(Latham)
Mekeel Christian notched a victory over Shaker 61-45 in a Class AA opening round contest. Oryan DeJesus and Terrence Robinson combined to score 36 points for the Lions. Mekeel Christian's favorable outcome hinged on their tenacious second half play as they led at the end of the third frame and at the closing buzzer. The 10th seeded Lions advance to play #2 CBA at HVCC on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Mekeel Christian broke open a close contest, one that featured twelve ties or lead changes, by finishing the game on a 25-9 run after the game was all square at 36 late in the third quarter. Oryan DeJesus hit a three pointer right before the third period buzzer to start the run and give the Lions a 39-36 lead after three sessions played.
The Lions finished the final frame with clutch play as they got the better of Shaker by 13-points. They held the Blue Bison to two made field goals in the fourth quarter.
Mekeel Christian held a modest 1-point edge heading into the second quarter.
Mekeel Christian broke open a close contest, one that featured twelve ties or lead changes, by finishing the game on a 25-9 run after the game was all square at 36 late in the third quarter. Oryan DeJesus hit a three pointer right before the third period buzzer to start the run and give the Lions a 39-36 lead after three sessions played.
The Lions finished the final frame with clutch play as they got the better of Shaker by 13-points. They held the Blue Bison to two made field goals in the fourth quarter.
Mekeel Christian held a modest 1-point edge heading into the second quarter.
The contest was a toss up as the teams went to the first half locker room break with Shaker grabbing a slight lead.
Mekeel Christian had a quartet of players in double figure scoring. Oryan DeJesus was a catalyst on offense as the main ball handler for the Lions and co-led the team with 18 points. Terrence Robinson racked up 18 points. Amarri Barnhill collected 11 points. Nykim Taylor had 10 points.
Mekeel Christian drilled 8 buckets from beyond the arc.
Amarri Barnhill nailed 3 three-pointers.
The Lions shot with great fundamentals from the free throw line as they churned out 78.6%, 11 of 14.
Mekeel Christian had a quartet of players in double figure scoring. Oryan DeJesus was a catalyst on offense as the main ball handler for the Lions and co-led the team with 18 points. Terrence Robinson racked up 18 points. Amarri Barnhill collected 11 points. Nykim Taylor had 10 points.
Mekeel Christian drilled 8 buckets from beyond the arc.
Amarri Barnhill nailed 3 three-pointers.
The Lions shot with great fundamentals from the free throw line as they churned out 78.6%, 11 of 14.
Zacharie Matulu paced Shaker with 14 points. Colby Haver poured in 13 points. Andrew Church bagged 8 points. Drew Ronovech notched 5 points.
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| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Mekeel Christian | 14 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 61 |
| Shaker | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
| Mekeel Christian | Shaker | |||||
| FGM - | 21 | 18 | ||||
| FTM - | 11 | 6 | ||||
| FTA - | 14 | 7 | ||||
| FT% - | 78.6% | 85.7% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Mekeel Christian | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Isiah Rose | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Nykim Taylor | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Amarri Barnhill | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Oryan DeJesus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| Terrence Robinson | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| Daniel Hussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joshua Mbango | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Caleb Hussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominic Zullo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ezekiel Marcano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Raymond Vanclief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nicholas Manning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shaker | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Thomas Novotny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brandon Makoyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tye Mariano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Drew Ronovech | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sean Hurley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zain Raza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edward David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collin Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Church | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Colby Haver | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Zacharie Matulu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Jackson Rueckert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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