Monday, February 7, 2011
Kirkwood (10-10) is 2-1 in Suburban South Conference play.
A close loss Saturday at home was certainly not the kind of momentum that the Kirkwood boys varsity basketball team was hoping to bring into this week's crucial matchups. The Pioneers can still win the Suburban South Conference title this season, but will likely need to win at Parkway North on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and then beat Webster Groves at home on Friday at 7 p.m. Kirkwood fell, 62-60, to Parkway South (16-4) in a nonconference game on Saturday that ended its two-game winning streak. The Pioneers struggled to find a player who could step up and lead the team with the game on the line. “We’re 10-10 on the season and you see spurts where we can really play, and then there are other times where it’s a struggle," Kirkwood coach Bill Gunn …
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Kirkwood plays good defense late in the game, and withstands the Flyers' final flurry to win, 54-53.
The Kirkwood boys basketball team came up with big defensive plays when they needed to and withstood a last-second steal to hang on for a home win over Lindbergh, 54-53, on Friday night. The lead changed hands seven times in the game, which saw a spread of six points or more only once. Kirkwood was able to hang on to its one-point lead late while junior guard Clark Randall nailed four out of four from the stripe in the final minutes to help the Pioneers stay in front. “The difference at the end was we were able to get defensive stops without fouling them,” Randall said. “We got a five-second call, and then we got a really big rebound, then we were able to hit free throws and attack the basket.” “The guys kept fighting,” Lindbergh coach …
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Marquette uses its inside presence to wear down the Pioneers and coast to a 63-50 victory.
In this matchup of former Suburban West Conference rivals, both teams were coming off of losses, but only one could right the ship with a win. On this night, that team was Marquette, which used its inside presence to wear down the Kirkwood Pioneers and coast to a 63-50 victory. The entire game was a tale of two styles. Marquette (8-7) was intent to dump it inside and drive the lane, forcing the smaller frontcourt players from Kirkwood (8-7) into foul trouble. Kirkwood, on the other hand, tried to rely on its outside shooting, which was good in spurts, but was not enough to pull out a win on the road. Kirkwood was led by junior guard and leading-scorer Myles Artis, who finished with 12 points. Marquette’s defense did a good job of not …
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Kirkwood High School advances to the championship game of the Denver Miller Tournament after a 65-40 win over Duchesne.
With three players scoring in double figures, the Kirkwood Pioneers advanced to the championship game of the Denver Miller Tournament on Saturday with a 65-40 win over the Duchesne Pioneers on Friday night. The win for Kirkwood (8-5, 1-0 Suburban South) extends its winning streak to four games and they will face Chaminade on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the championship game of the tournament. "I thought that there was a point late in the second quarter where it was 21-19 and we finally decided to turn up the pressure defensively and we finished out the quarter on a 9-0 run to go up 30-19 at the half," Kirkwood head coach Bill Gunn said. "Our defense was just outstanding as we held them to just 20 points in the second half and we felt really good…
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Myles Artis scores 14 points as the Pioneers roll over Metro Academic & Classical High School, 71-21, in the first round of the 2011 Denver Miller Tournament.
Behind Myles Artis' 14 points, the Kirkwood High School boys basketball team rolled over Metro Academic & Classical High School, 71-21, in the first round of the 2011 Denver Miller Tournament at Kirkwood. The win for Kirkwood (7-5, 1-0 Suburban West) extends the Pioneers' winning streak to three games and set them up against Duchesne in the semifinals of the tournament on Friday evening at 7 p.m. "They (Metro) pressed us, so we got the chance to work on our press offense a little bit and they also played a couple different zone defenses, so we got to also work on some zone execution on our offense," Kirkwood head coach Bill Gunn said. "Everyone on the roster got the chance to contribute and that was really nice for us to see." Artis’ 14 …
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Kirkwood takes advantage of a late Lindbergh turnover to win at Meramec, 51-49, as Justin Byrd made two free throws with 6.8 seconds left.
In a game that was extremely tight throughout, Kirkwood took advantage of a late Lindbergh turnover to win, 51-49, as junior guard Justin Byrd made two free throws with 6.8 seconds left. The teams played on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the loser's bracket of the Meramec Holiday Festival Tournament. After the Pioneers gained possession with 13 seconds left, Byrd drove the lane, got fouled and made the clutch shots. The Flyers missed a shot as time expired. "There were so many changes of emotion in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter," said Kirkwood coach Bill Gunn. "I'm just happy with our kids that, no matter what, we still played through it and got stops when we needed to. And we hit free throws when we needed to. "We've talked…
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Kirkwood (3-4) and Troy combined for 52 fouls and Troy made 29 free throws compared to just 26 attempts for Kirkwood in Troy's 69-57 win at Meramec.
Kirkwood coach Bill Gunn didn't have a lot to say following his team's 69-57 loss to Troy in the first round of the Meramec Holiday Festival Tournament on Tuesday night. But what he did say was more about the officiating than his team's performance. In an ugly and tightly officiated game, Kirkwood (3-4) and Troy combined for 52 fouls and Troy made 29 free throws compared to just 26 attempts for Kirkwood in the final first-round game of the tournament. Asked about the difference down the stretch after the game was deadlocked at 40 midway through the third quarter, Gunn didn't need any time to think. "They shot about 30 free throws," Gunn said. "Apparently they decided they were going to call the game differently in the second half. They …
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
Kirkwood coach Bill Gunn has been emphasizing defense, and it paid off as the Pioneers beat Fort Zumwalt South, 51-44, at Family Arena just seven days after losing to South.
Kirkwood High School boys basketball coach Bill Gunn put a renewed emphasis on defense in the midst of his team's three-game losing streak. Gunn's kids apparently got the message as they ended the streak on Friday night with a 51-44 victory over Fort Zumwalt South in the third game of the inaugural GAC/Suburban Basketball Challenge at the Family Arena in St. Charles. Fort Zumwalt South provided the perfect test for the Pioneers' increased attention to the defensive end. Just seven days ago, South defeated Kirkwood 67-62 in the third-place game of the St. Charles West Warrior Classic. In that game, the Bulldogs' talented backcourt of J.R. Alexander and George Cater torched the Pioneers for 42 points. Alexander scored a game-high 28 points …
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Lafayette bounces back from two tough recent defeats, and beats Kirkwood, 61-60, on a shot by senior forward Aereon Smith in the final seconds.
Kirkwood High School boys varsity basketball hosted the Lafayette Lancers on Tuesday night in a contest between teams battling challenging starts. The Pioneers entered the game 2-2, while the Lancers stood at 1-3 after losses to top area teams Chaminade and McCluer North. Perhaps the Lancers' difficult early-season experiences instilled some tenaciousness as they fought back from an 11-point deficit in the third quarter and won, 61-60, on a field goal in the final seconds by senior forward Aereon Smith. Following the game, Kirkwood head coach Bill Gunn expressed his frustration with his team after watching the lead slip away. "We didn't lose this game in the last three seconds. We lost this game in the last three quarters. "Our guys are …
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Doug Miner
9:26 am on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Nice job on this game story, Tom. more ›