Around the Super 6 through Games 7 & 8 (1/20) ... It was an easy week for Great Lakes Christian, as they racked up two wins without scoring a lot of points. In fact, GLC hasn't been a high-scoring team all year, breaking the 70-point mark only twice, but that hasn't stopped them from piling up the victories and hanging on to first place. Coach Shipman's crew beat UNC 67-57 in Game 7, then got past Oskee Wow-wow, 69-65 in Game 8 to up their record to 6-2 on the year. GLC shares the lead with Superior Baptist, which has won three straight. Drew Neitzel's bye-assisted 28 points helped SBU beat Hershey 69-58 Game 7, but Neitzel really wasn't needed in Saturday's 76-32 blowout of RMU in Game 8. With GLC and SBU both at 6-2, it sets up this week's Game of the Century, as the co-leaders square off in Game 9 (1/23-1/28) ... While SBU and GLC were winning two games, Robert Montgomery U lost a pair and fell out of first place. The Knights started the year with three straight wins while posting some big offensive numbers, but they're 1-4 over their last 5 games and averaged only 38.5 points per game in two losses this week, dropping them into third place ... Hershey and Nelson Christian are tied for fourth place at 3-5, after the Red Storm beat the Doves 88-63 in Game 8. Greg Oden tossed in 29 points to earn Player of the Week honors. UNC has dropped three in a row since losing Spencer Tollackson to a broken hand. Oskee Wow-wow sits alone in the basement at 2-6, while grumbling about might have been, like signing Greg Oden to a scholarship (instead of Nate Minnoy) in 2005.He's Still Around? ... GLC's Lester Abram was the forgotten man for the Crusaders this year. The senior had zero starts until he got the call in Game 8 and finished with a respectable 12 points.
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow ... Nelson Christian's Warren Carter originally signed with GLC (then Vaughn U), but was cut at the December '04 draft. No team signed him (not even Oskee Wow-wow!) in that draft, or the '05 draft. Finally, UNC grabbed him in the second round this year and Carter's been a steal, ranking among the top 10 scorers. More importantly, Warren's hair has earned him a spot on the '06/'07 All-Ugly team.
Game 9 schedule - 1/23-1/28
GLC (6-2) @ SBU (6-2)
UH (3-5) @ RMU (4-4)
OWW (2-6) @ UNC (3-5)
Game 8 results - 1/20
GLC 69, OWW 65
SBU 76, RMU 32
UH 88, UNC 63
Game 7 results - 1/16 - 1/17
SBU 69, UH 58
GLC 67, UNC 57
OWW 50, RMU 45
