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Olmsted Falls Shines Against Midview
Olmsted Falls set the tone early against Midview, using relentless full-court pressure to overwhelm the Middies from the opening tip. The Lady Bulldogs’ intense defense forced turnover after turnover, leaving Midview struggling to even initiate offense. On the other end, Olmsted Falls showed impressive balance, scoring from all three levels with a steady diet of three-pointers, mid-range jumpers, and fast-break finishes. Emma Schaefer ignited the Bulldogs with nonstop energy on both ends of the floor, while Midview’s Leah DiFranco showed no hesitation as a confident shooter willing to fire from anywhere on her side of the court. Despite some second-quarter foul trouble caused by lazy rebounding and missed box-outs, Olmsted Falls never lost momentum and headed into halftime firmly in control, leading 40–13.
The Bulldogs continued to assert their dominance in the second half, even as the rotation expanded. Midway through the third quarter, Olmsted Falls sent five players off the bench into the game, and the effort level never dipped. Alexis “Windex” Flowers made the most of her minutes, hustling her way to multiple buckets and cleaning the glass with strong rebounding. Even with a running clock and a massive lead, mistakes were not tolerated; a clear emphasis on fundamentals that will matter when the competition stiffens in the postseason or when Olmsted Falls takes on the Warriors of Winton Woods this Sunday, January 18th in Cincinnati.
Olmsted Falls led 55–16 at the end of the third, brought the starters back briefly in the fourth, and then closed the night with the next five. When the final horn sounded, the scoreboard reflected a complete performance: Olmsted Falls 63, Midview 18.
Have you ever wondered why Olmsted Falls is good, year in and year out?
Culture and focus on High School Basketball, not AAU head game politics.
No one cares about AAU basketball when you have dynasties such as Olmsted Falls.
If you ask any Olmsted Falls player who they play for, they tell you, THE BULLDOGS!
They don’t say MAC, SMAC, TNBA etc… That is why they win.
Culture is king when you have a staff that just wants to see the kids succeed and doesn’t play head game politics.
I couldn’t agree more , AAU has gotten out of hand at the high school level . It’s a brand and and it’s a business. I don’t fault the MAC’s the TNBA and the Smac’s… the purity is gone . You have these clubs calling kids to jump ship for an agenda .. to say they have the best kids . My daughter played for both Mac and TNBA … the experience wasn’t the best but that was just ours … sad thing is high school basketball will never be the same … it’s a shame !