Class of '66 Old Fart

Geronimo getting the early call so Woody's not lost faith in him despite some struggles.

Fisch just said on the pre-game that the cast on Galloway's wrist has been removed so presumably he can start rehabbing it.

Last night Newton (7-0) defeated Eastside 60 - 50. Newton led much of the game by 15+ but sloppy play by the bench in the 4th made it look closer. Jakai was limited due to foul trouble. He picked up 2 in the first quarter and #3 only 3 min. into the 3rd. I don't think he probably was on the court for much more than 16 minutes in total. He finished with 8 points on 4-8 FG; 0-2 on 3s; 0 FT; 2 reb; 2 asst. Newton plays a very aggressive man-to-man defense and frequently traps. They also play a fast paced game and push the ball after every defensive rebound.

I have a low opinion of Jim Irsay and then he goes and does something like this and I have to raise my opinion level. The Irsay family will give IU $3 million for a new research institute to examine the stigma around mental health issues. https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2021/12/08/irsays-give-indiana-university-3-million-mental-health-stigma-institute/6432437001/

Ramat Gan (4-3) defeated Ashdod 68 - 59. Garzon 12 pts. on 5-12 FG; 2-5 on 3s; 0 FT; 5 reb; 1 asst; 1 stl; 2 TO.

Fayette County defeated North Clayton 92 - 54. Banks 25 pts. and 12 reb.

Freddie McSwain Jr (@Mcswain_Jr21) has signed with KK Kumanovo (@KK_Kumanovo) of the Macedonian First League.

GAME DAY. 7:00 ET on BTN. Radio Live Stats

Richmond defeated Southern Lee 70 - 44. McNeil 14 pts. all in the first half; 8 reb; 3 stl; 2 blk.

Rockets win 60-44 over Northfield! Lilly Meister records her 1000th career rebound and leads the way with 22 pts/9 rebs.

Centerville won its season opener 71 - 39 over Miamisburg. Cupps 19 pts.

Frederica defeated Habersham 59 -38. It was 22-9 at the end of the 1st Q and Frederica was never challenged. I had Jobe with 11 pts. on 5-8 FG; 1-3 on 3s; 0 FT; 5 reb; 3 asst; 2 TO; 1 blk. The game stream was off line for the first 4 min. of the game and the score was 10-0 when it came online and I have no idea if any of those first 10 points were Jobe's.

Coaches think a little more highly of us.

Parks' high school is 3-0 but finding any post-game info has been next to impossible. Their latest win was Saturday over New Bremen 58 - 57. Parks 26 pts.

ESPN Stats: Florida becomes the first ranked SEC team in history to lose to a SWAC opponent in the AP Poll era (since 1936). Ranked SEC teams were 51-0 vs. the SWAC entering Monday.

Cardano-Hillary - 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals Patberg - 15 points Holmes - 16 points, 6 rebounds Berger - 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists Gulbe - 11 points, 4 rebounds

Just what should have happend, a major beat down. Final score 70 - 40 and our 5 starters all reached double figures. Maybe other than 7 1st Q TOs, not a lot to find fault with. On Thursday night at 7:00 we have a non-conference game hosting Fairfield.

60 -30 end of 3. 4 women in double figures.

Mount St. Joseph cruised to a 64 - 30 win over St. Paul's. Tucker with 16 pts. on 7-14 FG; 2-5 on 3s; 0 FT; 8 reb; 0 asst; 0 stl; 6 TO. Several of his TOs were just careless on his part and indicated a lack of focus on the game. He runs the court well on the fast break and he's got a quick first step when he makes a drive to the basket. There were a couple of instances where his body language indicated he was not pleased with teammates.

51-24 with 4:34 left in the 3rd and PSU has been limited to just 3 pts. in the quarter.

Hoosiers with a 37 - 21 halftime lead. After a horrible shooting night last game Cardano-Hilary has it going tonight with 12 pts. including 3-4 on 3s. As a team we're 50% FG and thanks to C-H 62.5% on 3s. We have 9 TOs but 7 were in the 1st Q. We're controlling the boards 22-12. C-H also with 6 reb and 5 asst so she's having a great all-around game.

Her sister, Lior, is a sophomore at 'Nova and purely FWIW, here's how she's doing. https://villanova.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/lior-garzon/12196

Slipped another 4 spots.

Here's another link to a TheDailyHoosier story reporting on how Bell's offenses performed on a national basis going back to 2014. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/a-look-at-walt-bells-offenses-in-the-national-rankings/?fbclid=IwAR0s7180Erlzo_jseZDbPBi6cFNFSToxztC6XvSNdi_wtsHCn6sUzO7S2Qo

Short video. She's #12.