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4SHOT Sports 2008-09 Boys Hoops 2008 SEBA Atlanta H.S. Hoop Festival Game 1 Etowah “Eagles” vs. Osborne “Cardinals” Eagles fight off Cardinals attach Rebounding the key to Eagles win Cobb Civic Center – Marietta, GA The Cardinals from Osborne got off to a quick 8-4 start behind the play of 6-6 freshman Devonte Thornton, Justin Browner and Barney Rawls. Etowah would finally get it going, a basket inside by Will Mason put the Eagles up 13-12 with :51 seconds to play in the first-quarter. Thornton scored again to put Osborne back in front but a lay-up Webster would give the Eagles a 15-14 lead at the end of the first-quarter. Osborne settled down in the second-quarter and started playing a more deliberate style of basketball. A three-pointer by Chris Basher gave Etowah an 18-14 lead. The lead would grow to ten, 34-24 when Basher knocked down another three. Deandre Dennis would drain a three at the buzzer as the Eagles flew into the half with a 37-25 lead. Play in the third-quarter was sloppy as both teams committed some JV like turnovers and fouls. Etowah was able to maintain their lead. Thornton scored at the buzzer to help keep the Cardinals within striking range at 46-36. With 4:37 left in the game Thornton completed a three-point play to pull the Cardinals to within two, 48-46. Etowah Head Coach Don Hurlburt quickly called a time out to try to compose his team for the stretch run. Basher who made big baskets for Etowah all night scored would respond scoring on a fastbreak. An assist from Browner to Thornton tied the game at 50-50. Etowah would quickly regroup and went on a 7-0 run. Austin Miramont drilled a three to make it 57-50 and Mueller scored off of a nice feed from Mason. Mason would score a few seconds later to make the score 59-52 with just :50 seconds to play. Josh Henderson scored for Osborne to cut the lead to 59-54 and they immediately jumped into a full court press. Basher missed the front-end of a one-n-one and the Cardinals rebounded the ball. Henderson would hit 1 of 2 free-throws but it would not be enough. Mason would finish off a nice game and the Cardinals with a lay-up. Chris Basher was named the games MVP for Etowah and Justin Browner garnered the same honor for Osborne. The Final Score: Etowah 61 – Osborne 55 Scoring Recap Etowah: Chris Basher scored 16 to pace Etowah. Sam Muller had 11, Chris Dumesnil 10 and Will Mason finished with 8. Osborne: Devonte Thornton finished with a game high 20 to lead Osborne. Justin Browner finished with 15 and Barney Rawls added 7.
Game 2 Jonesboro “Cardinals” vs. Sprayberry “Yellow Jackets” Sprayberry grounds Jonesboro in OT Grayson’s heroics win the game Sparyberry got off to a quick 9-2 start largely due to the inside play of Jason Gordon, Chevelan Pearson and Duncan Lunsford. The Cardinals would take flight when reserve Cliff Crews hit the floor to give them a big boost. Guards Jesse Gardner and DeCharles Ridley also started spreading their wings as they stormed back to take a 15-13 lead at the end of the first-quarter. Jonesboro would continue to push the ball up the floor forcing the action as the second-quarter got under way, Martese Meadows stuck two jumpers and Jason Griffin hit two free-throws to increase the Cardinals lead to 23-13, forcing Sprayberry to call a quick time. It looked like Jonesboro had the game under control but Sprayberry kept fighting back. A lay-up by Roger Hubbard would close the gap to 23-20 with 4:18 left to play in the half. Jonesboro went on a mini 6-1 run behind a pair of baskets from Jordan Brown to make the score 29-21 but again the Yellow Jackets responded. A put-back by Gordon cut the lead to 29-28 heading into the half. Sprayberry would take their first lead early in the third-quarter before Jonesboro snatched it back. The teams would continue to trade baskets and the lead for most of the quarter. A three-pointer by Grayson at the end of the third-quarter would give Sprayberry a 43-42 lead. With just 6.9 seconds left in the game Gordon scored to make it 56-55. Jonesboro called a timeout to set up a play for Jesse Gardner. Gardner was fouled and calmly went to the line and completed the one-n-one to put Jonesboro back up by three, 58-55. Sprayberry had one last attempt with 2.2 tics left on the clock and that’s when Grayson delivered “The THREE”, draining it from deep in the corner with a hand in his face to tie the game and send it into overtime. In the overtime Grayson stepped up again and hit another big three-pointer and then after missing the back-end of a one-n-one he followed up his miss and laid it up as Sprayberry came away with an exciting overtime victory. For his efforts Bradley Grayson was named the MVP of the game for Sprayberry. Jesse Gardner was named the games MVP for Jonesboro. The Final Score: Sprayberry 65 - Jonesboro 58 Scoring Recap Sprayberry: Bradley Grayson and Roger Hubbard both scored 14 to lead the Yellow Jackets. Duncan Lunsford added 12 and Jason Gordon 10. Chevelan Pearson chipped in with 9. Jonesboro: Jesse Gardner scored a game high 15 for the Cardinals. Stanley Clark added 14 and Jason Griffin finished with 11.
