Flaming Comets strike

Prologue
Its the best month of the year, March.  That means playoff time!  What better way to start that by finishing up my Monday nights for the season with a visit to a TCAC school.  That's been a Monday theme throughout this season so its fitting that I take in the section 4A 16 vs 17 game at Groves Academy vs Kaleidoscope.  Its Kaleidoscope's 1st year so this is their 1st ever playoff game.  They lost the regular season meeting by 9.  I arrive early but don't take in any beverages.  We get a 3 man recognized officiating crew for this game which was a major surprise.  In the TCAC, you never know what you'll  get.

Game Time
Story of this game was the Kaleidoscope duo of junior Jacob Donnett and freshman guard AJ Kargel.  After a 14 all tie, the game was all Kaleidoscope.  Donnett already with 8 and 2 3s decides to add another 5 triples and 27 points...in the first half.  The lefty Kargel not getting cheated either.  He adds 8 of his 23 in the half during a 10-0 run that blows the game wide open.  46-25 Comets at 5:40 and they aren't threatened after that.  62-39 Comets at the break.  Donnett was ice cold in the 2nd half but still knocked down a couple more 3s.  Kargel with 4 more bombs of his own during the 2nd half.  Kaleidoscope cruises to a 103-65 win.  Jacob Donnett finishes with 47 points and double digit rebounds.  He makes 9 3s on the night.  AJ Kargel adds 7 triples of his own on the way to a 41 point night.  Can't remember if I've ever seen teammates put up 40 in a game before.  Makes me think of Alex English and Kiki Vandeweghe during their Nuggets days.  Almost all of those treys of the uncontested variety.  Sam Goldstein leads Groves with 19 points.  He had his way working in the post.  Larry Mohamed adds 18 for the Griffins.  Groves finishes the season 5-18.  Kaleidoscope advances to play 9 seed Heritage tomorrow at 5:30 PM.  The winner of that game will return to Groves to play 8 seed Chesterton on Thursday night.