Thanksgiving Champions at Lisle

After opening with a win vs. Montini, the Trojans finished the tournament beating Driscoll Catholic on Friday 57-35 and then captured the tournament championship on Saturday evening beating the host Lisle Lions 67-34.
The Driscoll game saw a very sluggish and sloppy first quarter for both teams as the score at the end of one quarter was 6-5 in favor of Driscoll. There was some concern going into the game about Driscoll's big men standing at 6'7 and 6'6 as well as their pressure defense. The 2nd quarter saw the Trojans turn up the defensive pressure of their own and begin to find their rhythm outscoring their opponent 18-2. The pressure continued into the 3rd quarter and the Trojans had a 21 point quarter. Many Trojans contributed to the win. Junior Kordel Smith led the Trojans with 13 points and 6 rebounds. Reggie Greenwood had 11 points, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Sophomores Mike Pizzello and Mark Penczak once again were big contributors. Penczak contributed 2 3pointers and finished with 8 points. Pizzello played outstanding defense against bigger players and had 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Peter Tameling once again was a force on the boards gathering 11 rebounds and playing excellent post defense.
The final game saw the Trojans once again display their quickness and depth. Beginning the game once again somewhat sluggish, the team regrouped and began using their quickness to their advantage on both ends of the court. The Trojans were leading 17-7 after the first quarter and never looked back. They continued the pressure defense and also had their running game beginning to show as they shared the ball considerably well finishing with 21 assists. Senior Jaaron Holmes led the Trojans with an incredible all around game scoring 5 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Jaaron also played outstanding defense. Reggie Greenwood had 13 points 4 steals and 2 assists. Senior Robert White had 9 points and 4 assists. Juniors Kordel Smith and Justin Peeples had fine games finishing with 9 points a piece. The depth of the Trojans was clearly evident as everyone contributed in one way or another in the victory. Congratulations to Juniors Kordel Smith and Reggie Greenwood who were named to the all-tournament team. Both were very deserving and we felt that many of our other players could have been nominated as well.
After the first 3 games, the Trojans would like to thank the fan support. We are a work in progress. We are hoping to cut down on our unforced turnovers. It was very exciting to see that we have so many people that can step in and supply whatever the team is looking for at a particular time. We had some times dealing with foul trouble or perhaps a defensive assignment and the depth of our team was very evident. We are enjoying trying to continue building the team chemistry needed to become a top team. Our next game will be on Tuesday evening at Immaculate Conception High School at 7:30pm. Please keep coming out to support the Trojans.