Ben Davis’ Guards Control Game, Get Win Over Franklin Central

<p><strong>DeShone</strong> <strong>Tate</strong>, gone.  <strong>Brennan</strong> <strong>Gillis</strong>, gone. <strong>Jason<strong> </strong>Solomon</strong>, gone.  Ben Davis knew they were going to be a bit different in 2015-16 and in their first game, they got a complete team effort.</p><p>Led by <strong>Trevaughn</strong> <strong>Bush&#39;s</strong> 12 points, Ben Davis took down Franklin Central on Wednesday night, 60-50.  Along with Bush&#39;s backcourt mate, <strong>Datrion</strong> <strong>Harper</strong>, the two created havoc for Franklin Central all night long and were able to hold of a late run.</p> <p>Ben Davis showed great team defense and pressed Franklin Central&#39;s guards all night after they showed some sloppy play early.  <strong>Mason</strong> <strong>Hardimon</strong> and <strong>Jimmy</strong> <strong>Weinke</strong> of Franklin Central had issues at times trying to get across the halfcourt line and get things going but they were able to settle in for a stretch in the late second half.  </p> <p>Weinke was great during that stretch.  He got a couple steals and was able to counter Ben Davis&#39; attack for a couple transition buckets including a big and-1 play start the run.  They started out down 47-37 with four minutes to go and cut it down to as little as 52-50.  But, Ben Davis&#39; guards stepped up and gained their composure.  Bush was able to hold the ball quite a bit in the final minute and get to the free throw line where he hit 8/9 to finish the game.  </p> <p>Franklin Central&#39;s <strong>Marcus</strong> <strong>Burk</strong> struggled to get clean looks on the perimeter but still managed to lead the Flashes with 18 points.  <strong>Jimmy</strong> <strong>Weinke</strong> finished with 11 points.  Ben Davis had a balanced attack led by Bush&#39;s 12 points.  <strong>Lashaun</strong> <strong>Minor</strong> had 10, <strong>Datrion</strong> <strong>Harper</strong> with 8, and <strong>Naeem</strong> <strong>Freeman</strong> and <strong>Aaron</strong> <strong>Henry</strong> with 7 a piece.</p>