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Decatur Claims WBA Title in 131-128 (2OT) Thriller...

by David Archer - Jul 3, 2008

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2008 WBA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 6/29/08
Buford Majic 128 @ Decatur Court Kings 131

Buford 128
Stat Leaders: #11 Jacob Frazier- 34pts, 5reb, 4asst, #22 B.J. Puckett (6'8''-F-83)- 32pts, 5reb, 6asst, #3 William Belton (6'1''-G-84)- 24pts, 6reb, 5asst, 5stl, #5 Mike Griffin- 16pts, 6reb, 7asst

Decatur 131
Stat Leaders: #32 Anthony Miller (6'9''-C-71)- 33pts, 21reb, 4blk, 3stl,
#10 Al Stewart (5'10''-G-83)- 33pts, 12reb, 10asst, 5stl, #34 Chad Eichelberger (6'9''-F-82)- 18pts, 11reb, 6blk,
#9 Dele Ojo (5'11''-G)- 18pts, 4reb, 4asst

Having to face each other for the third time, both teams came prepared to take home the championship trophy. The atmosphere was intense and the Buford Majic wasted no time imposing their fury onto the Decatur Court Kings. Buford's defense was so aggressive that Decatur struggled to score and to control the ball, committing 8 turnovers in the first quarter, giving Buford an 11pt lead going into the second. Decatur entered the bonus early in the second quarter due to Buford's aggressive defense but struggled to make their free throws, only shooting 57% for the game. Buford held a 54-46 lead over Decatur at the half. Al Stewart would lead for the Court Kings with 16pts, 5reb and Pig Miller would add 12pts, 13reb. But, it was Buford's B.J. Puckett who made the difference for the Majic with his 19pts, 5reb. The Court Kings came out more focused in the third quarter and began to take over. Powerhouse duo Pig Miller and Al Stewart brought Decatur back, giving them a 1pt lead going into the fourth but the Majic refused to give up easy. With six minutes left Buford tied the game and the teams stayed neck and neck the rest of the way. Then with 42.7 seconds left and the game tied the Court Kings head coach, Reggie Fox, called a time out to draw up a play. Decatur missed the 3-pt attempt but Pig Miller recovered the offensive rebound and scored, putting Decatur up by 2 with 20 seconds left in regulation. Buford came down and missed a 3-pt attempt also but Mike Griffin recovered the long rebound and dished it to B.J. Puckett for a lay up who tied the game 103 103 in the final seconds, forcing the overtime. One minute into overtime, Pig Miller fouled out for Decatur which left the Court Kings to go the rest of the way without their leading scorer. Shortly thereafter, Buford lost their leading scorer B.J. Puckett to fouls leaving both teams without their key player. Buford dominated the overtime and forced Decatur to turn the ball over, giving Buford a 4pt lead with 30 seconds left in overtime. Then, Court Kings #17 Isaac Cook (6'4''-F-78) hit a 3 pointer with 5.8 seconds left putting them down by one. Decatur fouled Mike Griffin who hit two more freethrows to build a 3pt lead. With 4.6 seconds left and no time outs, #51 Brian Thompson inbounded the ball throwing it across half court to Dele Ojo who knocked down a last second three to tie the game 118 118, forcing a second overtime. Double overtime would come down to the last 30 seconds also. Buford put the ball in Jacob Fraziers hands down by one with 21 seconds on the clock. After his missed shot, Buford captured two offensive rebounds with a chance to take the lead but Decaturs #34 Chad Eichelberger saved the Court Kings with a spectacular block recovered by #3 Ken Kenneth McKenzie (6'0''-G-82) who was fouled. Kenneth McKenzie converted both freethrows to seal the win 131-128 for Decatur. After losing their first game, Decatur would go undefeated the rest of their season to capture the 2008 WBA Championship title as a first year franchise.

1st- Buford 31, Decatur 20
2nd- Buford 54, Decatur 46
3rd- Buford 78, Decatur 79
4th- Buford 103, Decatur 103
OT: Buford 118, Decatur 118
2OT: Buford 128, Decatur 131

Written By:
Meisha Stevenson

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Buford Magic @ Decatur Court Kings 6/22/08

