001[Music] Good evening and welcome back inside Pine Creek High School. Brian German alongside Dave Tuller for the second half of our double header tonight. We saw the girls from Rampart High School defeat Pine Creek earlier tonight 45 to 41. And now is the second game of the double header. The boys about to tee it off and Jean St. Claire's team of the Rams comes in here much like the ladies having kind of a rough year. They're two and 14 on the season. Have yet to win a Metro League game. And as far as Pine Creek, they started out, they won seven straight games to start the season. They're 12- six, but now third three and four, tied for fourth place in the Metro League. Dave, what do you see in this matchup? I think it's
002going to be a good one, Brian. You look at Rampart uncharacteristically struggling, a team that typically has won 17 18 games over the last four or five seasons under the coach John Stlair. But you look at the other side, Pine Creek, as you mentioned, off to a great start. Their coach Joe Roush gave us some key points, but the one that he made to us was the last two weeks they're not playing very well. They've been struggling. They're trying to find their way. So, we'll see how their confidence comes against a Rampart team that has been struggling with their confidence as well this season. Yeah, part of the struggles have been Cadarian Maul who went down the last time these two teams played the uh starting center for this Pine Creek team. Will not play
003again tonight. He is still injured. Probably won't play the rest of the season. That definitely hurts Coach Roush's team. Definitely will. And you look at the back court for uh Pine Creek. They're solid back with Loafy and Wilkinson. All right, it's got going to be a great matchup. We'll come back with a start right after this on 20TV. We are back inside Pine Creek High School. Brian German alongside Dave Toller. The Pine Creek Eagles announcing their starters. Max Loafy, Grant Wilkinson, Kenny Fam, Colton Joerger, and Payton Westfall will start for Pine Creek. For the Rams, it'll be Brandon Sanger, Elijah Thompson, Kale Corminy, KJ Stewart, and Kobby Shepard. And uh we mentioned tonight, maybe the team with more to lose tonight would be Pine Creek. Well, you look at where Pine Creek standing at 12
004and six overall, three-4 in the conference. They're in fourth place in the Colorado Springs Metro League. But you look at the overall state RPI, Pine Creek is 23rd in the state. They're in a pretty good place right now. tells you a little something about the Colorado Springs Metro League. They're fourth in the conference and 23rd in the state. That's a pretty solid conference. I think we have an interesting matchup though as you look at Pine Creek. They've got a great backcourt. Basically, they start four guards. So, how will Rampart handle the back court of Pine Creek? How will Pine Creek handle the big guy? 6'9 KJ Stewart in the middle for Rampart. And boy, how good does this place look? Pine Creek went under a renovation before this year. And that gym just looks fantastic.
005Beautiful new floor here at Pine Creek. The jump is up and Stewart wins it for the Rams. And up with it comes Shepard. He'll go into the corner and they'll get back into their offense with Sanger up top being guarded by Fam. The Rams work it around as the man-to-man defense of the Eagles. Inside, blocked, getting his own rebound. Cormy and there's a foul called inside. That's going to be against Westfall. Pton Westfall picks up his first foul. First team foul of the game. Colton Joerger got that block clean. And then on the rebound attempt, Westfall picks up the foul. Shepard inbounded now. Goes inside, knocked away from Sanger. And again, we're going to get a foul called. Or no, it just went out of bounds. My bad. Rams with the ball. Shepard try and
006look inside. Gets it outside to Cormy. Sanger will set it up. The imposing presence of KJ Stewart inside. They work off of him. Shot up and in. And a nice move right there by Brandon Sanger. First bucket of the game. It really was great job. Look at all the traffic. He goes between four white jerseys off balance and gets the first bucket of this ball game. Now Pine Creek on offense looking for a cutting loafy picks up top. Joerger down the lane challenges Stewart. Sends it back outside. First shot is missed. Rampart with a rebound. Sanger working on Fang. Goes around him and now passes it back out and it's run down by Cormin. Rampart. Nice move inside. Cormy left hand off the glass. Four nothing Rampart. These guys might have been a little bit
007excited. They saw the women with the upset over Pine Creek. Yeah, absolutely. All four going to the basket, too. You got to like the way Rampart is getting inside on Pine Creek. Up top. Joerger now. Loafy cutting and they'll work it for Grant Wilkinson in the corner to Fan. Shot by Wilkinson blocked by KJ Stewart. Wilkinson at 20 against this Ram team the last time they played. Pine Creek won at 6456. Here's KJ Stewart. Long body, long arms. Good look at it right there. Leading scorer Wilkinson going up and Stewart coming all the way out to block it inside. Max Loafy nice job changing direction in the air. First bucket for Pine Creek. Rams quickly back the other way again. Sanger driving inside. Stripped by Fam. pushed quickly up to Loafy. Loafy has Wilkinson and
008he gets it off the glass and in. And we're quickly tied at four. Max Loafy eighth in the conference in assists. There's a great dish right there. Sets up Grant Wilkinson. His first bucket of this game. Sanger up top. Gets a pick and it's knocked away out of bounds. Good job by Payton Westfall to come out play a little defense. [Applause] Elijah Thompson now working on Lafy up top to Sanger on the side. Hon Creek fans say defense. They get it in to Stewart. He misses. Joerger almost had the rebound. And we got a foul inside and coach Roush is up quickly for Pine Creek. Wants to get Jake Blunt into the game. [Applause] Called that foul on Kenny Fam. Yep. And that's exactly why coach Roush wants him out of the game. Didn't like
009that foul. Shot up by Sanger. Won't go. Good box out by Pine Creek. But somehow the Rams get back in there. We got a foul inside. Let's see if the basket's going to count. I don't believe so. The foul is on Grant Wilkinson and two shots will go to Kale Cormy. Knocks out. Cormy was going up for that shot when he was fouled. And then Stewart put back the rebound. No basket by Stewart. The foul was called prior to that. So Cormy at the line. Cormy shooting two. Misses the first. And in comes Cameron Horton for Payton Westall. Don't want to show my age and call him Paul. [Applause] Second shot for Cormy around and up. Nice rebound by Joerger. He pushes it up the court. Gets it over to Loafy. Blocked inside by Stewart.
010His second block of the game. Quickly back the other way. And what hustle by Max Loafy to try and get that ball away from Elijah Thompson. And they hold up a big Max Loafy head on the sideline. Camera's on the wrong side to see that, but it's something to see. Let me tell you, they do it right in front of Max as well. Yes. Shepard crosses over Wilkinson. Gets it to Thompson on the side. This time inside Stewart, easy touch. Can't get it to go. Quickly rebounded by Cormy and they'll come back outside. Rams working it around. Sanger goes baseline. Stewart inside. Soft touch gets it to go. Six to four Rampart. Wow, Stewart's such a big body inside there. Nice pass by Sanger to set up the big guy. He's missed his last two
011shots. He's been up so close to the rim. Just hasn't gotten him to go down. But KJ Stewart picks up one right there. Joerger out top now to Jake Blunt on the side. Work it up top. Horton gets it to Wilkinson taking his time. He'll dribble calmly out front now. Nice pass out. Lafy for three. Got it. Max Loafy. The crowd loves it at Pine Creek as they take their first lead of the game. Nice pass by Grant Wilkinson as he sets that whole play up. You can see the over the head pass and Loafy just drifted into a nice little open spot. Hits the open three. Back the other way comes Rampart. They'll work it inside. Stewart pass it back out. Thompson. Thompson goes baseline. Quickly over. Shot up and three. Back the other
012way. Colobby Shepard. 97. Back and forth we go. Loafy hits one at one end and then Shepard comes back from the corner. Running a weave on the right side. Get it to Loafy. Knocked away. Loafy picks it back up. He'll take another three. Same spot this time. Misses. And Rampart comes back the other way and over passing Cormy. Pine Creek will get the ball back. Elijah Thompson, the senior guard for this Rampart team, and he taps his chest. He says, "That's my bad. My bad." As he throws it over the head, trying to make something happen. Just a little too too far for Cormy to catch up to that pass. Jake Blunt brings it across the timeline. Joerger thought about the three. Works inside against Stewart. Knocked away. And we're going to get a foul
013called. Pass the ball. [Applause] Foul is called against Brandon Sanger. His first. That's the first team foul called against Rampart. Three for Pine Creek. Loafy gets the ball inbounded. Comes to Blunt up top for three. Won't go. Rebound. Corminant. Gets it out to Thompson. And the Rams come back. Rams with a two-point lead here early. Get it to Stewart inside. Nice turnaround. Shot goes KJ Stewart, the 69 senior. Here's a good look at it right here. The catch was terrific and the spin on the baseline. Little fadeaway. Stewart has four. Max Loafy to the rim. Won't get it to go. Cormy with a rebound. Elijah Thompson. Works around a screen from Stewart. Quickly outside Sanger. Sanger will put it up and in. Brandon Sanger. Rampart on fire. This looks kind of like the ladies game.
