Game 42
(12/29/09)
Pleasant Plains vs. Abingdon
Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament
My morning started a little later than I had wanted. That's what happens when I stay up until 3 a.m. updating the scoreboard, lol. I slept in until about 7:30, and tried to get a few things going for the early morning games. Of course, my morning coffee was a must.
First broadcast was not until 10:30, so I had some time when I arrived at Western Hall to get set up and start filling out the Tuesday holiday tournament schedules for the scoreboard. When I arrived at press row, saw my old buddy Dave Graf. He manages the Midwestern Building Supply stores in Tremont, Macomb, and Galesburg.
Got settled in and ready for the WMOI broadcast of the Abingdon Commandoes and Pleasant Plains Cardinals. I was impressed by the fight Abingdon gave the top-seeded Canton Little Giants during day one.
The Commandoes started out about as slow as possible, not scoring until the (2:21) mark in the first quarter. Plains jumped out to a (13-2) first quarter lead. Coming out into the second quarter, the roles reversed, as Abingdon went on an 8-0 run. That closed the gap to (13-10). James Carnes and Cory Link knocked down three-pointers in that run.
Plains clawed back behind three-pointers from sophomore Braxton Lanier and senior Dustin Myers, and they would eventually lead by 11 late in the second quarter. At halftime, the Cardinals led 21-13.
Joe Nichols, the athletic director and baseball coach at Abingdon, joined me for halftime. We talked about the Commandoes boy's and girl's basketball teams and previewed the Great Western Shootout, held at Abingdon every January. That shootout is renowned for their spaghetti dinner just as much as the quality basketball. Joe is also a Macomb High School graduate.
The teams each scored 9 points in the third quarter, to make it (30-22) heading into the fourth quarter. Abingdon, once again, hung in until the end, trying to claw back in, but the Cardinals were too strong and prevailed (40-29).
Cory Link led the Commandoes with 10 points. Logan Harris scored 12 points and Dustin Myers added 11 points for the Cardinals. Only six free throws were just by both teams the entire game. A total of only 17 fouls were whistled.
The Commandoes went two-and-out at the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament for the first time since 2005.
The Quest File Notes
Game 42
Date: 12/29/09
Result: Pleasant Plains survives a feisty Abingdon team, winning 40-29
Miles: 3
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