Game 23: United Township @ Galesburg (Girl's Basketball)

Game 23
(12/10/09)
United Township @ Galesburg (Girl's Basketball)

After a winter storm semi-blasted the area, games were back in action on this Thursday night. Most games were cancelled on Tuesday for the expectation of up to a foot of snow, but by 11:00 p.m. the area had seen only rain. Conditions did worsen overnight and into Wednesday.

Rarely am I able to make it through an entire day wearing a white shirt without getting a stain on it. Wearing a white shirt, and the office boasting chips and dip, disaster was inevitable, and it was. A nice splat of cheese dip on the front of my shirt. With no other shirts, I decided to add a new shirt to the wardrobe before heading to Galesburg High School's Thiel Gymnasium.

I hit the Sandburg Mall in Galesburg and found a store selling local high school apparell. Without any Galesburg Silver Streaks clothing in my arsenal I picked up a Streaks polo. I preceded downtown to the WAIK studios to pick up the Marti for the broadcast and to change shirts.

Hit the gym a few minutes before the tipoff of the JV game between visiting United Township and Galesburg. During the preliminary game, the Streaks fell to the visiting Panthers 64-60.

Both teams came out firing in the varsity matchup, with UTHS holding a 27-22 lead after one quarter. The Streaks nailed four three-pointers in the first eight minutes, appearing to be well on their way of making the magical 13 for a triple cheeseburger for those in attendance wearing the McDonalds "3Diculous" shirts.

Galesburg outscored UTHS 15-13 in the second quarter to trail by three points at the break. The Panthers scored another 25 points in the third quarter and led by 7 heading into the final frame. The Streaks made some runs in the fourth quarter, but could not capitalize on many UTHS turnovers down the stretch, falling 80-73. UTHS turned the ball over 30 times, while Galesburg committed 25 turnovers. The Streaks also struggled at the free throw line (2-9). Three of those misses came on one-and-bonus shots.

Leading the way for UTHS was Shanice Morrow, who exploded for 29 points, demolishing her season average (5.9 ppg). Shelby Pacheco had 17 points to lead all Galesburg scorers. Sara Baker added 15 points. Galesburg finished (9-38) from the three-point line. Galesburg has attempted 417 three-pointers in nine games, which puts them at 46th all-time in that category in the IHSA record books, with many games left to play.

The Quest File Notes
Game 23
Date: 12/10/09
Result: UTHS runs past Galesburg 80-73
Location: Galesburg
Miles: 100