014It really does early. Sanger. Nice job of getting down to the block. Then he pulls up and created a little bit of separation with the hand. Goes up and hits the baseline jumper. He's got four as well. Nice inside of Wilkinson. Stewart uh close to maybe a goend there. Joe Roush not saying anything. We got a foul and they will go to the line. Grant Wilkinson will try and get on the board for the first time tonight from the free throw line. We'll call that one on Elijah Thompson, his first. And Wilkinson, a great shooter, hits the first one. Kenny Fam comes back in as Harry Gry. Joerger and Loafy come out. They get a blow. Wilkinson second in the conference in free throw shooting, 85% on the season. And well, you can take a
015look at that shot. You can see why he shoots it so well. Nice follow through as well. Two for Wilkinson. And in comes Co Cole Bowen, the sophomore guard for the Rampart Rams. And Pine Creek has backed up defensively here. They'll stay in that man-to-man. Pick out front for Thompson. Nice movement to Cormy. Cormy, they really use Stewart inside as kind of a screen. Cormy goes right around him and scores. Great job by Corman picking this basketball up. Look at the jump stop and maybe a little extra step for Cormy, but he gets the layup to go. He's got four. 15 to nine now. Pine Creek Wilkinson being out front. Gets it to Blunt. Nice catch. Jake Blunt hounded himself. Bowen is going to get called for the foul right there. Cole Bowen trying to
016guard up Jake Blunt out front. Back into the game comes Payton Westfall. [Applause] Wilkinson calls the play from the baseline and Pine Creek runs it. They'll get it to Blunt up top and Fan will set up the offense. Fam, a nice pivot foot there. Coach Roush telling him to move. Wilkinson brings Stewart out. Has a man down low, but he'll take the shot. Why not? Brent Wilkinson, the kid can shoot, folks. Well, he sure can. Look at this one. Just pulls up. Knocks it down. Move it around to Thompson. Rams get it inside. Stewart goes back. Cormandy for three. Won't go. Rebound. Good job boxing out Jake Blunt. Here comes Wilkinson quickly back for Pine Creek and it's going to be a foul inside I believe against Rampart. That's Bowen. That's going to be excuse
017me into the game now comes Marshall Erlin and he comes in for KJ Stewart. Called that foul on Thompson. He's got two already in this game. Shot of Westfall. Won't go. Rebound almost pulled down. Cormdy to the ground. Get it up to Sanger. Easy bucket. And the Rams stay ahead in this one. 1711. Sanger's got six. Great look by Cole Cole Bowen that just came into the game. Sets up Sanger. Here he comes right at you for the layup. Back to Wilkinson on the baseline out front. Nice catch by Fam to keep that one alive. Wilkinson will shoot the three from there. Got it. Grant Wilkinson. Don't want him to heat up. If you are the Rampart Rams, if you're Pine Creek, I guess you want him to. [Applause] Sanger out top uses Erlin inside.
018Elijah Thompson with two fouls. Goes down the lane. Can't get it to go. Cory with the rebound. Back to Sanger. Shot up won't go. Bam with a big rebound for Pine Creek. Quickly running to Wilkinson. And the time was running out. Neither one saw, but the time ran out. No shot. That's the end of the first quarter. Wow, what a first quarter. It was three-point lead for the Rams. We'll be back with quarter number two. You're watching District 20 Basketball on 20 TV. Welcome back to Pine Creek High School. Brian German alongside Dave Tuller. The Rampart Rams with a three-point lead on Pine Creek after quarter number one. And entertaining basketball so far, Dave. Boy, that was a fast first quarter. That horn went off and we we weren't even sure what a great basketball
019game we have. Wilkinson's got nine already. Make it 12. Tie ball game at 17. Grampard comes back the other way. Erlin in the game. They work it into Bowen. Quickly out to Shepard. Shepard has it knocked away. Fam comes away with it. Get it to Wilkinson. Wilkinson on the run. Takes it in. Nice job keeping his body between himself and the basketball to get it to go over Luke Pavlica. Time out Rams as the Eagles have scored the first five points. Grant Wilkinson has scored the first five points. Joe Rous has got to like what he seen. He's got 14 of their 19 points in this game, but he hits the three. How about the layup though in transition and Brian, like you said, protecting that basketball. He had a Ram defender right on him.
