GARFIELD GETS IT DONE AGAINST LOCAL RIVAL
WINDHAM OH-
A premiere basketball matchup occurred Friday night. As two of the most heated rivals squared off, with The Garrettsville Garfield G-Men and The Windham Bombers renewing their rivalry in front of a capacity crowd.
Student sections were loud and the teams were energized from the opening tip. Miki Jones was putting on a show for The Bombers in the first half. With 11 points and a trifecta of 3-point shots in the first half, he helped keep Windham in the game.
Bert Jones and Zack Turk battled hard with Anthony Demma and Brody Swigonski battled hard for rebounds all night, as every board had the crowd clinging to the edge of their seats
As the lead exchanged hands multiple times in the fourth quarter, with Windham bringing the defensive pressure, implementing the full-court press in the second half.
The key to breaking that press? For Garrettsville, the answer was Anthony Demma. The G-Men football star can get it done on the hardwood as well.
Putting up multiple shots from the blocks to the shoulder, Demma also hit an ice cold 3-pointer to put Garrettsville up late in the third.
Windham battled hard the whole way through; however, there was a lid on the bucket the last three minutes for The Bombers. Leading Garfield to the 68-63 victory over their rivals.
The loss will send Windham to a 1-1 start on the season, with their next game schedule for Thursday, December 9th at Fairport Harding.
The G-Men have won their first three games of the season in the last four days to go 3-0. They will take their much needed rest, as they hit the road to battle Bristol on Tuesday, December 7th.
Garrettsville and Windham introduced many to their rivalry, with the first game between these two on Your Sports Network bringing all the fireworks as promised.
As YSN continues to expand with the arrivals of new schools all the time. One thing is for sure, Portage County basketball is explosive and is full of G’s.
Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.
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Postgame Interview With Anthony Demma:
