The 6-foot combo guard finished with 17 points, followed by Kendall Brown (15), Julian Washington (12) and Marvin Jordan (11). and it kind of spiraled.”įour Manual players finished in double figures, led by senior and Division I prospect Paris Gulley. “And we missed some shots we should make. That really hurt us in the second quarter. “Tonight, they were able to get us sped up and we weren’t able to get post catches. “Against Rock Island, which plays similar basketball, we were able to finish around the basket,” Reynolds said. The Galesburg interior trio of seniors Caleb Weaver, Tanner Libby and junior Victor Davis finished with 23 points and eight rebounds.| In Galesburg’s upset of Rock Island, a team that attempts to play a similar defensive style, the Silver Streaks dominated down low. “We like to start everything with our defense.”īefore the game, Booth impressed upon his team the need to shut down Galesburg inside. “That’s typical Manual basketball,” Rams coach Derrick Booth said. The forgettable offensive night also included a 9-of-36 shooting performance from the field. Manual’s defense was so unyielding that the Silver Streaks finished with one assist. The Ram caused exactly that - 20 of them. Manual entered the game with hopes of pestering a young Galesburg backcourt into turnovers. In the fourth quarter, as the Galesburg offense morphed into individual one-on-one battles and Manual continued score uncontested layups at the other end, Reynolds buried his face in his hands, digging his fingers into his eyebrows.
The game after the first quarter was Manual 66, Galesburg 32. The Manual lead stretched to 20 points in the period, as simple aspects of the game such as inbounding the ball became a frustrating adventure for the Streaks. Galesburg imploded in the second quarter when they were hammered 21-8. “Right now, we are not good enough to play at that speed,” Galesburg coach Mike Reynolds said. The Rams swarmed the Silver Streaks with their unyielding pressure defense and overwhelmed the Galesburg defense with their ability to penetrate to the hoop at will. In its first game in 12 days, Galesburg (7-6) was blitzed on Saturday night 82-43 by the Rams (12-5), the No. The Silver Streaks could have used the help. Late in the second quarter at Peoria Manual, the Galesburg High School boys basketball team had six players on the court when the ball was inbounded.