BASK: Cloudy's soar to Summer Classic title
bucket during action in Saturday's second day of the Center High
School Summer Classic. (Photo by John Krueger)
CENTER -- The Cloudy's keep it in the family; and what a talented family that is.
The basketball team participating in the Center High School Summer Classic made up mostly of Center's Cloudy family stormed through the competition and secured the championship Saturday night with a 74-64 victory over the North Stars here at Roughrider Gymnasium.
The Cloudy's Jeremiah Wilson was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Corey Cloudy won the three-point shooting contest.
The Old School, a team made up of former players who came back to show the young 'bucks' that they can still compete, placed third in the tourney when the San Augustine squad was disqualified.
The Center High School All-Stars bounced back from an opening-round defeat at the hands of San Augustine on Friday night to capture a 45-43 win over the Chosen Ones in the Consolation contest.
In other results from Saturday's final day of play, the Cloudy's officially opened play with a 76-66 win over Jacksonville and Old School topped Shelbyville, 74-64.
In second-round action, the Center High School All-Stars bounced Jacksonville, 68-62, the Chosen Ones bumped the Disciples, 59-49, The Cloudy's sprinted past San Augustine, 81-59, the Chosen Ones clipped Shelbyville, 65-59, and the North Stars came from behind, 65-63, to keep Old School out of the championship.
Here's a rundown of some of Saturday's action:
The Cloudy's 76, Jacksonville 66 -- The Cloudy's played a warm-up game on Friday night as they waited to take on Jacksonville on Saturday. When game time arrived on Saturday morning, the squad made up mostly of the Center family rolled to a 76-66 victory.
Shaddean Aaron scored 15 first-half points and led The Cloudy's with 19 points. Wilson dropped in eight second-half points and finished with 13, while Dee Cloudy pumped in 10. Marlin Cloudy, Alex Cloudy and Derrion Washington each chipped in eight, Gerald Cloudy scored five, Josh Black pitched in four and Corey Cloudy had three points.
The Cloudy's sprinted out to a 47-20 lead at the break as Aaron scored 15 and Washington and Alex Cloudy each scored all of their points.
The Cloudy's coasted from intermission as they were outscored 46-29, but the verdict had long since been decided.
Old School 74, Shelbyville 64 -- Center boys basketball coach Hiram Harrison said he ran out of gas, but still gave his team some good minutes early in each half as he helped Old School knock off Shelbyville in another first-round game on Saturday.
Jimmy Evans scored 15 points, Cantrell Gasper added 13, Harold Cleveland scored six and Harrison dropped in two points to help the cause of the 'older' generation players.
Old School led 36-31 at the half and then outlegged the younger opponents in the second half to secure the victory.
Center All-Stars 68, Jacksonville 62 -- In a second-round game in the Consolation bracket on Saturday, the Center High School All-Stars bounced back from a 60-45 setback to San Augustine on Friday night as the Roughriders came from behind to knock off Jacksonville, 68-62.
J'Von Jones led all Center scorers with 16 points, while Ty Hubbard dropped in 14 and Cameron Cloudy pitched in 10. Quincy Ratcliff scored all of his eight points in the first half and Johnny Sudds and Michael Harrison scored four each.
Center had to come from behind in the second half as they trailed 37-32 at the break. The Roughriders finally took the lead with less than two minutes remaining and Jones and Hubbard put the game away with a couple of buckets in the final 1:15.
Chosen Ones 59, Disciples 49 -- Justin Garrett scored nine points to lead the Chosen Ones past the Disciples in a winners' bracket game.
The Cloudy's 81, San Augustine 59 -- Wilson led a balanced offensive attack as The Cloudy's started slow, then blew past San Augustine (75972), 81-59. Wilson scored eight points in the first half and seven more in the second, while Marlin Cloudy scored all of his 11 points before the break to help the team that 'kept it in the family' to capture the win.
Alex Cloudy scored 12 points, Gerald Cloudy, the team's oldest player at 33-years old, dropped in 11 and Corey Cloudy finished with 10. Other scorers for The Cloudy's included Derrion Washington with nine, Shaddean Aaron pitched in seven and Dee Cloudy scored two.
North Stars 65, Tenaha 58 -- Despite 18 points from Jay Moore and eight points from Jeremy Moore and Kennis Henderson, Tenaha fell from the tourney with a 65-58 loss to the North Stars.
Jacobi Steadman scored seven more for Tenaha, while Brandon Horton dropped in five, Reginald Davis scored four, Collin Alexander had three and Keontas Davis had two points.
North Stars 65, Old School 63 -- In one of the closely contested games of the day, Harold Cleveland scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half, Kentrell Glasper finished 13 points and Jimmy Evans pitched in 10 as the Old School were edged by the North Stars, 65-63.
A hot-shooting North Stars team hit nine three-pointers for the game and led 29-19 at the break. The North Stars kept up the pressure in the second half, outscoring their opponent 46-34 to surge and pick up the win.
The game was tied 58-58 with 1:38 remaining, but a 5-0 run over the next 44 seconds meant the North Stars had gained enough momentum to pick up the win.
Consolation Championship
Center High School All-Stars, 45, Chosen Ones 43 -- Cameron Cloudy led the Center High School All-Stars with 14 points to lead his team past the Chosen Ones, 45-43.
Championship Game
The Cloudy's 74, North Stars 64 -- Marlin Cloudy, Jr., an assistant coach on the Center High School boys basketball team, scored 21 points to pace the Cloudy's to the championship victory over the North Stars Saturday night.
Money raised from entree fees and admission charges went to the Center High School Athletics Department.
John Krueger's email address is PineyWoodsSports@yahoo.com.
CENTER HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER CLASSIC
(at Center High School)
Saturday's Games
The Cloudy's 76, Jacksonville 66
Old School 74, Shelbyville 64
Center High School All-Stars 68, Jacksonville 62
Chosen Ones 59, Disciples 49
The Cloudy's 81, San Augustine 59
North Stars 65, Tenaha 58
Chosen Ones 65, Shelbyville 59
North Stars 65, Old School 63
Consolation Game
Center High School All-Stars 45, Chosen Ones 43
Third Place Game
Old School defeated San Augustine on Disqualification
Championship Game
The Cloudy's 74, North Stars 64