Thumb Tailgater Area Basketball Coverage Ends

Tuesday night was the last game of the basketball season on Thumb Tailgater Sports. It featured a great quarterfinal game between the Bay City All Saint Cougars and the Marine City Cardinal Mooney Cardinals, where history was made. The game was pretty much tight throughout the whole game, where the largest lead of the game had to be by at least seven points and that never lasted long. Cardinal Mooney came away with the victory making a clutch three pointer late in the 4th quarter and then made some key free throws down the stretch of the last minute and a half to come away with a 51-47 victory. Cardinal Mooney made school history this year by winning their District Title since 1989, a Regional Championship, win a Quarterfinal game, and now going to it's first State semifinal game ever! The Cougars had their chances to come away with the victory in the last 3 minutes, but this game got away from them. The speed and different defensive set ups utilized by the Cardinals kept the Cougars in check and off balance the whole game. Add also to the fact that the All Saints poor three point & free throw shooting hurt them big time.
It was also a historic moment for Thumb Tailgater as the whole crew came together for this last game of the year for our area coverage - we survived! We also want to thank Waterford Mott High School for their hospitality and to the Athletic Director Rick Dorn.
Thumb Tailgater Sports also wants to thank all the fans support through this football & bakstball season. It isn't over yet! We will now move on to cover at least one weekly live baseball or softball game this year! Check in for that very soon after Easter break!
Here are some photos of the game that Sports Writer Paul Adams of the Huron Daily Tribune took for us.

#5 Zach Smith goes for a basket between Justin & Thomas Villano

#14 Kevin Swiercz runs along the baseline for a shot against the close defense of Andrew Beeler

#23 Drew Janer makes a giant leap in the paint for a basket

Garrison Glowniak goes for three pointer before #20 Adam Pijaszek can set up to defend

#40 Jusin Villano shoots and scores...

...then #3 Tommy Twardecki answers right back with a fast break layup for two!

The Bay City All Saint Cougar student section

The Thumb Tailgater Sports Crew