It's a saintly battle in the final game of the night as Newark's St. Benedict Gray Bees against Ravens of St. Raymond's from the Bronx. This is one of those games with big bodies, hauling up and down the court. It's been fun to watch.The Gray Bees opened hot but the Ravens outscored them in the 2nd quarter by five to take a one point lead to halftime. St. Raymond's Gerald Coles has hit two three-pointers, one from NBA range. St. Raymond' s Corey Stokes has hit three three-pointers and has four rebounds. Coles has 10 at the half for the Ravens, Stokes leads the Gray Bees with 13.
Stokes and Samardo Samuels have got the Gray Bees in control of the game and entire Benedict defense has picked it up a notch. Samuels has a scary block and just stood there over the player he blocked. He wasn't taunting really but he just looked so menacing. The Ravens scored just four points in the third. End of three, score is 45-34.
The Ravens will not let up and rally to cut the margin to three with 1:29 left. Daryl Bryant's layup makes it a one point game, 54-53. With 43 seconds left, a goal tend by Samuels on a Coles' drive gives the Ravens a tying bucket. And that's the way it ends for regulation, 55-55.
The Gray Bees strike first with a couple of buckets but a tKevin Parrom comes up big in overtime with two huge three-point shots, the last over the long outstretched arms of a defender. Raven's Lenny McNeil misses two free throws with 15 seconds left. With 13 seconds left, Samuels is fouled and makes one of two, 70-67 St. Benedicts. St. Raymond's was led by Coles with 27, Parrom with 15 and Bryant 14. St. Benedict got 24 from Samuels and 20 from Stokes.
St. Raymonds 12 18 4 21 12 - 67
St. Benedict 16 13 16 10 15 - 70
St. Raymonds - G. Coles 27, K. Parrom 15, D Bryant 14, O. Lawrence 6, L. McNeil 3, D. Benbow 2. Leading rebounder - D. Benbow 5. Assist leader - four with one.
St. Benedict - S. Samuels 24, C. Stokes 20, G. Echenique 8, D. McMillan 8, T. Jackson 5, Z. Rosen 5. Leading rebounder - C. Stokes 7, G. Echenique 6. Assist leader - three with one.
3 comments:
Rays should have won this one! 4pts in the 3rd no excuses, coach should be kicking himself for this lost
The Ravens made it so close at the end. If they had started their rally in the third, this could have had a different outcome.
Thanks for the stats and the updates M, you did a wonderful job! Wish every touney could have been like this one.
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