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Eastbrook Sectional Recap with Grant Shouse & Aaron Daniels (2.1903) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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  [SPEAKER_03]: You are listening to a special edition of the Central Indiana Sports Report, our day-one recap of the Class 2A sectional 40 at Eastbrook with Blackford and Burst getting wins on Tuesday night in the opening room.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Grandch House called the game for the action sports network and has a recap.
• 0:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: Michelle Garmin helped me out with that interview and with our interview with Blackford Head Coach Aaron Daniels coming up as well.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Well, Grant, big win for Blackford, and I have to get it done.
• 1:10
  [SPEAKER_01]: They came back, 13-0 run in the game, Alexander really had control, laid down the stretch.
• 1:17
  [SPEAKER_01]: Just a tough game for Alexander.
• 1:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: It started off real back and forth, kind of riding the sea saw a little bit.
• 1:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: Amari and Legat scored 13 points in the first quarter for Alexander, for Blackred, it should say,
• 1:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: He had all 13 of their points in the first quarter, and he actually had 25-a half-time scores, 1,000 points.
• 1:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: Alex and Andrea's defense shutting down on the second half pretty much, held him to just six second half points.
• 1:45
  [SPEAKER_01]: All in the fourth quarter, Mason Kidterman and Elijah Petro were the one that steps up for black for there in the second half, Kidterman in a couple big threes.
• 1:55
  [SPEAKER_01]: Alex and Andrea, out over the hump, they had the lead, they were up five, and they had
• 2:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Um, where they could have thrown it to Machete, who was cutting to the rim and he didn't get to it.
• 2:10
  [SPEAKER_01]: And that really changed the momentum it turned it over.
• 2:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: Black forgot the ball and then cut it to three and then leg it had a huge dunk.
• 2:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: They're late and they just, they pulled away, they hit free Thursday was all academic Alex and Andrew went cold there again down the stretch and, you know, tough loss for Alex and Andrew.
• 2:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: the resilience for Blackford is pretty amazing there where they were able to you know pull away and and now they got that monkey off their back a little bit and they can kind of breathe and let the game come to them on Friday against Deesbrook.
• 2:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: Hey Grant you said that was that one bad turnover.
• 2:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: Did Ellie just did they continue to turn over?
• 2:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: You said they missed shots where they
• 2:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: Um, they give us a combination of both a little bit.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They were a couple bad shots to teach shot of a three that um, they did not need to have at one point.
• 3:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, of course, you're you're trying to hit three to get yourself back in the game because we're worth more than two.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And and they had guys taking threes for his like jacks and brisk like three.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Four is more than two.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's not check.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Okay, good.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: All right, good.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Now that we know that go on.
• 3:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: Just couldn't hit the shots there down the stretch, you know.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And then again, it's a shame because they had the lead like they let a lot of the second half did they played a perfect game.
• 3:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'll tell you what they played about the first 29 minutes of the game incredibly well the last three just couldn't have come at a worse time just did not play well down the stretch and I mean they gave up 13 and answered in the game.
• 3:55
  [SPEAKER_03]: And it doesn't get much easier for Blackford in the second round Eastbrook to the host, Blackford beat him pretty handily the first time around, but it's seems like this might be a good one too.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think so Eastbrook went through a tough stretch there in January.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They kind of have the January woes.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Um, really struggled shooting the ball, like struggled to find ways to win games, battle to illness, battle to injuries, lost to Madison Grant lost to Madison Grant lost games that they should not have lost this year, especially in January now in February is a lot different.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They got better black for blew him out last time they played.
• 4:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it was I did the game.
• 4:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: It was never a game.
• 4:36
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'll do the game against Friday.
• 4:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I expect this one to be more of a game I think having the buy for each work is going to help them and I'm excited to that game.
• 4:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that's going to be a heck of a game on Friday night.
• 4:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: I like the way black for just kind of played with their back against the wall.
• 4:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: We said that a Marion legged is going to have to find other ways to get as teammates to the ball and put the ball in the basket.
• 5:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: I thought back to what coach Daniels told us last night where there's nights where they tell a Marion he's got to go score 50.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Well Tuesday night was one of those nights he had to try and go score 50.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: All right, let's hear from Blackford head coach Aaron Daniels.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: All right coach, well that was a really big step.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: It was, if we tell everybody, it's gonna make a tournament run, you gotta have a game like that.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: It was punch for punch.