Game 3 Blessed Trinity “Titans” vs. Lassiter “Trojans” Lassiter thumps Blessed Trinity Trojans just too strong Cobb Civic Center – Marietta, GA It didn’t take long to see that Lassiter was just going to be too powerful and well balanced for an undersized Blessed Trinity team despite having 4SHOT Hoops All-Star 6-4 Sr.-Arris Brundidge in the line-up. Lutzenkirchen, 6-5 Alex Gilmore and 6-4 Joey Parry neutralized Brundidge while the Trojan guard’s Blaise White, Hutson Mason and Daniel Garza schooled the Titans guards in the art of shooting and tough man-to-man defense. Perry scored 6 points and Mason knocked down a three-pointer as Lassiter opened up a 15-4 first-quarter lead. Lassiter’s rebounding and tenacious defense gave the Blessed Trinity players problems all-night. Brundidge who averages close to 18ppg had a hard time even getting the rock the way the Trojans defense was clamping down on the Titan guards. Turnovers and bad execution continued to haunt Blessed Trinity in the second half much to the displeasure of Head Coach Brian Marks. Lassiter continued to dominate the boards behind the play of Lutzenkirchen and White continued his stellar play before the Trojans Head Coach Jeremy Morris pulled his starters to give the reserves some playing time. Lassiter went on to an easy seventeen point victory. Blaise White was named the games MVP for Lassiter and Roch Rucker garnered the honors for Blessed Trinity. Scoring Recap Lassiter: Blaise White scored a game high 17 points for the Trojans. Joey Parry added 13 and Phil Lutzenkirchen finished with 11. Blessed Trinity: Jake Skole scored 8 to lead the Titans. Arris Brundidge, Chriss Freeman and Roch Rucker each added 6.
Game 4 Hillgrove “Hawks” vs. Harrison “Hoyas” Hillgrove soars over Harrison Hawks remain undefeated Cobb Civic Center – Marietta, GA Harrison took a 15-14 lead early in the second-quarter but Hillgrove responded with baskets by Baugh and Lawrence to retake the lead 19-15. Martin did a nice job of getting to the basket for Harrison but he had a problem knocking down his free-throws hitting only 2 of 5 attempts. Casey Belli has a 6-3 senior has a sweet stroke and it was on full display as he knocked down his second three-pointer for the Hoyas. Late in the half Hillgrove began to turn up the heat on both ends of the floor. Baugh, Millan and Lawrence continued to handle the scoring load for the Hawks as they opened up a 30-22 halftime lead. In the third-quarter Belli put on a three-point shooting display drilling three in row to help Harrison stay within striking distance. Turnovers really plagued Harrison in the forth-quarter as they fell further behind. Sophomore point-guard Jamal Watson came in and did a nice job for the Hoyas, he also went 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Baugh finished off a big game scoring 11 forth-quarter points as the Hawks cruised to their 10 victory of the season. Millan Rodrigo was named the MVP of the game for Hillgrove and Casey Belli was named the MVP for Harrison. The Final Score: Hillgrove 66 – Harrison 47 Scoring Recap Hillgrove: Darius Baugh scored a game high 18 for the Hawks. Mike Lawrence added 16, Millan Rodrigo 13 and Heath Houston finished with 8. Harrison: Casey Belli topped the Hoyas with 17 points. Kevin Jackson, Vince Martin and Jamal Watson all finished with 7 points.
Game 5 Marietta “Blue Devils” vs. Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy “Warriors” Marietta knocks off SACA Rebuilding in progress for both teams Cobb Civic Center – Marietta, GA SACA junior Mike Murray is a nice looking player, he scored early for the Warriors as they took a 5-0 lead. Marietta stormed back behind the play of Kenny Sprague to take a 12-6 lead and never looked back. Sprague would drill his second three-pointer to put the Blue Devils up 21-9 at the end of the first-quarter. Marietta would maintain their advantage as Daniel Orr and James Henderson both scored a pair of baskets to help the Blue Devils take a 36-22 lead into the half. Marietta would build on their halftime lead making some easy baskets off of turnovers in the third-quarter. SACA had a chance to cut the deficit in half as they easily got to the basket to draw fouls but they missed half of their free-throws and fell behind 56-32. The forth-quarter was pretty much a formality for Marietta as they cruised to a stratifying fifteen point win for their second win of the season. Kenny Sprague was named the game’s MVP for Marietta and Mike Murray was named the MVP for SACA. The Final Score: Marietta 73 - SACA 58 Scoring Recap Marietta: Kenny Sprague scored 14 points to lead the Blue Devils. Greg Franklin scored 11 and Daniel Orr had 9. SACA: Mike Murray scored a game high 24 points to lead the Warriors. Tekete Cotton added 16 and Vincent Wallace finished with 12. © Copyright 2006 by 4SHOT Sports |
