3 observations from Millington’s win over Lausanne
Millington starts the 2021 season off with back-to-back wins over Trezevant and Lausanne. The Trojans’ 69-67 home-opening win over the Lynx Tuesday night was a nail biter, as they needed late baskets and stops to get the win. Here are…
Access all of Prep Hoops
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingMillington starts the 2021 season off with back-to-back wins over Trezevant and Lausanne.
The Trojans’ 69-67 home-opening win over the Lynx Tuesday night was a nail biter, as they needed late baskets and stops to get the win.
Here are 3 observations from Millington’s win.
Grandberry put on a show
Junior point guard Seth Grandberry was unstoppable Tuesday night. He led the Trojans with 39 points and went 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Grandberry’s chandelier moment came in the second quarter, as he scored 17 points to have his team down only 45-39 at halftime.
Most of Grandberry’s points came in the paint, as he didn’t have much trouble getting downhill and attacking the basket. Lausanne didn’t have an answer for Grandberry as he was able to score whenever he wanted to.
The Lynx built a seven-point lead (57-50) in the third quarter, but Grandberry scored nine straight points to give Millington a two-point lead early in the fourth quarter. The 5-foot-11 point guard sealed the win in the waning seconds with two free throws after being fouled by sophomore shooting Tre Davis.
Grandberry followed his two free throws with a steal off a Lausanne’s inbounds pass.
Without Grandberry’s stellar third quarter, the Trojans would have been in a deep hole.
Gilmore is a big plus to Millington’s offense
Senior shooting guard Brian Gilmore Jr. had 15 points in Tuesday night’s win, a night after having 24 points, five assists, five rebounds and two steals against the Bears. He got off to a slow start, but got hot at the top of the third quarter by scoring 11 points. After Grandberry’s hot second quarter, all of the attention was on him, so Grandberry wanted to be aware of where Gilmore was on the floor, so he could make the right pass and give Gilmore great looks at the basket.
Gilmore, the Arlington transfer, was a positive from the free throw line. He finished the night 4 of 5.
It’s beautiful to have a point guard like Grandberry who can score at any time and make the right pass at any time. He’s shown that he’s unselfish, and Grandberry has a teammate in Gilmore, who moves well without the basketball and can get open.
This is only the second game of the 2021 season, but it looks like this backcourt is going to work out just fine.
Don’t count out Lausanne
The Lynx are missing AJ Dilworth, Trevor Anthony, Langston Rogers, Jamarcus Powell, Jayden Bachelor, Tyler Wilson and Donevin Knight to start the 2021 season. Lausanne had to depend on senior point guard Hayden Ledbetter and Davis Tuesday night. Ledbetter led the Lynx with 23 points, while Davis added 14. Lausanne showed great fight while playing shorthanded. Once the Lynx are at full strength, they will be in position for a deep postseason run.