Red Raiders pull away for 69-52 playoff victory
Jim Downey | 无毛视频-Standard
The Red Raiders无毛视频� Jamire Braxton (34) pulls up for a baseline jumper to score two of his 14 points in the second quarter of Monday无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAAA first-round playoff game against Avonworth at Uniontown.
The Red Raiders无毛视频� Levi Garner (11) scores despite the defensive effort of Avonworth无毛视频檚 Austin Johncour in the second quarter of Monday无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAAA first-class boys basketball playoff game at Uniontown. Garner scored 12 points in Uniontown无毛视频檚 69-52 victory.
Jim Downey | 无毛视频-Standard
The Red Raiders' Calvin Winfrey III (2) passes to teammate Levi Garner around Avonworth's Austin Johncour (0) in the second quarter of Monday's WPIAL Class AAAA first-round boys basketball playoff game at Uniontown.
The Red Raiders' Notorious Grooms lays in two of game-high 17 points in the third quarter of Monday's WPIAL Class AAAA first-round boys basketball playoff game against Avonworth at Uniontown.
Avonworth's Joel Sommers (21) defends Uniontown's Notorious Grooms in the fourth quarter of Monday's WPIAL Class AAAA first-round boys basketball playoff game at Uniontown.
The Red Raiders' Bakari Wallace (10) scores a field goal in the middle of the Avonworth defense in the fourth quarter of Monday's WPIAL Class AAAA first-round boys basketball playoff game at Uniontown. Wallace scored 16 points in the Red Raiders' 69-52 victory.
Avonworth sliced Uniontown无毛视频檚 lead to 40-34 with 5陆 minutes left in Monday无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AAAA first-round playoff game at Uniontown.
The Antelopes would draw no closer, however, as the Red Raiders answered for a 69-52 home victory and a berth into Thursday无毛视频檚 quarterfinals.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 just happy with this one,无毛视频� said Uniontown coach Rob Kezmarsky. 无毛视频淭his is a character win for us.
无毛视频淭here are eight teams playing basketball (Thursday) and we无毛视频檙e one of them.无毛视频�
Kezmarsky continued the thought, adding, 无毛视频淲e started April 3 last year. The future is now. These seniors have stuck with us through the rebounding years.无毛视频�
Kezmarsky wasn无毛视频檛 expecting a first-round rollover despite the Antelopes无毛视频� 8-13 record.
无毛视频淚 watched 16 of their games. Whoever thought I looked past them, they don无毛视频檛 know basketball,无毛视频� explained Kezmarsky.
The third-seeded Red Raiders (19-3) will play North Catholic in the quarterfinals. The Trojans (17-6) defeated Montour, 53-41.
Uniontown closed out the third quarter with a 51-40 lead after Avonworth cut an 11-point halftime deficit (38-27) to six points 2陆 minutes into the quarter.
The Red Raiders slowed the ball down in the fourth quarter and finished with an 18-12 advantage.
无毛视频淐alvin and Notorious, they controlled that ball the whole fourth quarter,无毛视频� said Kezmarsky.
The Red Raiders无毛视频� Levi Garner benefitted from some nifty interior passing, plus an offensive rebound or two, to score eight points in the fourth quarter and finish with 12 points.
无毛视频淟evi Garner is our sixth man. I couldn无毛视频檛 be more pleased with Levi,无毛视频� praised Kezmarsky.
Bakari Wallace converted 5-of-8 foul shots in the quarter to finish with 16 points.
Uniontown seemed poised to run away with the playoff game in front of its home crowd by sprinting out to a 21-10 lead in the first eight minutes.
Jamire Braxton hit a pair of 3-pointers, and Notorious Grooms, Calvin Winfrey III, and Wallace all made one as the Red Raiders found the range early. Grooms finished with a game-high 17 points.
Braxton led the early charge with five eight points. Grooms scored five and Winfrey added four points.
With Colen Crawford on the bench with three first-quarter fouls, Avonworth point guard Rowan Carmichael took over the offense for the visitors in the second quarter by scoring 10 of the Antelopes无毛视频� 17 points. Carmichael finished with a game-high 24 points.
Braxton added six of Uniontown无毛视频檚 17 points in the second quarter. Braxton, however, did not return for the second half because of an injury and finished with 14 points.
无毛视频淛amire should be okay for the next game. We played without our top scorer in the second half and guys stepped up,无毛视频� said Kezmarsky.