Archive for January, 2003
Cats Win Game 1 in 2nd Half
Mifflinburg 75, Jersey Shore 64
JERSEY SHORE — Mifflinburg (14-3 overall, 1-0 CSC-I second half) held Jersey Shore to two field goals in the final quarter to lead the Bulldogs in a Central Susquehanna Conference Division I game.Mifflinburg led by two at the start of the final quarter but stepped up its man-to-man defense in the [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Devanney’s 29 powers ‘Cats over Dragons
Mifflinburg 64, Lewisburg 58
LEWISBURG — In the classic Little Brown Jug game between Mifflinburg and the Lewisburg Dragons, Mifflinburg’s Tim Devanney scored a game-high 29 points and was 10-13 from the foul line to fuel a 64-58 Wildcat win Saturday night.The Dragons put the home crowd on its feet early, jumping out to a 12-4 [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Long Leads Cats
Mifflinburg 75, East Juniata 41
01/22/2003
COCOLAMUS - After posting a commanding 38-24 lead at halftime, Mifflinburg put together an 18-6 third-quarter run to blow East Juniata out of the water and win the nonleague contest Wednesday.Mifflinburg (12-3) exploited its heighth advantage by feeding the ball to 6-foot-10 center Jeremiah Long, who led all scorers with a [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Devanney Sets School Record
DANVILLE - With 1:14 left in the first half, Mifflinburg’s Tim Devanney hit a jumper for his 1,463rd career point to pass Kris Shuck’s record as Mifflinburg’s all-time leading scorer. Devanney got off to a quick start with Mifflinburg’s first eight points as he began his chase for the school record. [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Devanney Sets School Record; Derr Solid at the Line
Mifflinburg 59, Danville 58
DANVILLE - When Heith Derr stepped to the free-throw line with 13 seconds left on the clock, he was in rare territory for a Mifflinburg Wildcat. In fact, Derr was the first Mifflinburg player to make the trek to the line. He was all the Wildcats needed, however.On a night when Tim [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Long Leads Mifflinburg
Mifflinburg 46, Selinsgrove 44
SELINSGROVE — On a night when Mifflinburg’s leading scorer Tim Devanney was held to a season-low 10 points, 6-foot, 8-inch junior Jeremiah Long made his presence felt. Long scored a game-high 18 points, eight in the third quarter, to lead the Wildcats to a 46-44, Central Susquehanna Conference, Big School win [...]
Posted: January 17th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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History of the Little Brown Jug Game
Mifflinburg Wildcats vs Lewisburg Dragons
During the 1942-43 school year, Louise Burrey, a member of the Mifflinburg High School class of 1944 and a resident of Vicksburg, came to the office of the Chief School Administrator, W. E. Thomas, and discussed the idea of establishing a “Little Brown Jug” to go to the winner of [...]
Posted: January 15th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Wildcats Defeat Shik
Mifflinburg 59, Shikellamy 52
MIFFLINBURG — Mifflinburg regrouped from its loss Friday to Milton with a 59-52, Central Susquehanna Conference, (CSC) Big School win over Shikellamy Tuesday night.The Wildcats improve to 9-3 (3-1 CSC) with the win, while Shikellamy falls to 5-11 (1-3).Tim Devanney led the Wildcat offense, scoring a game-high 24. Jeremiah Long followed [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Milton Defeats Mifflinburg By A Margin
Mifflinburg 43, Milton 45
MILTON - The Friday night battle between Mifflinburg and the Milton Black Panthers was disappointing for the Wildcats.
“They (Milton) found out that they could push, and it wasn’t going to be called,” said Mifflinburg coach Eldon Hoy. “They put a more physical player on Tim Devanney, and it was all over. [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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Cats Pounce Montoursville
Mifflinburg 79, Montoursville 33
MONTOURSVILLE — Mifflinburg was able to clear its bench early as the Wildcats routed Montoursville in a CSC-I matchup. Jeremiah Long scored a game-high 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in only 16 minutes of work for Mifflinburg (8-2 overall, 2-0 CSC-I). Tim Devanney chipped in with 14. Jon Schriner led [...]
Posted: January 7th, 2003 under JV-Varsity.
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