Tuesday, January 30, 2018
TCC Wins on Fan Appreciation Night
by TCCNN Reporter Randy Pifer
Updated at 5:16 PM on 1/30/18
The Fightin' Reformers looked at the schedule when it was released and circled the game against REZ for Fan Appreciation Night 2018. TCC had handily beaten REZ by 35 points in the early season match up and appeared ready to cruise to an easy victory in front of a packed house full of TCC fanatics. After falling behind quickly, 9-2, REZ called a timeout, not wanting a repeat of last game. This tactical strategy seemed to work wonders as TCC forgot how to box out and rebound the ball for the remainder of the first half. Super-fan Brandon Simpson had to be held back from entering the game. "Someone needs to rebound and box out, I'll do it myself if I have to" he shouted!
TCC still held the lead the entire first half, thanks to some nice shooting by Hugh Carson, Ryan LaPierre and Ben Davis. Jordon Cobb, playing in only his third game this season thanks to an injury riddle rookie season, was quite effective in his return with some clutch defensive stops and a key basket late in the game. Daniel Brown was a defensive wizard once again with a team high five steals.
The Reformers we playing without two key players in the front court. Patrick Gomer missed his second game of the year, and Randy Pifer missed the first game of his storied TCC/CGBC career. His incredible streak of never missing a game came to an end thanks to his "eminent death flu" that nearly ended him. He was still able to attend the game and his presence alone was enough to push the team over the edge to pull out the win. "When Randy played we won by 35, when he didn't we only won by 5. Guess he is worth 30 points per game" said Karla Simpson. Her deductive reasoning seems to check out.
REZ continued to fight in the second half and TCC went cold from the floor. There was a 4 minute stretch where TCC did not score and REZ was hitting crazy shot after crazy shot. With under 3 minutes to play, REZ hit a three to take their first lead of the game. The Reformers answered with a layup to reclaim the lead, but REZ hit another three to take a 2 point lead with under 2 minutes to play.
With under a minute to play and TCC down by 1, Brown clamped down with 3 of his steals, including a beautiful highlight-reel left handed finish on which he was fouled. He missed the free throw, but TCC was able to finish the game with defense and free throws to win 54-49. With 2 game remaining on the schedule TCC sits at 5-3. A final record of 7-3 would be the best record in TCC history. Earle Street and Edwards Road are all that stand in their way of #sevenwouldbeheaven!
Updated at 5:16 PM on 1/30/18
The Fightin' Reformers looked at the schedule when it was released and circled the game against REZ for Fan Appreciation Night 2018. TCC had handily beaten REZ by 35 points in the early season match up and appeared ready to cruise to an easy victory in front of a packed house full of TCC fanatics. After falling behind quickly, 9-2, REZ called a timeout, not wanting a repeat of last game. This tactical strategy seemed to work wonders as TCC forgot how to box out and rebound the ball for the remainder of the first half. Super-fan Brandon Simpson had to be held back from entering the game. "Someone needs to rebound and box out, I'll do it myself if I have to" he shouted!
TCC still held the lead the entire first half, thanks to some nice shooting by Hugh Carson, Ryan LaPierre and Ben Davis. Jordon Cobb, playing in only his third game this season thanks to an injury riddle rookie season, was quite effective in his return with some clutch defensive stops and a key basket late in the game. Daniel Brown was a defensive wizard once again with a team high five steals.
The Reformers we playing without two key players in the front court. Patrick Gomer missed his second game of the year, and Randy Pifer missed the first game of his storied TCC/CGBC career. His incredible streak of never missing a game came to an end thanks to his "eminent death flu" that nearly ended him. He was still able to attend the game and his presence alone was enough to push the team over the edge to pull out the win. "When Randy played we won by 35, when he didn't we only won by 5. Guess he is worth 30 points per game" said Karla Simpson. Her deductive reasoning seems to check out.
REZ continued to fight in the second half and TCC went cold from the floor. There was a 4 minute stretch where TCC did not score and REZ was hitting crazy shot after crazy shot. With under 3 minutes to play, REZ hit a three to take their first lead of the game. The Reformers answered with a layup to reclaim the lead, but REZ hit another three to take a 2 point lead with under 2 minutes to play.
