Posted: Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:45 pm | Updated: 4:51 pm, Thu Mar 4, 2010.
By Peter Adelsen staff writer padelsen@kokomoperspective.com | 0 comments
Two North Central Conference foes will collide 6 p.m. Friday at Memorial Gym for the second time this season.
The Logansport Berries (15-5, 4-3 NCC) will try to avenge its previous loss to the now 17th ranked Kokomo Wildkats (15-5, 6-1 NCC) that possibly cost them a conference title in the Sectional 7 semi-final game where only the winner moves on.
In the first game on Feb. 11, the Widkats caught fire from behind the three-point arc in the second quarter and never looked back as they took first place in the NCC with their 74-60 win over the Berries. The Kats were led by senior Brock Barbary's 24 points and as a team shot 55 percent from the field. The Berries struggled from the field as they shot at 37 percent and their leading scorer senior Nate Champion shot a measly 29 percent, but still scored 18 points.
"We are going to need a lot of guys to step up," Kokomo coach Brian McCauley said. "We would love to have the same type of offensive production we had in the first game, but if we don't we're going to have to rely on our defensive rebounding."
Kokomo also led in rebounding 40 to 26. However, Logansport had fewer turnovers with 6 to Kokomo's 16.
"We're going to have to have the same type of defensive and rebounding effort that we did the first game," McCauley said. "(Logansport) created some turnovers throughout the game that caused us some problems. I think we're going to have to do a better job of preparing to take care of the ball better and making some adjustments there on offense in order to limit our turnovers."
Like the first time the team's met, this game will have big implications and this time only one team will be able to play again this season.
"They had NCC implications the first game and this game is just as big, if not bigger," he said. "Now you are fighting for your season, so it's going to be an intense game and a game that Logansport wants very badly and so do we."
In the second game of the Sectional 7 semi-final, Lafayette-Jefferson plays Harrison at 8 p.m. at Memorial Gym.
Other Sectional semi-final games Friday:
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 20 at Frankfort
Western v. West Lafayette, 6 p.m.
Northwestern v. Frankfort, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 22 at Norwell
Peru v. Norwell, 6 p.m.
Fort Wayne-Elmhurst v. Fort Wayne-Wayne, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 27 at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
Mt. Vernon v. Hamilton Heights, 6 p.m.
Rushville v. Shelbyville, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A, SECTIONAL 39 at Lewis Cass
Southwood v. North Miami, 6 p.m.
Lewis Cass v. Wabash, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A, SECTIONAL 40 at Taylor
Sheridan v. Tipton, 6 p.m.
Guerin Catholic v. Madison-Grant, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS A, SECTIONAL 53 at Tri-Central
Clinton Prairie v. Tri-Central, 6 p.m.
Rossville v. Lafayette Central Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
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