Game Recap: Broad Ripple vs. Guerin Catholic (and Northrop vs. Carroll, too!)

A back and forth affair featuring one of the state of Indiana's very best came down to the wire in this Tuesday tilt. The stars of these two teams struggled to get going in the first half as IU recruit Ron Patterson had one point on 0-4 shooting going into half, and Guerin stud Aaron Brennan had two points on 1-5 shooting. Other players stepped up, namely Rockets' senior Mo Cross, who had 15 points at half, with the score 27-26 in favor of Guerin. The stars of both teams got on track in the second half, however. Patterson scored six third quarter points to give the Rockets a 42-41 lead. Brennan scored ten himself in the third. The fourth was nip and tuck, and Broad Ripple held a two point lead at 49-47 with just over two minutes to play. The Golden Eagles simply could not come up with enough plays in that stretch of time and the Rockets held on to win a close one, 53-50. Patterson played big when it mattered most, scoring nine of his 16 points in the final stanza. He also dished out six assists, grabbed five boards and had three steals. He did have his second consecutive cold shooting night, going 5-17 from the field. This is after shooting 10-26 against Cathedral. Buss will undoubtedly get his shot falling soon, though. BCross also had a solid second half, finishing with 22 points. He'll be a great get for a mid or low major school. Still a bit undersized as a 6'3 small forward, but a supreme athlete. On a side note, Michigan coaches were in the stands, possibly to see Brennan, a 2014 recruit.

The other Two for Tuesday game pitted a 2-0 Northrop squad led by Purdue recruit Bryson Scott against an 0-3 Carroll team. This one proved to be as good as I predicted. Northrop may have been a heavy favorite going in, but the Chargers' record belied their talent. In a back and forth game, Carroll held a one point lead, 34-33, going into the fourth. Northrop woke up just in time, however, and pulled out a gritty 52-46 win. Carroll's Jonathan McKeeman had a big game, finishing with 20 points. Bryson Scott, a Purdue recruit, led the Bruins with 22 points.

* Also of note, Triton beat North Miami by twenty behind 37 points and 6 boards by Clay Yeo. Nice game, Clay!