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A great pass on a lob by Shawn Kearney to Roy McFagdon put the blue and gold Tigers up 32-22 in the second quarter. The always attacking Ken Torry got 2 straight buckets to decrease their deficit by 6, 34-28 with 6:00 minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter. Atkins got hot again on an incredible display of shooting putting Manassas up as many as 18 but Mitchell would not go away. Lay ups by Torry and Madracus Wade and a tip by Lewis Mccaster cut the Tigers lead to 9 at the half, 55-46. A Buckner dunk and the foul and Derrick Richards 2 got Manassas up 73-56. Wade would end the 3rd with Mitchell having the momentum. Point guard Eric Buggs became a little more aggressive in the 4th pulling the Tigers within 3, 80-77. Manassas would go back up 6, 85-79 before Darrel Neal of Mitchell hit a 3 to put Mitchell up for the first time in the half. A Mitchell turnover would put the ball in Tigers hands for a chance to win but Manassas would turn it over too. Neal made 1 of 2 free throws for a 99-98 Mitchell lead. Tre Payne is fouled on the next possession down and hits both free throws. Crucial turnovers in the last 30 seconds by Mitchell and Atkins lay up would do the gold and black Tigers in, 103-99. Atkins led both teams with 34 points while Roy McFagdon chipped in with 17. Ken Torry and Madracus Wade led Mitchell in scoring. Torry with 31 and Wade had 24 points.
Manassas advanced to play Craigmont semifinals.
Liberty Victorious in Crusade of Melrose
The host team, the Melrose Golden Wildcats took on the Liberty Crusaders in front of a hyped crowd on Wednesday night with a lets just say, a great home court advantage. The young Melrose squad came out very aggressive employing a swarming press that forced the Crusaders into turnovers early. The Golden Wildcats got up as much as 14 before a Charles Holt layup made 27-16 at the half. Liberty's Marlin Dotson and Tarius Johnson got their team off and going with 4 quick point with 6:45 in the 3rd but Melrose and Adonis Thomas showed why coming back wouldn't be easy. The 6'5 Freshman hit a 3 to put his team up 36-26 with 2:09 left in the 4th. A 3 by Cordarius Greer of Liberty gave them their 1st lead of the of the game 38-38. Twann Oakley of Melrose went to work scoring 11 points over a 3 minute period to put the Golden Wildcats up 47-43 with 2:30 in the 4th. A questionable charge call and 3 by Holt made it 48-47 with 1:10 left. Freshman Tevin Dickerson would be fouled making 1 of 2 free throws for the 48-48 tie. A big steal by Melrose forced the Crusaders into to fouling junior Chris Mason an opportunity to win it at the line. He would miss both forcing the game into overtime. Cordarius Greer of Liberty shot lights out hitting a 3 straight deep balls to win for his team in overtime, 62-52. Charles Holt had 14 points for Liberty. Adonis Thomas and Quinton Lowe were both in double figures with 13 and 10 points. Hero Cordarius Greer led all scorers with 21 points as Liberty advanced to play Nashville Christian..
DAY 2 of the MLK
Day 2 of the Martin Luther King Tournament was on Wednesday night as games moved to Melrose High School. Fairley and Craigmont went to battle but the game didn't start out close at all. Fairley went in at the half up 33-18 at the half on the sloppy play of the Chiefs. Terico White would go crazy in the 2nd half making up a 15 point half time deficit almost single handedly. Fairley's 2-2-1 press was not enough as they would get the loss and be eliminated from the tournament, 60-54
DAY 1
Hamilton Loses Amid Controversy
1:00 is normally just an hour away for students to get out of school and began their holiday break but on Tuesday it was time for the defending MLK tournament champs Hamilton to defend their title. Memphis native and now Nashville Christian star, Martino Brock looked have some to prove while Denario Robertson looked to assert himself as one the best players in the city. Brock came out aggressive in the 1st quarter getting NCA started with a 3. The 6'3 senior g/f Robertson seemed as if he couldn't miss scoring 11 points in the 1st. While new point guard Nathen Garth struggled with his shot, D-Rob stayed on fire hitting a 3 to make it 26-24 in second quarter. Nashville Christian's shot blockers would come out, proving coming to the lane would not be a good idea. Freshman Cameron Clear would close the half on a putback to tie it 44-44 at the half. NCA went up 6 points due to turnovers by the Wildcats and coming out slowly offensively to start the 3rd quarter. NCA would be up 3 before a Garth 3 tied 62-62 with 6:46 in the 4th quarter. Brock seemed to put a dagger in Hamilton's spirit with a steal and pull up 3 to make it 80-76 with 30 seconds left however his team simply couldn't convert free throws. Garth with another big 3 made it 80-79 with Hamilton trailing by 1. A miscue by the scorekeeper would take the game clock down to 19 seconds. A crucial fould was called when Hamilton trapped the ball on the baseline fouling out Nathen Garth. Nashville could not convert free throws giving Hamilton one last opportunity. The 6'3 senior guard and spark in the 2nd half, Tony Driver got the rebound off a missed free throw took it the lenghth of the floor and missed winning layup but the Wildcats Feshaun Cole was fouled on a rebound putback attempt. Cole missed the 1st of 2 but a very questionable call by one of the referees put a damper on the end of the game. The ref would call a lane violation before the shot was even attempted giving NCA the victory, 80-79.
A tough call ended a great game and gave the Wildcats a tough one to swallow. Brock led Nashville Christian with 25 while John Harris had 17 in a strong second half. Robertson led all scorers with 26 points and Nathen Garth had 20 point. Also strong was freshman Cameron Clear with 19 points in his coming out party.
