YORK –
Gloucester earned its first victory of the year, defeating Poquoson 59-39 to
set up a championship showdown with the host Tigers at the Bayport Credit Union
Holiday Tournament, which began last night at Tabb High. The championship game
will tip-off at 7:30, preceded by the consolation matchup between York and
Poquoson at 6.
GLOUCESTER 59, POQUOSON 39
Poquoson (2-6)
got off to a disastrous start, as Gloucester scored the game’s first 11 points.
With 2:16 left in the first period, the Islanders finally lit the scoreboard as
forward Brody McDevitt connected on a turnaround jumper from near the top of
the key.
Down 18-4 in the
middle of the second, Poquoson caught fire. A J.D. Costulis three pointer from
the left wing was followed two possessions later by his floater through the
lane as the Islanders went on an 11-3 run to shrink the Duke lead to 21-15.
Gloucester led 25-19 at the half.
The Dukes
started to pull away in the third quarter. A pair of lay-ups by Jordan Wilson,
the second coming after a teammate’s steal, pushed the Gloucester lead to
34-21.
Poquoson got as
close as 10 after a Costulis lay-up off a steal closed the margin to 44-34 with
4:50 remaining. But John Patterson’s lay-in drew a foul, and the senior guard
converted the classic three-point play to extend the lead back to 13. Allah
Armstead’s four free throws in the game’s final minute sealed the victory for
Gloucester (1-6).
Costulis led the
Islanders with 14 points, while Wilson (10) was the only Duke in double
figures.
Gloucester
14, 11, 14, 20 -- 59
Poquoson
4, 15, 8, 12 -- 39
GLOUCESTER (1-6): May 6, Cooke
9, Spencer 5, Cho 2, Patterson 6, Wilson 10, Nunn 6, Fortner 5, Womble 3, Early
1, Armstead 6 Totals 17 23-39 57.
POQUOSON (2-6): Costulis 14,
Schuhart 10, Taylor 5, McDevitt 7, Young 3. Totals 14 9-19 39.
3-point goals: Gloucester 2
(Cooke, Fortner). Poquoson 2 (Costulis, Schuhart)
TABB 66, YORK 51
Jalen Jordan was the hot hand
for Tabb in the first half. His lay-in off of Jalin Pearson’s backward pass on
the fast break gave the Tigers an early 8-2 lead. The Falcons closed to 12-9,
but freshman guard Joby Jansen buried a pair of three-pointers, which helped
Tabb to secure an 18-11 first quarter advantage.
The Falcons battled back, and
Rayvon Patrick’s short pull-up jumper cut the margin to 20-17 with 5:20 left in
the first half. But Jordan (18 first-half points) kept the visitors at bay,
scoring in a variety of ways, including a windmill layup, which started with
his rebound under the basket. Falcon point guard Josh McFadden kept the hosts
honest with 11 points of his own, but the Tigers entered halftime with a 32-25
advantage.
Jordan soared over a sea of
bodies in the middle to put back Pearson’s missed shot, and his follow shot
gave the Tigers a 43-30 edge midway through the third quarter. With the lead
extended to 47-32 and 2:44 remaining in the third, Tabb coach Doug Baggett
pulled his starters and inserted a lineup with Evan Glass, Alex Brown, Myles
Ross, Patrick Myatt and Arthur Smith. The quintet only scored one point in the
remainder of the period, but only allowed one to York, earning them more time
on the court.
In the fourth, Smith scored six
of his seven points, while Myatt drained a pair of three-pointers as the Tigers
maintained their 15-point lead for the rest of the game.
“They run the offense better
than the starters,” said Baggett of his second team. “I have no problem putting them in. They pass the ball well, and
don’t turn the ball over. I wish I had been able to put them in more in the
first half.”
York
11, 14, 8, 18 -- 51
Tabb
18, 14, 16, 18 -- 66
YORK (0-8): McFadden 14,
Patrick 11, Kimrey 7, Simmons 2, Thomas 2, Nanartowich 5, Lofton 2, Christian
8. Totals 18 13-19 51.
TABB (4-4): T. Jackson 4,
K. Brown 4, Jansen 11, Ross 2, Myatt 6, Pearson 6, Jordan 22, Hunter 2, Cooper
2, A. Smith 7. Totals 23 15-18 66.
3-point goals: York 2
(McFadden, Nanartowich)), Tabb 5 (Jansen 3, Myatt 2).
For the fourth straight
year, the Tabb tournament, sponsored by Bayport Credit Union, is dedicated to
the memory of Dale Lucado. Lucado, a friend of Tiger coach Doug
Baggett's, was a captain on the 1967 Newport News High School Typhoon
football team. In 1971, he broke his neck while making a tackle during an
alumni football game against Hampton High, and Lucado became a quadriplegic
from the accident. However, his community involvement and infectious
positive spirit became an inspiration to many young athletes on the
Peninsula. Lucado died in February 2012, and in his name, all tournament
proceeds are donated to the scholarship fund of the Boys and Girls Club.
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