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Crochett, Watson learning under fire for Mustangs Van Wade The Orange Leader WEST ORANGE — Going into the 2007-08 basketball season, West Orange-Stark basketball fans knew their young team would be a work in progress. After all, the program lost three-year starters Richard Netherly, Earl Thomas and Andre Bevil to graduation. That’s a threesome that led WO-S to three straight postseason appearances and a trip to the Class 3A State Tournament in 2006. First-year coach Zack Quinn, who took over the program from Doug McCarter, basically watched his junior varsity squad from last season turn into the varsity this year with the exception of seniors Ronnie Dennis and Jim McDonald. The Mustangs (8-17, 3-5) certainly had some growing pains early on but have hit their stride in recent weeks, especially juniors Marquest Watson and Donovan Crochett. Watson has been a consistent scorer from Quinn and is one of their top penetrators in getting to the basket. “Quest is a kid that just gets better each time he hits the floor,†Quinn said. “He was excellent for me on the JV last year. His biggest adjustment was getting accustomed to the varsity style of the game. He knows how to drive and he get hit the outside shot too. He’s always improved a lot on the defensive end.†Watson has certainly enjoyed the season, despite the early-season growing pains. “The varsity game, it’s a whole other experience,†explained Watson. “Everything happens so much faster and you have to adjust quickly. We started off slow because we lacked that varsity experience. We’re starting to show signs of having a really good team and it’s only going to get better for us in the future.†Crochett has made his mark with nice scoring binges and showing leadership on the floor. “Donovan has probably been our most consistent player all season,†Quinn said. “He can provide much-needed offense when he’s called upon. He’s just a junior, but he’s a vocal kid and his teammates have a lot of respect for him. He does all the little things and that’s what leaders do.†Crochett has enjoyed his first stint on varsity. “I really enjoy playing for Coach Quinn,†said Crochett. “I loved playing for him on the JV last year and it’s nice knowing that he’s with us on varsity now and hopefully we can make the playoffs before I graduate. We’ve matured a lot this season after struggling early. We’ve got to finish the season strong. Who knows, you never know what can happen, especially if we go out and give it everything we’ve got the rest of the way.†The two juniors know each other’s games pretty well after playing beside each other the last few years. “Quest is one of those tough guys that likes to go inside and go up against the big boys and challenge them,†said Crochett. “He may be small, but he’s tough and durable and you have to respect that.†As far as Crochett is concerned? “Donovan is smooth at everything he does and he makes us all better,†Watson said. “I know, that if I can get inside and then kick it back out, Donovan will be there waiting and he’s going to knock down the shot most of the time.†The Mustangs face a grueling test tonight when they play host to the second-place Silsbee Tigers (17-3, 7-1) at Mustang Gym. WO-S is coming off a tough loss to third-ranked and defending 3A state champion Hardin-Jefferson 44-40 on Tuesday in a hostile environment in Sour Lake. The Mustangs put forth a tremendous defensive effort against arguably the toughest team in the state. Also, throw in the fact that the Hawks attempted 18 free throws and the Mustangs had just four, and the game could have been much closer. “I know it was a loss, but our kids played their tails off,†Quinn said. “To go over to there place and play like that was quite an accomplishment. The kids proved to themselves that they can play with anybody. Games like that makes you think you have a positive future, which I think we do. We’re back at work trying to slow down Silsbee, which will be a tough challenge. I like the way we’ve played defensively lately. If we can find something more on the offensive end, that would be great.â€

