REPORT FOR JANUARY 28, 2007
Summer Hill rallies past Gordon for 11th straight win; other results...
January 27, 2008 - --
January 27, 2008 - --
Summer Hill rallies past Gordon, 92-81
By Joseph Myers
Sports Editor
Published January 27, 2008 10:44 PM CST
The Summer Hill Blue Devils completed a run of three wins in four days Sunday with a 92-81 win over Gordon College at the J.H. Morgan Gym on Aubrey Street.
The victory over the Highlanders didn't come easy, as Gordon raced out to a 50-37 lead at halftime before Summer Hill (13-4) rallied in the second half.
"I feel like this game validated the progress we've made since the start of the season," said Summer Hill men's coach David Archer. "We've done a lot of things well since the season started, but I think this game really showed how far we've come."
Summer Hill's women also won Sunday, holding off a second-half charge to beat the Atlanta Lady Pride, 68-60.
Gordon (11-11) used 20 first-half points from Mikyle McGee and 16 more out of Junior Ajayi to build a 50-37 halftime advantage, but the Blue Devils started the second half with a 26-3 run to take a 63-52 lead with 10:21 to go in the game. Mike Reynolds was the catalyst for Summer Hill, scoring 11 points during the spurt.
The Blue Devils held the Highlanders without a field goal for more than eight minutes, but Gordon was still within 63-58 with 8:38 still remaining. Summer Hill took control with another 13-2 burst to go up 78-63 and the Highlanders never got closer than nine in the final 5:35 of the game.
"We were able to come back in the second half for several reasons," said Archer. "We started boxing out on the boards and instead of throwing away a lot of long passes, we started taking care of the ball better.
"Our zone was more active in the second half and we forced Gordon to miss some shots. We slowed (McGee) down and that opened things up for us."
Reynolds led the Blue Devils with 32 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Chris Jones poured in 23, 15 in the second half, Brandon Harris had 10, DeMarlow Simmons chipped in nine and Scott Windom finished with eight for Summer Hill.
McGee finished with 28 to pace Gordon, but just eight of those points came after halftime. Ajayi had 21, with five after the break and Jaroan Bailey pitched in 14 for the Highlanders.
By Joseph Myers
Sports Editor
Published January 27, 2008 10:44 PM CST
The Summer Hill Blue Devils completed a run of three wins in four days Sunday with a 92-81 win over Gordon College at the J.H. Morgan Gym on Aubrey Street.
The victory over the Highlanders didn't come easy, as Gordon raced out to a 50-37 lead at halftime before Summer Hill (13-4) rallied in the second half.
"I feel like this game validated the progress we've made since the start of the season," said Summer Hill men's coach David Archer. "We've done a lot of things well since the season started, but I think this game really showed how far we've come."
Summer Hill's women also won Sunday, holding off a second-half charge to beat the Atlanta Lady Pride, 68-60.
Gordon (11-11) used 20 first-half points from Mikyle McGee and 16 more out of Junior Ajayi to build a 50-37 halftime advantage, but the Blue Devils started the second half with a 26-3 run to take a 63-52 lead with 10:21 to go in the game. Mike Reynolds was the catalyst for Summer Hill, scoring 11 points during the spurt.
The Blue Devils held the Highlanders without a field goal for more than eight minutes, but Gordon was still within 63-58 with 8:38 still remaining. Summer Hill took control with another 13-2 burst to go up 78-63 and the Highlanders never got closer than nine in the final 5:35 of the game.
"We were able to come back in the second half for several reasons," said Archer. "We started boxing out on the boards and instead of throwing away a lot of long passes, we started taking care of the ball better.
"Our zone was more active in the second half and we forced Gordon to miss some shots. We slowed (McGee) down and that opened things up for us."
Reynolds led the Blue Devils with 32 points, 21 of which came in the second half. Chris Jones poured in 23, 15 in the second half, Brandon Harris had 10, DeMarlow Simmons chipped in nine and Scott Windom finished with eight for Summer Hill.