• 5:33
  [SPEAKER_02]: There were several league changes that we had our backs against the wall.
• 5:37
  [SPEAKER_02]: Alexander is a fantastic basketball team and to come out on top in a game like that, it just makes you have much stronger as a team and you gotta have those kind of moments.
• 5:46
  [SPEAKER_02]: to make a sectional run and that we think that we've been prepared for that moment.
• 5:50
  [SPEAKER_02]: To come out on top was just a little great night for us, great for our kids.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Just an awesome experience for us.
• 5:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: I won't admit, I did not pick you guys to win the sectional.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I was the only one of us three to pick you to win to beat the Tigers on you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tuesday night.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Okay.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: I'll tell you, they had one seven in a row coming in and they were, they were playing good basketball.
• 6:12
  [SPEAKER_02]: It was a, it was a heavyweight, you know, punch for punch tonight and and either team could have won that game and just our poise down the stretch really helped us get a hold of that thing.
• 6:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, one of the reasons I picked you guys is because I said you had the best player on the court and in like it.
• 6:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I said, I've seen really good guards be able to
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and when it comes to tournament time, everybody says like you got to have the best play on the court.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And tonight it was it.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: The first half, he goes for 25 of our 30.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: We kind of have our shy with the ball other than him.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And then the second half, he just continues to play well.
• 6:53
  [SPEAKER_02]: as a huge steal in the donk late in the game and whenever we have him we always have a chance no matter who you're playing because he is probably one of the top two or three kids it's not the top kid and all the two a basketball and so the heck for him to be a sophomore he gets his thousand point tonight just a he's a special talent and and when he gets some help and he got a little bit of help tonight especially in the second half we're hard to beat
• 7:24
  [SPEAKER_03]: never easy to play the host team in the sexual and that's a good East Brook team.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Definitely we expected a ton of energy tonight while they, you know, they rest up, they get a little bit healthier.
• 7:35
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's going to be a packed house on Friday night.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Wapa honey is is going to be packed.
• 7:40
  [SPEAKER_02]: I mean, they're going to be there.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: I think everybody's going to be cheering for Eastburg except for the Blackford fans should be an unbelievable environment again.
• 7:47
  [SPEAKER_02]: And that's what sectional basketball's all about.
• 7:49
  [SPEAKER_02]: It's going to be a great task for us.
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_02]: We know that they're not the same, you know.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: We beat them pretty good a couple weeks ago, but we shot it really well.
• 7:56
  [SPEAKER_02]: And so it'll be interesting to see kind of what plays out in that game.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And you get a chance to prove me wrong.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Absolutely.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Absolutely.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Coach Daniels, thank you so much for your time as always and we will talk to you on Friday night.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you guys.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: It's hot.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: I appreciate you.
• 8:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: And Grant Burris 50 to 40 over Madison Grant and 10 wins this year for Burris after winnering.
• 8:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think five combined the last two years.
• 8:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: that I'm just gonna be awesome you those are two not very good teams.
• 8:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: They are and probably their coaches we tell you there's their JD level basketball teams and again Michelle said it last night it was like watching the varsity and then watching the JD and reverse tonight.
• 8:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: The first match to great is actually a really good game for a while.
• 8:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: first pulled away, they had a kid, Malachi Smith come off the bench, score 15 points tonight, he was huge for them, he's probably the reason they won the game and bad it's a grant.
• 8:59
  [SPEAKER_01]: Here's my thing with him, Greg, is that they graduate one dude, they graduate Brock Barnhart.
• 9:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: They're going to return four or five starters for next year if they come out and play.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And the Juan Johnson is going to be the guy and he's already shown he could be the guy.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: and so on it's become one of my favorite players.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, he threw down a dunk tonight.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: He was that he's the most athletic players for best athlete.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: He's the smartest kid.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think he's the smartest basketball like you kid.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And the smartest kid.
• 9:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: There's a lot to be looking forward to for coach Hendrickson and Madison Grant, I don't know if you know this, but they are going to be reclassified to one A next year and they're going to be a one A school and a one A sectional, and probably their speed, probably where they need to be, coach Hendrickson actually coming the other night that he thinks that they could be the sectional favorite next year when they go to one A.
• 9:53
  [SPEAKER_03]: It depends on how it's drawn up, I would say, but good possibility.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Grant, thank you so much for helping out tonight and always good here in front of you and we'll talk to you on Friday night.
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