As I walked into Mt. Morris high school, I could feel the energy in the building. It was the first road game for the boys which I must say, the black Moneyball jerseys kept me entertained all night. By far the best uniforms in Mid-Michigan.
Upon my arrival, the Lady Cavs were just finishing up where they advanced to victory over the Lady Panthers 61-45. I must say, they looked quite impressive and looks like they have potential that will escalate in march. Keep up the good work!
In addition, the boys game was a real dandy. It was a fun game to witness and had lots of horrific screeching from the Mt. Morris student section that made you think they were in the game the entire time (not the case). I kid you not, the Mt. Morris student body could have been categorized in 4 items. Ugg boots, Timbs, Leggings, and Buckle Jeans. What a sight eh?
In warmups, you could tell the Cavaliers were ready for battle. As I watched the Cavs warm up, one person stood out, Ethan (Jabrill Peppers) Quinn. You could tell he was ready to play. During lay-up lines I witnessed EQ doing good form jumping jacks. He was biting at the bit and fired up till the final buzzer.
On another note, the Cavaliers had a new addition to the starting lineup as they started the big-man roster. Cooper “Big Smooth” Clapp was a huge contributor to seal the win against the Panthers. One hysterical moment for Clapp is when he kept trying to make a bank shot layup, he was either too short or too long. On the positive note, no one was going to stop him from getting his own board. I would assume he was just trying to stuff his stat sheet (I would have done the same). He brought dominant post presence that the Cavaliers needed. Hopefully Clapp can keep up his great play. It would be very beneficial to the black and gold.
Anywho, back to the game. At end of the 1st quarter the score was Corunna 16 & Mt. Morris 5. As you can infer from the scoring, Corunna had the Panthers on LOCK. On the offensive side, the Cavs started out a little shaky, but after Ethan “Mr. Everything” Quinn and Jerod “The Arrow” Fattal’s back to back three point WALLUPS near the end of the 1st quarter, things started rolling. As the game itched on, the Panthers kept it below a double digit lead all the way till halftime. At the break the Cavs were only up by 4, 25-21.
Halftime was a story of its own. It started as a typical halftime break, but suddenly, Mt. Morris students came rumbling onto the court in a single file line at half court. It definitely gave the fans a show as every kid took a turn to try to hit a half-court shot. SPOILER ALERT- No one was even close (besides one lucky shot).
Coming out of halftime, Chris “Carson Wentz” Wooley ignited the Cavs by putting his body in front of the very physical small forward tatted out #40 and got the offensive charge. What a guy.
With the game pretty much decided at this point, Mt. Morris tried making one more comeback. However, sophomore Mitchel Skym had something to say about it. At the end of the third quarter Skym flashed his shooting ability and splashed a trey ball. Don't worry folks, he was just warming up. I few minutes into the 4th, Logan Lepage finds Skym in the corner and “The Corunna Sniper” buries another long ball. You would think they would at least put a hand in his face right? Wrong. From the same spot yet again, Skym WALLUPS yet another shot from behind the arc.
On a low key note, when I glanced at the stat sheet after the victory, something caught my eye. Logan Lepage had a very silent 21 points. The silent assassin was scooping up rebounds and batted down passes and turned them into two points every time he got the chance. Logan is an exciting player to talk about reckoning that he was only a sophomore. He has a lot of ball left and I hope he definitely makes the most of it. He will carry on the legacy of Corunna basketball.
From this point on, the Cavaliers closed out the game by hitting the majority of their free throws to seal the Cavalier victory!
Come out and support your boys December 27th @ Atherton High School!
Stay safe and have fun in the winter wonderland!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
What a time to be a Cavalier!
-Josh (Richy) Richardson
Top Performers
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JERSEY #
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NAME
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POINTS
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REBOUNDS
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ASSISTS
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4
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Logan Lepage
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21
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3
|
1
|
45
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Cooper Clapp
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12
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5
|
2
|
21
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Mitchel Skym
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11
|
2
|
2
|
TOTAL ROSTER STATS
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JERSEY #
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NAME
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GP
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POINTS
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REBOUNDS
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ASSISTS
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1
|
Owen Walter
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3
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
Ethan Quinn
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
Jaron VanFleteren
|
3
|
14
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
Logan Lepage
|
3
|
21
|
11
|
3
|
5
|
Chase Ardelean
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
Jerod Fattal
|
3
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
Chris Wooley
|
3
|
13
|
23
|
1
|
15
|
Logan Rugg
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
Mitchel Skym
|
3
|
23
|
4
|
4
|
23
|
Zach Sawyer
|
3
|
16
|
4
|
6
|
25
|
Sage Walker
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
45
|
Cooper Clapp
|
2
|
21
|
5
|
3
|
55
|
Johnny Pavka
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
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