MBB: Rams post unbeaten mark at A.J. Classic
all-tournament team as the Bobcats finished in second place. (Photo
by John Krueger)
JOAQUIN, Tx -- Wyatt Hairgrove and Will Vaughn were a tough one-two punch for the host Joaquin Rams as they posted a spotless 3-0 mark as they captured the boys division of the A.J. Lawrence Classic basketball tournament this past weekend.
Gary only suffered one loss in the tourney, with that setback coming on the final day of the tourney in a 50-48 setback to Corrigan-Camden. But the Bobcats finished with the second-best record of the tourney at 3-1.
Corrigan and Logansport both went 2-1 in tourney action, while Elysian Fields suffered with a 1-1 record. Hemphill, Shelbyville and Louisiana School each recorded 1-2 records, while Timpson and Longview Christian were winless at 0-2.
Joining the two Joaquin players in the all-tournament team included Gary's Matt Wood and Stephen White. Corrigan-Camden's Coby McClendon and Keegan Mitchell were both selected, along with Raj Patel of Louisiana school.
Here's a wrap-up of action involving area teams on Friday and Saturday:
Joaquin 46, Louisiana School 35 -- Tra Rogers scored 14 of his game-high 19 points in the first half as the Rams surged out to a 20-3 lead at the end of the opening period and 29-5 at the half and never looked back in a win over Louisiana School on Friday.
Seven different players scored for Joaquin. Hairgrove added nine first-quarter points and then finished with 11 as he sat on the bench for most of the second half. Za Cooper scored five points, Evans scored three and Nathan Martinez, Cody Runnels and Vaughn each scored two points.
Hemphill 63, Timpson 60 -- Lorenzo Young scored a game-high 23 points for Timpson, with 12 of those coming in the fourth quarter in a 63-60 setback to Hemphill on Friday.
Jaylin Rhodes added nine points for the Bears, John Jacobs and Dimric Caraway cashed in eight points apiece, and Brandon Castillo and Tevin Brown and Jay Bussey each pitched in four points.
The Hornets took an 18-12 lead at the end of the first period, but Timpson closed to within 29-25 at the half. The Bears kept the game close in the third, outscoring the Hornets 14-12, but Hemphill held on for the win.
Shelbyville 35, Longview Christian 29 -- C.J. Watson scored 11 points, canning a pair of key three-pointers in the third quarter as the Dragons outlasted Longview Christian, 35-29, on Friday.
Robertson scored eight points for Shelbyville, while Jenkins and Stracener each scored six points and Marcus Edwards and James Bradford pitched in two points apiece.
The Dragons had to come from behind in this one. After Longview Christian took a commanding 14-1 lead at the end of the first period, Shelbyville had the upper hand of 13-3 scoring in the second to pull to within 17-14 at the half.
Shelbyville outscored LCS 13-3 in the third and then hung on down the stretch as Stracener scored six points in the final eight minutes for the Dragons.
Joaquin 44, Corrigan-Camden 40 -- Hairgrove scored eight of his game-high 15 points in the third quarter and 13 of his total in the second half to lead the Rams to a 44-40 win over Corrigan-Camden on Friday.
Vaughn added 13 points, with nine of those coming in the first half. Cooper dropped in five points, with Martinez, Runnels and Tristan Hairgrove throwing in three points apiece.
The Bulldogs took a 15-9 lead at the end of the opening stanza, but the Rams pulled to within 19-16 at the break.
Hairgrove's big third quarter enabled Joaquin to outscore Corrigan 18-8 and take a 34-27 advantage heading into the final eight minutes and the Rams never relinquished it.
Gary 44, Elysian Fields 27 -- Levi Cohorst and Luke Thornton combined for 20 points as the Gary Bobcats won this contest, which was shortened when a scuffle broke out between the two squads in the fourth quarter.
Cohorst scored 11 points, Thornton added nine, while Matt Wood and Stephen White each chipped in eight points. Connor Coligan scored six points for the 'Cats and Trevor Liles chipped in two.
Gary opened up a 13-5 lead at the end of the opening stanza and slightly widened the gap to 21-11 at the halftime break.
The Bobcats stretched the lead to 35-19 entering the final quarter and Gary held on to a 17-point lead when the contest was called in the fourth quarter.
Logansport 52, Shelbyville 35 -- Jenkins scored 13 points, including a combined 11 in the second and third quarters, but it wasn't enough as Logansport knocked off the Dragons, 52-35, on Friday.
Edwards and Watson each scored six points for SHS, while Bradford dropped in three points.
Corrigan-Camden 50, Gary 48 -- Matt Wood had a big third quarter, pouring in 11 points, but a third-quarter lead wasn't enough as Corrigan-Camden handed Gary it's only loss of the tourney with a 50-48 win on Saturday.
Wood led GHS with 18 points, while Connor Coligan and Levi Cohorst dropped in eight points each, Stephen White scored seven, Josh Bowen added four and Luke Thornton scored three points.
The Bulldogs took a 10-7 lead in the first quarter, but foul trouble started to take its toll despite the 'Dogs holding on to a 27-19 lead at the half.
Gary outscored Corrigan-Camden 18-10 in the third to tie at 37-37 entering the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs held off the Bobcats down the stretch.
A.J. CLASSIC
Friday's Boys Results
Joaquin 46, La. School 35
Hemphill 63, Timpson 60
Shelbyville 35, Longview Christian 29
Joaquin 44, Corrigan-Camden 40
Gary 44, Elysian Fields 27
La. School 47, Hemphill 42
Logansport 52, Shelbyville 35
Saturday's Boys Results
Logansport 50, La. School 16
Corrigan-Camden 50, Gary 48
Team Tournament Records
Joaquin 3-0
Gary 3-1
Corrigan-Camden 2-1
Logansport 2-1
Elysian Fields 1-1
Hemphill 1-2
Shelbyville 1-2
LSMSA 1-2
Timpson 0-2
Longview Christ. 0-2
Boys All-Tournament Team
Wyatt Hairgrove Joaquin
Will Vaughn Joaquin
Matt Wood Gary
Stephen White Gary
Coby MClendon Corrigan
Keegan Mitchell Corrigan
Raj Patel LSMSA