Sterling Forward Performances

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LaVergne eliminated a solid Blackman team, holding them to 24 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1563745' first='Daunte' last='White'] </strong>(LaVergne) started fantastically, blocking two shots in the game's opening five minutes. Wolverine Head Coach Tony Rutland tried to spare White from foul-likely situations by zoning 2-3 or also trapping the ball out high. Blackman scored just 15 first-half points, and while White's presence was not the only reason, he did make everything within 5' difficult.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leading by two with four minutes left, Coach Rutland elected to go four-corners. Blackman did not foul, but pressured for minutes. Point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578726' first='Xialin' last='Lenoir']</strong> (LaVergne) broke by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1830667' first='Garrison' last='Eady']</strong> (Blackman) and found White sliding down the baseline and gave him a bounce pass. White, extremely quiet offensively most of the night elevated to dunk two-handed atop the mob. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eady finished with 7 points. Teammate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1669216' first='Christian' last='Johnson']</strong> scored six points and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2237638' first='Dyson' last='Elam']</strong> managed 5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LaVergne held on, 32-24.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Defending Champions Making Annual Run</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eli Owens </strong>(Alcoa) played strong and sturdy under the rim against Gatlinburg-Pittman. Reigning Champions Alcoa of course found terrific scoring from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1121414' first='Jahvin' last='Carter']</strong>. <strong>Brady Haun</strong> made four three-pointers through three quarters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Owens scored the 53rd point for Alcoa before the third quarter ended. He was not an offensive threat though he was consistent rebounding and challenging shots. As a team Alcoa outrebounded GP 19-10. Owens helped establish that discrepancy, himself finishing with 8 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alcoa won 82-69.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->