KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Kingwood finds a wayMustangs turn up pressure to secure win over DeLaSalleKingwood coach Royce Huseman knew his Mustangs would be in for a physical contest against DeLaSalle on Thursday night.And for a good part of the game, the visitors from Minneapolis confirmed Huseman's scouting report.But a couple of adjustments, combined with a 10-1 fourth-quarter run, allowed Kingwood to come out of the Campbell Center with a 41-30 victory over the Islanders during the opening day of the Houston vs. The Nation Tournament, improving the Mustangs to 9-3."We knew they were a mirror image of how we play," said Huseman, whose team will play Seven Lakes today at 1:30 p.m.. "They're a very strong team defensively, but we were able to change some things and pull away from them."Perhaps the biggest adjustment Kingwood made was bringing a relentless wave of double and triple teams on DeLaSalle junior post Royce White, who scored 14 first-half points with an array of inside moves. The Mustangs smothered the 6-7 White in the second half, holding him to just four points on 1-for-7 shooting.Having struggled with turnovers in the first half, Kingwood turned a tight 17-16 halftime lead into a 25-20 cushion entering the fourth quarter. The Mustangs held the Islanders (0-3) scoreless for the first 6:04 of the quarter as Kingwood began to use its depth to its advantage.DeLaSalle, which has won three state titles under coach Dave Thorson, closed the margin to 31-29 on a basket from Jalen Jaspers with 3:29 remaining. It would be as close as the Islanders would get, as Kingwood then ripped off 10 straight points. Robert Foran and Hunter Martin each scored four points.Tevin Svihovec had a team-high 13 points for Kingwood, which shot 55 percent from the field in the second half.DeLaSalle will play Wheatley today at 6 p.m.In other games• Smiley 74, Seven Lakes 58 — Augustine Rubbit scored 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Smiley outscored Seven Lakes 21-9 in the second quarter to cruise to a victory that improved its record to 11-4.Jonathan Simmons had 14 points and Benny Easter had 12 for the Eagles, who will play Kingwood Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Brandon Provost scored 25 for Seven Lakes (12-5), including seven 3-pointers. Jimmy Abraham added 12 for the Spartans, who take on Kingwood today at 1:30 p.m. • Hastings 76, Aldine 62 — Chris Iles scored 12 of his 19 points in the first half as Hastings rolled past Aldine.Lionel Foster added 15 points and Ja'Darius Davis chipped in 11 for Hastings (12-3), which led by as much as 22 points in the second half. Brandon Williams had 17 for Aldine (12-4), which will play Bellaire at 9 a.m. Saturday. Hastings will play Bellaire today at noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest etbu Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Good for our district friend with a nice win and going to check them out tomorrow when they play Kingwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Friday GamesFri., Dec. 289am TAPPS No. 4 St Thomas vs Westfield 10:30am HCYA vs TAPPS No. 5 St Pius12pm 5A No. 7 Hastings vs Bellaire1:30 Kingwood Mustangs vs Seven Lakes Spartans 3pm, 5A No. 10 Cy Springs vs USA Today No. 4 Montverde Academy (FL)4:30-5A No. 8 Klein Collins vs Albany Academy (NY)6pm- 4A No. 10 Wheatley vs DeLaSalle (MN)7:30- 5A No. 2 Madison vs St Patrick (NJ)9pm - 4A No. 6 Yates vs USA Today No. 17 Oak Hill (VA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Cy Springs stuns nation's No. 2 basketball teamPanthers hand Florida Montverde its first loss in two seasonsHouston just improved to 2-0. Cypress Springs defeated Montverde Academy (Florida) 65-59 at Houston vs. the Nation at the Campbell Center on Friday afternoon.Kingwood defeated De La Salle (Minnesota) on Thursday to kick off the three days of basketball.Montverde was ranked No. 2 in the nation by ESPN prior to the game. The Eagles hadn't lost a game in two seasons and came in a perfect 11-0.Cy Springs (19-2), fresh off winning the Houston ISD Jaycees/Reebok Tournament last weekend, pressed the Eagles from start to finish and relied on scoring from wings Phillip McDonald and Erik Williams to get the job done."We came in really confident and we weren't intimidated by their ranking or record," McDonald, who had a game-high 26 points said. "We were just ready to get out here and play."After the first half, Cy Springs led 30-29, but was having trouble rebounding. Montverde boasts a roster full of height—only three players are shorter that 6-foot-3— and the Eagles were controlling the offensive glass."That was an adjustment we had to make at halftime," Cy Springs coach John Harmatuk said. "We were