Sunday, December 12, 2004
Legends Have Productive Week
Boys basketball team beats MVA 102-67 Friday night, then returns to Basketball City to top Marta Valle 72-53.
Friday night was Landmark's first test as a basketball team this season. After having beaten University Neighborhood and Fashion, the boys faced MVA, a talented and athletic team whom the Legends beat last year in a last-second victory.
The Legends started off well offensively, scoring 26 points in the first quarter, led by 8 from Kirk, 7 from Gerald, and 7 from Reggie. Defensively, they allowed 20 points from MVA, and the game remained close.
In the second and third quarters, the Legends tightened up their defense, cut down on their mistakes, and started to pull away. Kirk closed up the middle of the lane, blocking 6 shots in the game and taking away any easy baskets. Creighton took away the outside game, using his ridiculous vertical leap to block 3 3-pointers and challenge many more. Cecil and Kirk controlled the boards, grabbing 26 rebounds between them.
As the defense improved, Landmark became more confident and MVA became more frustrated. The Legends had never scored 100 points before, and found themselves at 98 with 2 minutes remaining. After many near misses by the team, Nelson scored the 100th, then the 102nd points, giving the Legends their largest point total in school history.
The victory was a great team effort. Reggie helped distribute the ball with 10 assists and Gerald ended up with 33 points. Kirk had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Cecil grabbed 12 rebounds and had 6 assists. Jose scored 10 points and Kareem got 4 assists. Player of the game honors went to Creighton, for his blocked shots, steals, rebounds, and all-around defensive hustle to help shut down the MVA 3-point shooters. The crowd also played a huge role in inspiring the players- a big thank you to the staff cheering section. To see the box score for this game, click here.
A mere 18 hours later, the Legends were back at Basketball City to face Marta Valle. The game was not as thrilling, but was a solid victory for the Legends, albeit a bizarre one. The game featured several substitutions for wardrobe malfunctions, and an incident in which Marta Valle scored on a free throw, then inbounded the ball themselves and went down to try and score again- on the Legends basket. Oddly, nobody noticed until another foul was called. The Legends started strong, holding Marta Vathe team, Nelson scored the 100th, then the 102nd points, giving the Legends their largest point total in school history.
The victory was a great team effort. Reggie helped distribute the ball with 10 assists and Gerald ended up with 33 points. Kirk had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Cecil grabbed 12 rebounds and had 6 assists. Jose scored 10 points and Kareem got 4 assists. Player of the game honors went to Creighton, for his blocked shots, steals, rebounds, and all-around defensive hustle to help shut down the MVA 3-point shooters. The crowd also played a huge role in inspiring the players- a big thank you to the staff cheering section. To see the box score for this game, click here.
Friday night was Landmark's first test as a basketball team this season. After having beaten University Neighborhood and Fashion, the boys faced MVA, a talented and athletic team whom the Legends beat last year in a last-second victory.
The Legends started off well offensively, scoring 26 points in the first quarter, led by 8 from Kirk, 7 from Gerald, and 7 from Reggie. Defensively, they allowed 20 points from MVA, and the game remained close.
In the second and third quarters, the Legends tightened up their defense, cut down on their mistakes, and started to pull away. Kirk closed up the middle of the lane, blocking 6 shots in the game and taking away any easy baskets. Creighton took away the outside game, using his ridiculous vertical leap to block 3 3-pointers and challenge many more. Cecil and Kirk controlled the boards, grabbing 26 rebounds between them.
As the defense improved, Landmark became more confident and MVA became more frustrated. The Legends had never scored 100 points before, and found themselves at 98 with 2 minutes remaining. After many near misses by the team, Nelson scored the 100th, then the 102nd points, giving the Legends their largest point total in school history.
The victory was a great team effort. Reggie helped distribute the ball with 10 assists and Gerald ended up with 33 points. Kirk had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Cecil grabbed 12 rebounds and had 6 assists. Jose scored 10 points and Kareem got 4 assists. Player of the game honors went to Creighton, for his blocked shots, steals, rebounds, and all-around defensive hustle to help shut down the MVA 3-point shooters. The crowd also played a huge role in inspiring the players- a big thank you to the staff cheering section. To see the box score for this game, click here.
A mere 18 hours later, the Legends were back at Basketball City to face Marta Valle. The game was not as thrilling, but was a solid victory for the Legends, albeit a bizarre one. The game featured several substitutions for wardrobe malfunctions, and an incident in which Marta Valle scored on a free throw, then inbounded the ball themselves and went down to try and score again- on the Legends basket. Oddly, nobody noticed until another foul was called. The Legends started strong, holding Marta Vathe team, Nelson scored the 100th, then the 102nd points, giving the Legends their largest point total in school history.
The victory was a great team effort. Reggie helped distribute the ball with 10 assists and Gerald ended up with 33 points. Kirk had 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Cecil grabbed 12 rebounds and had 6 assists. Jose scored 10 points and Kareem got 4 assists. Player of the game honors went to Creighton, for his blocked shots, steals, rebounds, and all-around defensive hustle to help shut down the MVA 3-point shooters. The crowd also played a huge role in inspiring the players- a big thank you to the staff cheering section. To see the box score for this game, click here.
// posted by Bball Reporter @ 7:33 PM 
