Penn dominates Texas A&M but McNeese loses - Jan 4, 2009 (by David Edole)
COLLEGE STATION Texas A&M only scored one field goal in the final eight minutes of play but came away with a 57-52 victory over McNeese State on Saturday night.
That field goal, at the 2:30 mark, came on a shot by Josh Carter and it snapped a 52 all deadlock. The Cowboys, who didnt score a field goal in the final seven minutes of play, had trailed the Aggies by as many as 11 points in the second half but tied the game on a pair of free throws by Diego Kapelan with 3:20 left. [read more]
COLLEGE STATION Texas A&M only scored one field goal in the final eight minutes of play but came away with a 57-52 victory over McNeese State on Saturday night. That field goal, at the 2:30 mark, came on a shot by Josh Carter and it snapped a 52 all deadlock. The Cowboys, who didnt score a field goal in the final seven minutes of play, had trailed the Aggies by as many as 11 points in the second half but tied the game on a pair of free throws by Diego Kapelan with 3:20 left. A 13-2 run enabled the Cowboys to deadlock the game. The free throws by Kapelan were the last points in the game for the Cowboys. A&M went on to score three more points after Carters field goal, all at the free throw line. I couldnt be more proud of them, Cowboy head coach Dave Simmons said of his players. we came out and played with everything we had and we did it on their home court. It was a battle and we got everything we wanted, we played tough against a tough team. I thought that we had them at 52-52 but thats when the 12th man factor really came in and took over. It was so loud my point guard couldnt hear the calls. WE still have some work to do but the intensity and effort was there that wasnt there last game. Were going to take tomorrow off and then get to work on Wiley Collee and then conference after that. Carter, who scored A&M final basket, said of the Cowboys, McNees did a great job of taking us away from what we wanted to do. Kleon Penn (211-C-86) was huge and he moved better than I thought he did. His stats dont do him justice. The win lifted the Aggies record to 13-1 and increased their winning streak to eight. McNeese fell to 5-7 and absorbed its fourth straight setback. Kapelan, who got his first start of the season in the game, came up with 15 points for the Cowboys while 6-11 Penn had 15 points along with 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Carter had 13 points for the Aggies while Chinemelu Elonu scored 15. The Cowboys held a 39-33 edge in rebounding and blocked nine shots. McNeese will be back in action on Wednesday when the Cowboys host Wiley College.
Randy George at Scottish Rocks - Dec 23, 2008 (by David Edole)
Randy George (200-F-81, college: Henderson St.) of Virgin Gorda who started his UK pro career in Sheffield last year has stepped his game up and moved a six-hour drive further up north with the Scottish Rocks where he immediately hit stardom.
George, who was ranked the number one defensive player in Sheffield last year, topping their stats in rebounds, and also ended the season as their top dunker. [read more]
Randy George (200-F-81, college: Henderson St.) of Virgin Gorda who started his UK pro career in Sheffield last year has stepped his game up and moved a six-hour drive further up north with the Scottish Rocks where he immediately hit stardom.
George, who was ranked the number one defensive player in Sheffield last year, topping their stats in rebounds, and also ended the season as their top dunker. He missed the coveted UK dunk champion trophy by one point in the UK annual slam dunk competition.
Randy is averaging 9 points and 6 rebounds and is currently ranked 4th in the Bristish Basketball League in field goal percentage at 57%. Scotland has proved to be a blessing for George, though as even without bouncing a ball the people of Scotland have embraced him and everytime he touches a ball the fans expect a dunk.
Locally on the streets of Scotland George cannot walk out for a bite to eat without giving autographs to youngsters who all want to be like Chino George. As for the 2009 season, George has lived up to his reputation as the king of dunks, hammering some extremely aggressive in game.
He has also maintained his defensive position as the Rocks go into the Christmas break in second place in the British league behind the Everton Tigers.
I spoke to Randy about his feelings of the league this year: 'We are off to a pretty good start and one game left before the Xmas break. We play Cheshire jets this coming Sunday at our home, the Kelvin Hall Arena. We have gelled pretty well as a team and we are getting better everyday. There is things we need to work on as a team, but in time everything will fall in place.'
George also expressed his confidence in his new players. 'I believe in everyone on this team, just as equally they put their trust in me to get the job done. We have a great group of guys here and we all get along pretty well. We all come to practice everyday with one goal in mind, that's to win the championship and we know we can accomplish that, it just takes hard work and believing in each other. We take it one game at a time though.'
Finally Goerge spoke about his move to Scotland. 'As for me, I'm happy to be here, I'm comfortable and most of all making the best of the opportunities given to me by player coach Sterling Davis. I take pride in doing what I do, basketball is much more than what shows up on the stats sheet for me. I do the little things to make me better and to make the team better, whether it's score, rebound, block a shot or just dive for a loose ball. I play power forward here, however I won't say I'm a forward or center, I'm simply a basketball player who just goes out and works hard.'
Randy George ended by sending a message of peace to all in the BVI. 'I Hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas and hope the new year brings everyone Peace, joy and prosperity.'
By PAUL 'One The Ball' HEWLETT BVI News Sports Correspondent
Rocks 78 - 62 Jets - Dec 21, 2008 (by David Edole)
The Scottish Rocks moved clear in second place in the BBL Championship after a 78-62 defeat of the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets in Glasgow. The Rocks have now won eight of the last nine games between the sides, spanning back over two years.
Blake Shelton led the Rocks with 17 points, whilst Wilbur Johnson had 12 and Marc Pratt scored 11 against his former club. Phil Perre led all scorers with 21 points, and the Jets were without both Chez Marks and Alto Virgil. [read more]
The Scottish Rocks moved clear in second place in the BBL Championship after a 78-62 defeat of the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets in Glasgow. The Rocks have now won eight of the last nine games between the sides, spanning back over two years.
Blake Shelton led the Rocks with 17 points, whilst Wilbur Johnson had 12 and Marc Pratt scored 11 against his former club. Phil Perre led all scorers with 21 points, and the Jets were without both Chez Marks and Alto Virgil.
There was a fast start from the hosts as back-to-back baskets from Chi Lewis-Parry made the score 6-0. But scoring only 3 points in the next six minutes cost them their lead as former player Perre scored 6 points in a 14-3 run that helped the Jets to a 12-16 lead after the first period.
That was reversed immediately in the second as Marc Pratt scored the first five points and the Rocks took a 19-16 edge, and a lead that they would not relinquish for the remainder of the game. Pratt added a second three-pointer of the quarter and Wilbur Johnson scored 5 points in an 8-2 run that put the hosts 27-20 in front, and they held a margin in that region up until the break after Shelton and Murray, twice, added further triples.
The Rocks added to their five second quarter three-pointers with five more in the third stanza as they stretched their lead into double-figures. Shelton and Yanders connected from long range on consecutive plays to make the score 46-36, and after Pratt and Shelton had added another each the lead reached 60-45.
The Rocks did what they needed to in order to see the game out in the fourth quarter, despite only three players scoring for them in the last ten minutes. The lead peaked at 78-55 after Johnson and Randy George (200-F-81, college: Henderson St.) combined for twelve points, the latter hitting nine in one four minute spell. A Scott Russell three-pointer concluded the Rocks scoring with 2:19 remaining in the game, but the Jets had scored just 6 points up until then. Phil Brandreth scored 5 as the Jets netted the last 7 points of the game, but his buzzer-beating three-pointer could not prevent a double-digit defeat for the fourth time in the last six losses to the Rocks.
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