McGee finished with 28 to pace Gordon, but just eight of those points came after halftime. Ajayi had 21, with five after the break and Jaroan Bailey pitched in 14 for the Highlanders.
SHOT CHART STATISTICS:
Summer Hill... 1st Half: FG - 12/34 (35.2%), 3FG - 4/11 (36.3%), FT - 9/16 (56.2%);
2nd Half: FG - 18/28 (64.2%), 3FG - 5/8 (62.5%), FT - 14/16 (87.5);
Totals: FG - 30/62 (48.3%), 3FG - 9/19 (47.3%), FT - 23/32 (71.8%)
Gordon... 1st Half: FG - 20/38 (52.6%), 3FG - 7/15 (46.6%), FT - 6/8 (75.0%)
2nd Half: FG - 7/26 (26.9%), 3FG - 1/5 (20%), FT - 16/20 (80%)
Totals: FG - 27/64 (42.1%), 3FG - 8/20 (40%), FT - 22/28 (78.5%)
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In the women's game, Summer Hill led 37-30 at halftime before the Lady Pride tied the game at 41 with 14 minutes to go. The Lady Devils (3-8) promptly went on an 11-0 run to build a 52-41 advantage, but the Lady Pride rallied again, getting to within 58-56 and having a shot to tie the game with less than four minutes remaining. However, Summer Hill got a stop and Brandi Smith drained a 3-pointer to make it 61-56 with 3:02 left and the Lady Pride never threatened again.
Melissa Bunce-Winters had 15 points to lead Summer Hill. Shameka Doxie added 11, Leah Kessenich pitched in 10 and Smith chipped in seven for the Lady Devils.
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In SEBL Select Division Action, Dee Henderson recorded a triple-double and paced the B-Team Blue Devils to a 115-108 victory over GA Elite Christian. Henderson had 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, while Scott Windom had 24, Chris Brown 14, Justen Beavers 14, Kevin Green 12, Brandon Davis 11 and Kyle Ready seven. For GA Elite, Keith Walker had 27, Devin Brown 16, Cody Simmons 14, Allen Jarmon 14 and Drew Davis 12. The Devils moved to 4-1, while GA Elite slipped to 0-4.
Also, AC Ware downed 39 points to lead Cedartown-B to a 103-88 win over the Smyrna Knicks. LaCurtis Diamond also had 17, Terry Albert 13 and Joseph Pinson 11. For the Knicks, Byron Hall poured in 30, while Quentin Kent had 19 and O'Brian Wilkins 10. Cedartown-B moved to 2-3, while the Knicks fell to 0-4.
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Prior to Sunday's win over Gordon College, Summer Hill's Post Grad men dismantled Oxford College, 98-46, Saturday in Oxford in Newton County. Reynolds scored a game-high 34 points, Windom netted 18 and Simmons and Chris Brown threw in 13 apiece. With the win, the Blue Devils moved to 12-4 on the season.
Summer Hill's men and women are back in action Saturday at Fort McPherson in Morrow.
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In the women's game, Summer Hill led 37-30 at halftime before the Lady Pride tied the game at 41 with 14 minutes to go. The Lady Devils (3-8) promptly went on an 11-0 run to build a 52-41 advantage, but the Lady Pride rallied again, getting to within 58-56 and having a shot to tie the game with less than four minutes remaining. However, Summer Hill got a stop and Brandi Smith drained a 3-pointer to make it 61-56 with 3:02 left and the Lady Pride never threatened again.
Melissa Bunce-Winters had 15 points to lead Summer Hill. Shameka Doxie added 11, Leah Kessenich pitched in 10 and Smith chipped in seven for the Lady Devils.
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In SEBL Select Division Action, Dee Henderson recorded a triple-double and paced the B-Team Blue Devils to a 115-108 victory over GA Elite Christian. Henderson had 29 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, while Scott Windom had 24, Chris Brown 14, Justen Beavers 14, Kevin Green 12, Brandon Davis 11 and Kyle Ready seven. For GA Elite, Keith Walker had 27, Devin Brown 16, Cody Simmons 14, Allen Jarmon 14 and Drew Davis 12. The Devils moved to 4-1, while GA Elite slipped to 0-4.
