Pyatt’s suffocating defense helps QND boys pull away in fourth quarter from pesky Payson Seymour

By Ben Marth | December 7, 2024
Quincy Notre Dame's Jackson Pyatt, right, hounds Payson Seymour's Blake Schwartz during Friday night's prep boys basketball game at The Pit. | David Adam

QUINCY —Jackson Pyatt didn’t flinch when his number was called. After watching Blake Schwartz, Payson Seymour’s top player, torch the Quincy Notre Dame defense for 18 points through the first three quarters, Pyatt had one job in the final eight minutes. “The goal was just make sure (Schwartz) doesn’t score,” Pyatt said. Consider it mission…

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‘That hoop looks like an ocean to him’: Liberty’s Sparrow drains seven treys in victory over Payson

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | November 26, 2024
Liberty sophomore forward Reed Sparrow, left, gets a 3-point attempt up while being guarded by Payson Seymour senior guard Blake Schwartz during Monday night's opening game of the Pittsfield Thanksgiving Tournament at Voshall Gym in Pittsfield, Ill. | Shane Hulsey photo

PITTSFIELD, Ill. — When Reed Sparrow finds his groove, there is no telling where he will shoot from next. “You kind of question it a little bit with him being so far away, but you also have to give him the green light because sometimes that hoop looks like an ocean to him,” Liberty boys…

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