Published
February 26, 2010
Miller lifts SJE, 44-41
Eagles take lead, hold off MLC for shot at championship
TOURNEYTOWN.COM
Warren Miller scored 22
points as St. John-Endicott rallied to beat Moses Lake Christian 44-41
at the Class 1B boys state tournament and earn a spot in the
championship game.
The Eagles (16-11)
trailed the entire game until Miller's field goal with 2:05 to play in
the third pushed SJE up 33-32, giving the Eagles a lead they'd never
relinquish.
Miller, who scored 14
of his points in the second half, scored eight points in the fourth
quarter as SJE kept Moses Lake Christian (19-6) at bay with three free
throws in the final 13.8 seconds.
SJE will meet
third-ranked Sunnyside Christian in Saturday's 7 p.m. championship.
Miller, who made 8 of
12 shots, also pulled down 10 of SJE's 35 rebounds.
Joe Timofeyev scored
15 points and Stephan McNamara added 13 for the Lions.
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St. John-Endicott -- Raynor 1-1 0-0 2, Schmick 2-8 1-2 6, Simon
2-7 1-2 7, Van Lith 2-4 0-1 4, Harrison 0-2 0-0 0, Miller 8-12 6-13
22, McCanna 1-7 0-0 3. Totals 16-41 8-18 44. |
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Moses Lake Christian -- J. Timofeyev 3-9
9-15 15, Kagele 0-3 1-2 1, Kirkwood 0-0 0-0 0, Webb 0-1 0-0 0, B.
Timofeyev 0-0 0-0 0, McNamara 5-10 3-4 13, Roberts 2-11 0-0 4,
Murrell 3-6 0-0 8, Fode 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-40 13-21 41. |
| St. John-Endicott |
14 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
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44 |
| Moses Lake Christian |
16 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
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41 |
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3-point goals--SJE 4-15 (Simon 2-6, Shmick 1-1, McCanna 1-5, Miller
0-1, Harrison 0-2), MLC 2-8 (Murrell 2-3, Roberts 0-1, Webb 0-1,
Kagele 0-1, J. Timofeyev 0-2). Rebounds--SJE 35 (Miller 10), MLC 29
(Roberts 9). Assists--SJE 7 (Miller 4), MLC 5 (Murrell 2). Steals--SJE
6 (Miller 3), MLC 8 (J. Timofeyev 4). Blocked
shots--SJE 2 (Miller 2), MLC 0. Fouled out--Webb, McNamara. Total fouls--SJE
17, MLC 18. Technical fouls--None.
Turnovers--SJE 17, MLC 13. |
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