South Meck/Mooresville – Recap/Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I had the opportunity to get out yesterday evening to Mooresville HS, where two high flying teams faced off in Mooresville and South Meck. The first half was back and forth as the Sabres got out to a 21-14 lead at the end of the first quarter, led by three 3 pointers from [player_tooltip player_id='1076364' first='Peter' last='Moye']. The second quarter was more of the same as the Sabres couldn't stretch the lead out much more, going into halftime up 37-28. [player_tooltip player_id='2375678' first='Myles' last='Howard'] had 10 first half points for the Sabres, while it was [player_tooltip player_id='1076336' first='AJ' last='Parsley'] who kept the Blue Devils hanging around.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams traded baskets and played frenetic, physical defense during the third quarter, and I was impressed with Parsley's tenacity and willingness to attack the basket all night long. A big end to the third quarter was sparked by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2715522' first='Kyri' last='Wilson']</strong> with couple big baskets for Mooresville. [player_tooltip player_id='2280463' first='Anderson' last='Skelton'] had a major dunk plus the foul canceled out by<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2302749' first='Dylan' last='Leuthardt']</strong> with his third bucket + a foul, making the score headed into the final frame 54-52. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It felt like Mooresville would fall just short as they were being held at bay most of the fourth quarter, until Parsley layup, steal on inbounds and a Chambers and 1 made it 71-70 and got the gym rocking. Moye made 1 FT then a big and 1 on the next posession to make it 76-70. Then we had a Wilson layup followed by a transition 3 for Parsley to make it a one point game. The Blue Devils got a stop and proceeded to have a frenetic scramble off a missed layup that culminated in an <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2362523' first='Eian' last='Bailey']</strong> tip-in giving the Blue Devils their first lead of the second half, 77-76. With the Sabres looking to win it, Moye was fouled on the floor with his team in the bonus, and he calmly stepped up and knocked both FTs down. [player_tooltip player_id='2302436' first='Jalen' last='Chambers'] was then fouled on the other end for Mooresville, but could only make the second free throw to force overtime at 78 a-piece.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chambers got off to a hot start in the extra period, making the first 5 Blue Devil points, but [player_tooltip player_id='1076364' first='Peter' last='Moye'] answered with a volleyball line 3 to make it 83-83. O board and + 1 from Leuthardt made it 85-85 as he couldn't convert the traditional 3 point play. This gave Moye the chance to make it his show, as he made the volleyball line his territory by knocking down another 3 from there. The Sabres couldn't put it away themselves as they turned the ball over with 14 seconds left, but Mooresville could only get a 2 on their last possession as the clock ran out, giving the Sabres a key road win, 90-89.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65831b53420de"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1076364"],"_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":"Moye was the unquestioned star of the show last night, posting a final stat line of 39 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. 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