Albany HOF Games

<p>Hall of Fame games that take place in the pre-season have continued across the state. Last night was at Albany where 6 teams had the chance to get on the court in a real game atmosphere. Early season play showed up at times but there was never a lack of effort on either end.</p><h2>Ponchatoula 81 Independence 38</h2><p>While the scoreline surely looks bad, both teams are improved from last season with Independence coming off a winless season. Ponchatoula just out early and never looked back with a balanced attack inside and out. <strong>J Baker </strong>led Independence with a double-double that included 18 points and a lot of energy.</p> <p>For PHS, it was <strong>Reggie Johnson</strong> and <strong>Raymond McKay</strong> who led with 17 a piece. Ponchatoula hit 12 3s in the game and played a high level defense. They&#39;ll be an interesting team going forward with plenty of guards and athleticism.</p> <h2>Covington 53 Doyle 50</h2><p>This game was intense from the jump with both teams finding scoring tough to come by. Covington coming off a 98-88 to Albany loss in a scrimmage clamped down on defense to make it a much more low scoring game. At halftime it was a 20-16 lead for CHS over Doyle.</p> <p>Doyle is known for their intense defense and were able to hold <strong>Diego Smith </strong>to 17 despite his 38 point outburst last week. For Doyle, two seniors in <strong>Tyler Dawsey </strong>(12 points) and <strong>Akeem Bell </strong>(11 points) led the way. With Doyle&#39;s defense, they&#39;ll have a shot at winning their 2A district.</p> <h2>Salmen 58 Albany 46</h2><p>The nightcap saw one of the 4A favorites and last season&#39;s runner-ups battle an extremely physical Albany squad. It was a battle of wills that saw the game stay close for the majority of the game. Albany led 12-11 after one and 24-23 at half before Salmen amped up the pressure. </p> <p><strong>Cameron Vickers </strong>led the way for Salmen with 16 points and the majority of that game around the rim. Senior PG <strong>John Norvel </strong>(12 points) ran the show and drew the assignment of <strong>Dylan Hoyt </strong>(10 points) who had 34 in the Covington scrimmage. <strong>Sean Sykes </strong>had 16 points to lead Albany while <strong>Quincy Sykes </strong>added 10 points in a double-double effort.</p>