MVCDS 49 - Toledo St. Francis 40 - second half highights

MV was down 27-17 in the first, but clamped down on defense in the second half.  Several fast break opportunities benefited the Blue and White and they ran to victory.

1.  Rick Deichert with a behind-the-back pass to Dixon, who was fouled shooting.




2.  Dave Brown takes it himself on the break for an And-1.





3.  Dixon Stoddard drives in and finds Jared Sturt for the finish.





4.  Rick shows the benefits of the weight room, taking a bump but finishing for two.




5.  Dixon showing some touch from the foul line.





6.  Julius Turner with the separation 3-ball - this pretty much iced it for the Hawks.




7.  Jon for two with a push from behind.



8.  Dribbling out the clock - no trapping here.



9.  Final seconds.

CCHS 6.9.11 - MVCDS 49 - Toledo St. Francis Knights 40

Maumee Valley overcame a 10 point first half deficit and rallied in the second behind strong defense to defeat the D-II Toledo St. Francis Knights 49-40.  With the win, the Blue and White remain undefeated in the Toledo Central Catholic League with a 5-0 record. 

St. Francis is rebuilding after a difficult 5-15 record last year, but any win over a current or former City League team is significant. 

Scoring for the Hawks:  Jared Sturt 15, Julius Turner 11, Rick Deichert 7, Jonathan Krueger 6, Dixon Stoddard and Dave Brown 5 each.  Also playing for MV were Thad Woodard, Nick Frasco and Caleb Willhight.

Woulda, shoulda, coulda department  - most all the summer league highlights have been from the second half.  Unfortunately, I missed an impressive drive to the basket and finishing dunk by Jared early on.  Needless to say, I’ll be paying more attention in the first half.

First half highlights:

1.  Jon posts up and scores on the reverse layup.

2.  Dixon powers in off the fast break.

3.  Dave drives to the basket and finds Jon for a long two

4.  Jared doing the Dirk thing with a fade away jumper near the foul line.

The past week in MV summer ball

Two more wins for the Hawks in the Central Catholic summer league this past week, and MV now stands at 5-0 in their section. 

Maumee Valley defeated Monroe St. Mary's Central Catholic 71-42, then turned around in the nightcap and came back from 10 down to beat Toledo St. Francis 49-40. 

The Hawks roster for the games included Dave Brown, Nick Frasco, Rick Deichert, Caleb Willhight, Jared Sturt, Jonathan Krueger, Dixon Stoddard, Thad Woodard and Julius Turner.

This week, the Hawks start play in the Premier (formerly Mix Center) league and continue CCHS play as well.

I n Premier league action, MV will get a taste of the NWOAL tonight (6.13.11) playing Wauseon and Patrick Henry in back to back games starting at 6pm.  Central League play is Tuesday and Thursday, teams TBD as the original schedule has changed.