Also, AC Ware downed 39 points to lead Cedartown-B to a 103-88 win over the Smyrna Knicks. LaCurtis Diamond also had 17, Terry Albert 13 and Joseph Pinson 11. For the Knicks, Byron Hall poured in 30, while Quentin Kent had 19 and O'Brian Wilkins 10. Cedartown-B moved to 2-3, while the Knicks fell to 0-4.
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Prior to Sunday's win over Gordon College, Summer Hill's Post Grad men dismantled Oxford College, 98-46, Saturday in Oxford in Newton County. Reynolds scored a game-high 34 points, Windom netted 18 and Simmons and Chris Brown threw in 13 apiece. With the win, the Blue Devils moved to 12-4 on the season.
Summer Hill's men and women are back in action Saturday at Fort McPherson in Morrow.
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Blue Devils race past Reinhardt College, 129-76...
January 23, 2008 - -- Waleska, GA - After having all three scheduled games last week postponed due to the wintery weather, the Summer Hill Blue Devils were chomping at the bit to get back on the court versus the JV Eagles of Reinhardt College on Wednesday night. After a quick start, then a lull, the Blue Devils got cranked up and raced to a 129-76 win over the Eagles.
Summer Hill jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the early stages of the game, behind Scott Windom and Mike Reynolds. Windom dominated the paing, while Reynolds converted several transition buckets. Reinhardt mounted a comeback, as Kevin Nordeen and Ryan Blackmon combined for four treys in a 17-6 stretch, to eventually knot the score up at 21-all. Summer Hill moved back ahead on DeMarlow Simmons dribble drive. The teams would trade buckets for several minutes, when Chris Brown scored a string of points off of clever defensive tactics, once stripping Nordeen of the ball at mid-court and twice stepping in to steal passes in the lane. He scored on each possession, helping the Devils re-build an 11 point cushion at 47-36. Later, Dee Henderson executed a give and go hitting the shot in the lane, then drained a three. A still hot Brown hit a clean mid-range jumper off of a Brandon Harris screen, increasing the Devil lead to 56-41 with 5.6 left in the opening half. The Eagles inbounded for the last shot of the half, but Brown had other ideas. After he and Tony Cook trapped at half court, Brown came up with a steal, turned and launched a 40-footer that banked in at the buzzer. Brown who chalked up 16 first half points, gave Summer Hill a comfortable 59-41 lead at the break.
In the second half, Summer Hill came out on a 6-0 run and Reinhardt made quick subsitutions, which generated another string of three-pointers - this time from Robert Keller, who nailed three straight. The Devils countered by taking advantage in the post and went to Cook on consecutive trips. Cook's offense, along with a trey from Marcus Henderson, helped the Devils weather the Eagles' three point barrage and exploded once it went cold. Reynolds also heated up for two threes, as Reinhardt suddenly found the game out of reach at 96-67. Down the stretch, the Eagles' long misses started generating quick baskets for Summer Hill's very active second unit. Down the stretch, newcomers Stuart Mitchell, Sidney Narcisse and Rob Gardner did a great job of applying the defensive pressure on the perimeter that translated into transition buckets.
"I thought we did a great job offensively tonight. Defensively, when we finally began contesting Reinhardt's perimeter efforts, we were able to break the game open," said Coach David Archer, Jr. "The second unit really was the key tonight, as Brown, Henderson, Narcisse and the other newcomers really provided a spark off the bench. We became a better team tonight," added Archer.
Nordeen led the Eagles with 19, while Jackson Hayes had 18 and Keller finished with 17. The Eagles, who as a team hit 14 threes in the game, dropped to 3-8 on the season.
For Summer Hill, who moved to 10-4 on the season, Reynolds led all scorers with 21, as Marcus Henderson got 19, Brown 18, Windom 16, Cook 15 and Harris 13. Mitchell collected seven, while Simmons, Dee Henderson, Narcisse and Gardner each contributed five points. Henderson also finished the night with 14 rebounds and five blocks.
