Milwaukee Washing beating Madison Lafollette last night will probably be one of the most exciting games I will see all year long. It was a high scoring fast paced game, that was dominated by guard play and those games are always the most entertaining. The final score was 84-73 and three players reached the 20 point mark and another four players reached double figures.
Early on the game went back and forth but, Lafollette was able to get the early lead behind the fast starts of guards 6'3 senior Chris Redman and 5'11 junior DJ Fuller. Washington countered that with 5'9 junior Terry Taylor scoring from all over the court and the rebounding of junior big men 6'5 Dominique Williams and 6'7 Jon Cathey-Macklin. Ultimately Lafollette grabbed the lead because they were knocking down their free throws and Washington wasn't, which was huge because this game was filled with fouls which slowed some players scoring down. In the third quarter Lafollette was able to maintain the lead as 6'0 senior Brett Klinkner came off the bench to knock down three, three point shots. Midway through the fourth quarter Lafollette was up by 11 with about fives minutes left in the game and that is when 6'3 senior Antoine Byrd and Washington took over. Washington went to the full court press which forced Lafollette into numerous turnovers and easy buckets. When Lafollette did get to the basket Cathey-Macklin was there to block their shots. In the end Washington turned the tables and won by 11 points.
I will say this Madison Lafollette is a much better team then I previously though but, they still lack a scoring post player which will hurt them in Big Eight play because the top teams in the conference all have very good big men. Lafollette appeared to be running a dribble drive offense which led to some open threes and then penetration by the guards that led to Lafollette spending a lot of time at the free throw line. If they can find a post game this team might be as good as everyone has said they are. With all their guards though it did surprise me that Washington's press gave them so much trouble but, that may be because the inexperience of the team around Fuller.
Milwaukee Washington will for sure have something to say about the City Conference title. Their guards make them go but, its their big men that make them a great team. Byrd can get to the lane anytime he wants and can pull up or go to the rim hard. Byrd along with Taylor and 5'9 senior Stanley Hobson played some very tough in your face defense. Their big men are very aggressive on the boards and seem to love rebounding which leads to them getting some easy second chance buckets.
Top Players
Chris Redman 6'3 senior Lafollette- A gunner that is always looking to score. When he penetrates has a very nice 15 foot shot and can finish at the hoop in a variety of ways.
DJ Fuller 5'11 junior Lafollette- As always is an ultra quick guard that can get to the hoop but, appears to have improved his outside shooting.
Brett Klinkner 6'0 senior Lafollette- Sharpshooter off the bench who hit four three pointers in the game.
Antoine Byrd 6'3 senior Washington- Can get to the hoop anytime he wants and can knock down the three, also very good at jumping the passing lanes on defense.
Terry Taylor 5'9 junior Washington- Very solid three point shooter and can get inside and finish with a nice little floater. Also another tenacious defender with quick hands.
Dominique Williams 6'5 junior Washington- Beast on the boards that can step out and hit the 15 footer.
Jon Cathey-Macklin 6'7 junior Washington- Another very aggressive rebounder and is very solid on the defense end as he had at least a handful of blocks in the game. Possibly the MVP of the game despite only scoring seven points.
Final Score
Milwaukee Washington 84
Madison Lafollette 73
Box Score
Washington- Byrd 27 Taylor 23 Queyvn Winters 10 Williams 8 Cathey-Macklin 7 Hobson 5 Tony Mayfield 4 Brian Garner 0 Eric Hair 0
Lafollette- Redman 20 Fuller 16 Klinker 12 Jon Dybevik 10 Stephan Marton 5 Ryan Waeffler 4 Jaren Singh 4 Lucas DuBois 2
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