020He jumps into him with the shoulder, pulls it back with the left hand, and then lays it up softly. So many times you release that ball with the left hand, it comes out a little too hard. Great shooters touch. Here's a good look at it. There's Wilkinson protecting it high off the glass. Gets it to go. Had a little something to say to Pavlica there as he came down to something like how do you like them apples? Something right. He's earned it. He's got 14. I think Grandpard's seen enough of Grant Wilkinson. He had 20 in the first time these two teams met met about three weeks ago already. 14 in this one. He averages 15. I think he might get it tonight. Start of the second quarter here. Rams trying to come back. Erlin
021inside. Nice spin move. Can't get it to go. Rebound by Gidri. Knocked out of bounds. It'll stay with Pine Creek. Joerger checking back in as does Blake Hatchel. [Applause] Gidry comes out and coach Roush has a little talk with Perry Gidri on the sideline. The junior forward. Wilkinson brings it up. I was going to say Wilkinson has slow start to that first quarter and then all of a sudden he's got 14 points right shot up by Hatchel can't get it to go. Erin with a rebound, but Fam is right there to tie him up. We got a hell ball, but it'll go to Rampart. But a great job by Kenny Fam. Absolutely. And you you look at Marshall Irwin 6'4. Kenny Fam about 5'10. If you're a big guy, that's why you don't bring that
022basketball down when you're you're 6'4 and you bring that ball down to your waist. You become about 510. Sam tied him up. Yep. Oh, we got a foul. That might be on Bowen again. Cole Bowen going to get called for the offensive foul there. That's his second. And quickly, five fouls against the Rampard Rams. And back in comes Elijah Thompson who also has two fouls. He'll come in for Bowen, but Thompson, the senior, 5'11 guard, as also KJ Stewart, the senior. Wow. [Music] The paper says 69. He He just looks gigantic out there. He is every bit of 6'9. Here's another look at that foul by Bowen. They called him for an offensive foul on that. Leave that set. Wilkinson. Joerger open for three. Can't get it to go. Everybody jumps, but the Rams come
023down with it. Get it to Elijah Thompson. And we got a foul on Kenny Fam. That's going to be his second foul. And suddenly lots of people have so a little bit of foul trouble here. Kenny Fam calling this one awful tight there. As you saw the foul by by Bowen. There was contact. Two guys ran into each other. And then that time Kenny Fam threw his hands up in the air. He thought he was okay as did Joe Roush, their coach. But the officials did not. Cormy shot up. Got it. Kale Cormdy, the sophomore, plays like an upper classman out there. Gets a nice touch and the Rams tie it up again. Here's Fam at the top of the key to Westfall. Nice move inside. Tries to go high off glass. You can see
024how Stewart changes shot though and the Rams come away with it. Thompson looked for Stewart. And we got an offensive foul. Great job by Westfall taking the charge there. And that foul called on Luke Pava. Pavlica's first of the game. And yeah, great job by Westfall just holding his ground as Pavlica came in. He went with the left hand, put it on the floor a couple of times and then right at the last second, you could see him put that shoulder down. Westfall sets up, draws the foul. Westfall and Fam come out. Loafy and Horton come back in for Pine Creek. Joe Roush really moving him around. Get it to Joerger. Knocked away by Stewart and it's going to be off of Pine Creek. Ram basketball still tied at 19. Joerger not happy with himself
025after that play. Great hands by Colobby Stewart though. He got a piece of it and then right at the last second he swatted it right back off of one of the Eagles. Rampart gets the ball. Thompson up top to Sanger. Sanger drives. Nice stop. Pull back. Beautiful play by Brandon Sanger, the senior guard. Sanger's got eight tonight and every one of them has been within about six feet of the basket. Here's a good look at Sanger. Great pull up. Little head fake and the kiss off the glass. Back now to live action. Wilkinson up top to Joerger. Joerger being guarded by Stewart. He's trying to get Stewart away from the basket and doing a good job of it. Joerger now in the corner. hits a cutting Horton and we got a foul inside and that's
026going to be against the Rams and it should be a shooting foul. One and one. That foul is on Kale Cormdy. Should be a one and one for Horton. Cameron Horton the junior guard for Pine Creek goes to the line. Corman picks up his first foul of the game. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Horton's first shot is good. Can pull the Eagles even if he hits this next one. Thon comes into this game averaging six points a game. Just 50% from the Lions from the season. Got the next one. He's 100% tonight. Yes, he is. And we're 100% entertained as it is tied. Andy Armadillo in the house. Looked over. Thought that was my broadcast partner for a second. Out on the side. Shepard. Back up top. Corman. He'll pull it out. Patience now by the Rams.
027They get it inside. Stewart nice move. Drop step and he gets hammered as he tries to go up by Joerger. Who they call? They're going to give it to Horton. Joerger. Loafy. They were all in there. They give it to Joerger. Joerger. Yep. And that's the sixth team foul against the Eagles. That's his Jagger's first. And Stewart to the line. Good look at KJ Stewart. Misses that one. I thought we might see a little bit more of that of Rampart taking advantage of that size they have inside. And that time they did get Stewart posted up on the block. a good power move as he went up and drew the foul and we'll see if Rampart goes back to that tonight. He's having a rough time though. He's missed several puppies tonight. Misses rebound Rams
028and another foul. This one on Are they going to give it to Wilkinson or Horton? The foul is on Horton. Horton and Shepard was fouled. I thought that was the seventh foul, but it was just a team sixth foul. So Shepard trying to get it in. Gets it into Thompson. And there's the seventh foul as Lopey pushes in from behind. Thompson now will go to the line. Little premonition by you there, Brian. Yeah, I think so. Six fouls, seven fouls, but boy, calling this one awful tight that time. Thompson went down and not a whole lot of contact, but Loafy gets his first. Both teams in the bonus right now and almost five minutes left here in the second quarter. Thompson gets it. 511 senior guard. Lots of seniors on this Rampart team for coach
029John Stlair. Makes them both. 23-21 Rampart. Grant Wilkinson looks for the call. And the Eagles will try and work it around. Nice job inside. Wilkinson back outside. Joerger. Nice fake right there. Won't take the shot. Gets it to Loafy on the side. Now Joerger's set up for three. No. Rebound. Sanger and the Rams. Quickly back the other way comes Rampart, but they'll pull it out and set it up. Sanger working against Horton and over to Cormin. Back outside, Shepard and Thompson inside. KJ Stewart working on Joerger. Joerger's already got just one foul and he does a good job there as Stewart misses again. Joerger spins and gets it to Loafy. Loafy has Horton with him. He'll take it himself and miss it. Thompson comes back the other way. Coach Rous not happy with what Lafy
030did that time. Get it on the side. Sanger Cormy Mice tried to get it to Shepard Wilkinson the steal but he was out of bounds. It'll go back to the Rams and coach Roush is going to get Max Loafy out of the game and bring Perry Gidri back in as well as Payton Westfall for Joerger. And I tell you what, Joerger is doing a yman's work tonight against KJ Stewart. He He really is doing a terrific job using his body down low, getting good position, forcing Stewart to take shots he probably doesn't want, and he's missed a lot of those short ones. Perry Gidry on KJ Stewart now. Wow. Perry Gidri, it says on my sheet is 6-3. He does not look 6'3 against the 69 KJ Stewart. One of those numbers is not right.
