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PrintDec. 29, 2007
By Van Coleman
CSTV.com & Hoopmasters.com
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Van Coleman
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Two traditional Top 10 squads went down in defeat as both
Here's all the Friday action from the
This one opened up the day with a little wake up firepower. It was close early, tied at 18-all at the end of one quarter. St. Thomas built a seven point edge at the half 33-26 before Westfield scrapped back in the second half to finally tie it 67-all at the end of regulation.
In the first overtime the two teams traded buckets, but the second overtime belonged to St. Thomas as they opened a six point lead, 78-72, then held on for an 81-78 decision over Westfield
We arrived just as this one was about to go in the books with HCYA winning a well deserved 67-55 victory according to tournament director Hal Pastner. He told us that the Sanders boys had really "put on a show!"
HCYA, composed of some of
HCYA's top gun was 5-foot-11 John-Caleb Sanders with 21 points, while 6-foot-3 Jesse Sanders ran the show and scored 19 points to go with 10 rebounds to drive his club to the win.
Saint Pius was led by 6-foot-8 Dwight Miller (Pittsburgh) with 13 points and eight boards. He got support from 6-foot-4 Jamal Lackey with 14 points, while 6-foot-3 junior Aaron Davis added 11 points.
Bellaire opened up an early lead in the opening quarter of play, holding an 18-13 advantage as the first period ended. They extended their lead to 22-15 before 5-foot-9 Chris Iles and 5-foot-11 David Linden led a 16-3 run over the last five minutes of the first half to put Hastings on top for good at intermission, 32-25. The third quarter was more of the same as
Bellaire's top gun was 5-foot-10 sophomore point Jonathan Evans with 19 points, while 6-foot-3 Nicholas Foreman added 13 points in the loss.
In this one, both teams struggled from the field in the second quarter as Kingwood extended its 16-12 first quarter lead to 21-15 at the half. The third quarter started the same way as both teams were silent from the field early, until 6-foot-5 Jordan McGowen hit a couple quick baskets to put Kingwood up 28-18. That seemed to ignite both teams as the fourth quarter was an offensive outburst compared to the first three periods, as Kingwood scored 17 points and Seven Lakes 14 points while Kingwood went on to win.
Kingwood was led by Jordan McGowen with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Nick James added nine points in the win. Seven Lakes' top gun was 5-foot-8 Jimmy Abraham with 15 points, while 6-foot-4 Anthony Kendrick chipped in with 10 points in the loss.
This was a classic, as
It started out with Montverde opening a 9-4 lead just three minutes into the first quarter. But, as was the case throughout the game, Eric Williams and Phillip McDonald led a 7-0 run to put Cy Springs back on top, 11-9, with three minutes to play in the opening quarter. Both clubs traded baskets over the next minute and a half with Montverde holding a 15-14 lead. But Williams stole a pass and finished with a quick dunk to put Cy Springs up one. Montverde missed a jumper and 5-foot-8 Josh Thurmon made a run out basket to end the quarter with Cy Springs up 18-15.
Cy Springs opened the second quarter on fire and extended their lead to
Cy Springs was led by Eric Williams with 14 points and Phillip McDonald with 10 points in the first half.
Montverde featured a balanced attack that had 6-foot-4 Marcus Capers (
The second half started with each club trading baskets earlier and was tied on three occasions, the last at 43-all with 2:16 to play in the third quarter after Marcus Capers made a monstrous jam driving the baseline. But, Capers was called for a technical for taunting and it started a Cy Springs 10-0 to end the third quarter as McDonald scored eight points. It was a questionable call from what we could see at courtside, but we couldn't hear what was said. However, it did change the game and is something officials should work hard not to affect with their calls.
The fourth quarter opened with a Cy Springs basket that gave them their biggest lead at 12 points, 55-43, before Montverde picked up the intensity and chipped away. The
Cy Springs was led by Phil McDonald with 26 points including 6-three pointers. His partner on the wing in Eric Williams added 23 points and eight rebounds.
