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Clearwater duo has night to remember on court
PIEDMONT — It was a night that will go down as one of the best ones in Clearwater High School sports history.
Charles Robbins was confirmed by the Missouri State High School Activities Association, according to head boys basketball coach Zac Moore, to have broken the Missouri record for assists in a game — a 43-year-old record set by Jon Sunvold in 1979 — recording 25 in a 97-45 win over Marquand on Dec. 13.
To make the night even more historic, Landon Towe didn’t do too badly himself as he hit 12 3-pointers — and six in the third quarter, Moore said. The former was the second-best performance for the program’s history.
Either way, a breaking of a 43-year-old record and a dozen 3-pointers by two juniors?
Not a bad night in Piedmont.
Charles looks up to Chris Paul and Jason Kidd as some models of NBA passing genius.
“The day before coach gave me a challenge to try to break the record of assists in a game,” Charles said. “Thankfully Landon and (Keegan) Gracey were making shots that night. I am thankful that my teammates. You can’t have an assist unless they are making shots.
Towe scored 42 points and Gracey had 29 points that night while Robbins also had 10 points, eight rebounds, and three steals to have a complete game.
Robbins’ previous career assist high before that night was eight.
Towe said he didn’t come out shooting that great to start off the night, missing three of his four shots, but then “I couldn’t miss,” seemed to be the tale of the evening.
“They really weren’t defending me — they played a 2-3 zone,” Towe said. “I hit 8-for-11 last year. It was a combination of the shots falling and they weren’t guarding me too well.
“It’s a great feeling having your name put somewhere and you can always look at that.”
Towe said he hopes to better this mark before graduating in 2024.
“I mostly shoot 3s, but I can drive sometimes,” Towe said noting he takes about 30-40 shots in practice during his daily routine.
“(That) performance was something special,” Moore said. “I had challenged Charles and I thought it would be a great challenge for him.
“After the first quarter, I believe he had six or seven and I thought he might be a be able to do it, if he could keep that number per quarter. As the second quarter began Landon started knocking down threes. I'm not sure how many he had but he got maybe three or four in a row. In the third quarter, he exploded.
“Both kids had a magical night. Games like those don't come around often. I was really proud of how the team performed that night.”