4A Substate Championship Circle vs Scott City

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Circle hosted Scott city for the substate championship game and what started out competitive the thunderbirds quickly ran away with the lead. What went from a 10 point lead turned into 20. Scott city made a run of their own knocking down consecutive 3 pointers forcing circle to call a timeout. Check out what players stood out in this game that sends circle to state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2765558' first='Keaton' last='Koenigsman']- The junior for the thunderbirds played a great game and it couldn't have came at a better time. Pouring in 19 points to help his team seal a big time win and punch their ticket to state. He did it all from knocking down 3s off the glass, and-one finishes at the rim he was all over the place. He's not a one dimensionsal player he gets it done on both ends of the floor. On the defensive end he had big time blocked shots that was huge momentum swings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1301597' first='Ethan' last='Koehn']- Ethan might be the best rebounding guard around town. Not afraid to get in their and bang with the bigger players he somehow finds a way to come out the pile with the the ball. He has a huge role in handling the ball and running the offense for his circle team. He causes a lot of mismatches because of his guard skill set and strength to guard the bigs on the opposing team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2314781' first='Conner' last='Chadwell']- Conner was a huge piece in this win. With his ball handling ability and leadership he competes the full game and you will know when he's out there because of the plays he continues to make. From his intangibles and instincts on the defensive end he stays making big plays. He has great defensive awareness when he's in the gap help constantly coming up with steals or scoring on the other end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Avry Noll- Noll seemed to be at the right place at the right time when circle went to their zone. Once the guards attacked the paint he kept slashing through the lane finding himself an easy lay up. The explosive wing would find himself diving baseline and converting often. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1772984' first='Jackson' last='Rumford']- Jackson was easily the biggest player on the court and imposed his will. He went on a streak of trying to find his rhythm on his jumper behind the 3 point line. Rumford finished well around the rim and through contact. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->