Celtics not SCARED of Braves; Take Halloween TITLE!
2006 Hardwood
Halloween Hoopbuster Champions
High School Division
Tulsa Celtics
Top:Brock Morton, Tyler Thalken, Stephen Smith, Coach Morton, Nick Harris
Bottom: Robert Aery, Alan Santos and Matt Reynolds
Less than 6 hours after suffering a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to last years 5A State Champions, the CELTICS dismantled the Braves in the 2nd half to take another Hardwood Championship with a 54-47 victory.
The Celtics held a 23-17 lead late in the 1rst half, before turnovers and hot shooting enabled the Braves to tie the score at 23 to end the first half. After some scoreboard controversy which left the Celtic fans yelling about an error in scoring, there were no changes made and the score stood even at 28 though our fans believed it should at least be 29-28 in our favor.
Soon after, we established a lead and had the court demeanor that we expected to win. Harris battled the much taller Braves inside while receiving excellent help from Tyler Thalken & Steven Smith. Robert Aery, Alan Santos and Matt Reynolds defended well outside while being cognizant of when the Brave center posted up at the free throw line. Brock Morton took the taller #1 sharpshooter and eliminated any open looks from 3 pt range.
During a long Celtic run which broke open the game, Smith & Reynolds each knocked down a three pointer, and Aery and Morton each hit two 3-pointers while Thalken and Harris scored inside. We actually held a 53-37 lead with just a few minutes left before some sloppy Celtic play ballhandling, coupled with hot shooting by the Braves kept the final score from being out of hand.
The key to the victory though was the defensive effort by the Celtics. Thalken and Morton kept rebounds alive and blocked out the Brave center on numerous occasions; Smith had 3 highlight blocks; Harris delivered his consistent, powerful inside game to lead us in rebounding again; while Reynolds toughness created turnovers that he, Aery and Santos would end up with. It was a total team victory and a great way to end the "off-season" hoop action as these and past Celtics will be playing for their High Schools from now until after the State tournaments in March of 2007.
These seven Celtics bought into this coach's philosophy of teamwork, effort and defense can win championships. And, luckily, the CELTICS DID WIN ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP!
Less than 6 hours after suffering a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to last years 5A State Champions, the CELTICS dismantled the Braves in the 2nd half to take another Hardwood Championship with a 54-47 victory.
The Celtics held a 23-17 lead late in the 1rst half, before turnovers and hot shooting enabled the Braves to tie the score at 23 to end the first half. After some scoreboard controversy which left the Celtic fans yelling about an error in scoring, there were no changes made and the score stood even at 28 though our fans believed it should at least be 29-28 in our favor.
Soon after, we established a lead and had the court demeanor that we expected to win. Harris battled the much taller Braves inside while receiving excellent help from Tyler Thalken & Steven Smith. Robert Aery, Alan Santos and Matt Reynolds defended well outside while being cognizant of when the Brave center posted up at the free throw line. Brock Morton took the taller #1 sharpshooter and eliminated any open looks from 3 pt range.
During a long Celtic run which broke open the game, Smith & Reynolds each knocked down a three pointer, and Aery and Morton each hit two 3-pointers while Thalken and Harris scored inside. We actually held a 53-37 lead with just a few minutes left before some sloppy Celtic play ballhandling, coupled with hot shooting by the Braves kept the final score from being out of hand.
The key to the victory though was the defensive effort by the Celtics. Thalken and Morton kept rebounds alive and blocked out the Brave center on numerous occasions; Smith had 3 highlight blocks; Harris delivered his consistent, powerful inside game to lead us in rebounding again; while Reynolds toughness created turnovers that he, Aery and Santos would end up with. It was a total team victory and a great way to end the "off-season" hoop action as these and past Celtics will be playing for their High Schools from now until after the State tournaments in March of 2007.
These seven Celtics bought into this coach's philosophy of teamwork, effort and defense can win championships. And, luckily, the CELTICS DID WIN ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP!
Congratulations to newest Celtic Robert Aery and Steven Smith, Alan Santos, Nick Harris, Brock Morton, Matt Reynolds & Tyler Thalken.
posted by Coach @ 5:56 PM
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