Buford Magic 91 : Stat Leaders: #11 Jacob Frazier- 29pts, 9reb, #3 Will Belton- 13pts, 8reb, 10asst, 5stl, #22 B.J Puckett- 13pts, 10reb, #34 James St.Roberts- 11pts, 6reb
Decatur Court Kings 96 : Stat Leaders: #32 Anthony Pig Miller- 28pts, 15reb, 5asst, 3stl, #10 Al Stewart- 28pts, 7reb, 7asst, #3 Ken McKenzie- 13pts, 3reb, #9 Dele Ojo- 10pts, 6reb
The energy was high as the top two teams faced each other. Buford jumped out early on Decatur, proving they came prepared for a fight. Magics #11 Jacob Frazier caused match up problems for Decatur and wasted no time getting his game off, lighting up the Court Kings every chance he got. He led Buford to a 43-41 lead at the half with 19pts and 6reb. #3 Will Belton contributed to the match up problems as well, defending Decaturs guards aggressively. Beltons defensive effort earned him 5reb and 4stl to go along with 6asst by halftime. Buford seemed to have Decatur right where they wanted them going into the second half but Decatur came out strong in the third quarter. After leading Decatur with 13pts at the half, #10 Al Stewart continued his offensive attack, shooting 3/3 from 3pt range, and #32 Pig Miller showed his versatility by knocking down his second 3pt shot for the game, to help Decatur clench the lead. The Court Kings would also convert on 12 of 15 free throw shots in the third to take a 73-66 lead. The Magic continued to play physical against the Court Kings, and would lose #23 Markeal King and #5 Mike Griffin to foul trouble. Decatur led by as much as 11 in the fourth but struggled to knock down their free throws, allowing Buford to make a come back to within two points. Then, Al Stewart converted on 3/4 free throws in the final seconds to secure the win.
Quarter scores:
1st: Buford 27, Decatur 19
2nd: Buford 43, Decatur 41
3rd: Buford 66, Decatur 73
4th: Buford 91, Decatur 96

Memphis Tornadoes @ Decatur Court Kings 6/20

Memphis Tornadoes 107 : Stat Leaders: #15 Cedrick Lewis- 34pts, 2reb, 3asst, #21 Anthony Neely- 21pts, 5asst, 1reb, #44 Steve Eluett- 20pts, 5reb, #30 Lorenzo Dorse- 14pts, 12reb, 7blk, 3asst
Decatur Court Kings 128 : Stat Leaders: #32 Anthony Pig Miller- 27pts, 18reb, 6asst, #10 Al Stewart- 24pts, 6asst, 4reb, #9 Dele Ojo- 18pts, 10asst, 7reb, #17 Isaac Cook- 18pts, 6/9 from 3pt range
With two key additions to their line up in #23 Tony Carr and #44 Steve Eluett from the Tri-City Crusaders, Memphis came ready to play against No.1 seed Decatur. Memphis got out to a strong start in the first as Decatur struggled to knock down their shots. #15 Cedrick Lewis had the hot hand for Memphis and seemed to be unstoppable with 14pts at the half. Their new additions, Carr & Eluett crashed the boards well along with #30 Lorenzo Dorse, combining for 15 at the half. After being down the first quarter, the Court Kings would take the lead 56-49 at the half but none of the Court Kings had more than 10 points. Pig Miller had 10pts, 6reb but teammates Isaac Cook (9pts), Al Stewart (10pts), and Dele Ojo (9pts,7asst) picked up their equal share of the slack. Memphis Cedrick Lewis continued to cause match up problems in the second half and easily earned his 34pts against Decatur, but the Court Kings came out strong in the third and their defense proved to be too much for the Tornadoes. Al Stewart would have to sit much of the third due to foul trouble but gave a great performance in the fourth to help shut down Memphis. Pig Miller gave a stellar performance in the second half to finish with 27pts, and 18reb for the game. This was a great team performance by the Court Kings with seven players scoring in double figures.
Quarter scores:
1st: Memphis 27, Decatur 23
2nd: Memphis 49, Decatur 56
3rd: Memphis 78, Decatur 92
4th: Memphis 107, Decatur 128

Written by : Meisha Stevenson

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Buford Majic 136 Mississippi Hardhats 113...
After suffering a loss at the buzzer the night before on the road at Tri-State, the Majic bounced back and put a whipping on the Hardhats.

Roy Bright exploded for 34 points, while Wayne Arnold (6'4''-G-84) had 25, B.J. Puckett (6'9''-F-83) 21 points and Will Benton 20 for the Majic. For Mississippi, D. Toy downed 23 points and T. Jones scored 16 in a losing effort.

Buford improved to 3-2, while the Hardhats slipped to 2-3 on the season.