031We don't know which one, but one of them is not right. Cormy pulls it out. Gets it to Thompson. Doesn't want the three. He's hounded now by Westfall. Kicks it in the other corner. Sanger makes a nice move. Shot up and go. Brandon Sanger's on his game tonight. He's got 10 tonight. And that that's that's the furthest one he's made. Little baseline jumper. And boy, Brandon Sanger's got a good quick first step. He a little head fake one step and he goes up with that shot and he's knocking him down tonight. Pine Creek will work it around. Horton to Westfall. Inside out. Hatchel thought about it. Gets it to Gidri. And there is Wilkinson won't go. KJ Stewart just picks it off the rim and the Rams will come back the other way. Cole Bowen
032out top. Cormminy. Swing it to Thompson. Thompson with Westfall right there on him. Cormy tried to set a pick and Thompson will now get it tried inside to Stewart. Stolen away by Hatchel. Good job defensively by Blake Hatchel to step in front and get that ball. Coming back the other way. Wilkinson on Stewart. Can't get it to go. Stewart gets the rebound. So tough to get anything inside when you've got the big 69 guy with the long arms altering so many shots. He's blocked two already. Shot from way downtown. Won't go this time. Wilkinson quickly back the other way. Try to get it to Hatchel. Gets it over to Gry. Nice job by Perry Gry to finish that time and the Eagles are within two and we got a timeout called on the court. But
033look at that nice pass. That was a great feed. Nice job by Gidri going up and I think that's what Joe Roush wanted on the last time when Loafy came down. They had a twoon one. Loafy went up for the shot. He didn't like it. took him out of the game. And that time they do get numbers going back the other way. One quick bounce pass and Gdry gets the layup. Coach Joe Roush talking to his team there. You mentioned this the 23rd ranked team in the state. Both these teams looked like they're pretty should be pretty highly ranked, but we mentioned Rampart a down year at least record-wise. Well, and they lost a lot of guys from last year's team. They got to the Sweet 16 last year. The biggest loss Dawson Carper, the
034big 611 guy. He went to the University of Hawaii. They list him at 7 feet there. So he grew an inch by the time he went over to the island, I guess. But uh Carper 20 points per game last year. They lost four starters from that team. So they do have a lot of seniors, but not a lot of guys that saw a lot of court time last season. We'll have to see if KJ Stewart goes to Hawaii because I got a feeling he might gain three inches. Sorry, folks. He just looks imposing. That's all I'm saying. Grampard working it out. Cormy Pavlica nice skip pass to Bowen for three. Cole Bowen, that's why he's in the game. He's a sharp shooter for the Rams. Just 57 and he gets this shot off really low,
035but he gets it off quickly. Right on the money. Blunt back in the game. Gry now working the right hand side. Gets it to Blunt. Nice pass from Blunt to Horton. Not sure how he got that through there. Here's Hatchel. Free throw line won't use it. H Orton shot up won't go. Rebound. Bowen. Cole Bowen with some quick moves out front being guarded by Blunt. Sends it back out to Cormmony. Can't get it to go. Get it to Bowen. Bowen on the baseline goes down and they call an offensive foul. against Cole Bowen. That's going to be his third foul, I believe. Three for Bowen. And you look at the fouls for that back court now. Elijah Thompson is going to replace Bowen. Thomas picked up two quick fouls in this in this game. He
036went out of the game. Now Bowen goes out with three. Thompson is right back in. So Blunt will inbound the ball. Wilkinson back in for Pine Creek. Can't expect him to get back on the board here pretty quickly as Rampart with a five-point lead as we come to the end here of half number one. Blunt to Hatchel. Blake Hatchel almost loses it. Gets it back and he's hammered from behind by Cormy. And that's going to be the ninth foul of this half on the Rams. And Blake Hatchel will go to the line. Cormy picks up his second. And boy, Hatchel was was in some trouble. There's a good look at John Sinclair, the head coach of Rampart. He didn't like the call, obviously. Well, he didn't like the fact that he made the foul, saying,
037"Think not a good time to make a foul and let them shoot with the clock stopped." And they had Hatchel in trouble. They had the double team set up. Just didn't have to foul in that situation. Hatchel misses. Rebound. Get it to Thompson. It looks like the Rams and John Sinclair want Nope. He doesn't say one shot. He says run the offense up five. Thompson out with Fam on him to Pavlica. Pavlica will get it to Shepard. Shepard across the screen. Gets it to Cody. Cormy inside. Gets it by Gry. Rebound. Pine Creek. They've got two seconds. One second. Horton puts it up. Won't go. wide left and that's the way we end the first half. Rampart comes into Pine Creek and they have a five-point lead. 28-23. Don't go away. We'll come back with
038some highlights at halftime. You're watching District 20 basketball on [Applause] It's halftime at Pine Creek High School. The Rampart Rams, just like the girls did, have the lead on Pine Creek. The favorite Eagles 28-23. Brian German alongside Dave Toller. And Dave, this was a fastmoving basketball game. Oh, it really was, Brian. Fast moving and well played. And you can see the fans here in attendance. Great atmosphere here at Pine Creek. Certainly was uh plenty of student bodies of both of these team and Brandon Sanger had the hot hand early on for the Rams. That's Cormmin going inside. The Rams took the early lead. Yeah, they didn't even see the hustle right here. Here's CLY to Bowen. Great ball movement. There's Sanger once again getting up to the bucket. The Rams had a big lead until
039Grant Wilkinson decided to start shooting the basketball. He came in and put up 14 points rather quickly. Yeah, he sure did. You can see he's got a beautiful shot. But there's Sanger getting to the basket once again for Rampart. Yeah, there was nothing slow about this basketball game. The only slow thing was Andy the armadillo as Sanger comes back, hits another bucket there. He had 10. How about Wilkinson with a nice pass to Gidri, but the Rams have maintained it. Cole Bowen hits the shot there and they have a five-point lead at halftime. Kind of unexpected, but with John Sinclair, you know, he's a good coach and he can have his team ready. They're ready tonight. Absolutely they are. They're matching the back court of Pine Creek. They play four guards. Pine or Rampart's done
040a great job with that. Mostly from Brandon Sanger who's got 10 points to lead this Ram team. And KJ Stewart not maybe not making a huge impact as far as the score sheet is concerned, but his body inside is giving the Pine Creek Eagles troubles and uh Colton Joerger has had to guard him and it's really taking something out of Joerger. Joerger usually a good three-point shooter. You can tell he's using most of his energy and effort on the defensive side. He is, but he's using it very well because he's doing a great job on the big guy, Stewart. He's got he's only got four points in this game. 28-23. We'll be back with the start of the second half with third quarter action. Thanks for tuning in tonight. You're watching District 20 basketball on
04120 TV. [Music] We're back in Pine Creek High School just about ready to start the third quarter of this one. Pine Creek will come back with the same five young men who started this basketball game. Max Loafy, Grant Wilkinson, Kenny Fam, Colton Joerger, and Peyton Westfall. I would assume the Rams would do the same. Yes. As they take the court. Yep. Brandon Sanger, Elijah Thompson, Kale Cormy, KJ Stewart, and Kobby Shepard. And they ran well in the first half. We'll see if they can keep it up in the second half. Rampart trying to pull the upset against the 23rd ranked team in the state. Been a great series between these two teams. As you look back the last 12 years, it's been mostly dominated by Rampart, but every game has been within about eight or
04210 points. As we get a good look at the Ram logo right there earlier this season, Pine Creek won that game by eight. They'll have to come from behind to get it tonight. Pine Creek starts with the basketball. Joerger up top. Get it to Wilkinson. Nice step back. No, what a beautiful crossover. Can make the shot though and Cormdy gets the rebound for Rampart. Woo! That was a nice move by Grant Wilkinson. Thompson now up top to Shepard. And a steal by Wilkinson. So angry about missing that shot. He wanted to make a move on defense and he did so. And he gets fouled coming inside by Cormy. Cormy going to talk to the official. Didn't like the call, but he gets the foul. That'll be his third. Yep. Third of the game. And boy,
043Grant Wilkinson's impressive. Not only can he shoot it, steals, assists, does it all. Payton Westfall outside. Can't get it to go. KJ Stewart with the rebound. Thompson out front. Gets a pick from Stewart. And another pick from Stewart on the roll. Couldn't get it to him. Shepard now. They'll work it inside. Stewart is there. And they're going to get Joerger with the knee inside. It's going to be Colton Jagger's second foul, I believe. Yep. Well, just not a whole lot you can do. Colton Jerger, they they list him at 6'5 and again, he doesn't look 6'5 next to KJ Stewart, but just trying to do everything he can. He gets called for the foul. Rams with the basketball will take their time out front. Sanger working on Fam. Nice behind the back. Gets it over
044to Shepard. Shepard pulls up. Can't get it to go. Rebound Kenny Fam quickly up ahead to Max Loafy. He'll run it down, take it inside and go. Max Loafy, the 5'11 junior for Pine Creek with the first bucket of the second half. There's Loafy picking up. It was a great pass by Fam. And you see Loafy can elevate. Got the bucket. Back to live action. Thompson misses. Back to Loafy again. Had to move. What a move by Max Loafy as Shepard was coming over his back. He saw it and got the bucket. Time out Rams. What a beautiful move by Max Loafy. Oh, he sure was. Look at the no look bounce pass by Wilkinson, though. Up and under by Loafy. He's got four quick ones in this third quarter. Nine points in the game
045and a great start to this third quarter for Pine Creek. Yeah, Joe Roush was a little angry with Loafy. Took him out a couple times in that first half, but uh you got to be happy with both those buckets here in the first. Absolutely. And and you you look at Pine Creek, we talked about their guard play. Well, they're getting it all from their guards defensively. It was Fam, it was Wilkinson, it was Loafhy getting it done. And here's a good look at the Rampart Rams bench. John Sinclair called that quick timeout. They had a five-point lead. It's now a cut to one. And I'm sure he wants to make sure his players don't turn the ball over like they did here. Exactly. You know, Pine Creek turning up the pressure. We saw that in
046the girls game. We did before. It was Rampart early. Pine Creek turned up the pressure defensively and we're seeing that here in the boys game. Pine Creek coming out down five getting a couple of steals, couple of baskets in transition and the timeout call by John Sinclair and Rampart. Yeah, we got to take care of the basketball. Let's set up our offense. Let's go back to getting good shots and see if they can get Brandon Sanger going here in the third quarter. He had 10 in the first half. Yeah, good look at the table crew. Welcome Pine Creek High School. That's where we are tonight. That's right. Happy to be here. And the Rams will start with a basketball. [Applause] Thompson gets it in the corner to Shepard. Shepard will drive baseline quickly inside. Stewart.
