Archive for November, 2010
Beyond the boxscore: QHS vs. Poplar Bluff
Home, sweet home Quincy High School boys basketball coach Sean Taylor is a big believer something special happens when you walk into Blue Devil Gym. “There’s magic in those uniforms and in this gym,” Taylor said. Here’s another example: After beating Poplar Bluff, Mo., 47-45 on Mason Fairley’s buzzer-beating bank shot Saturday night to win [...]
Beyond the Boxscores: QHS vs. Jacobs and Normandy
As happy as Sean Taylor was Friday night when he reached a coaching milestone with his 400th career victory, No. 401 would mean a little more. If the Quincy High School boys basketball team wins again Saturday night when it plays Poplar Bluff, Mo., in the 40th annual QHS Thanksgiving Tournament, it would mean a [...]
Five keys to QHS’s season
Sean Taylor is having fun. You can see it in the way he coaches. He’s teaching the game and helping the Quincy High School boys basketball players develop their understanding of what it will take to have success this season. So what will it take? Well, here are five keys to the season for QHS [...]
A lot to like at Pittsfield tourney
Here are some observations from the first night of the fourth annual Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament … It’s no secret Brad Hamilton can score. “Yeah, everybody knows,” said Taylor Kattelman, Hamilton’s senior teammate on the Pittsfield boys basketball team. “Brad can do great things.” What they don’t see in a boxscore are the intangible qualities of [...]
Prep boys basketball: Preseason Player of the Year candidates
The basketball season is finally upon us, which means three months of traveling to see some of the most tradition-rich places for high school basketball you can find in Illinois. It also means the chance to see some of the best coaches and players in this part of the state. With that in mind, who [...]
Prep boys basketball: Games to see
Each year, there are a handful of boys basketball games you want to tell everyone you attended. Or you kick yourself for missing them. Which games will those be this season? Here are a few that could live up to the hype: Dec. 17 — Rock Island at QHS Stanford recruit Chasson Randle leads the [...]
Blue and White scrimmage
The Quincy High School boys basketball team will hold its annual Blue and White scrimmage at 6 p.m. Friday at Blue Devil Gym. The price of admission is one bottle of Gatorade. This will be the only public scrimmage before the Blue Devils tip off the season Thanksgiving night against Algonquin Jacobs in the QHS [...]
Put me in, Coach
ESPN’s decision to turn the start of the college basketball season into an event was ingenious. The college tip-off marathon, where ESPN showcased games for 24 hours, was remarkable. Great matchups produced great games, while teams you don’t normally see on national television got their chance to be in the spotlight. It had me intrigued [...]
Three keys: QND vs. Rochester
The Quincy Notre Dame football team gets its rematch with Rochester at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Class 4A state quarterfinals. Last year, the Raiders were hit square between the eyes by Rockets quarterback Sean Robinson and never recovered in a 45-26 loss. So what changes this year at QND? For one, the game is [...]
Tale of the tape: QND vs. Rochester
So which team has the edge when the Quincy Notre Dame and Rochester football teams meet at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Class 4A quarterfinals at the QND field? Take a look at the numbers and then decide. Here is a statistical tale of the tape meeting in the playoffs for the fourth time in [...]
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