Oklahoma Sooners HOT Shooting hands Celtics first tourney defeat.

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The Sooners were led by #33 whose name is Trevor Walch. He is a special athlete who could drain long 3's and make incredible, athletic drives to the basket. The word is that he throws the baseball 85 mph and just plays hoops for fun......We tried Brock and Price on him. He was a one man wrecking crew that had four teammates that could shoot lights out as well. Coach's thought: Would have been nice to have Benson & Shannon available for defensive duty.


The Celtics battled from behind for the fourth straight tournament game, as we battled back from an early 12 point deficit. Pinkerton found Morton at top of the key and Brock hit the 3 pointer just before halftime to cut the Sooner lead to 25-20.

Another comeback victory for the Celtics? Nope. This time would be different. We never climbed any closer as the Sooners probably had the highest shooting percentage against us of any time I can recall.

We tried man and zone but the Sooners continually connected on their 3 point shots. Coach McIlroy felt it was an excellent learning experience for the Celtics to see what type of intensity is necessary to play DEFENSE at an ultra competitive level, especially on defense.

Alan Santos & Price Pinkerton led the Celtics offensively in the second half shootout but we could not slow down the Sooners and they opened up a 20 pt lead. The final score was 69-50.

Caresio was a NO SHOW at the 8 AM tipoff from the UNION 6th-7th grade center. We later learned that he was sick and unable to make the early morning road trip nor would he be available for the last two games of the tournament. Chris performed well in the two games he played and recognized his need to work harder on his defense and blocking out.

We finished 3-1 in bracket play and will probably face Bixby in the semifinal game. The winner will surely face the SOONERS in the 4 pm championship later today.

I'd sure like to get another shot at them.