Injuries too much for Casady to overcome

Lost in all the hoopla of weather delays and makeup basketball games was the fact Casady kept truckin’ along playing against the Southwest Prep Conference.

And while the team initially played with a fire and inspiration following the torn ACL to leader Preston Sullivan, it was too much to ask for that energy to carry through. Not that the Cyclones didn’t try, but being shorthanded eventually caught up to Casady.

The Cyclones closed the year on an 11-game losing streak in the first season for Allen Dukes. Here are the box scores from the SPC games last weekend in Houston and some thoughts from Dukes.

SPC Championships in Houston, Texas:

Game 1 — Austin St. Stephens 64, Casady 49
Austin*12*19*15*18 — 64
Casady*9*10*16*14 — 49
Casady — English 12, Casey Roberts 10, Bennett 8, Shelley 8, Silver 6, Mason Roberts 5.
St. Stephens — Green 19, Livsay 12, Coates 8, Almanza 6, Brivenmore 6, Panda 5, Austin 4, Asante 4

Game 2 — Arlington Oakridge 43, Casady 17
Oakridge*16*9*12*6 — 43
Casady*7*4*0*6 — 17
Casady — Roberts 4, English 4, Silver 3, Bennett 2, Shelley 2, Fleming 2.
Oakridge — Deques 11, Umbalance 10, Beck 6, Wall 6, Harder 2, Seidler 2, Clark 2, Ford 2, Garrett 2.

Game 3 — San Antonio St. Mary’s Hall 57 Casady 56
St. Mary’s Hall*15*13*16*13 — 57
Casady*17*16*15*8 — 56
Casady — Bennett 15, Silver 14, Roberts 10, Shelley 8, English 6, Henderson 3
St. Mary’s Hall — D. Rockherre 13, McNar 12, Greenwalt 10, Momin 10, Lopez 3, T. Rockherre 2.