Maconaquah Schools

Maconaquah 78 Marion 72 Coach Burrus Quotes: "We got Marion!!! Maconaquah is a Regional Champion. That is 4 Championships for this group this season. To beat Marion we had to really get their break slowed down. They were one of the top teams we played this year. They came at us hard. We also stressed all week that we had to stay aggressive. We needed our fans to come out in force and match the crowd of Marion. Our Mac crowd was incredible. I have been in some loud gyms over the years and that Marion game was up there for how loud it was. I want to thank everyone for coming to Lapel and getting totally behind our team. Without the fan intensity it would have been tougher to win. We felt the energy from the tip and throughout the game. We had heroes everywhere. AJ Kelly played through a contusion to his eye. AJ refused treatment and did not come out of the game. He played great defense throughout the game. When AJ got some foul trouble Jack Gochenour came in and really played well. He didn't hide. He jumped right in and grabbed rebounds, handled the ball, and played great defense. Landon Adams hit two big 3's. He guarded very well out front. He helped against the Marion pressure. Fuddy Kile battled the big kids down low. Fuddy has been undersized all year, but it hasn't mattered. He competes and gets his hands on lots of rebounds. He hit big shots to score 15 huge points. His 8 assists got my attention. Fuddy fills up the stat sheet. Devon Murry did it all in this game. He scored 18 points and really was aggressive against the press. Murry has given us that 4th guy that can score double digits. He has realized that if he can beat one defender he can score because people don't like to help off our top scorers. Josiah Ball has found a way to raise his play during this run. Ball has done it all. He has scored and really picked up his rebounding. He has been part of our improved efforts to get more lay ups. We have used the bounce pass a lot during these past few weeks. Josiah Ball scored 32 on Marion. He scored in a variety of ways. He was also 11-12 from the free throw line. Another group I want to include is our bench guys. These guys have been doing awesome work getting our first group ready all week. These guys are Jack Gochenour, Caiden Richards, Treson Ambrose, Brody Kubly, Tyler Adams, Tristyn Herschberger, and Braylen Nipper. After we won the regional, several people were part of our celebration back at the school. The band was there, and lots of people just excited to be part of it. We had a great time going through Bunker Hill. People were out celebrating the victory. The regional was a great experience. Players played with pride, and the Mac community came together to take down the Giants. When we got back to school in the locker room I said one thing I will also say to you... THANK YOU!!! We felt your support. You helped will us to this Championship. This week we are back at Logan. 10 am vs South Bend St. Joseph. Let's go after the Semi State, together. GO BRAVES!!! REGIONAL CHAMPS, 2025." Ball 32pts 11reb Murry 18pts 4reb 1ast 1bl 1st Kile 15pts 6reb 8ast 1bl 3st Adams, L. 8pts 1reb 1st Kelly 5pts 4reb 1ast 1bl 1st Gochenour 2reb 1ast