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Rockets rally in 4th quarter to top Sonics SEATTLE — The Rockets have overcome most of a Seattle Supersonics lead that had reached 13. They had come back from their shaky defense, and all kinds of mistakes. They had their offense rolling when they lacked one thing. "One stop!" Rockets forward Luis Scola shouted. "One stop. Just one stop." He was wrong. They needed two. But after searching for defense all night, they finally found it, with Chuck Hayes blocking a Kevin Durant drive with 1.6 seconds left before Durant missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to let the Rockets escape with a 109-107 win Wednesday at Key Arena. The Rockets had gone in front after Shane Battier, Tracy McGrady and Rafer Alston hit late 3-pointers, with McGrady scoring on a driving jumper. Alston's trey put the Rockets in front, 109-105 with 19.3 seconds left, so that after Durant scored, giving him 25 points, he had to foul McGrady. McGrady had scored 28 points, but had made just 1 of 4 free throws when he went to the line with 12.9 seconds left and missed two more. That put the game in Durant's hands, only for Hayes and the rim to send it careening back. The Rockets had much earlier pushed their hopes to start the second half to its last chances. The Rockets had reduced the Sonics' 12-point lead to five going into the fourth quarter. But when Adelman went to his bench to start the fourth quarter, the Sonics outscored the Rockets, 12-4, to build their largest lead of the night, 95-82. The Rockets offense brought them back into the game, and with a 7-0 run late in the quarter, the Rockets closed to within 101-98. Sonics forward Nick Collison made 1 of 2 free throws before the Sonics fell back into a zone and Shane Battier hit a 3 to draw the Rockets to within one. But after Durant missed, the zone choked off the Rockets, with Durant stuffing a McGrady jumper and Carl Landry fouling Kurt Thomas when chasing Rafer Alston's heave to beat the shot clock. Thomas made one free throw to push the lead to 103-101. With that, the Rockets finally went in front, with McGrady pump-faking Durant off his feet then nailing a 3-pointer as the shot clock buzzer sounded, putting the Rockets in front 104-103 with 1:27 left. Thomas, who made 6 of 7 shots and scored 16 points, quickly sank a foul-line jumper. But McGrady got the lead back again, with a running jumper with 51 seconds remaining. The Sonics got a good look, but Luke Ridnour missed his runner from five feet, setting up the frantic final minutes. From the start, however, the Sonics gave the Rockets fits. They had Durant go around picks set by the Seattle centers, allowing him to shoot jumpers before Yao could come out. Duran made 7 of 10 shots in the first half, scoring 15 points. On Monday, he made just 4 of 13 shots, scoring 12 points. The Sonics even had backup center Johan Petro shooting on the perimeter, with Petro making three uncontested jumpers while Yao dropped back in the lane. Yao got off to a fast start on the other end, scoring 10 points in first quarter and getting Kurt Thomas, Chris Wilcox and Nick Collison in foul trouble. But the Sonics played far more zone in the first half than they had in Houston, keeping the foul trouble from getting any worse, and keeping the ball from Yao's hands. Yao had just three points in the second quarter, taking just two shots. But the Rockets had enough offense. They were far more creative in finding ways to hurt themselves. They committed needless fouls when over the limit, with rookies Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry especially generous. They shot 54.5 percent from the line in the first half. They were caught in a no-win matchup of 6-7 Wally Szczerbiak defended by 6-3 Luther Head. When the Rockets were outscored 9-0 to start the second quarter, the Sonics had a 14-0 run from the Rockets' 24-20 first-quarter lead to take a 10-point lead. Even when the Rockets began to roll offensively, with McGrady lighting up the third quarter, they could not stop the Sonics often enough to make much of a move. They did reduce a 12-point lead to 83-78. But with McGrady scoring 11 third-quarter points, Seattle coach Rick Adelman pulled out another wrinkle, going with a box-and-one defense on McGrady. Luis Scola misfired a jumper and McGrady missed on a drive. But the Rockets were within five, with the game likely to be determined by whether they could play any defense.

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Zeno scores 33 as Texas Tech beats Missouri LUBBOCK — Martin Zeno scored a career-high 33 points to lead Texas Tech over Missouri 92-84 on Wednesday night, leaving the Tigers winless on the road this season. The win gave Tech coach Bob Knight his 901st career win. Tech led by a dozen midway through the first half but Missouri came back to hold a slight edge at halftime. After the break, Missouri built a 49-44 lead before Tech (11-7, 2-2 Big 12) turned things around. The Red Raiders turned the ball over less and scored on six of seven possessions, using a 15-2 run to go up 65-55 with just more than nine minutes left. Zeno had 11 during the spurt but the Tigers, who used a full-court press throughout the game, pounced back. They used an 8-2 run to whittle the margin to 67-63 just a couple of minutes later. After that, Missouri pulled within three points three times, the last at 87-84 with 36 seconds remaining. The loss extended the Tigers' road-loss streak to five games. Keon Lawrence scored 24 points, Stefhon Hannah added 17 and DeMarre Carroll got 14 to lead the Tigers (11-8, 1-3). The Red Raiders, who got hot in the second half, played four guards most of the game. They used their quickness and ball-handling skills to work the ball up the court. Tech hit on 15-of-22 field goals after the break. Had they hit more free throws the Red Raiders would have sealed the win earlier. They missed 14 of 50 attempts from the line. Zeno, who went to the line a career-high 24 times, made a career-high 19 of them. All five Tech starters scored in double figures, with John Roberson adding 25 points, Alan Voskuil 13 for Tech. Damir Suljagic had 10 and Charlie Burgess added 11. Knight got livid with his players in the first half. Upset at his team's sloppy play, the Hall of Fame coach who's won more Division I men's game than anyone, threw his clipboard to the floor as he sat in a chair chewing out the players during a timeout. His team had just let a 12-point lead disappear in about three minutes, while Missouri used a 11-2 run, including seven points by Matt Lawrence, to go up 31-29 with about four minutes remaining in the half. Tech committed five turnovers during the Tigers' streak.

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