Rams Bury Brainerd

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2207470' first='Kohl' last='Ward']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A great Tyner Rams team charged into Carolyn Jackson &amp; Robert High Gymnasium Saturday afternoon with their foreheads lowered.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>And ram they did, 72-44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2207470' first='Kohl' last='Ward']</strong> played terrific, unsurprising after his consistently strong play all season, and yet remarkable because Ward is still a freshman guard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The guard caught an outlet pass from [player_tooltip player_id='1259390' first='Rodney' last='Henderson'] III in the second half and, despite encountering a defender upon the catch, almost instantly delivered the pill in-stride to a cutting teammate for an unchallenged layup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ward's decision-making at full speed stood out even amongst players 2-3 years his senior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyner held a convincing 60-34 lead after three full quarters. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1753888549613744172?t=BGLJ5wHv4oqXGoWf-G2zcg&amp;s=19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Star guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259390' first='Rodney' last='Henderson'] III</strong>, recently elevated to a new peak of #11 in 2025, drove the lane and rose to finish a lovely off-handed layup and-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1500690' first='Adarius' last='Brewster']</strong> (Tynet played one of his better games all year. The wing burst into the lane, often attacking from the literal wing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Late in the blowout <strong>Avery Ford</strong> finished a floating and-1, and his bench erupted in joy as Head Coach E.J. Ward played his youngest and least experienced varsity guys. Ford missed the ensuing free throw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Brainerd, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1942631' first='Ashton' last='Munson']</strong> was aggressive and made his free throws. Still, the teams did not have equal talent or skill. Munson was probably the only Panther who would currently see minutes should the two teams merge into one [a thought exercise only]. Credit Munson with playing until the end, well after the score was frustratingly lopsided for him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->