In an extremely intense basketball game on the East side of Madison, Madison East was able to take down Sun Prairie 52-45. This game was very hyped up after Sun Prairie was able to knock off top dog Madison Memorial but, came back life with a lose against Middleton. This game was a major measuring stick game for Sun Prairie to see if they are ready to consistently battle with the top teams in the Big Eight. In this game Sun Prairie should they are ready to battle with anyone in the conference but, may be a year away from truly being a conference title contender as they only have two seniors on the team this year and obviously bring back a lot. As every game this year 6'0 junior Nimrod Hilliard showed how great he truly is and 6'4 senior Marquis Mason was a game changer.
Throughout the first half Sun Prairie matched Madison East shot for shot. I had always heard a lot of good things about Sun Prairie senior 6'2 Michael Boos and had never really been that impressed but, in this game he really impressed me. Boos was coming off screens firing and knocking down the shots while big man 6'4 junior Chris Hawkins was doing his thing on the inside. At half time Sun Prairie was up 31-27. Then in the second half Madison East went to a zone and Sun Prairie completely folded. The threes were not falling for SP and Mason and fellow senior 6'4 Jeff Hull were controlling the defensive glass. When East grabbed the rebound they immediately looked to throw the long out lit pass to Nimrod Hillard who got numerous easy buckets which led to the SP student section chanting cherry picker but, honestly in Sun Prairie wanted to stop it the guy on the top of the key has to get back and run with Hillard and not letting him get out in the open. Pairie only scored three points in the third quarter and East jumped out to the 41-34 third quarter lead. In the fourth quarter East basically milked the clock and Prairie couldn't get the ball out of Hillard's hands.
Top Players
Nimrod Hillard 6'0 junior Madison East- Possibly the best ball handler I have seen this year and changes direction so well. Ultimate competitor. What he lacks in size makes up in heart.
Marquis Mason 6'4 senior Madison East- I've said it before and I'll say it again just ultimate game changer without scoring. Controlled the inside and the zone allowed him to stay on the inside and monitor the paint.
Chris Hawkins 6'4 junior Sun Prairie- Had some very nice blocks and was able to score on the inside. Nice big athletic body on the inside.
Michael Boos 6'2 Senior Sun Prairie- Comes off the screens ready to shoot and has a nice quick release that is real smooth.
Box Scores (starters in italics)
Madison East- Hillard 19 Mason 16 Hull 4 Marcel Terry 4 Drew McAdams 4 Rudy Bentley 4 Arthur Adams 0
Sun Prairie- Hawkins 14 Boos 13 Jaron Schaffner 6 Nick Fuller 4 William Thiel 4 Jordan Noskowiak 2 Reggie Williams 2 Daniel Mifflin 0
Well don't have the time tonight to write about the great East verse Memorial game but, tomorrow I'll probably have the time. Hillard once again showed his greatness.
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