USA 3rd, Australia 1st

#1 posting 9.24.2006
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USA 3RD IN WORLDS
Team USA punished host Brazil 99-59 for third place in the FIBA World Championships. Ex Lynx Katie Smith had 6, Seimone Augustus had 2.
The Australians won the gold medal game with a 91-74 victory over Russia. The Aussies still are second in the FIBA Rankings after the win with the Americans still #1.
Of course the disection of the American loss to Russia has begun. I can sum it up pretty easily--When you shoot good, you look good. The Americans shot .386 the Russians .466; in 3 land it was .364 for USA for the Russians .571 and at the free throw line the Americans were an abysmal .462 while Russia was .684. The Russians also had 6 more FT attempts.

MICHIGAN ACTION
Earlier this week the #1A beat #1C. Yesterday it was #1B beating #1D as Detroit Country Day topped Frankfort 47-29. Frankfort's Breanna Bankston had 20 of the 29 for her team or 69%.

Zeeland East is having a rough start to the season. They are 1-6 after a loss to Mona Shores. Here is the Grand Rapids Press with more.

#8D Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart is 7-1 after beating previously undefeated St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic. The odd thing is they never say the final score in the article from the Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun.

Here is more on the fallout of the fights at the Kalamazoo Loy Norrix/K Central game that resulted in the cancellation and reinstatement of the homecoming events at Loy Norrix. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

POINT PARADE
B
Jerquila Harvey, Wyoming Godwin Heights 25 vs Covenant Christian 54-26

Next up: later today after the MN Fall League