Cartersville Warriors 116 Memphis Blue Tornadoes 101...
Jermaine Spivey (6'3''-G-72) downed 32 points and filled in admirably for an absent Mike Dean, and the Warriors finally rose from the dead to get one in the win column. It wasn't easy though as Memphis led by 11 at the half, 54-43. First year Head Coach Bobby Rouse made adjustments and the Warriors flipped the tables and came out on fire in the second half, outscoring the Blues 73-47. The Warriors, who still trailed by three heading into the final period, exploded for 41 fourth quarter points. AJ Mastin contributed 17 points for Cartersville in his first extended actiona and Bay Gordon returned to the lineup and scored 16 on eight of nine from the field. Jeremy Law also converted several key buckets down the stretch for Cartersville. Cedric Lewis was seven of 14 from beyond the arc for Memphis and Lorenzo Dorse had a big night with 24 pts and 11 rebounds. Jason Davis (6'4''-F-85) hustled his way to 16 points for the Blues, in a losing cause.

Memphis Blue Tornadoes (3-2)
Anthony Neeley 1-8 4-5 7, Daniel Robertson 6-11 0-0 12, Edward Graves 3-6 0-0 6, William McGhee 0-3 0-0 0, Michael Watson 2-4 0-0 4, Jason Davis 5-12 6-11 16, Cedric Lewis 9-21 0-3 25, Darrell Somerville 0-0 0-0 0, Lorenzo Dorse 8-16 8-8 24, Hosea Butler 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 37-89 18-27 101

Cartersville Warriors (1-4)
Jermaine Spivey 13-28 5-6 32, Jeremy Law 6-9 4-6 16, Donovan McMullen 2-6 2-4 6, Bayete Gordon 8-9 0-1 16, Erik Gainous 1-4 0-0 2, Ozzie Henderson 6-8 1-2 13, AJ Mastin 6-11 2-2 17, Cole Rose 2-4 0-0 4, Sherod Rogers 0-8 0-2 0, Chris Jones 5-10 0-0 10. Totals 49-97 14-23 116

SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL PTS

Memphis Blue Tornadoes 28 26 27 20 101 2.0

Cartersville Warriors 27 16 32 41 116 5.0

FG%: Memphis Blue Tornadoes .416, Cartersville Warriors .505. 3-pt FG:Memphis Blue Tornadoes 9-33 (Neeley 1-3, Graves 0-2, McGhee 0-3, Watson 0-1, Davis 0-5, Lewis 7-14, Butler 1-5), Cartersville Warriors 4-15 (Spivey 1-6, Law 0-1, Mastin 3-7, Jones 0-1). Rebounds: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 47 (Dorse 11), Cartersville Warriors 53 (McMullen 10). Fouls Memphis Blue Tornadoes 22, Cartersville Warriors 23. Fouled out: Robertson . Technical: none. Assists: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 9 (McGhee 5), Cartersville Warriors 16 (Spivey 5). Steals: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 8 (McGhee 2, Davis 2), Cartersville Warriors 9 (Spivey 2, Law 2, Henderson 2, Jones 2). Blocked shots: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 6 (Dorse 3), Cartersville Warriors 10 (McMullen 5). Turnovers: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 18, Cartersville Warriors 9. Attendance: 102. DakStats 3000 by Daktronics Inc. Brookings, SD

Decatur Court Kings 135 Tri-state Crusaders 120...
It was a close-fought, exciting game the whole way. The Crusaders lead by one point the end of the first and second quarters. Both of their big men, B.J. Walker and Steve Eluett got into foul trouble early, earning 3 fouls each while trying to contain Anthony Miller (6'9''-C-71) and the aggressive penetration of the Decatur offense. The Crusaders, Curtis Clark, seemed to miss nothing the first half, knocking down a lot of tough shots. The game was tied going into the fourth 92-92. Decatur was able to force some key turnovers in the fourth and take an agressive lead to win the game. Miller was the leading scorer at the half with 20 points, and Al Stewart gave a stunning performance with his triple double. The Crusaders could do nothing to stop the hot hand of Isaac Cook who was 73% from 3pt range. Curtis Clark had 17pts at the half, knocking down a contested 3 pointer at the buzzard. Michael Griffin also had 17pts at the half and shot well from 3-pt range.

For Decatur, Anthony Miller pounded in 39 points, pulled 10 rebounds and dished out 4 assists, Al Stewart had 26 pts,12 assists and grabbed 12 rebounds, Isaac Cook poured in 25pts on 8/11 from 3-pt range and Dele Ojo got 23 pts, 4 assists.

To pace the Crusaders, Michael Griffin had 25pts and 3 reb while Marcus Sims (6'6''-F-85) tallied 21pts, 4 reb and Curtis Clark 20 pts, 8 reb.

Score by Quarter:
1st: Decatur 30, Crusaders 31
2nd: Decatur 63, Crusaders 64
3rd: Decatur 92, Crusaders 92
Final: Decatur 135, Crusaders 120

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