 5:30, boys’ game at 6:45).

The Middle School teams encourage you to attend their games to support them and cheer them on to victory.