047Joerger's right there trying to play him tough. And that might be the third on Joerger. AJ Stewart keeping his cool. That's always tough for a big guy because you're going to get hammered because you're taller than everybody else on the floor. Now, Max Loafy being talked to as well as Elijah Thompson, the official saying, "Hey, let's let's calm down, guys. No reason to get crazy here." Colton Jerger's third foul, though. Coach Rous leaves him in for now. up by Cormy. Can't get it to go. Lope with a rebound. Quickly up ahead to Westfall. He'll take it in. Oh, tried to dunk it. Couldn't get it to go. Corminy comes back. Joe Rous does not like that. Payton Westfall missed the dunk. Cormy stolen away by Wilkinson. Quickly ahead to Joerger. Joerger with Sanger on him.
048Westfall can't come up with it. Look at the hustle. Love this District 20 basketball. They're going at it. Everybody on the floor trying to get possession. Oh, you got to love the hustle here. Both teams, the pace of this game, up and down, guys diving on the floor to to save loose balls. What a what a game we have here at Pine Creek High School. Joe Roush had a chance there to speak to Payton Westfall. I caught a couple of the words. Basic layup is what he said. Was a one-way conversation. Yes. [Applause] Elijah Thompson back for the Rams. They have that one-point lead. Stewart with a pick out front. Back now to Shepard. Shepard driving. We got a foul inside. And they're going to call that on Jerger. That might be his fourth. And
049it is Colton Joerger's fourth foul. Perry Gry is going to have to come back into the basketball game. And that was three quick fouls whistled against Colton Joerger trying to guard up KJ Stewart. That's a that's a tough assignment down there. and you you're just trying to get some leverage, get some position, but Jerger with four fouls in this game. Cameron Horton also back into the game for Payton Westfall. And the Rams get it inbounds to Thompson up top. Thompson guarded by Loafy. And let's see how Gidri does against Stewart inside. Stolen away by Pam. Get it to Wilkinson on the run. Threeon two for Pine Creek. Horton shot won't go. Grey tried to get it. Good hustle, but Stewart comes away with it. Thompson now taking his time and another. They try and run
050the pick and roll. Knocked away by Loafy. Loafy gets it to Gry. Gry tried to go back to Loafy. Almost stolen away. Wilkinson inside out to Fam. And now they'll settle it down a little bit. Wilkinson open for three though. Got to take that. Can't get it. Horton can't grab it. Stewart can. Rampart has the ball. Stewart holding his wrist as he comes across half court. Looks like he took a hit there. Sanger now working up top. We'll keep an eye on Stewart and his left wrist. And we got a foul out. 5 seconds. Good defense by Kenny Fam. That's what he does. does. He did a great job there holding off Rampart. John Sinclair not happy with the way they did that. Thompson comes out of the game and Bowen comes back in. These
051guards for Pine Creek really causing all sorts of havoc for Rampart defensively [Applause] inside. Gidri Gidri against Erland. They got KJ Stewart out of there. They're probably looking at his wrist. Wilkinson nice pass in the corner. Fan shot up. Got it. Kenny Fan hits the three and Pine Creek has the lead. Getting it from everybody. Kenny Fam averaging eight a game. Had yet to hit a bucket in this game before he knocked down that three. Working the weave out front. The Rams trying to find something. Shepard inside. Stolen away by Gidri. And now to Wilkinson. gets bumped, shot up, won't go. Rebound Rampart. Rampart gets it to Sanger and KJ Stewart is being getting some special attention from the medical staff here at Pine Creek. Knocked away and their Eagles come up with the ball.
052Here comes Kenny Fam on the run. Staken away by Sanger. Everybody wants a call on that. They're not going to get it. Sanger back the other way. Beats Horton to the basket and we're tied at 30. That's backto-back possessions. Joe Rous and this Pine Creek team wanted a foul called and probably should have got one. You can hear the crowd here. They're booing as well, but the turnover and the layup for Sanger. He's got 12. Wilkinson defam. And now they're going to get the foul called on Sanger. And I see KJ Stewart coming back towards the Rampart bench. There's a good look at Sanger with the bucket. You just never know. You got there's that always the human element of the officials. Yeah, absolutely. You got to play well enough to kind of overcome all
053of that. Max Loafy ready to inbound the basketball. Coach Roush is arguing with the official right now, but to his credit, he's doing it from the bottom of his seat. Not standing up, not totally in his ear, just saying his piece. Jake Blunt, nice turn. Gets it to Horton. He'll pause and get it back to Loafy up top. tried to get it into Gidri. Almost lost it. Nice pass inside. Wow, what a quick pass by Gidri. Quick hands by Thompson. Pulls it away from Horton. Crazy action in this basketball game now. Thompson quickly over to Cameron. McCarmony inside Erland. And now knocked out of bounds. Will it stay? Pava lost it, but it was knocked out of bounds by the Eagles. We're still tied at 30. Yeah, good look by by by Marshall Erlin who
054made that pass and going up is just batted away out of the hands out of bounds. Rampart takes out Cormmin to inbound the ball. Gets it into Bowen guarded by Blunt. He'll bring it way out front. Old Bowen taking his time. [Applause] Pava back to Bowen inside to Erlin working on Gidri. Makes a move. May have got away with a walk. Gets a basket. 3230. Nice move. Good look at Marshall Erlin right there. The senior forward. Little one-hander off the glass. Gets it to go. Wilkinson quickly back to Gry the other way. Had Loafy cutting inside. Get it back to Wilkinson. Tough move against Thompson. Hits the two. Grant Wilkinson. And the Rams do not want him to get hot. Wilkinson almost stole it away. Back the other way. Pavlica to Erland inside. Scores. 3432.
