Trojans take 4th place at Glenbard West Tournament!

The Trojans played very competitive games this Christmas Break at Glenbard West.
The first night saw the Trojans lost to Wheaton Academy 58-46. The second game in pool play saw the Trojans behind the entire game to finally take the lead with 40 seconds to go and get a victory over Addison Trail 53-52. The 3rd game was against St. Charles East who were led by heralded player Kendall Stephens. The game was a tight game the entire way with the Trojans trying to get the final shot. Tyler VanderBrug got an offensive rebound and moved the ball to Matt Morrison who passed to an open Danny Leach in the corner to hit the 3 to preserve the victory 53-50.
The Trojans finished the pool play tied with St. Charles East and Wheaton Academy with a 2-1 record. Because of defensive points allowed the Trojans played Leyden High School for overall 3rd place. The Trojans came out sluggish and were losing 9-0 early. They were able to claw their way back to take a lead in the 4th quarter. They were able to hold on to a slim lead late but Leyden came back to tie and force overtime. In the overtime, Leyden made their free throws to get teh victory 51-43.
Many of the games this tournament were on www.ihigh.com with announcers. It is pretty interesting to listen to especially the call of the winning shot vs. St. Charles East. I have pasted the link if you want to listen to the call. You can fast forward to the end of the game. http://www.ihigh.com/glenbardwest/broadcast_198932.html?silverlight=1 All stats can be found at www.maxpreps.com.
Congratulations to the Trojans. Also- congratulations to Danny Leach for being selected to the All-tournament team. Thank you to all the fans for coming out and supporting the Trojans this Christmas. Our next game is a tough conference game at Home on Friday vs. Ridgewood. Game time is 7:30 pm.