2023 Game 11 Recap: Pittsfield 46, Brown County 27
The Pittsfield Saukees felt the sting of yesterday’s opening round loss as a seeded team, so they focused their sights on the Hornets of Brown County and came prepared. They led this game from wire-to-wire and sailed to a 46-27 win over Brown County. Pittsfield took a 33-13 lead into halftime…and then the shooting for both teams went as cold as the weather outside. Both teams combined to shoot 14.9% field goals in the second half.
Pittsfield was led in scoring by Javan Petty’s 17 points. The Saukees’ leading rebounder was Ethan Gratton with six rebounds off the bench. Konner Allen finished with eight points. Hayden Gratton dished out five assists. Pittsfield forced Brown County into 24 turnovers and spun that into 22 points off of those turnovers and eight fast break points. The Saukees also got the most out of their offensive rebounds, winning the battle of 2nd chance points 12-2.
The Hornets received nine points from Maverick Henry, their leading scorer. Drew Markert added eight points of his own. Henry and Markert tied for the game-high in rebounds with seven. Brown County led the bench scoring by a total of 11 to 9.
Pittsfield (11-2) advances to the consolation semifinals to face the winner of the Southeastern/Illini West game. That game (Game 18) will be held at Brophy Hall on Saturday morning at 10:30am. Brown County, unfortunately, has been eliminated.
2023 Game 12 Recap: Illini West 36, Southeastern 35
In what turned out to be the closest game of the 2023 Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament so far, the Illini West Chargers survived a 4th quarter comeback from the Southeastern Suns to take a 36-35 win. Southeastern carried an 18-17 lead into halftime, but we did not know what was in store for the roller coaster second half. The Suns had a nightmare 3rd quarter that saw them get outscored 12-2 and as a result, Illini West took a 29-20 lead into the final frame. The Chargers even scored the first 5 points of the 4th quarter and the lead swelled to 34-20. Then something stirred on the Suns sideline…because before we knew it, the Illini West lead shrank to 3 and the score was 36-33 with 1:55 left. After a Mason Fry layup, Southeastern had cut it to 36-35 with 33 seconds to play. Southeastern got two good looks with seconds to go, but a shot would not fall. Illini West would squeak by by 1.
Illini West had one double-digit scorer in Colby Robertson, who had 12 points. Wesley Robertson was the leading rebounder with eight boards. Colby also led the game with four assists and an incredible seven steals. The Chargers enjoyed a 24-12 advantage on points in the paint. A pattern they’ll need to continue if they want to challenge Pittsfield in the consolation semifinals.
Southeastern got a game-high 19 points and a team-high seven rebounds from senior Mason Fry. Owen Rigg swiped five steals. Both teams had 17 turnovers, but the Suns turned those into 14 points compared to the Chargers’ 10.
Illini West is rewarded with a date with a hungry #4 seed Pittsfield in the consolation semifinals. They will play Game 18, Saturday morning at 10:30am in Brophy Hall. Southeastern has been eliminated from the tournament.
Official Basketball Box Score
Illini West vs Southeastern
12/29/23 2:30 pm at Macomb, Ill (Western Hall)
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VISITORS: Illini West 8-6
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
21 Shoup, Reece........ f 2-8 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 28
24 Robertson, Wesley... f 2-7 0-0 2-2 4 4 8 2 6 1 3 0 3 28
02 Robertson, Colby.... g 5-10 1-2 1-5 1 4 5 2 12 4 9 0 7 32
05 Carlisle, Ethan..... g 2-4 0-1 0-2 2 3 5 1 4 1 3 0 2 25
12 Rankin, Haydon...... g 3-7 0-0 1-2 4 0 4 3 7 0 2 1 1 26
20 Sparks, Stephen..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10
22 Neiderman, Tre...... 0-5 0-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 11
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 15-42 2-12 4-11 12 19 31 11 36 7 17 1 15 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-20 40.0% 2nd Half: 7-22 31.8% Game: 35.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 16.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 0-3 0.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 36.4% 5
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HOME TEAM: Southeastern 5-9
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
00 Tippey, Griffin..... f 2-10 1-3 1-2 1 3 4 4 6 1 2 0 0 25
13 Hitz, Carter........ f 3-9 1-3 0-2 2 4 6 2 7 2 3 0 1 32
24 Fry, Mason.......... c 6-6 3-3 4-5 2 5 7 2 19 0 2 1 0 32
03 Rigg, Owen.......... g 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 2 5 0 5 32
25 Akers, Aiden........ g 1-6 0-3 1-2 1 3 4 4 3 2 5 2 2 32
11 Landon, James....... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TEAM................
Totals.............. 12-36 5-14 6-11 7 15 22 15 35 7 17 3 8 160
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-16 37.5% 2nd Half: 6-20 30.0% Game: 33.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 35.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 54.5% 3,2
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Officials: Justin Fuhler, Brian Daniel, Brad Gooding
Technical fouls: Illini West-None. Southeastern-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Illini West................... 11 6 12 7 - 36
Southeastern.................. 9 9 2 15 - 35
Consolation quarterfinal of Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament
Points in the paint-IW 24,SE 12. Points off turnovers-IW 10,SE 14.
2nd chance points-IW 8,SE 8. Fast break points-IW 2,SE 2.
Bench points-IW 2,SE 0. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-7 times.
Last FG-IW 4th-03:04, SE 4th-00:33.
Largest lead-IW by 14 4th-06:43, SE by 3 1st-07:34.
IW led for 25:11. SE led for 05:07. Game was tied for 01:38.
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