GC Boys Basketball: Sunnyvale 63, Mildred 45

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Daily Sun photo/Ron Farmer Daniel Folsom (40) goes up for a basket in Mildred’s 63-45 loss to Sunnyvale Tuesday in Ferris.

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February 21, 2012

Mildred misfires in loss to Sunnyvale

By Todd Wills Corsicana Daily Sun The Corsicana Daily Sun Tue Feb 21, 2012, 11:47 PM CST

FERRIS — Mildred came into Tuesday's playoff opener wanting to control the tempo and take Sunnyvale apart with its fast-paced offense.

The Raiders had other ideas.

Sunnyvale controlled things with its tight defense, and Mildred missed all 12 of its 3-pointers in the second half and shot only 13 percent from behind the arc in a 63-45 loss to Sunnyvale in a Region II-2A bi-district playoff game.

Eagles leading scorer Nic Shimonek scored 17 points but even he admitted after the game that he had an off shooting night, as did his teammates.

"Nothing was going in for us tonight," Shimonek said. "That was my worst shooting night all year."

Mildred (16-5) faced an uphill climb all night. Daniel Folsom scored on a drive to the basket to tie the game at 14-14, and the Eagles didn't score for the next six minutes. Sunnyvale went on a 10-0 run to take a 24-14 lead.

Sunnyvale (22-7) continued the defensive intensity in the third quarter as Mildred made just two shots.

"They did a real good job controlling us on defense," Mildred coach Daniel Johnston said. "They forced us into some bad shots and there were times we didn't make the extra pass."

Mildred had a frustrsting night, upending its own momentum with three techinical fouls.

"I know we did," Shimonek said of getting frustrated.

Still, it was just a night where Sunnyvale had a near perfect game, especially on defense. And Mildred struggled.

"We didn't play well," Johnston said. "And they did."

Region II-2A Bi-District Playoff Game

Sunnyvale 63, Mildred 45

Mildred      12     6   12   15 — 45

Sunnyvale 14   14   14   20 — 63

Mildred — Johnathan Harrison 5, Draylon Sterling 8, Jase Butler 2, Colby Pair 3, Connor Hill 1, Daniel Folsom 9, Nic Shimonek 17.

Sunnyvale — Danny Thomas 1, Josh Quinn 7, Isam Sonokrot 1, Stephen Kirven 6, Bobby Luka 20, Mohammed Hamideh 2, Connor Nash 8, Tanner Tutle 2, Ryan Cottingame 2, Thomas Wendt 13.

Records — Mildred 16-5; Sunnyvale 22-7.

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