Game Report: Monroe Area-Hart County

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Newell then went coast-to-coast for a tough finish to make it a one possession game. Trailing by two with 41 seconds left, Newell created off the dribble from the top of the key, driving and kicking to Alan Jones for the go-ahead game-winning three in the corner. Vonte wasn't done there. With Hart County threatening to take the lead back, Newell came away with a steal, using his athleticism to leap into the air, deflect the pass then haul down the ball with 22.5 seconds left. Vonte scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to go along with his 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Newell is a crafty playmaker that gets downhill and finds the open man. He puts terrific English on his layups, using his spin to convert difficult shots. 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Jones started out quick with six points in the first quarter, scoring on an And-1 putback and then hitting a corner three at the buzzer. Alan knocked down a mid-range jumper in the third and then in the fourth, down two, sank a dagger from distance deep in the corner with 41 seconds left to put Monroe Area up for good. Jones doesn't necessarily look like a shooter, a powerfully built guard strapped with muscle, but Jr. has emerged as one of the Purple Hurricanes' most trusted floor spacers and delivered when the game was on the line. 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Jakyri is a stout 5-foot-10, 190 pounds. He's a bowling ball on the floor, able to blitz his way down the court in transition. Jones was able to secure rebounds and ignite fastbreaks as he sought the rim. His best move came when he went coast-to-coast and faked a pass to the corner, smoothly transitioning into a eurostep. Jones tallied a team-high 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["820299"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='820299' first='Tahj' last='Johnson'] took over in the fourth quarter on both ends of the floor. At 6-foot-7, the springy swingman rose above all others to collect rebounds and would push the ball up the floor for transition points. Johnson was a nuisance with his length, blocking every shot that came his way.  Monroe Area couldn't match his above the rim play when Tahj got the ball in the paint. Johnson scored on a three to open the night, then used a hook through contact, finished a lob, scored on a euro in transition and had a pair of And-1 drives. Hollywood finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. 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I loved the touch he showed, scoring inside and out. The forward netted a step-through floater, a three, two mid-range jumpers and push-shot from about 10-feet out. His buzzer beater at the end of the third gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the second half. 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