055Back and forth we go quickly to Horton. Back to Wilkinson. He'll drive. Put it up. No foul called as Cormy comes down with it. Quickly up ahead to Pavlica. Probably walk with the basketball. Erland inside again. Six straight points for Marshall Erland, the senior. There's a good look at Marshall Erland. All of them coming a couple of feet from the basket. his older brother, great player here, Jackson Erlin, playing at Black Hill State right now, but his younger brother, Marshall, six straight for Rampart. Blunt now trying to go baseline. Easy move, can't get it to go. Rebound by Erlin. The Rams trying to up a four-point lead. Here comes Bowen. Nice pass to Cormy. He'll go underneath. Can't get it, but Erlin again with the rebound up and in. Marshall Erlin has taken over the
056game for the Rams. Eight straight points. 3832. Timeout. Joe Rous. in Pine Creek. Holy cow, I didn't see that coming. Dave, where did Marshall Erland come from? Holy smokes. He didn't He didn't have a bucket the first three quarters of this game. He's got eight points. He's got the last eight. Couple of rebounds as well. And just completely controlling the interior for Rampart. Marshall Irwin scores six and a half points a game. Gets 4.9 rebounds. He did all of that. He's got a little bit more than that in the last 30 seconds left. Absolutely. And you you got to love the way he's come off the bench. He's spelled KJ Stewart, another senior. We talked about the size of Stewart. He struggled getting the basketball to fall right around the hoop and he's got a
057little bit of a of a wrist issue. He came out. He stepped out and Marshall Erlin came in and just took over down low. You can see KJ Stewart on the right side of your screen there still playing with that wrist. He got it taped up by the medical staff here at Pine Creek, but he has not come back into the basketball game. is holding it and shaking it. You see him shaking it there. Must still be kind of painful for KJ Stewart. It'll be interesting to see if he gets back into this basketball game. You know whose wrist is just fine? Marshall Erland getting it done down low. He's coming right back out for this Ramire team. There he is. Number 42. Had a great couple of minutes. Eight straight for the Rams. Basically
05849 seconds left. Here's another look. Cole Bowen, nice pass inside. Cormy can't get it to go. But there is Erlin, the offensive rebound and the bucket. Eight straight points. And the Rams have a six-point lead. Grant Wilkinson will bring it back for Pine Creek. In now to the game, Adrien Dominguez for Pine Creek along with Hatchel. Wilkinson up top. There's Hatchel outside. Nice job. Step inside. Can't get it to go. Guess who got the rebound? Erland to Thompson and the Rams. Will they play for a final shot? John Sinclair up telling them to bring it back out front. We get down to the final 20 seconds of the third quarter. Inside early, he's got the hot hand. Goes up over Hatchel and scores again. 40-32. 12 seconds left. What will Grant Wilkinson do? 8 seconds.
059Chainsaw Loafy. Wilkinson looks at the clock. Gets a pick from Hatchel. takes it inside, makes the easy bucket. Nice move at the buzzer for Wilkinson. Cuts it to six. And that's the way the third quarter will end. 40-34. But how about Marshall Erland and the Rams? We'll be back. You're watching District 20 basketball on 20 [Applause] Brian German, Dave Toller back with you. Well, we got one more quarter. I feel like I wish we had about eight or nine. This is an amazing exciting basketball game. Rampart up by six. Great basketball game, great tempo and great pace. You love the hustle for both teams. And and how about you can't say enough about Marshall Irwin. Rampart scored 12 points in the third quarter. Brandon Sanger got the first one. Irwin got the next five baskets,
06010 in that quarter. This put Rampart up by six to start the fourth. Pine Creek starts with the basketball. They ended the third quarter with a bucket by that man right there, Wilkinson. And they're going to get a push out front. And Wilkinson draws the foul early. That'll be the fourth team foul for the Rams. Three more and they'll be going to the line and see if they do that. Excuse me. The third team foul. Loy to Wilkinson. Knocked away by Bowen. Wilkinson right right there with it. Now down the lane against Bowen. Puts it up and in. Left-handed by Grant Wilkinson. He's got 20 tonight. Cormy quickly back the other way against Fam. Won't go. And there's a foul. They're going to call it on Kenny Fam. He can't believe it. That's a third
061on Kenny Fam and the 14th team foul for Pine Creek. I like the coaching of Joe Roush. She got up. He's not yelling at the officials. He's not He just told Kenny Fam, "Move your feet." Y because if he's in a better position, he doesn't get called for the foul. Yeah. You play with your hands, you get called for fouls. Play with your feet, you draw charges. Kale Corman misses the first. 4036. Still the score. Grant Wilkinson with the last two baskets for Pine Creek. Cormy misses again. Wilkinson with a rebound. Single-handedly trying to take down this Rampart team inside. Westfall won't go. Rebound Gry. And there's a foul. Rams can't believe it, but they're going to stay right here. And that foul is going to be called on Shepard. The foul starting to add
062up for the Rams. Oh, they sure are. Gry into Lopey. Back to Wilkinson from the corner. Won't go. Cormdy with a rebound. Bowen thought he was out of bounds. Took a quick look and kept going. Now he works on Fam up top. Grandpa runs that weave. [Applause] Thompson. Rams going to be very selective here now because they have the lead here in the fourth quarter. Inside the man with a hot hand, Erlin quickly back out to Bowen. Nice step, spin, puts it up, and they walk. He walked. I don't know. I didn't see a walk in there. Oh, I didn't either. How about the quick feet though of Cole Bowen? Maybe they were too quick. Maybe the the officials thought he walked. Let's take a look. Yeah, that was the end of the play. Boy,
063I thought that was pretty clean and a great move by Bowen. Back comes Wilkinson. He'll work inside. Out to Loafy. Fam for three. Won't go. Rebound Shepard. Someone's got to come help him and Thompson does. 635 left now. Rampart going to take their time. Marshall Erlin loses the basketball. Fam has Gry running. Gry's going to run it down and just slow it up. Get it back to Fam quickly in the corner. Nice pass to Wilkinson, but Thompson was there. Oh, what a beautiful pass from Wilkinson. Gry couldn't make it though and Cory comes away with a rebound. Both teams gone a little bit cold here. Shepard out top. They've got Erland inside against Gry and they get it to him. Marshall Erland's moves and they call him for walking with the basketball. I always thought
064about pivot foot. that that looked pretty good to us as well. Back into the game comes KJ Stewart and Erland comes out and coach Stlair is asking about that call. I didn't see Coach Sinclair telling the scheme to keep it keep up. Keep it up. 557 left. FAM up top as Joerger, Colton Joerger back in the game with four fouls. Picked them all up against Stewart. A nice pass inside. Wilkinson. It's a two-point basketball game. Back comes Thompson quickly pushes off Loafy. No call inside. KJ Stewart can't get it to go. Jagger's there. Wilkinson comes away with it. Here comes Westfall. Over to Loafy. Left-handed, but Wilkinson's there. No, Wilkinson. And another offensive rebound out to Westfall for three. Got it. Pine Creek with a one-point lead. Holy cow. What just happened? Oh my goodness.
