Hoosick Falls 67, Mount Anthony Union (Bennington, VT) 51
Notes
- It was Connor McCart's world, and we were just living in it. The junior, though a bit undersized for a post player at 6'3", plays bigger than his height. He was able to find some daylight early, and he took full advantage of it to the tune of 30 points. 22 of those came in the first half, and 10 were in the 2nd quarter, where Hoosick Falls jumped to a 17 point halftime lead. McCart gets off the ground quickly and has a (usually) decent mid-range jumper. 15 feet and in was his house, and no one did anything to stop it.
- Damon Burgess did everything he could early to keep the Green Mountain squad in the game. Literally. Treys, mid-range, attacking the rack, the MAU junior was doing it all. He put up a 17 foot well-defended fadeaway as a heat check. Buckets. First six minutes from heaven - MAU was down 17-15 after 1, and Burgess had all 15 of those points. The last 24 did not go like the first 8 - he finished with 15.
- Nothing helps a team out quite like having a true point guard that can score if needed. Hoosick Falls has that in Andrew Hoag. Head up at all times, makes the right play, rarely turns the ball over, knows when/how to set people up - including himself. Hoag also rebounds well for his size (5'10" range). He finished with 14, but countless possessions ended with buckets because of either an assist or him making the right play. Give a team some weapons and a point guard that knows how to utilize them - along with himself - and they're going places.
Turning Point
Well, it was as simple as this. Damon Burgess stopped hitting shots at an alarming rate, and no one picked up the slack until Tyler Champagne in the 3rd quarter and Marques Vaval-Paris in the 4th. That left the 2nd quarter not tended to. The final score was 67-51. Take out the 2nd quarter, it was 46-45. To beat HF, you have to play a full 32 minutes at a high level. 20-24 doesn't cut it!
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