Saturday, 12 April 2008 22:15 by
Dave There’s apparently nothing worse than a cat with an attitude.
That’s the lesson Cedar Lane Elementary’s staff learned Saturday night, as the Mill Run Elementary Mountain Lions beat the Cedar Lane Lions 50-38 before an overflow crowd at Stone Bridge High School. Sporting shirts that said “Baddest Cats In Town”, Mill Run Elementary jumped to a 7-2 lead in the first period of the charity event, and Cedar Lane was never able to draw any closer.
The game had a few unique wrinkles, as the contest was divided into eight 5-minute periods to allow for extra opportunities for the players to rest. “We want to play basketball,” said Cedar Lane Principal James Dallas, “but we don’t want to kill ourselves.”
The game also had a special area taped off to the right of the three-point arc at both ends. Should either principal make a shot from that area, their respective team would get five points for the basket. After Shawn “Lookout” Lyons hit the game’s first basket for Mill Run, Mountain Lions’ principal Paul “Bossman” Vickers did just that, hitting a 5-pointer to make it 7-0.
Dallas hit Cedar Lane’s first basket to make it 7-2, but Mill Run went on to a 23-13 halftime lead. The two teams battled evenly in the second half, but Cedar Lane got no closer than six points.
The game wasn’t really about basketball, as the big crowd was packed with students pulling for their favorite teachers. All players sported jerseys with their nicknames on the back, as students screamed for the likes of “Mr. P.E.”, “Guitar Hero”, and my personal favorite, “Third Degree” Burns.
Mike “Mr. P.E.” Kilgannon led Mill Run in scoring with 9 points, including one layup worthy of ESPN’s Top 10 as he passed the ball between his legs in mid-air while going to the basket. Matthew “Jet Settin” Joseph of Cedar Lane led all scorers with 11, followed by “Da Man” Dallas with 9.
All proceeds from the game went to the PTAs of both schools.
MILL RUN (50)
Mike “Mr. P.E.” Kilgannon 9, Matt “Tall Guy” Vinson 6, Mark “Wojo” Wojick 5, Jason “Automatic” Lutman 5, Paul “Bossman” Vickers 5, Ellen “Crusher” Usher 4, Shawn “Lookout” Lyons 4, Lauren “Haz Dogg” Hasley 2, Christine “The Warthenator” Warthen 2, John “Coach C” Cornely 2, Jim “Guitar Hero” Wolslayer 2, Michelle Nyhuis 2, Kadie Jones 2.
CEDAR LANE (38)
Matthew “Jet Settin” Joseph 11, James “Da Man” Dallas 9, Joe “Dunkin” Dougherty 8, Bill “Fierce” Fazzini 5, Greg “Semi Pro” Wuenschel 2, Sarah “Jumpin” Jones 2, Kimberly “Nothing But Net” Kniskern 1.
Halftime Score: Mill Run 23, Cedar Lane 13.
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