March 12, 2010
By
Tim Chialastri
Capitol Hoops Writer
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MD State Tournament Day 1: THURSDAY RECAP
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Springbrook 52 Eleanor Roosevelt 48 -
Eleanor Roosevelt vs Springbrook – With the day’s
first two games ending in two twenty point blowouts
, we all sensed that neither 4A teams would win in
that kind of fashion , and we were right.
Senior Deshaunt Walker came out firing knocking
down three early trey balls , giving the Blue Devils
and early 20-15 lead. Eleanor Roosevelt sophomore
Chaun Miller(15pts) scored 8 of his teams first
15pts and kept his Raiders in the game. Junior guard
Howard Wilder(Eleanor Roosevelt) scored on a few
hustle plays before getting a layup to go beating
the buzzer and knotting things up 24-24 at halftime.
Springbrook held the lead throughout the second
half coming down to the final minute. Senior guard
Deshaunt Walker sealed the deal with three seconds
remaining knocking down both clutch free throws
putting Springbrook up 52-48 and advancing them to
their third straight 4A Final appearance. “Big
players make big shots” noted Walker post game.
Checking The Notes :
Senior Deshaunt Walker continued his hot play as of
late scoring 25 in their regional championship win
over Richard Montgomery and 18 tonight.
Milford Mill 69 Decatur 43
Milford Mill vs Stephen Decatur – Jimmy
Hamilton(16pts) provided the early hustle to a
Milford Mill team that experienced an early 21-6
point advantage , while Hamilton scored 10 of the
first 15 Millers points. Decatur chopped up a run of
their own , brining the Milford Mill lead down to
just four points , before junior guard Isaiah McCray
scored the last seven points of the first half ,
giving the Millers a commanding 28-15 lead going
into intermission.
Milford Mill used McCray’s momentum to dominate
the third quarter giving them a 20 point lead , en
route to a 69-41 win pitting them up against Thomas
Stone in the 3A final on Saturday. Hamilton recorded
a double double with 12 rebounds and 16 points in
the win.
Interesting Fact
– Milford Mill won easily despite shooting just 20%
from the free throw line , going 4-16.
Thomas Stone 76 Blake 53
Thomas Stone jumped all over Blake from the get go ,
Dytania Johnson fueled the Cougars early scoring 11
first half points while they jumping out 32-10 in
the 2nd quarter. Blake guards Brandon
Hedley (23pts) and Ryan Frazier (15pts) got the
Bengals within nine points midway through the third
, but Stephon Battle(25pts) scored 10 straight
points down the stretch as Thomas Stone advances to
their second maryland state final in three years
winning in covincing fashion 76-53.
Key Stat
– Blake shot a total of twenty eight three pointers
on the night , but only hit five of those. While
Thomas Stone only took two three point attempts the
entire game.
Old Mill 73 Urbana 64 -
Urbana point guard Kevin
Sauers scored a day high 26pts but it wasn't enough
as Old Mill advances to play Springbrook in the 4A
final on Saturday. Old Mill had a balanced effort as
four players scored in double figures while Mike
Holley nailed a team high 17pts in the win.
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