Torcaldad

A West TN basketball fan here who was pulling for GC. I just rewatched the game and checked the play-by-play stats. GC went on a 9-0 run to go up 43-34 with 1:00 left in the 3rd qtr. York followed that with an 11-0 run ending with GC finally making 2 free throws with 2:00 left in the game. That was 7 minutes without GC scoring a point. A scoring drought like that can involve multiple factors. Great defense. Bad offense. Turnovers. Some bad luck. Some bad calls. The technical foul call was an ill timed, overreaction mistake by the official. However, the GC team made their share of mistakes as well. In the end, that long scoring lull was just too much for GC to overcome. It sucks for GC but give credit to York for fighting back and getting the win.

Peabody's game plan execution was the best that I have seen in a long time. Their defense was an aggressive, fearless all out scheme that commited to attacking the run and was backed by very solid tackling. Their offense was surprisingly aggressive and seemed to keep the Dog's defense off balance and guessing most of the game. Peabody's ability to continually grind out first downs and dominate the time of possession was the key to pulling off the shocker. It says a lot about Milan's team that even with the stats so greatly favoring Peabody, they were still in a position to win it at the end. Props to the Peabody players and coaches on a well executed win. Don't fret about Milan, as they will iron out some things and benefit long term from this temporary setback. Great high school football game!