Game Recap: Gilmour vs Cleveland Heights

<p>Gilmour started off its season Dec. 23 with a home matchup against Cleveland Heights. The momentum favored the Lancers early in the contest, but like they’d do all throughout the game, Cleveland Heights would answer back with a few scoring runs. The second quarter was headlined by [player_tooltip player_id="918957" first="EJ" last="Farmer"], pouring in 11 points and a layup as time expired to give the Tigers a four-point edge at halftime.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="805177" first="Bryon" last="Ottrix"] opened the second half with a shooter’s mentality, knocking down two 3-pointers to lead Heights into the fourth quarter with a one-point lead. That’s when fast-break points lead to an advantage near the rim for [player_tooltip player_id="855927" first="Keyshawn" last="Hall"], opening the game up for the Tigers. They’d end up defeating the Lancers, 62-56 to pick up its first win of the year. Here are some of the game’s top performers.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="805177" first="Bryon" last="Ottrix"]| 6-1 Sr | Cleveland Heights</strong></p> <p>Ottrix-- a Glenville transfer-- put together an impressive defensive performance as he was mainly tasked with containing Molton throughout the game. He had a quiet offensive output throughout the first half as he did most of his damage in the third quarter. He opened up the second half ready to shoot, knocking down two 3-pointers and scoring a team-high eight points in the third quarter to keep the Tigers within striking distance. It was a night where he didn’t need to light the stat sheet up but the Detroit Mercy commit was impressive limiting any big plays within the half-court game. He's relentless on both ends of the ball. </p> <p><strong>Adisa Molton| 5-11 Soph | Gilmour </strong></p> <p>The player that made the biggest impact in the game Wednesday night was sophomore Adisa Molton. The quicksilver point guard was constantly getting past defenders all night, as his explosiveness with the basketball was nearly unmatched. He’s still undersized as a sophomore, but Molton isn’t afraid to absorb contact and fight through defenders.</p> <p>He’s got advanced court vision at his age and made a slew of nice passes that led to easy baskets for his teammates, finishing the game with a team-high five assists. Molton tested his outside jump shot throughout the night as well but found most of his success creating scoring opportunities for his teammates. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="855927" first="Keyshawn" last="Hall"]| 6-6 Sr | Cleveland Heights</strong></p> <p>Providing a spark for a struggling Cleveland Heights team at times Wednesday night, Hall was constantly doing damage in the paint as nobody on Gilmour could contain the forward from making an impact near the rim. He finished the night with 17 points and 10 rebounds, doing most of his damage on the glass with second-chance opportunities. He's always going to be a mismatch nightmare near the rim with his size and the way he can handle the ball. Hall doesn't back down from physicality and has a nice soft touch inside the paint, doing most of his damage within the half-court game, seizing mismatches and playing to his strengths. </p>