Other MLK scores
Mitchell 122 Oakhaven 85
Dorsey led all scorers with 44 points but it was to much Mitchell with 5 players in double figures with Armani Burditt and Jarvis Jones leading the way with 22.
Liberty Tech 68 Westwood 46
Fairley 63 Kingsbury 48
Woodale 75 City University 19.
Sheffield 57 Northside 55
Manassas advanced to play Craigmont semifinals.
Liberty Victorious in Crusade of Melrose
The host team, the Melrose Golden Wildcats took on the Liberty Crusaders in front of a hyped crowd on Wednesday night with a lets just say, a great home court advantage. The young Melrose squad came out very aggressive employing a swarming press that forced the Crusaders into turnovers early. The Golden Wildcats got up as much as 14 before a Charles Holt layup made 27-16 at the half. Liberty's Marlin Dotson and Tarius Johnson got their team off and going with 4 quick point with 6:45 in the 3rd but Melrose and Adonis Thomas showed why coming back wouldn't be easy. The 6'5 Freshman hit a 3 to put his team up 36-26 with 2:09 left in the 4th. A 3 by Cordarius Greer of Liberty gave them their 1st lead of the of the game 38-38. Twann Oakley of Melrose went to work scoring 11 points over a 3 minute period to put the Golden Wildcats up 47-43 with 2:30 in the 4th. A questionable charge call and 3 by Holt made it 48-47 with 1:10 left. Freshman Tevin Dickerson would be fouled making 1 of 2 free throws for the 48-48 tie. A big steal by Melrose forced the Crusaders into to fouling junior Chris Mason an opportunity to win it at the line. He would miss both forcing the game into overtime. Cordarius Greer of Liberty shot lights out hitting a 3 straight deep balls to win for his team in overtime, 62-52. Charles Holt had 14 points for Liberty. Adonis Thomas and Quinton Lowe were both in double figures with 13 and 10 points. Hero Cordarius Greer led all scorers with 21 points as Liberty advanced to play Nashville Christian..
DAY 2 of the MLK
Day 2 of the Martin Luther King Tournament was on Wednesday night as games moved to Melrose High School. Fairley and Craigmont went to battle but the game didn't start out close at all. Fairley went in at the half up 33-18 at the half on the sloppy play of the Chiefs. Terico White would go crazy in the 2nd half making up a 15 point half time deficit almost single handedly. Fairley's 2-2-1 press was not enough as they would get the loss and be eliminated from the tournament, 60-54
DAY 1
Hamilton Loses Amid Controversy
1:00 is normally just an hour away for students to get out of school and began their holiday break but on Tuesday it was time for the defending MLK tournament champs Hamilton to defend their title. Memphis native and now Nashville Christian star, Martino Brock looked have some to prove while Denario Robertson looked to assert himself as one the best players in the city. Brock came out aggressive in the 1st quarter getting NCA started with a 3. The 6'3 senior g/f Robertson seemed as if he couldn't miss scoring 11 points in the 1st. While new point guard Nathen Garth struggled with his shot, D-Rob stayed on fire hitting a 3 to make it 26-24 in second quarter. Nashville Christian's shot blockers would come out, proving coming to the lane would not be a good idea. Freshman Cameron Clear would close the half on a putback to tie it 44-44 at the half. NCA went up 6 points due to turnovers by the Wildcats and coming out slowly offensively to start the 3rd quarter. NCA would be up 3 before a Garth 3 tied 62-62 with 6:46 in the 4th quarter. Brock seemed to put a dagger in Hamilton's spirit with a steal and pull up 3 to make it 80-76 with 30 seconds left however his team simply couldn't convert free throws. Garth with another big 3 made it 80-79 with Hamilton trailing by 1. A miscue by the scorekeeper would take the game clock down to 19 seconds. A crucial fould was called when Hamilton trapped the ball on the baseline fouling out Nathen Garth. Nashville could not convert free throws giving Hamilton one last opportunity. The 6'3 senior guard and spark in the 2nd half, Tony Driver got the rebound off a missed free throw took it the lenghth of the floor and missed winning layup but the Wildcats Feshaun Cole was fouled on a rebound putback attempt. Cole missed the 1st of 2 but a very questionable call by one of the referees put a damper on the end of the game. The ref would call a lane violation before the shot was even attempted giving NCA the victory, 80-79.
A tough call ended a great game and gave the Wildcats a tough one to swallow. Brock led Nashville Christian with 25 while John Harris had 17 in a strong second half. Robertson led all scorers with 26 points and Nathen Garth had 20 point. Also strong was freshman Cameron Clear with 19 points in his coming out party.
Other MLK scores
Mitchell 122 Oakhaven 85
Dorsey led all scorers with 44 points but it was to much Mitchell with 5 players in double figures with Armani Burditt and Jarvis Jones leading the way with 22.
Liberty Tech 68 Westwood 46
Fairley 63 Kingsbury 48
Woodale 75 City University 19.
Sheffield 57 Northside 55
DAY 2 (Scroll down for front page story on Liberty vs Melrose)
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Clash Of The Tigers
The last Matchup on Wednesday night may have been the game of the year in this early season. 2-1 Mitchell faced 901PrepScoop's number 2, the 4-0 Manassas Tigers. Senior East Tn State signee came out on fire hitting three 3-pointers but Manassas had an answer of its own. Eric Atkins would come right back with a quick 5 points of his own to help Manassas who looked like they had a few early game jitters.
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Clash Of The Tigers
The last Matchup on Wednesday night may have been the game of the year in this early season. 2-1 Mitchell faced 901PrepScoop's number 2, the 4-0 Manassas Tigers. Senior East Tn State signee came out on fire hitting three 3-pointers but Manassas had an answer of its own. Eric Atkins would come right back with a quick 5 points of his own to help Manassas who looked like they had a few early game jitters.
