Published
February 25, 2009
Cusick grabs late win
Bluff, Edwards score four points in final minute for victory
TOURNEYTOWN.COM
Louie Bluff hit a field goal with 55 seconds to push Cusick into the
lead for good, and the Panthers held on for a 39-35 opening-round
victory over Rosalia in the Class 1B boys state tournament Wednesday.
Tyler Edwards, who finished with nine points, sealed the win with a pair
of free throws with 13 seconds left.
Teammate Spencer Shanholtzer led with 10 points.
Jim Maley paced Rosalia with 14 points and 12 rebounds, but he was held
to two points in the second half.
Bluff and Edwards each pulled down eight rebounds for Cusick.
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Cusick -- Shanholtzer 3-7 2-2 10, Prine 0-0
0-0 0, Edwards 3-15 3-6 9, Villegas 2-8 0-1 5, Bauer 2-9 0-2 4, Read
1-2 0-0 3, Norton 1-1 0-0 2, Ives 0-0 0-0 0, Bluff 3-7 0-0 6,
Andrews 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-49 5-11 39. |
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Rosalia -- Kuhn 0-4 2-2 2, Hodges 1-2 0-0 2,
Kerle 1-7 0-0 2, Brown 0-3 0-1 0, Maley 6-14 2-6 14, Richards 4-11
0-2 8, St. John 2-5 2-2 7, Loucks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-46 6-13 35. |
| Cusick |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
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39 |
| Rosalia |
9 |
17 |
4 |
5 |
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35 |
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3-point goals--C 4-17 (Shanholtzer 2-5, Read 1-1, Villegas 1-5,
Edwards 0-2, Bauer 0-4), R 1-7 (St. John 1-2, Kerle 0-1, Kuhn 0-1,
Brown 0-3). Rebounds--C 37 (Bluff 8, Edwards 8), R 37 (Maley 12,
Richards 9). Assists--C 6 (Edwards 3), R 6 (Brown 3). Steals--C 8
(Edwards 3), R 4 (Maley 2). Blocked shots--C 4 (Edwards 3), R 6
(Richards 6). Fouled out--None.
Total fouls--C 16, R 14. Technical fouls--C bench. Turnovers--C 11,
R 12. |
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