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Thursday's boys basketball roundup
Thursday, February 16, 2012
by
Steve Dorsey
Chris Hall kept his vow.
"I said I didn't want to leave high school without beating Dwyer," Hall said after leading John I. Leonard to a 67-58 win Thursday against defending state champion Dwyer in a Class 8A regional quarterfinal. "I've been waiting for this game since I got to high school."
Hall scored a game-high 22 points and sophomore forward Aaron Horne chipped in with 20 points to lift Leonard (18-6) to a regional playoff victory for the first time in nine years. Senior guard Trae Dixon contributed 11 points for the Lancers, who will host Spanish River on Tuesday in the regional semifinals.
Dwyer rallied from a 17-point third-quarter deficit and trimmed Leonard's lead to two points with 6:05 remaining, but Dwyer (18-8) never gained the lead.
Horne sealed the victory with back-to-back layups with less than a minute left to extend the Lancers' lead to 65-58, and when the final second ticked off the clock, Leonard fans stormed the court.
Dwyer center Joel James was held scoreless in the first half by Leonard's swarming zone defense. James muscled his way inside for 17 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough.
"Hopefully, we can carry this momentum into the next round," Leonard coach Jim Howell said.
CLASS 8A
ORLANDO-COLONIAL 78, CENTENNIAL 52
The Eagles fell to the Grenadiers in Orlando.
CLASS 7A
ATLANTIC 71, ROYAL PALM BEACH 68
Thomas Owens scored 26 points and Todney Evans added 19 as the Eagles (18-6) edged the Wildcats in Delray Beach. Ivenor Rosier led Royal Palm Beach with 17 points. Atlantic will play host to Palm Beach Lakes in Tuesday's regional semifinals.
PALM BEACH LAKES 59, LAKE WORTH 54
Quinn Cole scored 17 points and Gito St. Fort added 15 to lead the Rams (17-6) past the Trojans in West Palm Beach. Victor Marshall led Lake Worth with 14 points.
PORT ST. LUCIE 60, BRADENTON-BRADEN RIVER 57 (OT)
Frank Martin had 24 points and four assists to help the Jaguars (14-11) edge the Pirates in overtime in Bradenton. Jon Williams added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Port St. Lucie, which will play at Martin County in Tuesday's regional semifinals.
MARTIN COUNTY 66, VENICE 42
Jermohn Queen and Justin Simmons each scored 21 points as the Tigers (24-3) handled the Indians in Stuart.
CLASS 5A
JENSEN BEACH 62, FORT LAUDERDALE-DILLARD 53
Alex Thompson scored 24 points and Sherrod Huntley added 17 as the Falcons (22-5) won in Jensen Beach. Jensen Beach will play host to Plantation-American Heritage in Tuesday's regional semifinals.
PLANTATION-AMERICAN HERITAGE 73, SUNCOAST 63
Jonathan Smith scored 20 points, but the Chargers (19-8) fell to the Patriots (23-5) in Plantation.
CLASS 4A
ST. ANDREW'S 56, FORT MYERS-DUNBAR 41
Sean Downes led the Scots with 12 points as they defeated the Tigers in Boca Raton. St. Andrew's will travel to face Fort Myers-Bishop Verot in Tuesday's regional semifinal.
FORT MYERS-BISHOP VEROT 72, GLADES CENTRAL 45
The Raiders were routed by the Vikings in Fort Myers.
CLASS 3A
WESTON-SAGEMONG 53, SUMMIT CHRISTIAN 46
The defending Class 1A state champion Saints (23-3) couldn't hold on to a 14-point third-quarter lead and fell to the defending Class 2A state champion Lions (21-7) in West Palm Beach. Farad Cobb scored 11 points to lead the Saints. "Those were two really good teams out there, two championship teams," Summit coach Murray Smith said. "It's too bad one of them had to lose." Sagemont coach Adam Ross added: "It's not exactly how I scripted it, but I'm definitely excited we ended up on the right side of it."
