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| Middletown Community News |
| Middletown Middies Basketball Remains Undefeated |
| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:43:54 AM - Middletown Ohio |
By: Tara Kunkle
The Middletown Middies boys high school basketball team still remains undefeated as they beat Washington, D.C.'s Gonzaga High School on Monday, December 29th. They beat them in the semifinals with a score of 68-62.
The Middies are now 6-0. They were led by Allen Roberts who scored the team high of 20 points. Tyler Thornton who plays for Gonzaga has already signed for Duke University. Thornton was held to only 10 points by the Middies.
Tonight at 8 p.m. will be the final tournament. The Middies will be playing Vance N.C. This Friday the Middies will be back home to play Fairfield on Friday night.
Click here to see more pictures from the Jr. Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
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Archived Comments
| 12/30/2008 2:47:55 PM | harvey poff | | Tonight Middletown plays the Vance High School Cougers for the Junior Orange Bowl Classic Championship. The Vance team is from Charlotte, North Carolina. I watched them play Coral Reef High School of Miami, Florida and they are impressive. They are extremely quick and they love to push the ball up the floor. They are a well disciplined team and always seem to be under control. They will be a great test for the Middies. If Middletown can pull this one off, they will move up, I would think, in the national rankings. I understand that Middletown is currently ranked 97th in the country. So far, so good. Middletown has clearly shown that they have come to Miami to play some great baskeball. | | 12/31/2008 12:43:52 AM | Harvey Poff | | Middletown played well this evening but not well enough to beat Vance High School from North Carolina. Vance jumped out with three 3 pointers and the Middies had to play "catch-up" for the entire game. Middletown came within 5 points in the fourth quarter but couldn't take it any further. Vance High is a talent laden team with depth and a tremendous amount of talent. The Middies stayed in the game and have nothing to be ashamed. They played well and were competing until the end. Being the Runner-up in the Orange Bowl Classic is pretty darn good. Every team represented were exceptional teams with winning traditions. Our kids did quite well and we're very proud of them. |
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