The Back Page
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Radio Show
There is an attempt at the first radio show featuring the Bar Raiser himself, Bryan. The show will be titled “The Back Page” featuring Bryan and the Chronicle Sports’ Editor Mike. The show time is tentatively scheduled for 4 pm on Thursday. The link for the show is here. I hope you enjoy!
High Point falls to Winthrop
High Point University fell to Winthrop University Saturday 62-54 in the Winthrop Coliseum.
High Point (13-10, 5-4) could not muster a second half worthy of victory for the second straight year. Winthrop (15-9, 6-3) now controls second place.
The teams went into the game tied for second in the Big South. HPU used a victory of Liberty to tie Winthrop after WU lost to Coastal Carolina. Mike Jefferson paced the Panthers with 19 points while Arizona Reid finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and a team best four assists.
Jefferson scored 18 points in the first half as the Panthers went into the break up 34-31. Jefferson made three from deep. The Panthers never led by more than four points the whole first half.
The second half was a different story. For the second straight year HPU gave up a half time lead in the Winthrop Coliseum. The Panthers scored 20 points in the second half compared to the Eagles 31.
Head coach Bart Lundy told highpointpanthers.com, “”This was a disappointing loss today. We have steadily improved over the last several games and I thought today we took a bit of a step back. We needed to be tougher and play through some of our individual struggles. I thought we had problems finding any kind of flow in the second half.”
High Point welcomes Big South leading UNC Asheville Wednesday night. Game time is set for 7 pm in the Millis Center.
Liberty visits High Point
Ash Wednesday brings in the Flames to the Millis Center. Here is another Panther Game Day to help get you up to speed with today’s game. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAT8LjFmqg8]
High Point takes down VMI
High Point University (12-9, 4-3) ran past Reggie William-less Virginia Military Institute (10-10, 2-4) 90-71 Saturday night.
HPU had four players in double figures led by Arizona Reid and Mike Jefferson at 22 points apiece. Reid finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four steals. Jefferson finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Cruz Daniels finished with 16 points and four blocks and Eugene Harris had 14 points.
The game was a tale of two halves as High Point trailed by as many as eight through the first half. VMI led the whole half with no ties. Most of the half had the Keydets up four points.
Coming out of the break HPU had to overcome a seven point deficit. The first seven minutes of the second frame, the Panthers outscored the home team 21-6. In five more minutes High Point stretched the lead to 18 at 72-54 with 6:26 left.
The next four minutes, HPU’s scoring drought was VMI’s scoring monsoon. A 17-6 run made the game 78-71. The Keydets would not score within the final 2:50.
For HPU the rebounds and three pointers were crucial to victory. The Panthers out-rebounded VMI 46-25. The Keydets, normally high scoring, three point machine, went 3-21 from deep. VMI could not stop the inside game either. HPU scored 58 points from the paint and 26 fast break points. High Point also know it is better to give as they had 26 assists compared to VMI’s 10.
With his six rebounds, Reid became the first player in Big South history to record 1,800 points and 900 rebounds. At his current pace, Reid will finished with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Reid also became the career leader in High Point history for steals with his second steal of the game. He has 142 career steals now.
HPU begins the second half of Big South play Wednesday against Liberty University in the Millis Center. Game time is scheduled start at 7 pm. Last time the teams met, LU won by four.
High Point takes on VMI
Panther Game Day! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wEIOVzkfds]
