Lipscomb Academy Dismantles Hendersonville

Andrew Force November 18, 2023 @ 04:31 PM

<p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1572632' first='Cam' last='Blivens'].</em></p>   <p>In a clash with Hendersonville High Saturday Lipscomb Academy truly showed why expectations are high. The Mustangs won 62-52.</p>   <p>Instead of running down the play-by-play, this piece will focus on themes that emerged within.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Living at the Line</h2>   <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1572632' first='Cam' last='Blivens']</strong> (Lipscomb Academy) played exceptionally against a scrappy team. Blivens kept his Mustangs galloping without turning the ball over much. Quite a few plays ended with Blivens standing at the free throw line, where he was and is excellent.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1725992537251360894?s=20 </div></figure>   <p>The stellar sophomore Blivens finished with 31 points, 7 rebounds, a 1 steal.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Scrapyard </h2>   <p>To be blunt, Hendersonville does not have the talent of Lipscomb Academy. They needed to play with grit, and the guards certainly did. </p>   <p>Specifically, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2747408' first='Cooper' last='Jordan'] </strong>(Hendersonville) whacked and poked at the dribble(s). Jordan was handsy without fouling and a pest throughout the game.</p>   <p><strong>Conner Roberts</strong> also did some disruptive things.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">A Lot but Too Late</h2>   <p>Hendersonville made an impressive charge during the last 4-5 minutes, and yet it was way to late. HHS was getting repeated defensive rebounds and effectively getting out on the run. </p>   <p>From the middle of the second quarter to the final horn Hendersonville 'won' 30-20. The hole was just too large to dig out. </p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1309474' first='Hudson' last='Gill'] Underneath</h2>   <p>Senior combo forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1309474' first='Hudson' last='Gill']</strong> is in a position to dominate this year. Graduated are several elite guards. Now it is Hudson. Unfortunately, Gill did not get the touches he needed to really establish.</p>   <p>He scored a nice layup in the second quarter.</p>   <p>Bucket on a pump fake and in by</p>   <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/HudsonGill14">@HudsonGill14</a> . [player_tooltip player_id='1273564' first='Myles' last='Sidney'] tried to deny the post feed. Gill is more comfortable there than Sidney. IMO, Sidney is a future college 3, not a 4/5. He looks to be defending the blocks out of team necessity. 34-21 LA up late 2Q.</p> <cite>2Q Tweet @PrepHoopsTN</cite></blockquote>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Myles Made it Happen</h2>   <p>Read these two plays that encapsulated the diverse domination of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1273564' first='Myles' last='Sidney']</strong>.</p>   <p>1 > <em>Myles got on the runway and tipped back a layup miss from his teammate just now. Myles is playing active yet efficient. Not forcing anything. I am really impressed and excited. 26-13 LA</em></p>   <p>2 > <em>[player_tooltip player_id='1273564' first='Myles' last='Sidney'] lost it in a scramble. Recovered the loose ball near midcourt and instantly fired a sharp 30' pass to his teammate under the rim. and1. 24-10 Lipscomb Academy leads still early 2nd.</em></p>

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