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Pbon by Timothy Ramaey West Forsyth guard Jamon Brown, No. 2 in white, attempts to drive around North Forsyth Forward Richard Ryce, No. 24 in red. Atkins guard Jaleel DeBerry, No. 25 in red, goes up for a reverse layup. Day One from page HI effort and I love how hard we played. We played a tough Reynolds, team but if we play that way for the rest of the year, we will be successful." The game involving Reagan and Lexington was another close one during the first half. Defense reigned supreme before intermission as Reagan held a slight lead 22-18. During the second half Reagan point guard Landon Rice took over and hit clutch shots. The Raider defense showed up as well allowing only IS points in the final two quar ters propelling them to a 47-33 victory. Reagan head coach James Stackhouse says the victory wasn't pretty, but he will take the win. He felt his team was sluggish in the first half and the size of Lexington bothered them. Lexington head coach Dwayne Tate said his team played hard and made strides in the game. He says going 3 for 13 from the free throw line hurt his team. He commended point guard Louis Estrada few his excellent play dur ing the game by scoring 11 of his teams 33 points. The host team, the Carver Yellowjackets, was seeded No. 6 . They faced off against the No. 11-seed ed Winston-Salem Prep Phoenix. The Phoenix jumped on Carver early by going on an 11-0 run to start the game and never looked back. Prep was led by Jalen Crawley, who scored 20 points and Essin Arid, who added 16 of his own. Carver kept turning the ball over in key situa tions, which played right in the hands of Prep. The Phoenix downed Carver by the score of 66-55. Phoenix assistant coach Jerran Foster thought his team "did OK" but lacked intensity at times. He says his team is learning, and that's what matters. He says they must learn to play with a lead. Carver coach Raheem Martin says his team was sluggish in the first half, but by the time his team woke up, it was too little too late. West Forsyth is the No. 7 seed and the team that no one wants to play. The Titans are an athletic bunch that used that to their advantage against North Forsyth in their game. West was led by CJ. Smith and Elijah Scales. The biggest lead of the night was 16 points for the Titans, and they won by the score of 55-42. West Forsyth head coach Jeffrey Williams said his team played good enough to win but they struggled at times shooting the ball. He says he was pleased with his team's ability to break the press. North Forsyth coach Will Bell felt his team was gassed a little bit by play ing four games in five nights, which is why he went so deeply in his bench. He says that was not an excuse and praised West for their play. The Glenn Bobcats celebrate their mirac- ^ ulous 20-point comeback against 'fZZ Overcome from page Bl lead. At the half, Thomasville led 37-17. To start the third quarter, Glenn went to a full court press to speed up the pace of the game. With Javon Cunningham being the only reliable ball handler for the Bulldogs, beating the press would be a difficult task. Early on Thomasville seemed to be up to the challenge as they were able to beat the press most times and answered any run Glenn could muster. At the end of the third, Thomasville still led 50-27. The full court press finally had its desired effect for Glenn in the fourth quarter. Tbe Bobcats began to create turnovers and hit shots at a high rate. They cut their deficit to 10 at 53-43 behind solid defense and clutch shooting from JaQuay McMillan, Daniel Napper and Benjamin Williams. By continuing to press they closed the gap to one and finally took the lead at 56-55 with 40 seconds left to play. Thomasville hit a free throw to tie the game but Williams stepped to the line in the final seconds after being fouled and drained two big time free throws to end the game. It was instant jubilation for the Bobcats and the entire crowd. Geter said he lit a fire under his kids at halftime that pumped them up for a second-half push. "I always tell my kids to never quit and play until the end," Geter said. "From the time the ball tips off until the time that horn goes off we are going to play until the end. I don't care what the score is, if we don't work, we don't eat." On beating his mentor, Geter said, "It feels teal good because if we would have gotten beaten by 20 he would have never let me live that down." Geter says that this win will propel his team to next week's quarterfinal game against Parkland. He said he knows they are a good team, but his team is ready for them. Moore said when Glenn went to the full court press, he could see the concern on his team. He says it felt as though no one wanted to take control of the ball. Moore says he told his team that Glenn would make a run and to be prepared for it. Moore went on to say that he was very happy for Glenn and his friend Geter going forward. Walkertown from page B1 break and the Sauras used their big men to score high percentage shots in the paint. At the end of one, the score was tied 12-12. South Stokes scored two quick buckets to open the second quarter to take the lead. Each time the Sauras looked to make a run to stretch the lead, the Wolfpack made a clutch shot to slow the momentum. South Stokes was cold from the floor but stayed alive by getting offensive rebounds and consistently going to the free throw line. Walkertown did not help their case for a win by constantly turning the ball over toward the end of die Second quarter. The Sauras held a slim 23-22 lead at the half. South Stokes head coach Richard Smith says he was pleased with his team's resiliency but wants them to convert their offensive rebounds into easy buckets. "I would like to see us be able to convert some of those offensive rebounds into points and we did a lit tle bit better job of that down the stretch, being able to attack and get some points," said Smith. Kierre McClain got Walkertown off to a good start following halftime by hitting back -to-back shots. The Sauras would not go away and kept the game close. Late in the third quarter, the Wolfjpack led 32-27 but only led by one at the end of three quarters. .?^?ummumm-mmmummmmmum Walkertown head coach Charles Thomas sets up a play during a timeout. To start the fourth quarter, both teams went cold again. The teams traded the lead throughout the last frame. With .43 seconds left in the game, Jacobey Williams of Walkertown hit a three-point shot to give his team a two-point lead. On the next possession, Shemar Dal ton of the Sauras was fouled and hit both free throws to tie the game at 41. Walkertown held for the final shot but missed, sending the game into over time. In overtime, Williams hit another big three-pdint shot, giving Walkertown a one-point lead. After South Stokes missed two free throws, Walkertown seemed in complete con trol. Unfortunately, they were bit by the turnover bug, again giving pos session to the Sauras. Landon Parsons hit a three-pointer for South Stokes to put them up four and effec tively sealed the victory. Charles Thomas, head coach for Walkertown, said he felt his team played hard but not as efficient as he would like. He said the turnovers and free-throw disparity contributed to the loss. "They are learning how hard they have to compete each and every game to have a chance to win a game at the end," said Thomas. "We had a chance in the end but didn't get the victory, but we were there and had our opportunities, which is a step in the right direction. I am very proud of the effort and not-give-up atti tude." Smith spoke highly of his point guard Shemar Dalton, who hit some big shots down the stretch of the game. "I was very proud of him keeping his composure and knocking down his free throws and making sure everything was running the way it was supposed to," Smith continued. Thomas said it was good for his team to play well against a 3A team even though they are in the 1A class. He says this is a confidence builder for his squad, win or lose. Phtxot by nmmhy Rjm?ry Daniel Fulk, No. 50 in red, blocks the shot of Dante Daniels ofWalkertown.
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