going to be outsized, but we like to press. If they run their offense the way they want to, they will just grab rebounds and get putbacks. We really improved on stopping that in the second half."Williams added 23 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers, while Marcus Capers led Montverde with 16 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDOVE3 Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Cy Springs stuns nation's No. 2 basketball teamPanthers hand Florida Montverde its first loss in two seasonsHouston just improved to 2-0. Cypress Springs defeated Montverde Academy (Florida) 65-59 at Houston vs. the Nation at the Campbell Center on Friday afternoon.Kingwood defeated De La Salle (Minnesota) on Thursday to kick off the three days of basketball.Montverde was ranked No. 2 in the nation by ESPN prior to the game. The Eagles hadn't lost a game in two seasons and came in a perfect 11-0.Cy Springs (19-2), fresh off winning the Houston ISD Jaycees/Reebok Tournament last weekend, pressed the Eagles from start to finish and relied on scoring from wings Phillip McDonald and Erik Williams to get the job done."We came in really confident and we weren't intimidated by their ranking or record," McDonald, who had a game-high 26 points said. "We were just ready to get out here and play."After the first half, Cy Springs led 30-29, but was having trouble rebounding. Montverde boasts a roster full of height—only three players are shorter that 6-foot-3— and the Eagles were controlling the offensive glass."That was an adjustment we had to make at halftime," Cy Springs coach John Harmatuk said. "We were going to be outsized, but we like to press. If they run their offense the way they want to, they will just grab rebounds and get putbacks. We really improved on stopping that in the second half."Williams added 23 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers, while Marcus Capers led Montverde with 16 points.Another example of why ranking sometimes don't mean a thing. Sometimes you can think your rankings will do the playing for you. Bad mentality to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Half...St. Patrick (NJ) 37 Houston Madison 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 79-57 St. Patrick, NJ over Madison. St. Patrick is ranked nationally and Madison is #2 in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yates is the real deal!!!Yates 72Oak Hill, Virgina 70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 2 Texas teams upset 2 Nationally ranked teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearWolf Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 cy springs and kingwood must be for real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yates to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearWolf Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest etbu Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Hey Coop do you have a bracket for this? Did Smiley play Kingwood today or do they lace it up tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearWolf Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Kingwood 47, Seven Lakes 35 - Final Friday December 28, 2007 1:30pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 One of our members shorttexas1 was there. Kingwood must lace it up with them Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearWolf Posted December 28, 2007 Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2007 Smiley High School (74) vs. Seven Lakes High School (58) Kingwood High School (41) vs. DeLaSalle High School (30) Hastings High School (76) vs. Aldine High School (62) FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2007 St. Thomas High School (81) vs. Westfield High School (78) Homeschool Christian Youth Association (67) vs. St. Pius X High School (55) Bellaire High School (51) vs. Hastings High School (66) Seven Lakes High School (35) vs. Kingwood High School (47) Montverde Academy (59) vs. Cy Springs High School (65) Albany Academy (39) vs. Klein Collins High School (60) DeLaSalle High School (53) vs. Wheatley High School (64) St. Patrick High School (70) vs. Madison High School (67) Oak Hill Academy (80) vs. Yates High School (82) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2007 Aldine High School (Houston, TX) vs. Bellaire High School (Bellaire, TX) Kingwood High School (Kingwood, TX) vs. Smiley High School (Houston, TX) Cy Springs High School (Cypress, TX) vs. St. Thomas High School (Houston, TX) St. Pius X High School (Houston, TX) vs. DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis, MN) TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP Wheatley High School (Houston, TX) vs. Albany Academy (Albany, NY) Klein Collins High School (Spring, TX) vs. Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) Yates High School (Houston, TX) vs. St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, NJ) Madison High School (Houston, TX) vs. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2007 Thanks Bear!! Talk about some matchups!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Saturday scoresBellaire 59Aldine 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Kingwood 60Smiley 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorttexas1 Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I was there!!!Madison vs. St. PatrickTommy Mason-Griffin for Madison is a man.... If his players would have made shots they could have been right in the game... But he played alone and St. Patrick's coach is the real deal... He took the ball out of his hands and no one stepped up. # 1(6'3") and # 11(6'8") for St. Patrick made a great guard-center combo.Jack Yates & OakhillAll guards yates... They literrally have 5 guards on the floor at all times... Even there 6'10" center is a guard. They pressed the bus driver all the way to the game.. then pressed the coach to the locker room then pressed Oakhill for 32 minutes. Great guard play won this game.. Early on Yate was scared of all the height and athleticism of Oakhill but they calmed down as the game went on.. They took the first lead in the thrid 61-60 and it was to trhe wire from there... Their coach almost over coached them by going to the stall ball when his team had rythm. Brandon Hennings of Oakhill is the number 1 player in the nation and probally the number one snow-birder too. They had a kid from Atascasida (spelling) on their team that was a big monstar. # 23 from Yates is a six foot soph. guard who simply jumped out the gym, he has springs in his legs.. revers side dunks and alleys over bigs... This game featured like 20 dunks. Yates is good and will give Ozen Hell in 4A regionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest etbu Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Kingwood beat Hastings in the Texas Bracket but let me tell you Smiley should have beat the Mustangs. I root for Kingwood but I was very IMPRESSED with the Eagles. Here are the results from the tour. http://www.visionsports.com/HvsN/2007/results.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFDM COOP Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Thanks JSATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2007 Aldine High School (46) vs. Bellaire High School (59) Kingwood High School (60) vs. Smiley High School (55) Cy Springs High School (67) vs. St. Thomas High School (63) St. Pius X High School (51) vs. DeLaSalle High School (43) TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP - Hastings (38) vs. Kingwood (47) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDOVE3 Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Houston just improved to 2-0. Cypress Springs defeated Montverde Academy (Florida) 65-59 at Houston vs. the Nation at the Campbell Center on Friday afternoon.Kingwood defeated De La Salle (Minnesota) on Thursday to kick off the three days of basketball.Montverde was ranked No. 2 in the nation by ESPN prior to the game. The Eagles hadn't lost a game in two seasons and came in a perfect 11-0.Cy Springs (19-2), fresh off winning the Houston ISD Jaycees/Reebok Tournament last weekend, pressed the Eagles from start to finish and relied on scoring from wings Phillip McDonald and Erik Williams to get the job done."We came in really confident and we weren't intimidated by their ranking or record," McDonald, who had a game-high 26 points said. "We were just ready to get out here and play."After the first half, Cy Springs led 30-29, but was having trouble rebounding. Montverde boasts a roster full of height—only three players are shorter that 6-foot-3— and the Eagles were controlling the offensive glass."That was an adjustment we had to make at halftime," Cy Springs coach John Harmatuk said. "We were going to be outsized, but we like to press. If they run their offense the way they want to, they will just grab rebounds and get putbacks. We really improved on stopping that in the second half."Williams added 23 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers, while Marcus Capers led Montverde with 16 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearWolf Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Wheatley 82, Albany Academy 53 - Final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMTSoulja1 Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 Where there questionable calls or did the refs let them play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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