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"We hit some shots. Our
defense was OK; it wasn't great," said Lincoln head coach Neil
Alexander of his team's performance. "They did a nice job of
attacking; they were well-prepared." After Ryan Sergeant scored
nine straight points for Moline and then took the lead 13-12 with 12
seconds left in the first, the Lincoln defense really clamped down.
Moline played with the Railers the first half, but after leading
by six at the half, Lincoln senior forward Matt Schick took over and
scored six straight points for Lincoln to put the Railers up 31-22.
"We didn't find him. Those are the kinds of things we have to
recognize," Alexander commented on Sergeant's three consecutive 3s.
"If you let him catch and shoot, he's going to hit those shots."
Lincoln was led by Schick with 19 points. Josh Sutton scored 13
for the Railers.
With just under two minutes to play in the first half, Brandon
Farmer gave the Lincoln fans a scare when he was knocked to the
floor. Farmer lay motionless on the floor for several seconds before
rolling over and getting up. He sat the rest of the first half and
struggled to get himself going the rest of the game, going scoreless
in the second half and finishing with eight points, all from the
first half.
Moline was led by Shawn Ledbetler and Sergeant with nine points
each. Dwanyn Scott added eight points for the Maroons.
Lincoln improves to 25-2 overall and finishes out the regular
season Friday on Senior Night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium against
Springfield Lanphier at 7:45.
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Norman Cook's Boston Celtics No. 52 jersey was retired in the
pre-game ceremonies. Norman's mother, his three sisters and two
children were in attendance to witness the honor. Norman's son,
Brian -- a former Lincoln Railer star, former Illinois Fighting
Illini standout and current Los Angeles Lakers forward -- was in
attendance for the ceremony.
"I thought it was great," Lincoln coach Alexander said of Norman
Cook's jersey being retired. "It was well-deserved, for a family
that is well-deserving."
At Lincoln
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Moline |
13 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
35 |
| Lincoln |
12 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
52 |
Lincoln (52) -- Matt Schick 9 0-0 19, Josh Sutton 6 0-0
13, Brandon Farmer 3 1-1 8, Ethan Neitzel 3 0-0 6, Peter Welsh 2 0-0
4, Kyle Young 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 1-1 52
Moline (35) -- Shawn Ledbetler 4 1-2 9, Ryan Sergeant 3
0-0 9, Dwanyn Scott 4 0-0 8, Joe Thompson 1 1-2 3, Justin Blondell 1
0-0 2, Adam Gulley 0 2-4 2, Ryan Marik 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 4-8 35
3-point field goals: Lincoln 3 (Matt Schick 1, Brandon
Farmer 1, Josh Sutton 1); Moline 3 (Ryan Sergeant 3)
Fouls: Lincoln 9, Moline 8
Rebounds: Lincoln 28, Moline 20
Turnovers: Lincoln 13, Moline 15
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