Montverde's top gun was Marcus Capers with 16 points, while Steve Tchiengang added 13 points and Femi Akinpetide chipped in 12 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. Rusan Pateev also pulled in 10 rebounds for Montverde.
Spring Klein Collins (
This one was over in the second quarter as Klein Collins broke open a close game to go up 27-16 at the half.
They continued to build on that lead in the third quarter by going up 43-20 before coasting to victory.
Klein Collins was led by 6-foot-1 Demetri Goodson (Gonzaga) who finished with 15 points and 5 assists. He got solid support from Jared Holzworth who added 13 points in the win, while Michael Flores and Bassel Bawji added eight points each.
This one was close early as Wheatley and DeLasalle traded baskets to end the first quarter with Wheatley on top 14-11.
DeLasalle opened the second quarter with a quick 6-2 burst to take a 17-16 lead. It was the last lead that DeLasalle was to have in the game, as Wheatley went on a 13-4 run behind the play of 6-foot-3 DeShaun Garrett, who scored 11 points, to go up 29-21. Wheatley held on to go to the locker room up 35-25 at the end of the first half.
The third quarter started out with Wheatley increasing their lead to 41-27 before 6-foot-7 Royce White (No. 41 junior) took over for DeLasalle, scoring nine of his team's next 12 points to close the gap to 46-39 at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter was all Wheatley after the DeLasalle bench received a technical, and the
Wheatley was led by DeShaun Garrett with 27 points and seven rebounds. He got solid support from 6-foot wing man D.J. Stearn who added 16 points and 6-foot-6 Joseph Franklin who chipped in with 11 points.
DeLasalle was led by Royce White with 15 points and six rebounds. He received support from Jalen Jaspers who added 12 points in the loss.
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This one started like an offensive slugfest as neither team could stop their top perimeter weapons.
6-foot-3 junior Dexter Strickland (No. 9 junior) from St. Patrick's and Tommy Mason-Griffin (LSU / No. 81 junior) from Madison each scored nine points a piece for their respective squads as the quarter ended knotted at 21-all.
St. Patrick's jumped out to a 31-24 lead to open the second quarter as the coach's son Kevin Boyle Jr. scored six quick points. St. Patrick's built the lead to eleven, 35-24, before Mason-Griffin regained his shooting eye to close the gap to five, 37-32, at the intermission.
The third quarter saw 6-foot-8 Quintrell Thomas (Kansas / No. 106) take over in the paint as St. Patrick's built their lead to double digits on a couple occasions before
The fourth quarter was all St. Patrick's as
St. Patrick's was led by Quintrell Thomas with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Dexter Strickland added 18 points and Kevin Boyle Jr. chipped in with 11 points.
The nightcap was definitely worth the wait as two deep and talented squads met up in a real donnybrook.
It started out with Oak Hill taking an early 8-4 lead as Brandon Jennings (No. 1 /
The second quarter saw Oak Hill open up a seven point lead, 36-29, over Yates. But again, Yates closed the gap to one, 40-39, behind a couple long three pointers by 5-foot-10 sophomore Darius Gardner. Oak Hill went on an 8-2 run over the final
Oak Hill was led by
The third quarter saw the two squads trade buckets in the early going as Oak Hill held a 57-51 advantage with
The fourth quarter opened with Oak Hill regaining the lead with a 9-2 run to go up 70-66. Robinson and Jones kept bringing Yates back, scoring 11 of their next 14 points to pull even with Oak Hill at 80-all with 1:44 to play.
After a missed Oak Hill shot, Yates decided to sit on the ball to look for the last shot. They held the ball until the final six seconds when Robinson drove toward the lane, appeared to double dribble but none was called, and went up and knocked down a 12-footer to put Yates up 82-80 with one second to play.
Yates was led by Anthony Jones with 22 points and Xavier Robinson who added 21 points. They got solid support from Darius Gardner with 12 points, while Brandon Peters chipped in with 11 points in the huge win.
Brandon Jennings led Oak Hill with 31 points, despite being double-teamed most of the night by the quick Yates guards. He got solid support from Keith Gallon who added 18 points and 6-foot-1 Byron Allen who chipped in 11 points for the Warriors.
