Boys hoops tourney: Regional tourney stays unkind to Plymouth
Big Red falls to Kalida for third Sweet 16 loss in four years
By ROB MCCURDY ? News Journal ? March 18, 2009
Making its third trip to the Division IV regional semifinals in four years, Plymouth met a familiar fate Tuesday in a 64-46 loss to Kalida at Bowling Green State University's Anderson Arena.
The 6-foot-3 junior guard scored 12 of his 17 points in the final five minutes of the second quarter to pull Plymouth within 28-26 at intermission.
"I felt the rhythm of the game a little more," Brook Turson said of his personal 12-3 run, "which is sad because I should have felt it the whole game. We were getting in the passing lanes and picking up the pressure on defense and that sparked our fans. When you get the fans behind you, a lot of adrenaline gets going."
However, Turson, the Big Red and the fans couldn't sustain it. After going 8-for-8 from the floor in the first half, Turson took just two shots in the final two quarters and missed both.
"They ran one guy with me all night and jumped out on screens," Brook Turson said of the box-and-one imposed on him. "They're very tough and a very physical defense to penetrate the gaps."
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