065Pine Creek and Grant Wilkinson single-handedly brought this team back. Even though he missed, he got the offensive rebound, got it out to Westall. Beautiful play. John Stinclair's got to be scratching his head. Absolutely. And boy, Grant Wilkinson, we know the guy can score. sixth in their conference, 16 points per game. But the guy is just a fantastic basketball player. That's that's all there is to it. He plays defense, he rebounds, he goes in, gets the offensive rebound. Not He doesn't go back up with it, kicks it out. Westf falls wide open. Payton Westfall has been quiet tonight. Averages 12 points a game. We did a game against Liberty where he was fantastic shooting the ball from the outside. He gets wide open right there and knocks down a huge three. And there's West Ball making
066the pass. Loafy misses. Wilkinson misses. Watch Grant Wilkinson stay with it. Picks up the assist. Westfall knocks it down. Amazingly enough, you know, a lot of shooters can't get to the rim like Grant Wilkinson, and he can do everything. He really, he's an all-around basketball player. Got to the rim. And what was really amazing about that right there is he missed, but he stayed with it. A lot of guys will go in there, they'll miss, and oh no. But no, he stayed with it. Got the rebound. Presence of mind to see Westall wide open. And now the Eagles have the lead 4140. Wilkinson's got 22 of their 41. That's more than 50%. It sure is. Your math skills are right on. Wow. Amazing. Elijah Thompson now brings it up for the Rams. Bowen. Cormy left
067open for three. No. KJ Stewart gets the rebound. Throws it back out. Cormy somehow runs it down. Stewart inside in their guy get Joerger with number five. Yep. Yeah. They call Colton Joerger inside. You got to feel for Colton Jerger. He's battling inside there. And when you're battling a big guy like that, the best you can do is put your body on him and they're calling him for it. That's tough. That's a tough break for Pine Creek. It sure is. There's a good look at Colton Jagger and his coach Joe Rous just went up, gave him a little half hug, patted him on the back. He did everything he could against the big guy. Still frustrating though. Certainly is. Rams down one with the basketball. Sanger, it's been quiet here in the second half. Working
068on Westfall, gets it to Thompson. We'll see how Pine Creek battles against Stewart on the inside. Courtney out top. They're going to run the weave. Cormy gets open to baseline. Knocked away. Kenny Fam comes up with it. He's got Westfall. Finds him. Westfall this time, uh, lays it in. Basic layup, I believe it was called in the first half. [Applause] Back the other way, we The ball was out of bounds. It'll stay with Rampart. And the Eagles who built a three-point lead, I got a feeling if they get it much higher, it might be out of reach for the Rams. Bowen to inbound Hat Corminy. There's Sanger. Shot up. Got it. Oh, that's a big basket for Brandon Sanger to tie this basketball game. He's got 15. And they got to get Brandon Sanger going
069again. There's Bowen with the inbounds pass. Sanger knocks it down. Fam had Gri inside. Loafy for three. No, won't go. Gets his own rebound. gets it to Wilkinson as we're inside four minutes now. Wilkinson, they move it around. Kenny Fam. No, Sanger with the rebound. Good open look for Kenny Fam. Couldn't knock it down. Sanger against Westfall. Out to Thompson. Rams will take their time. Sanger now up top. tries to pick and roll to Stewart. Stewart somehow got that shot off and they're going to get a foul. He gets bailed out inside and hold. [Applause] Believe they got Max Loafy for that. They did. Loafy picks up his second and boy, you said it Brian bailed out because the big guy Stewart was trying to catch that pass. Was too far underneath the basket. tried
070to go up with it, ends up getting fouled. He is at the line for the second time tonight. Stewarts misses the first. Oh, there's a good look at the goose in the Pine Creek student section. That goose is not loose. Not a good snug hold on it. I'm trying to figure out significance. I don't know, right? Maybe there is none. [Applause] I'm being told that it's a hunting decoy and they're wearing hunting gear. Eagle lost on me. Sure. It's a It's a one-point lead for the Rams. Wilkinson against Thompson. Nice job as he goes left and we got a foul on the ground. And Wilkinson was pushed out front. That's a foul on Thompson. That's his fourth. So Wilkinson calls the play. Wants to inbound it. John St. Clair will keep Thompson in for now.
071321 left. Outside Westfall can't get it to go. Rebound Stewart. Thompson has it now. And the Rams will try and build that one-point lead. Nice job. Stewart. Nice pick by Gry. Got it back to Lafy. Lafy had to get it. We're going to get a foul called right there as Cardy ran by him and Loafy was able to take a hit and go down. Yeah, not Max Loafy popped right up on that one, but Loafy made that catch and he just stopped. Carmony couldn't do anything about it. Loafy was right in front of him and Carmony picks up his fourth foul. So four on Thompson, four on Carmen for Rampart. Both teams also with 16 fouls. So the next foul by either team will send the other team to the line. Wilkinson up top working
072with Gry working tough on Thompson. Gets it to Loafy. It comes out to Gdri off his hand and out of bounds. Still a one-point game. Boy, you can just feel the intensity. Oh boy. This is a good District 20 rivalry and you can't tell that the Rams are two and and the Eagles are 12 and six. Crazy. Thompson up top to Sanger. They'll run the weave out top. John Sinclair says, "You know what? We got a one-point lead. Let's nurse it to Thompson." Thompson with the spin on Loafy. Brings it back out. Look out. Wilkinson's right there. He steals it. Corman, he tried to get there, but Wilkinson comes up with it. He has a man take it himself and score. Grant Wilkinson bound and determined to keep over 50% of their points. Just willing
073his way to the basket. 4544. Here comes Sanger back the other way. There's a foul and a charge. Westfall drew the foul. Here comes Wilkinson again. Beautiful play by Wilkinson. [Applause] up the other way. Player control foul. They won't be shooting. Wilkinson, gets it to Fam. A one-point lead now for the Eagles. Westful. Wilkinson up top. Waits for Gidri to set a pick. Gets it. Goes beyond him. Loafy in the corner. Now Pine Creek will take their sweet time. Westfall to Gidri. Gry. Nice move. Holy cow. Perry Gidry. Quickly back the other way, Cormy. Cormy on Wilkinson in the corner. Shepard for three. Won't go. Cormy tried to get it and there's going to be a foul called. Is that going to be against Pine Creek? Boy, that's a 50/50 ball with two guys going
074at it. That's tough to call either way. And they're going to call that on Kenny Fam, his fourth. And boy, I don't know. That's That's two guys just playing hard, going after a loose ball. Tough to to find fault in either one of them, but the officials will call the fourth on the junior Kenny Fam. And wholesale changes. Thompson and Sanger come out. Pava and Bowen come in for Rampart. Cormy is at the free throw line. [Applause] Got the first one. sophomore guard. I said earlier he plays like an upper classman. Well, he sure does. Ice in his veins right there. Missed his last two free throws, but steps up and knocks down a big one right there. 4745. John Sinclair says, "Let's go. Let's play." 128 left. This one could cut it to one.