With under a minute to play and TCC down by 1, Brown clamped down with 3 of his steals, including a beautiful highlight-reel left handed finish on which he was fouled. He missed the free throw, but TCC was able to finish the game with defense and free throws to win 54-49. With 2 game remaining on the schedule TCC sits at 5-3. A final record of 7-3 would be the best record in TCC history. Earle Street and Edwards Road are all that stand in their way of #sevenwouldbeheaven!
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
TCC Drops Second Game in a Row
by TCCNN Reporter Randy Pifer
Updated on 1/17/18 at 1:05 pm
The Fightin' Reformers find themselves in unfamiliar territory after suffering their second consecutive loss to fall to 3-3 on the season. Taylor's First Baptist completed the season sweep of TCC with a 55-46 win on Monday night. The Reformers were with out three key players yet again, as their lack of depth cost them again. Patrick Gomer and Rome Lawson were both missing in the front court causing many problems against the biggest team in the league. "They have two guys over 6'5" and we just couldn't match them inside tonight" said Hugh Carson, who led the team in scoring with eleven points. Ryan LaPierre also finished with eleven points.
'We couldn't hit outside shots with any consistency and they were too big inside; it was the perfect storm tonight" said Jonathan Chasteen. Daniel Brown's all-out energy and effort has become customary, but he struggled with his shot again tonight finishing with only four points on one of six shooting.
Ben Davis got hot early and led TCC to any early lead with back to back threes, but the team couldn't sustain the hot start as they fell down by as many as 19 points in the second half. A late run was too little, too late as TCC could not make a large comeback for the second week in a row. "We just need the entire team to show up! We are one of the better teams in the league when we have our full compliment of players" said a frustrated Randy Pifer.
TCC has four games left in the season and will need to turn things around quickly to salvage this once promising season. Next up is rival Fairview Baptist next Monday Night. A win on rivalry night would be a great place to jump start the last month of the season and finish the season strong.
Thursday, January 11, 2018
TCC Boxscore vs Edwards Road and Updated Season Stats
TCC vs Edwards Road Boxscore
Updated Season Stats
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
TCC Makes Valiant Comeback, Falls Just Short* to Edwards Road
by TCCNN Reporter Randy Pifer
Updated at 9:34 PM on 1/9/18
*Critical Note: After review of the tape, the scorekeeper missed 3 points that TCC scored. TCC actually took the lead late in the game and the outcome and decisions they made down the stretch would have been different had the score been correct. TCC accepts the loss, but it will not be without an * in the record book.
TCC, playing without three starters and their first game in two weeks, showed rust early as they dug themselves into a hole falling behind by as many as sixteen points. Then Ryan LaPierre struck. LaPierre scored a season high 32 points to will his team back into the contest. Patrick Gomer chipped in 14 points and Daniel Brown played his best all around game of the year with 8 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. "We started in a zone defense but they were killing us from the three point line" said Jonathan Chasten. "Coach made the decision to switch to man and that allowed us to put more pressure on them and start to claw our way back into the game."
"I was proud of how our team fought back" said Coach LaPierre. "We were running on fumes, but the guys fought through and gave us a chance to win the game" added Brown. Randy Pifer, who had been shooting 70% from the field coming into the game, struggled all night shooting. He shot 0-6 and finished with 0 points. "We didn't have the new official league ball tonight. It felt like a foreign object in my hands" he said as he made excuse after excuse. The rest of the team wasn't buying it.
Hugh Carson missed the first game of his career so he could watch the National Championship game. Coach LaPierre was disappointed and promised there would be repercussions at practice this week. Upon seeing that Georgia lost in overtime to Alabama, LaPierre changed his mind and said "he suffered enough last night". Jordan Cobb and Ben Davis also missed the game but no excuses were given for their absence. They will be dealt with internally.
With the first five games of the season over, TCC stands at 3-2* on the season. This is now where they expected to be at this point. The goal of an undefeated season was lost on opening night when they blew a big lead to Taylors, and a disputed loss last night to Edwards Road has the team searching for answers. "We have now played every team in the league. There should be no surprises as we go into the second half of the year and play each team for the second time" said Rome Lawson.
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