'13 PG MI EC Matthews (URI - Signed LOI)

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Game write-up says that Wes Clark left the game with a knee injury. It would be a shame if either team wasn't at full strength for Tuesday.

http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/ ... nal-title/

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Clark is supposed to play, should be a great game.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Romulus leads Pershing 43-41 at the half. EC has 18. So far, this game is as advertised.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

Now in the 4th quarter with Romulus up 78-73
EC Mathews had 11 in the 1st quarter, 7 in the 2nd, 2 in the 3rd and I think 6 so far in the 4th
Very fast paced game and Mathews excels in this type of game

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

2 minutes to go
85-84 Romulus

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

86-85 now Pershing
With 1:21 to go EC Mathews drives and gets fouled.
EC Hits both FTs to get Romulus up 87-86 -------------CLUTCH with 1:21 to play

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

90-88 Romulus with 59 seconds to play as both teams exchange 3's

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

this game is intense even on-line...

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Romulus up 2, inbounding the ball, had to call TO... 11 seconds left

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

90-88 Romulus with the lead and the ball with 11 seconds to go - Romulus can't get the ball inbounds so they call timeout

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

love EC hitting those clutch FTs!

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Romulus beats Pershing, who was formerly undefeated and the 14th ranked team in the country.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

Pershing steals the ball on the inbounds pass, Romulus fouls. Darsean Woodson hits the first, missed the second so 90-89 Romulus now. Pershing fouls. EC Mathews to the line. EC Hits both FTs to go up 92-89 with 4 seonds to go.
Pershing hits, EC fouled again. EC Missed the first, hits the second now 93-91.
Pershing misses a 3 for the win that hits the Rim.

EC Mathews leads Romulus to a 93-91 victory over previoously undefeated Detroit Pershing (25-0) and currently 14th Nationally in the USA Today High School Rankings.
What a game and what a player we are getting in EC Mathews.

Romulus now plays the winner of Grand Rapids Christian Boys and Muskegon on Friday, March 22 at 1pm in the Breslin Center

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

Awesome. Congrats EC!

How many did he finish with? Was clearly the man down the stretch.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Sounds like EC had around 30 for the game? And this against very high quality competition....gotta love it.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

This win will put Romulus into the USA Top 25 in the nation. Romulus' only loss was early in December to the same team - Detroit Pershing. They should win on Friday afternoon and get to the State Class A Championship Game. Pershing was the top team in the State - was.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Playing big in the biggest games, a great quality to have.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 11 years ago

It'll be nice to have a player who can hit FTs when the game is on the line.

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 11 years ago

Wow, great stuff. Can't wait to see this kid in a Rhody uniform.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

ace wrote:

Not that it matters, but it looks like EC ended up with 9 rebounds.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

Great game by EC. Can't wait to see him in Keaney Blue!

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Wow! This kid sounds like a winner!
Wonder how long it takes him to make an impact
next season.
Can't wait!

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

rodfromcranston wrote:Wow! This kid sounds like a winner!
Wonder how long it takes him to make an impact
next season.
Can't wait!

I think he'll be starting by league play, if not earlier. The Italy trip is so huge, figuring practice probably starts in July. So by league play, these kids will be playing together for 6 months with coaching allowed to be present, about 3 months earlier than usual. He's too good to be sitting for long.

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 11 years ago

A program changer for sure, along with Hassan.

If any other of Dan's 4 year recruits going forward, are as good as these first 2 look like they'll be, watch out.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

I feel like the little kid in the back seat as I ask...

"Are we there yet!?!?"

No patience from this Ram fan. Cannot wait until November. Just don't know how I'll manage!

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

FYI- teams are allowed up to 10 extra days of practice before they leave on the foreign trips.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

Grand Rapids Christian boys beat Muskegon tonight so they will play Romulus at 1pm Friday in the semi finals.
Grand Rapids is led by a phenomenal junior 6'4" drake Harris. Harris can score and Romulus will have to slow him down. Harris just recently decommitted from Michigan state for football. He is an all American wide receiver in the class of 2014. Ohio state, Florida and Alabama all want him for football among other schools.

Miramfan · Unread post by **Miramfan** » 11 years ago

I drove over a hundred miles to Detroit to watch this game and it was well worth it. I have watched EC five times this year and it appears that he can't be stopped. EC can change directions on a dime and that keeps the defenders on their heels. Can't wait until friday's game!