075Got it. Pine Creek with a one-point lead. We'll see how they play this out. Joe Roush is still sitting down. I'm I'm about to stand up. Wilkinson to Loafy. Loafy drives. Kicks it out. Gets it to Fam. They will work it around. Wilkinson now against Shepard with a pick from Gry won't go. Rebound out of bounds. Whose ball stays here. Pine Creek. That was close. saying Pine Creek wants a timeout. Boy, that was a close play. Both Stewart and Gry went up. They say it went out of bounds off of Stewart. And so Pine Creek will keep the basketball. One-point lead. 1 minute 3 seconds left. How about the hustle by Perry Gry though? Again, we've talked about KJ Stewart and how big he is and the length that he has. And Perry Gidry 63
076goes up, gets all ball, comes over the top of him, then the ball goes off of Stewart. Great hustle by Perry Gidry. hit a big basket as he went in with the left hand to make the layup. Makes a nice play on the offensive rebound as well. Well, and coach Roush talked to us before the game and he told us they were really a little bit worried about this game because Cadarian Maul is not playing. Cadarian Maul, another bigger player who can body up against KJ Stewart. We saw Colton Jerger, five fouls, he's out of the game. They didn't have that extra body with a few with five more fouls. So, it really did hurt them and that's what's kept the Rams in the game tonight. Yeah. It really has. And then you you look
077at the fouls and yeah, there's there's under two minutes left, but a lot of guys with four fouls and key key players. Kenny Fam with four for Pine Creek. You look at the Rampart side. Elijah Thompson, Cole Cormy each have four fouls as we come down the stretch in this one. John Sinclair some last instructions. Be interesting to see with a one-point game. You don't generally foul, but it is a strategy that's there depending on how much time. Wilkinson wanted Gry out of the way. He throws it and it went off of Rampart and out of bounds. It'll stay with Pine Creek. And now Joe Roush is actually up making sure they run the right play. Number one, it's going to be on the side. Max Loafy this time will inbound the ball. Wilkinson cuts
078and gets it. He's on the baseline. He'll take his time with it. They really don't have to shoot. They got the one-point lead. Loafy from Gry now to Wilkinson. We'll wait and see. Wilkinson's going to take his time and he will keep it out front and make sure they don't get a 5-second call. Now Loafy with Shepard on it. Gets it to Fam. Kenny Fan's got to move and he does. And we got a foul finally. That one's going to be on Sheepard as John St. Clair. The look on his face, I can't tell if he wanted to foul right there or not, but why not? 37.5 seconds left. Kenny Fam will go to the line. What's he shoot? [Applause] And Sanger will come back into the game. And out will come Luke Pavlica. Sanger,
079of course, a good three-point shooter. If Fam were to make both of these and give them the Eagles, a three-point lead. Misses it. Rebound Cormy. Coriny gets it to Bowen. And here come the Rams down one. Bowen drives inside. Puts it up. Rejected out of bounds. Gry says, "Don't bring that shot in here." Or was it fan? Timeout. John Stlair. Let's watch it again. It was Fam. Well, what a block by Kenny Fam. And boy, Bowen took that thing quickly to the basket. Thought he might might catch him off guard. And Fam was a little behind the play when he goes up. Blocks that shot. Big time play by Kenny Fam. And he said something like, "Don't bring that in here." Right. I believe he did. Don't bring that in my house. 4746. But John
080Sinclair and the Rams now have the basketball. It's been interesting because we've watched a lot of basketball and the team with the one-point lead has had the ball. Now the team behind has the ball and it'll be interesting to see how they attack this Pine Creek defense. Exactly. And boy, Pine Creek, they've turned up the pressure outside, especially out on the perimeter. But for Rampart, we talked so much about Marshall Irwin 10 points in the third quarter. They took him out at the beginning of this fourth quarter, brought back KJ Stewart, and he does give you that big body defensively and he alters shots. But you wonder if we might see Marshall Irwin coming back out. He had the hot hand in the third quarter. We will see. KJ Stewart's been in there and he's
081still in the huddle for Pine Creek. They'll come out with Westfall, Gidri, Wilkinson, Loafy, and Fam. And Rampart keeps Stewart in the game. Shepard, Sanger, Bowen, and Cormdy are with him. And it'll be Shepard to inbound the ball. Just under 30 seconds left. Try and get it inside to Sanger. They throw it out to Sanger. Knocked away. Cory can't get it. It was hit by Loafy and went out of bounds. So Rampard will keep it and they'll get it on the side now. Boy, great hustle by Grant Wilkinson. There he is in your screen going up into the crowd to try to save that basketball. Nearly did. Had he Max Loafy was all alone at the other end. Sanger will inbound it this time and Bowen comes out. They get it into Stewart. Stewart thinks
082about it. Gets it back to Bowen. Almost lost it. Bowen goes to the hole. Puts it up. Can't get it. Wilkinson with a rebound. They're going to call a foul. Is it over the back? I cannot. They did. They got Grant Wilson. Grant Wilson over the back. And I believe Stewart's going to be shooting free throws. He was grabbing that wrist again. And it was that left wrist that was in there when Wilkinson went up, grabbed the basketball, took it away from him. And let's see. Yep. It's going to be Stewart at the line. Stewart. Yep. And it's a one and one. Needs to make one to tie it. Bowen comes out. Thompson comes in. Joe Roush now wants a timeout. 4746. Lots can happen here. 20 7 seconds left. KJ Stewart's got to make
083a free throw though. He's got to make one. And he's one for four tonight. He's been to the line twice. Back-to-back shooting shooting fouls. One for four tonight. Big situation here for the senior KJ Stewart at the line. But yeah, he's got to make at least one. You'd love if you're Ramart to make two. Yeah, that would give the Rams the lead. But say he misses, there's still plenty of basketball to play. You got to John Sinclair's telling his team, you got to foul right away quickly. And you know that on uh on Pine Creek's end, they've got some guards that can really shoot the ball from the free throw line. Wilkinson at 87 or 85%. Fam 77%. Loafy at 75%. Those guys can really shoot it. If he misses this, one of those guys
084will be handling the basketball hopefully going to the line for Pine Creek. So KJ Stewart, the 69 senior with the game on the line. We'll see how he does. So, one of the one of the Pine Creek students went behind the basket with one of the fatheads and John St. Clair laughing grabs one of the officials says, "Hey, he can't be there. Tell him to get out of there." I like the spirit here. Oh, yeah. Misses rebound Loafy and they foul him right away. Max Loafy will go to the free throw line for Pine Creek. KJ Stewart feels awful, I'm sure. But I got a feeling this game's far from over. Oh, it sure is. And you look at 18.9 seconds. That That's a lifetime at the end of a basketball game. How about Max
085Loafy coming off the blocks, going up high, getting that rebound, and securing it. He knew he was going to get hit on the play. Great job of protecting the basketball. He goes to the free throw line. Loafy tonight has nine points. Right on his season average, as we said, a 75% free throw shooter from the line. Cole Bowen back into the game for Rampart. [Applause] Loafy first shot. Got it. Pine Creek fans are loving it. It's a two-point lead for Pine Creek. Look at There's the Eagle crazies over there. Second shot. Got it. Three-point lead. The Rams need a three. Shepard quickly comes up court. Cormy gets it. Wilkinson on him in the corner to Bowen. They try to get it into Stewart. He quickly hits a two and now they're going to have to
086foul. Wilkinson has the ball out of bounds. Get it into Loafy again and they foul him. Surprised at all they went for the quick two. I I am very surprised and they they came down. They were a little chaotic offensively and they had plenty of time. There's Bowen making that pass inside. Stewart gets the layup, but they came down. It was a little helter scalter. They were out of control uh on on offense and you really thought they'd kick it out to get a three. Didn't get that look, but Stewart cuts it to one. Here's Loafy. He just hit two free throws. He's right back at the line. How about Grant Wilkinson presence of mind to just look up and see how much time was on the clock. Loafy got it. Max Loafy was in
087the doghouse in the first half. Thinking Joe Rous is okay with him right now. He's just okay. He He's in the penthouse right now. Got the second one. So 4.6 seconds. The Rams need a three. Ralph says no fouls. Sanger working on Loafy. He'll take the shot. Oh, so close off the back of the rim, but Pine Creek hangs on. They defeat the Rampart Rams 51- 48. And the student body is celebrating. What a great game, Dave. Oh, fantastic game. What a comeback by Pine Creek. Rampart had a six-point lead to start this fourth quarter. Pine Creek came all the way back. They did it with their defense and they did it with their back court. And at the at crunch time when they needed free throws, Max Loafy goes four for four from the
088line. We couldn't ask for a better game tonight. 5148. and the Rams and the Eagles. Great sportsmanship, showing a great job here tonight, shaking hands. What a great job for John Sinclair and his team to come in here and put up the fight that they did, but they fall to 2 and 15 on the year. 0 and7 in the Metro League. Hard to believe they are. And Joe Rous's club goes to 13-6, 4-4 in the Metro League. Boy, what a fantastic game. And Rampart loses another tough one tonight. But before we go, we want to give a shout out to Max Loafy's dad. He goes four for four from the free throw line. Seals this victory. He's over in Kuwait. Pete, thanks for watching. Your son did well tonight. Yeah. Thank you for your service
089as well, Pete. Fantastic. Great job. Pine Creek wins it. We hope you enjoyed watching it tonight for our entire 20TV crew and for Dave Toller. I'm Brian German saying so long. We'll see you next time on 20T TV.