Yellowjackets rally past Uniontown for 56-49 win
Jim Downey | 无毛视频-Standard
Uniontown无毛视频檚 Christian Perkins (00) is fouled by Freeport无毛视频檚 Cole Charlton as the two battled for control of a rebound in the third quarter of Friday无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAA first round basketball playoff game at Uniontown.
Jim Downey | 无毛视频-Standard
Freeport无毛视频檚 Zach Clark (11) defends as Uniontown无毛视频檚 Notorious Grooms (10) drives to the basket in the third quarter of Friday无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAA first round basketball playoff game at Uniontown.
Uniontown's Notorious Grooms (10) dribbles past Freeport's Vinnie Clark (15) at the top of the key in the fourth quarter of Friday's WPIAL Class AAAA first round playoff game at Uniontown.
Uniontown's Bakari Wallace (5) goes to the basket for a layup early in the fourth quarter of Friday's WPIAL Class AAAA first round basketball playoff game at Uniontown.
The Red Raiders' Tanner Uphold (23) has a step on Freeport's Vinnie Clark (15) for a layup in the second quarter of Friday's WPIAL Class AAAA first round basketball playoff game at Uniontown.
Freeport closed the game with a 9-2 run to rally for a 56-49 road victory Friday night in a WPIAL Class AAAA boys basketball first round playoff game at Uniontown.
Freeport (13-9) advances to the quarterfinals to play at third-seeded Belle Vernon (18-3) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The game was tied at 47 with less than four minutes remaining when Ben Lane made 1-of-2 free throws to give the Yellowjackets a lead they would not relinquish.
The Yellowjackets无毛视频� Vincent Clark made 4-of-6 free throws down the stretch to secure the victory. Clark scored a game-high 22 points, half coming in the fourth quarter.
无毛视频淭he only difference is we have freshman and sophomores and they have juniors and seniors. We knew No. 15 (Vinnie Clark) is a player,无毛视频� said Uniontown coach Rob Kezmarsky. 无毛视频淐lark is a senior player. He showed it at the end.无毛视频�
The Red Raiders entered the fourth quarter with a 40-38 lead and managed to hold the lead through the first half of the final eight minutes. However, the shots, mainly slicing through the lane, stopped falling and Freeport made the most of the dry spell to rally for an 18-9 advantage in the fourth quarter.
无毛视频淭owards the last four, five minutes, we had a lot of shots in the lane. They just didn无毛视频檛 go,无毛视频� said Kezmarsky. 无毛视频淭hey made a few more shots. Ours were in and out. When you get shots in the lane, you无毛视频檙e happy with that.
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Kezmarsky added, 无毛视频淪hots we made in the first three quarters we didn无毛视频檛 make in the fourth. It was a good game.无毛视频�
Freeport converted 11-of-18 foul shots, including 8-of-11 in the fourth quarter. Uniontown made 4-of-8 attempts.
Uniontown came out of the gate strong, hitting a pair of early 3-pointers for a 6-2 lead. The home team survived a mini-run from Freeport to steadily pull away for a 16-8 lead after the first quarter.
Calvin Winfrey III hit the opening 3-pointer of the quarter and added a pair of free throws. Tanner Uphold hit a pair of breakaway layups. Notorious Grooms made a 3-pointer and Bakari Wallace sliced through the lane for a bucket.
Uniontown held the lead through the second quarter, but Freeport sliced two points off the deficit for a 27-21 halftime score.
无毛视频淥ur defense was great the whole time. Everything we did worked. We stopped them. They made a couple more plays than we did,无毛视频� said Kezmarsky. 无毛视频淒efensively, we can无毛视频檛 ask for more.
无毛视频淚 thought our kids played really well.无毛视频�
The offenses picked up in the third quarter and the Red Raiders无毛视频� lead fell to just two points entering the fourth quarter.
Uphold led the Red Raiders with 13 points. Grooms scored 11 and Winfrey finished with nine.
Zach Clark scored 11 points, all in the second half, for Freeport. Jason Kijowski finished with 10.
Uniontown closes the season with an overall record of 14-9.
无毛视频淔reeport, Deer Lakes, we thought we could compete with them. Not to say we无毛视频檙e better than them,无毛视频� said Kezmarsky, adding, 无毛视频淚t was a tough game. We start two freshmen and I think you saw the future with (sophomore) Kadrian (McLee).无毛视频