Back from the Break w/ the Foot off the Brake.

Weeks 1-4 -- 3-3(1-1)

12/8/2009	7:30 PM	Mount Healthy	W 72-43
12/11/2009	7:30 PM	@ LaSalle	L 67-51
12/12/2009	9:00 PM	@ Scott County	L 76-68
12/18/2009	7:30 PM	@ Purcell Marian	W 75-49
12/19/2009	7:30 PM	Shroder Paideia	W 84-70
12/22/2009	7:30 PM	@ Winton Woods	L 59-53

Week 5 -- 6-3(3-1)

1/5/2010	7:30 PM	@ St. Xavier	W50-49
1/8/2010	7:30 PM	Badin	W64-53
1/9/2010	6:00 PM	@ Word of God (NC)	W58-57

@St. Xavier

Coming off a loss to Winton Woods during the Christmas Break(L 59-53), The Spartans had to prepare for an intense GCL Matchup against St. Xavier.

And

Coming off 3 wins during the Christmas break, The Bombers were itching to get back on their home floor.

So you had two teams desperate to play another game.

With the score mostly tied through the first half, St. X came out the gate in the 3rd quarter hungry... but not even Alex Longi(X-Guard) and Luke Massa's(X-Forward) 33 combined points couldn't stop the Spartans... It came down to a late, go-ahead 3-pointer in the 4th quarter from Paul Byrd(Junior Guard) to seal the win for Roger Bacon(W 50-49).

Leading Scorers:
Paul Byrd- 18 points, 3 rebounds
Jorian Hudson- 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Jared Bryant- 8 points, 6 rebounds

Badin @ Home

After being on the road for 2 weeks, the Spartans finally were back home.. And they were pumped to play the GCL Scoring Leader, Scott Purcell. But that didn't phase the Spartans one bit.
Both teams were playing for the out-right GCL Grey Central Division lead.

This was Badin's third real test after losing to Chaminade-Julienne 3 nights before.

Coming into the matchup, the Badin Rams only had the record advantage(6-2) and Scott Purcell, and it ultimately seemed to be no match in the post.. when centers Jared Bryant(RB) and Colton Mehlman(Badin) squared off. Jared scored 19 points and 5 rebounds.. while holding Colton to 1 point.

Keeping Colton away from scoring was a huge factor because he averaged 11 points per game. With Jared successfully defending in the post... Roger Bacon won by 11(W 64-53)..

Leading Scorers:
JaBriel Coaston- 13 points, 7 rebounds
Paul Byrd- 19 points, 3 assists, 4 steals

Word Of God Christian Academy(Raleigh, NC) @ Lexington Catholic High School

Playing in their last out of state game of the year. The Spartans had to pack up, to play in one of the top 10 toughest road games in program history.

Word Of God Christian Academy(W.O.G.C.A) had UK recruit CJ Leslie*. they also had a Finesse style offense like no other team 1000 miles away from Harlem, NY(maybe a few).
With the amount of missed layups, W.O.G.C.A came down with no intention of playing basketball. Their main focus was to impress John Wall & Coach Calipari(UK guard and coach)... and making 'Youtubable' highlights.

Roger Bacon lead for most of the game until the final minute... That's when Paul Byrd found courage to drive around a crowded 'paintjob'.. to make the go-ahead layup(58-57) with less than 20 ticks to go.

Both coaches called full time outs w/4.2 seconds to go.. that's when Jared Bryant made one of the top defensive plays in RB basketball history.. when he intercepted a pass in the paint to clinch "The Sweep" of a long week of basketball for the emotional and mentally drenched Spartans.

Leading Scorers:
Jorian Hudson- 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
JaBriel Coaston- 13 points, 6 rebounds
Paul Byrd- 12 points, 6 rebounds
Jared Bryant- 12 points, 11 rebounds, 2 steals


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Quotes of the week:
JaBriel Coaston(Junior Forward)-(Before the game) "Please don't over-hype Badin.. I mean.. What serious wins do they have?"
Coach Brian Neal- (After the Badin game)- "Maybe I should schedule tougher opponents" (with a grin)
Gavin Schumann(Junior Guard)- "Yeah, we did our homework... Youtube"



What To Look Forward To
Grey-Central Division Matchup against Carrol 2-6(0-3) Friday, January 15th @ Home 7:30pm
"Flyin to the Hoop" tournament vs. Cleveland Heights Sunday, Hanuary 17th @ 3pm (Click on image above the blog post... for more information)

Spartan GCL League Leaders(As of January 11th)
Jared Bryant- 1st in Feild Goal % (73.8), 6th in scoring (15.1 ppg), 2nd in rebounds (7.7), 4th in blocks (1.4)
Jorian Hudson- 9th in scoring (14 ppg), 16th in assists (2.6)
Jabriel Coaston- 21st in Field Goal % (50%) 22nd in scoring (10.3 ppg), 4th in rebounds (6.8)
Spartan Player of the Week
Paul Byrd, 25th in scoring in the GCL,
He had 2 game winning shots this week.
Week 5 numbers: 47 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists