Cubs use tremendous second half to
advance to Regional Final
The Olney Cubs and
Flora Pups squared off in
a Regional Semi-Final at
Mt. Carmel.
The winner would go on
to face off with the host
Mt. Carmel Jr. Aces that
dispatched Carmi in the
early contest.
Flora had high hopes after
jumping out to an early
lead over the Cubs.
The Pups held an 8-5
lead after the first frame
and added to that total in
the second period.
Flora would head into
the half holding an 18-11
lead over the second seeded
Cubs.
Olney would find another
gear in the second half
and would be sparked be
excellent defense.
The Cubs held Flora to
just five second half
points, and one point in
the third.
While smothering Flora
defensively, Olney would
get in transition and pour
in 14 third quarter points
to claim the lead 25-19.
In the final period od
play, Olney would hold off
any attempts at a Flora
comeback and pick up the
semi-final victory 32-23.
The Cubs will now move
into the Regional Championship
Game.
OLNEY STATS
Points: Chase Travis -
14, Kitch St. Pierre - 6,
Brooks Julian - 5, Chance
Hinton - 4, Drew Blank -
3.
Rebounds: Drew Blank
- 8, Chase Travis - 6,
Chance Hinton - 5, Kitch
St. Pierre - 2, Brooks Julian
- 1, Adrian Bower - 1.
Steals: Chase Travis - 5,
Brooks Julian - 1, Chance
Hinton - 1, Drew Blank -
1.
UP NEXT
The Olney Cubs will return
to the court when
they face off against the
regional host Mt. Carmel.
The Cubs and Jr. Aces
will battle for the second
time in just under two
weeks in a rematch of the
Cubs victory at Richland
County Middle School.
The matchup of the top
two seeds of the tournament
will take place in
Mt. Carmel, tonight, with
a scheduled 7:00 pm start
time.