Cleveland/Bearden

[chill]

Don't let the score fool you. Although Cleveland eventually pulled away from the Bulldogs, the game was very tight. The game was close for three and a half quarters until Cleveland point guard Tim Cooper got hot. After being cold in the first half, Cooper was 5 of 6 from behind the arc in the third quarter. He had 15 of Cleveland's 18 points in the quarter. Bearden's stud Kyle Cruz couldn't buy a jumpshot but still played outstanding.Michael Blue and Jeremy Holliday played well against man-child Charles Little but all you can do is to try and slow him down.He's unbelievable for a sophomore. It's scary to think how good he could be. Freshman Grant Domisic also played well for Bearden. Trey Sharp for Cleveland is an amazing athlete. He got in foul trouble early or it might have been a blowout sooner. He dominated the whole tournament on the boards and attacking the glass. Many monster dunks in this game from Little and Blue. Bearden definitely earned Cleveland's respect and surprised a lot of people. Aaron Green is doing an awesome job at Cleveland, and Mark Blevins's gameplan was brilliant. Great game....

[dirtydawg15]

As Chill said, the game was a lot closer than on paper Cleveland is just better than us right now. Cooper, #23 carried them tonight. I think he is the best player on that team. Congratulations, you guys came in and beat us, no excuses here. Hopefully we will see you down the road in the Boro.

[cbr]

I will agree that this was a great game. It was definitely fun to watch in the stands. Coach Blevins did have a good game plan. Both teams played hard the entire game and there are some good players and athletes on both teams. I do disagree, however, that the game was closer than the paper shows. For three quarters the game was really close. But in the fourth quarter Cleveland flat out stopped Bearden defensively which was the 20 point difference that the paper showed. Fouls kept Cleveland out of their defense until the 4th quarter. Bearden only scored 1 field goal in the 4th and made three free throws and that was it for a total of 5 points in the entire quarter.. It wasn't like Bearden was fouling to make the score bigger than what it was. It was enough of a lead for both teams to clear their benches the last 2-3 minutes of the game. Overall, great game and great atmosphere for a championship game!