The Devils will put an eight-game win streak on the line when they travel to Oxford College on Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 7:00pm. On Sunday, Summer Hill will return home to host a much improved Gordon College Highlander squad. Sunday's tipoff is scheduled for 4:30pm at JH Morgan Gym in Cartersville.
January 23, 2008 - -- Waleska, GA - After having all three scheduled games last week postponed due to the wintery weather, the Summer Hill Blue Devils were chomping at the bit to get back on the court versus the JV Eagles of Reinhardt College on Wednesday night. After a quick start, then a lull, the Blue Devils got cranked up and raced to a 129-76 win over the Eagles.
Summer Hill jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the early stages of the game, behind Scott Windom and Mike Reynolds. Windom dominated the paing, while Reynolds converted several transition buckets. Reinhardt mounted a comeback, as Kevin Nordeen and Ryan Blackmon combined for four treys in a 17-6 stretch, to eventually knot the score up at 21-all. Summer Hill moved back ahead on DeMarlow Simmons dribble drive. The teams would trade buckets for several minutes, when Chris Brown scored a string of points off of clever defensive tactics, once stripping Nordeen of the ball at mid-court and twice stepping in to steal passes in the lane. He scored on each possession, helping the Devils re-build an 11 point cushion at 47-36. Later, Dee Henderson executed a give and go hitting the shot in the lane, then drained a three. A still hot Brown hit a clean mid-range jumper off of a Brandon Harris screen, increasing the Devil lead to 56-41 with 5.6 left in the opening half. The Eagles inbounded for the last shot of the half, but Brown had other ideas. After he and Tony Cook trapped at half court, Brown came up with a steal, turned and launched a 40-footer that banked in at the buzzer. Brown who chalked up 16 first half points, gave Summer Hill a comfortable 59-41 lead at the break.
In the second half, Summer Hill came out on a 6-0 run and Reinhardt made quick subsitutions, which generated another string of three-pointers - this time from Robert Keller, who nailed three straight. The Devils countered by taking advantage in the post and went to Cook on consecutive trips. Cook's offense, along with a trey from Marcus Henderson, helped the Devils weather the Eagles' three point barrage and exploded once it went cold. Reynolds also heated up for two threes, as Reinhardt suddenly found the game out of reach at 96-67. Down the stretch, the Eagles' long misses started generating quick baskets for Summer Hill's very active second unit. Down the stretch, newcomers Stuart Mitchell, Sidney Narcisse and Rob Gardner did a great job of applying the defensive pressure on the perimeter that translated into transition buckets.
"I thought we did a great job offensively tonight. Defensively, when we finally began contesting Reinhardt's perimeter efforts, we were able to break the game open," said Coach David Archer, Jr. "The second unit really was the key tonight, as Brown, Henderson, Narcisse and the other newcomers really provided a spark off the bench. We became a better team tonight," added Archer.
Nordeen led the Eagles with 19, while Jackson Hayes had 18 and Keller finished with 17. The Eagles, who as a team hit 14 threes in the game, dropped to 3-8 on the season.
For Summer Hill, who moved to 10-4 on the season, Reynolds led all scorers with 21, as Marcus Henderson got 19, Brown 18, Windom 16, Cook 15 and Harris 13. Mitchell collected seven, while Simmons, Dee Henderson, Narcisse and Gardner each contributed five points. Henderson also finished the night with 14 rebounds and five blocks.
The Devils will put an eight-game win streak on the line when they travel to Oxford College on Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 7:00pm. On Sunday, Summer Hill will return home to host a much improved Gordon College Highlander squad. Sunday's tipoff is scheduled for 4:30pm at JH Morgan Gym in Cartersville.
Windoms slams the ball home... Simmons defends the ball handler...
Summer Hill calls a time out to talk over the proper game strategy to claim victory...
The Blue Devils head to the locker room at half-time to talk things over...
DeMarlow Simmons sets up the offensive play for the Summer Hill Blue Devils...
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