BENJAMIN 47, NAPLES-SEACREST COUNTRY DAY 42
Austin Rosenthal scored 13 points to help the Buccaneers edge the Stingrays in North Palm Beach. Benjamin will travel to face Fort Myers-Evangelical Christian in Tuesday's regional semifinal.
FORT MYERS-EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN 50, PAHOKEE 32
The Blue Devils fell to the in Fort Myers.
CORAL SPRINGS CHRISTIAN 68, VILLAGE ACADEMY 61
TreQuan Smith had 21 points and eight rebounds, but the Tigers (18-9) fell to the Crusaders in Coral Springs.
CLASS 2A
GRANDVIEW PREP 87, VERO BEACH-MASTER'S ACADEMY 30
Ivan Canete had 18 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Daniel Garga added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six steals as the Pride (20-4) routed the Patriots in Boca Raton. Eric Mance scored a game-high 22 for Grandview, which will host Lake Worth Christian in Tuesday's regional semifinals.
LAKE WORTH CHRISTIAN 61, COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 37
The Defenders raced past the Cougars in Stuart.
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User Comments:
fanboy commented on February 16, 2012 at 11:45 p.m.: report abuse
PBLakes was lucky to win the game. They looked stunned the entire game and was outplayed. why people think they so good i don't understand.
Mrs T commented on February 17, 2012 at 8:08 a.m.: report abuse
Outplayed? That's not what the score of the game says. I for one am proud of our gentlemen! ILY, ya'll!
ATLfan commented on February 17, 2012 at 8:34 a.m.: report abuse
Steve,
Great summary of the games, however, you need made a error and should post a correction so fans don't go to the wrong gym. Atlantic will travel to host Palm Beach Lakes, not play host to Palm Beach Lakes.
Game between St. Andrews and BIshop Verot should be a good one. This Bishop Verot team is fairly good, they even had the first victory in the history of "City of Palms" tournament. They are usually the host and had not one a game there in like 29 years.
St. Andrews better get there the day before and sleep over night, would not want to walk off the bus on this team.
17-6 commented on February 17, 2012 at 9:05 a.m.: report abuse
Fanboy this is playoff basketball, its not going to be easy, Lakes are 17-6 and has beat each team in the playoff by double digit points during the season, LW played a good game but PBL is far from overated!
Benjamin to sweet 16 again! commented on February 17, 2012 at 9:05 a.m.: report abuse
Not enough credit given to them year in and year out by PBGAMETIME. They are FOR REAL!
just saying commented on February 17, 2012 at 11:22 a.m.: report abuse
If the refs call the game the same way on both ends of the court, st andrews will kill bishop verot, i mean 30-12 on fouls, that was horrible. Good luck st andrews!!!
Fanforlife commented on February 17, 2012 at 12:12 p.m.: report abuse
To the Summit boys, good year, it's hard to repeat. Will always be your biggest fan, coach Smith can't wait for next year. Keep am eye on Superman this year he can fly.
jeanette king commented on February 17, 2012 at 1:59 p.m.: report abuse
GREAT JOB!! JIL I AM SO PROUD OF OUR LANCERS, YOU PLAYED HARD TO WIN, AND AS A FAN I CANT WAIT FOR TUESDAY!!! PLAY HARD OR GO HOME!!!
GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!!
yes sir commented on February 17, 2012 at 2:28 p.m.: report abuse
yes JIL you played a great game now don't stop there you beat a great team and program but it means nothing if you can't win it all. So don't let up keep playing hard and good things will happen. @ JIL coach and staff great job the better team won.
Mark commented on March 18, 2012 at 4:15 a.m.: report abuse
Duffy's at PGA and A1A in Palm Beach Gardens will show it. Best place to watch. Palm Beach Ale House on Palm beach Lakes Blvd will show it. Duffy's off Village north of PB Lakes Blvd. If they aren't showing just ask your watier and he will more than likely put in on for you.
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