Day 1: McGuinness Classic...
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Well, that was another disappointing BCS title game. Not so much that Alabama won but that we didn’t get to see the real Texas team. Anyway, the night was a letdown, but the day was great at the 50th McGuinness Classic.
First, scores.
Thursday
Edmond North 63, Norman North 52
Carl Albert 64, Norman 32
McGuinness 65, Guthrie 51
Deer Creek 70, NW Classen 69 – OT
Friday
Norman North vs. Norman – 1:30
Guthrie vs. NW Classen – 3 p.m.
Semifinals: Edmond North vs. Carl Albert, 6 p.m.
Semifinals: McGuinness vs. Deer Creek, 7:30
Deer Creek 70, NW Classen 69 – OT
So how does a team get whipped by Piedmont and come back and beat the Knights less than 48 hours later? Deer Creek showed what it is made out of with this game.
What a fun, fun game that was back and forth all throughout the fourth quarter and overtime. Good stuff all around from both sides.
I’ve seen the Antlers three times now and have been impressed all three times. This night belonged to Jurrell Calloway. He has loads of potential and put it together in this one.
Calloway led DC with 18 points but his determination started to wear down NW Classen in the fourth quarter and overtime.
And it wouldn’t be a Deer Creek game without a mention of Garrett Hermanski. He tied the game with 18 seconds left in regulation at 61 and hit the game winner in OT with 4.8 seconds left.
Hermanski told me after the game he had no idea that was for the win. He just saw an open lane and took it.
It was a crazy environment, so big ups to the respective fan bases. For NW, it was the Jamil Donovan (24 pts) show. But after draining his free throws all game, he got tired and missed crucial ones in OT.
Deer Creek coach Matt Bailey said he had to get tough on his team, and then the team had to respond. It was 26-12 at one point in the second quarter. Message sent and received.
Edmond North 63, Norman North 52
I get why the Huskies were one of the best two-win teams in the state. EN is loaded with talent, but it’s tough for them to overcome the size of most 6A teams.
