QEA/Oak Ridge – Recap and Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a quiet slate on Monday night, I wanted to sit down and catch one of the best games available to watch in the area. QEA and Oak Ridge have been off to hot starts, and I knew it was going to be an interesting game from the jump. Read below for the recap of QEA's 49-43 win, as well as some standout performers from the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Recap</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams started off with a few early buckets, including a three from Jermaurihyun Anderson, until Oak Ridge opened up a 10-7 lead from a Zackery Goodman three. [player_tooltip player_id='1298513' first='Da'Mori' last='Lynch'] then came alive for QEA with 5 late points to take the first quarter lead, 18-12. In the second quarter, a couple of buckets from [player_tooltip player_id='1982791' first='Taky' last='Prosper'] and Lundon Pritchett made it only a 1 point game, 22-21 as QEA needed a timeout. However, the Pharaohs responded as Elijah Mobley went on a 6-0 run by himself in order to go into the break with a 30-23 halftime lead. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a gritty battle throughout the third quarter, one where defense was king. Both teams kept getting stops and forcing turnovers, but a couple of key buckets from Anderson and [player_tooltip player_id='1008884' first='JJ' last='Moore'] helped the Pharaohs stretch their lead out to 39-28 after 3 periods. A couple of buckets from Prosper in the paint cut the lead to 3, and the crowd began to really get into it. Anderson came back with a huge layup to stop the run, and Lynch had a couple of free throws to push the lead back out. With the teams trading scores, Sinaris Twitty capitalized on an offensive rebound and knocked down a 3 to make it a one possession game. ORMA had a chance at the lead, but turned the ball over and QEA made their free throws in order to seal a gritty 49-43 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["975134"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Anderson was key to his group's extension of the lead in the second half, and made some buckets at crucial points in the game. He's a lefty combo guard who's really smooth with the ball in his hands, and knows how to make the right decision off the bounce. 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