Thursday, January 26, 2023

Gilman City Tournament - Boys Championship Semifinal - Princeton vs. Gilman City

by Jeremy Benson, GrandRiverConference.com


Princeton Tiger Boys are taking on the Gilman City Hawks in the Semifinals of the Gilman City Tournament.  Starters for Princeton are:

  • #0 Tyler Coffman
  • #1 Kelby Thomas
  • #2 Clay Evans
  • #12 Jaden Finney
  • #33 Talan Holt 
1st Quarter

Jaden Finney cleans up the glass to make it 2-0 Tigers to open the scoring.

Talan Holt with a long 3 makes it 5-0 Tigers with 6:56 left.

Preston answers for the Hawks with a triple from the baseline.  Then Langfitt with a fast break layup.  We are all tied with 6:20 left.  5-5

Clay Evans cleans up his own miss and puts the Tigers on top 7-5 with 6:02 left.

Clay Evans with a 3 from the corner to put Princeton up 10-5 with 5:10 left.

Coffman feeds Finney after long outlet from Holt.  Finney puts Tigers lead 12-5.

Gilman City calls timeout with 4:21 left.

Langfitt is fouled for the Hawks with 3:43 left.  He hits 1 of 2 to make it 12-6.

Holt answers with a drive.  Tigers lead 14-6, but Langfitt is fouled with 2:59 left.  He hits both to make it 14-8.

Talan Holt is fouled with 2:18 left.  He hits 1 of 2 FTs to make it 15-8.

Langfitt answers with a 3 that bounces high off the backboard and in.

Holt answers on the other end with a 3 with 1:50 left.

Langfitt with a bucket to make it 18-13.  1:34 left

Evans is fouled with 1:13 left.  He hits the bucket, but misses the free throw.  20-13 Tigers.

Langfitt scores after a Gilman City steal.  After an offensive foul, Locker with a jumper for the Hawks.  20-17 Princeton leads after the 1st Quarter.

2nd Quarter

Preston hits a 3 for the Hawks to tie it up at 20.

Princeton misses 2 front ends of 1 and 1s in the first 30 seconds (Noel Schreffler and Boxley) and then Hawks return the favor by missing a front end (Sutton).

Talan Holt is fouled with 6:42 left in the 2nd.  His bucket is good and so is the FT.  23-20 Tigers.

Griffith is then fouled and hits both for the hawks. 6:38 left and 23-22 Tigers.

Now Noel Schreffler is fouled and he hits 1 of 2.  24-22 Tigers.

Schreffler with a putbak to make it 26-22 Tigers with 6:00 left.

Gilman City with a timeout after a loose ball. 5:54 left in the half.

Griffith scores on a good feed from Langfitt.  26-24 Tigers with 5:30 left.

Boxley answers on the other end.  28-24 Tigers with 5:00 left.

Holt with another bucket. Then Coffman gets a steal and bucket to make it 32-24

Locker on the other end with a bucket to cut it to 32-26 Tigers.

Langfit is fouled with 3:58 left.  He hits both to make it 32-28.

Evans drains a 3 with 3:44  left.  Holt then steals and hits a layup with 3:30 left.  37-28 Tigers

Evans is fouled by Langfitt with 2:33 left.  He hits both. 39-28 Tigers.

Griffith is fouled, he has lane violation on second free throw after missing first.

Langfitt picks up his 3rd foul on a charge with 1:27 left in the half.

Boxley scores to make it 41-28.  1:00 left in the half.

That will close out the scoring.  Princeton leads 41-28 at the half.

3rd Quarter

Preston hits a 3 to open up the scoring for Gilman City.  41-31 Tigers.

Langfitt gets a bucket on a goaltending call.  41-33 Tigers with 6:20 left.

Thomas with a bucket for the Tigers to make it 43-33 with 6:00 left.

Taggart puts back his own miss.  And then Langfitt gets a bucket.  Princeton with a timeout with 5:15 left.  Gilman City starts the half on a 9-2 run to cut the Tiger lead to 43-37.

Preston with another bucket.  Now 43-40 with 4:52 left.

Evans gets a 3, but Langfitt goes coast to coast to make it 46-42 with 4:00 left.

Preston fires up another 3.  He is red hot.  Tiger lead is cut to 1 with just over 3 min left.  46-45

Langfitt picks up his 4th foul with 2:27 left in the 3rd.

Thomas with a bucket in the lane to make it 48-45.  He then gets a steal.  1:44 left.

Landon Preston with a bucket (The others were by Kyler) to make it 48-47.

After a steal, Talan Holt gets a bucket and is fouled with 26.0 left.  It is Burke's 4th foul.  Holt misses the FTs.  Tigers lead 50-47.

Talan Holt dunks the ball after the clock expires and is issued a technical foul.  That is his 4th fouls.  Kyler Preston hits 1 of 2.  

Tigers lead 50-48 after 3rd quarter.

4th Quarter

Locker scores on a drive in the lane.  Princeton with a timeout with 6:48 left.  We are all tied up at 50.

Clay Evans with a drive in the lane to put the Tigers up 52-50.  Just over 6 minutes left.

Gilman City calls a timeout with 5:39 left.  This place is LOUD.

Kayden Locker with a 3 out of the time out.  Jaden Finney answers with a bucket in the lane.  Just over 5 minutes left and the Tigers lead 54-53.

Talan Holt with a steal and a dunk.   56-53 Tigers with about 4 and a half left.

Langfitt feeds Taggart and he is fouled with 4:06 left.  He misses both.

Taggart with a great look to Locker to make it 56-55 Tigers.  Princeton with a timeout with 2:53 left.

Langfitt puts the Hawks on top with 2:08 left.  57-56 Gilman City.

Thomas with a runner in the lane puts the Tigers back on top 58-57 with 1:30 left.

Finney with a bucket to put Tigers up 3 with 22 sec left. 

Langfitt hits a 3 at the buzzer to send it into overtime tied at 60.

Overtime

After a miss by the Tigers, Noel Schreffler picks up a foul.  Locker goes to the line with 3:43 left and hits both to put the Hawks up 62-60.

Thomas fouls Langfitt with 2:32 left.  That is Thomas's 5th foul.  Langfitt misses front end of 1-1.

Clay Evans hits three on other end with 2:16 left to put the Tigers up 63-62.

Brody Langfitt is then fouled on the shot and he hits the bucket.  Coach Collins thinks it is on the floor.  He its the Free Throw to go up 65-63.  2 minutes left.

Holt answers with 1:43 left to tie it at 65.

Gilman City calls timeout with 57.4.  They have the ball.  This place keeps getting louder.

Gilman City is content on holding the ball. Princeton is pressuring them.

Langfitt is fouled with 1.9 seconds left.  It is Finney's 5th foul.  Langfitt shooting 2.  He missed first.  Gilman City calls time out.  Langfitt hits second.  66-65 Hawks lead.  Princeton calls timeout.

Princeton calls another timeout.

Gilman City knocks it out of bounds and there is 1.2 sec left.

Princeton calls another timeout.

Gilman City steals the inbounds pass.  They win 66-65 in overtime.


Princeton Scoring
  • #33 Talan Holt 21
  • #2 Clay Evans 20
  • #12 Jaden Finney 9
  • #1 Kelby Thomas 6
  • #22 Cooper Boxley 4
  • #23 Noel Schreffler 3
  • #0 Tyler Coffman 2

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