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

Miramfan wrote:I drove over a hundred miles to Detroit to watch this game and it was well worth it. I have watched EC five times this year and it appears that he can't be stopped. EC can change directions on a dime and that keeps the defenders on their heels. Can't wait until friday's game!

Miramfan,
I saw EC play this past summer against strong AAU competition and would agree with several assessments that he plays well in the vow of he games,but the past month orzo he seems to be taking the team on his back more. I like EC better than Wes Clark. His AAU coach liked to play a lot of guys. What do you think?
What college coaches and assistants did you see at tonight's games? Are outgoing to the game on Friday? How full was the building? Thank you

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

ATPTourFan wrote:I feel like the little kid in the back seat as I ask...

"Are we there yet!?!?"

No patience from this Ram fan. Cannot wait until November. Just don't know how I'll manage!

you got many games on tape you could watch

Miramfan · Unread post by **Miramfan** » 11 years ago

ramster wrote:
Miramfan wrote:I drove over a hundred miles to Detroit to watch this game and it was well worth it. I have watched EC five times this year and it appears that he can't be stopped. EC can change directions on a dime and that keeps the defenders on their heels. Can't wait until friday's game!
Miramfan,
I saw EC play this past summer against strong AAU competition and would agree with several assessments that he plays well in the vow of he games,but the past month orzo he seems to be taking the team on his back more. I like EC better than Wes Clark. His AAU coach liked to play a lot of guys. What do you think?
What college coaches and assistants did you see at tonight's games? Are outgoing to the game on Friday? How full was the building? Thank you

I also like EC's game better than West's game. I like EC's game more than any other guard in the state and I have seen all of the top guards..
There were a lot of people in the arena so I did not observe any coaches. I would guess that there was approximately 6,000 people there. I will be at the game on Firday also.

DanInAZ · Unread post by **DanInAZ** » 11 years ago

Romulus boys basketball avenges its only loss with with 93-91 victory over Detroit Pershing to advance to the Class A semifinals:To Article

Post game video: Coach, Wes, & EC

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Semifinal game for Romulus today at 1 against Grand Rapids Christian.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 11 years ago

Romulus by 11 at halftime

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Mick McCabe‏@MickMcCabe16m
End of 3rd Q: Romulus 56, GR Christian 44. EC Matthews 27 points; Drake Harris 15.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Preston is at the game.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Finley Fuller‏@PrepWars16m
EC Matthews should have been a finalists for Mr Basketball

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

Finley Fuller‏@PrepWars48s
Romulus leads 72-59 with 2 minutes left in game. EC Matthews has 37 points.

twisted3829 · Unread post by **twisted3829** » 11 years ago

He's up to 37 points with 2 minutes left

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 11 years ago

He sounds like he's getting better every game...

Derek Dickinson‏@DerekD241m
Romulus beats Grand Rapids Christian in the #MHSAA Basketball Class A Semifinals 76-67. EC Matthews had 37pts and Drake Harris had 25pts.

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

This kid looks like a big game, big time player!
Can't see him taking very long to break into the lineup.

Unread post by **ATPTourFan** » 11 years ago

So awesome to see these kids know what working hard and winning is before they even ramp it up to the Hurley level.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 11 years ago

No wonder Dan sounds so exdited when he talks about EC. With 2 great guards teaching him, he's going to be something special.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

Sounds like he had 37 points on 17-26 shooting in 29 minutes.
Not bad at all, EC.

The championship game is tomorrow at noon.

ace · Unread post by **ace** » 11 years ago

http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/ ... christian/

from the article:

But E.C. Matthews scored 37 points for Romulus, including six straight points in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to ice the game.

“We listened to coach Oats, he was leading us and kept telling us all the right things,” Matthews said. “So we just worked extra hard to stay focused.”

“He (Matthews) had probably the most efficient 37 points I have ever seen,” Majerle said. “Tough matchup, (he’s) just very athletic.”

rodfromcranston · Unread post by **rodfromcranston** » 11 years ago

Oh, no! 26 shots! He shoots too much.
Can't use him.

STC · Unread post by **STC** » 11 years ago

This kid is going to be a beast. Can't wait to see him lace it up the next 4 years.

btw don't these kids have class today?

Unread post by **TruePoint** » 11 years ago

ace wrote:The championship game is tomorrow at noon.

That is a short turnaround for a state final, huh?