Boys Hoops - 2006
APS Holiday Tournament
By Larry Williams/4SHOT Hoops
Dec 23, 2005, 07:49 EST

Championship Game

South Atlanta wins 5^th straight APS Tourney

Wimby win 2^nd MVP award

Douglass H.S. – Atlanta, GA

South Atlanta's Rapheal Wimby won the tournaments MVP award for the 2nd straight year.

They may as well rename the APS Holiday Tournament the South Atlanta Classic, because for the last 5 years Head Coach Michael Reddick and his “Hornets” have rolled through the tournament and captured the championship. Leading the way for the 2^nd year in a row was 5-11 senior Rapheal Wimby who scored a game high 17 points and won his 2^nd straight MVP award.

The “Hornets” pressure defense and the shot blocking ability of their 6-9 prized freshman Derrick Favors forced North Atlanta to take some awkward shots. Favors also got a chance to showoff his offensive skills scoring 6 points as South Atlanta took a 10-4 lead.

North Atlanta made some adjustments in the 2^nd quarter and got some key baskets from Jason Harlow and Darrell Wilcox as they cut into the South Atlanta lead. The “Hornets” held steady and got a big three-pointer from Durron Durham to take a 21-17 halftime lead.

South Atlanta's 6-9 freshman Derrick Favors using the skyhook to score over 6-10 Alex Cornett.

South Atlanta upped their defensive pressure in the 3^rd quarter and with Favors and 6-5 Demario Reid crashing the boards Wimby and Deangelo Christian were able to get out on the break. North Atlanta started applying their own pressure and M. Cabbage scored a couple of baskets to get the “Warriors” back into the game. A basket by 6-10 senior Alex Cornett cut the lead to 27-25 with 3:44 left in the quarter.

Spearheaded by the inside play of Favors the “Hornets” went on a mini run at the end of the 3^rd quarter. Wimby’s jumper with time running out in the quarter gave South Atlanta a 39-29 lead.

North Atlanta appeared to run out of steam in the 4^th quarter, as their shots started coming up short and they started turning the ball over. Reid continued to pound the glass and Wimby knocked down a pair of long jumpers as South Atlanta pulled away to a convincing 54-36 win to capture their 5^th straight APS Holiday Tournament Championship.

Scoring Recap

South Atlanta:
Rapheal Wimby scored a game high 17 points to pace the “Hornets”. Derrick Favors added 16 points, Demario Reid 10 points and Derron Durham chipped in with 7 points.

North Atlanta:
M. Cabbage and Alex Cornett each scored 7 points to pace the “Warriors”. Jason Harlow chipped in with 6 points.

3^rd Place Game

Mays squeaks by Douglass
”Raiders” win ugly but a win is a win!

Douglass H.S. – Atlanta, GA

Mays PG-L. Bacon shoots over C. Harris from Douglass.

The 3^rd place game between Mays and Douglass wasn’t the most thrilling game ever played as both teams committed turnover after turnover and missed several easy baskets. At the end of the 1^st quarter the game was tied at 4-4…….4-4!.

Mays did start to get into a little rhythm in the 2^nd quarter behind the play of B. Anthony who scored 6 of the “Raiders” 13 points in the quarter. J. Willis drilled a three-pointer to give Mays a 17-9 halftime lead.

The “Astros” continued to struggle putting the ball in the basket in the 3^rd quarter scoring only 7 points, but they still cut into the lead because Mays only scored 4 points. The score at the end of three quarters was 21-16.

Behind the play of sophomore Reggie Slaton the “Astros” continued to cut into the lead. Down the stretch Mays got a big three-point play from T. McGuire to hold off Douglass by a score of 28-24 to capture 3^rd Place.

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