Maumee Valley 58 - Tiffin Calvert 51 - District Semifinal at Lakota HS

Maumee Valley took their second step on the road to Columbus, defeating the Tiffin Calvert Senecas 58 – 51 Tuesday March 6, 2012 at Lakota High School.

The Hawks relied on strong guard play during the evening, with Rick Deichert scoring the first 11 MV points on his way to 19 overall on the night.  Rick was 5-7 from three point land on the night.  The second half featured the Dave Brown show, as he hit all of his 15 points in the 3^rd and 4^th quarters. 

With a new opponent on the court for the first time in many months, Maumee Valley was able to go to the playbook and run several oldies but goodies – misdirections, fake shots and other Jim Robinson specials throughout the night.

The Senecas never had the lead, but pulled to within two points late in the third quarter.  The Hawks answered with a late flurry, including a top-of-the-key three pointer from Sophomore Thad Woodard as the buzzer sounded.   Woodard, seeing considerable action due to some foul trouble for the other forwards, contributed two key defensive plays in the fourth quarter.  He drew a big charging foul and earned a tieup in the fourth to keep the Hawks on top. 

So it’s back to Lakota Friday night for a rematch with another old foe, the Toledo Christian Eagles.  The Eagles defeated New Riegel 57-52 in OT to set up a third contest with MV.  It was a stellar night for the TAAC, which is the only league in the Bowling Green District with two teams still alive  (or not, see comment below - thanks to an alert reader).  The TAAC went 2-0 against the Midland Athletic League on a MAL team home court (Lakota plays in the MAL).

In addition to the two guards, MV got 10 points from Jared Sturt, 7 from Julius Turner, 3 from Thad and two each from Dixon Stoddard and Jonathan Krueger.