Reading 79 Muhlenberg 58

The Reading High Red Knights earned a trip to the county championship game on Friday night with a 79-58 win over the Muhlenberg Muhls tonight at the Sovereign Center. Here are my thoughts on the game:

1. Offensively tonight I thought we ran our offense much better tonight. We got shots in the rhythm of the offense and were an amazing 7/12 for 58% from three point land. But also did a good job of not just settling for the outside shot.
2. Jermaine Jackson had a great game tonight with 18 points and 7 boards. It is really good to see him play in an aggressive way and really set the tempo for the rest of his teammates. I think if he has another double double you would have to consider him as tournament MVP.
3. Jordan Burdine also had a great game with 28 points and five three pointers. It was good to see Jordan not just settle for the outside jumper tonight as he attacked the basket. When he attacks the basket he is just a complete ballplayer.
4. I was a little miffed at the defensive gameplan which called for a zone most of the night. I just thought attacking Zeller like we did in the first game was more of the way to go. But Im not complaining we got the win.
5. The one distressing thing for this week is the amount of easy baskets we have given up. We are really going to need to shore that up and do it quickly.
6. Macho played tonight but I dont think he looked like he was at full strength. We really need him to get back healthy and attack the basket more. He still played a great game but I thought tonight we did miss his offense as he only had four points.
7. I was glad to see Daniel Boone win tonight for two reasons. First, I think the tempo they play at will really come in handy for us as we will be in a comfort playing the uptempo system the Blazers like to play. Second, I think the players on this squad really want to show that the last game was a fluke against Daniel Boone and really lay a pounding on them and their is no better place for it to happen than in the championship game.