Southern Warriors succumb to the Babonneau Dynasty 55-49.
If the Southern Warriors are your favorite team please start googling for great season comeback stories now, because now they are 0-2 in an 8 game tournament. Yes, 8 games with the now confirmed ousting of the Sir Arthur Lewis team for not meeting tournament requirements. 9 teams now comprise the LIME Hoops Classic and the Warriors have lost two games that, on better days, they would have won comfortably.
But, hey, great stories come from humble beginnings and boy were the Warriors humble on the offensive end in the first quarter. They couldn’t buy a field goal finishing the quarter with 4 points on free throws alone. The Dynasty were having a field day against the Warriors’ man-to-man defense, getting the ball in deep which got Gillan “Bashment” Joseph in foul trouble early. A change to zone defense in the second quarter sparked a 17-9 run, bringing the Warriors within 8 to end the half 29-21.
After marginally winning the 3rd quarter to come within 6 points 45-39, a strong 4th quarter would have made for a better story for the Warriors, but then came a plague of turnovers. The Warriors finished with 25 turnovers, half of which may have occurred in the 4th quarter alone. The scoring in the 4th quarter ended 10-10, not enough to seal the come back for the Warriors.
There are no photos available for this game. My fault for wearing too many fancy hats. On that note we are inviting anyone interested in digital photography for the team to email our webmaster (webmaster@vieuxfortsports.org). This is not a paid position, only a social opportunity.
Only Warriors stats are available, a slip-up of the officiating team. They send their apologies.
Dynasty Warriors
Final Score 55 49
POINTS PER QUARTER
1st Quater 20 04
2nd Quarter 09 17
3rd Quarter 16 18
4th Quarter 10 10
Babonneau Dynasty Performers
UNAVAILABLE–
Southern Warriors Performers
Tim Baptiste 14pts 2rebs 6stls
Sol Taylor 10pts 2rebs 2stls
Yhan Peters 11pts 8rebs 2stls
