What's it's like to play Fort Loramie? Their pressure defense created turnovers and transition points, and their perimeter shooting caught on in the second half to crush Twin Valley South in Wednesday's Division VII district semi-final . Read about the game..
Russia's suffocating defense propelled the final leg of an undefeated season. The Raiders left no doubt with a 30-4 run spanning the majority of the second and third quarters. Braylon Cordonnier (pictured) and the Raiders run away in their 55-29 win over the Flyers.
When face-to-face defense doesn't work...In a game marred by poor shooting, turnovers, and lapses in scoring, Marion Local somehow found enough for a not-so-pretty Tuesday win over Russia.
Russia played Saturday like a team that's good enough to play as well as they need on a given night against any given opponent, gaining their 18th win, 60-42, over Versailles. Different from last year's state semi-finalists, they're still working to see how much more they can be.
Jackson Center's Lucas Heitkamp and Marion Local's Kale Ahrens watch Heitkamp's fourth quarter three-point shot cut a 16-point Marion lead to just 4 points with three minutes to go. That was as close as the Tigers would get, falling Saturday to the Flyer, 52-47. Read more in Sunday Press Pros.
