We started off really slow and messy, which was the difference in the game. Girard got out to a 3-15 lead after the first quarter due to poor shooting and reacting slowly on the defensive end. Going into the half Corry was down by 9 and were able to get up 1 in the 3rd quarter. After that we fell back down and were not able to regain the lead. 

We have too many guys that are inconsistent right now and at times look uncomfortable on the court. We are making too many silly mistakes, which we can't afford against good teams. At the end of the game we missed a couple front ends of 1 on 1 foul shooting attempts, and couldn't get much going late. 

Nate Edwards from Girard scored 12 of his 16 in the first half, so we made a concerted effort to stop in the second. We were able to limit him to four points  in the second half, which helped us get back into the game. Girard always has about 3 guys in double digits scoring, which is what I am looking for. 

Tonight Markus Lambert led all scorers with 13 points for Corry. Behind him was Rylan Smith, Cole Nickerson and Nate James with 7 points. Cole had his best game of the season thus far grabbing 9 rebounds and playing with high energy and grit. I love the way Cole plays, he has an edge to him and that is something you can't teach or coach. Players got to want to do that, and he put it all out on the court today. Kamdyn Moon came off the bench and played a varsity high 17 minutes and added 5 points for the beavers. He had some freshman mistakes, but getting him out on the court and getting high volume minutes tonight was good for him and our team. 

Nate James led everyone in assists with 3. 

Today we were missing Brian Cressley due to illness.