Manual gets beat by 31 points

[tornado]

The Manual - Central game is always big, but a few odd things about last night's game...

they chose not to move the game to a bigger venue as they have done many times in the past...
and so the gym at Central was packed and overflowing almost an hour before tip-off and thus security closed and sealed the doors so no more people could even get into the building or lobby...

some people were upset -- but it was as it was....still well over 2500 saw this game...

Central really put it to Manual...
Manual was even held scoreless for the entire 2nd quarter...

Central -- who were only 1-4 in the MidState Conference, beat Manual (who came into the game at 3-2) 79-48!!

Manual's D-I recruit, Jeff "Keke" White (Stokes) was held out of the game...
the explanation given was...
"sustained a minor injury in a Tuesday practice and is expected to play next week when regional tournaments begin."

BUT -- White had a "walking boot" on his left foot, a form of treatment generally reserved for more than just a "minor injury"... hmmm....

THIS IS MANUAL'S 4TH STRAIGHT LOSS -- for a team that was once ranked statewide as high as #2-3...

[Deadguy35]

THIS IS MANUAL'S 4TH STRAIGHT LOSS ..

That's simply not true. Manual beat Decatur Eisenhower 84-47 last Saturday:

http://www.pjstar.com/preps/x449517365/Mid-State-6-roundup-Notre-Dame-routs-Sterling-stays-unbeaten

[tornado]

4th straight conference loss --

[Deadguy35]

Tornado,

Manual is 3-3 in conference play, so it could not have been their 4th straight conference loss.

You must be confusing Manual with Central, which had lost 4 straight games heading into this game:

http://www.pjstar.com/preps/x2114544308/White-hot-Lions-too-much-for-Manual-at-Peoria-High

Central (16-8, 2-4) ??” which had lost four straight and fell out of the state rankings ??”

[tornado]

sorry -- it is Central that lost 4 straight -- BUT both have dropped in the rankings..