A two-pronged attack by Sudbury Five guard Braylon Rayson (5'9''-PG-94, college: Cent.Michigan) and forward Cory Dixon (6'7''-F-90, college: New Orleans) pierced through the defences of the Saint John Riptide on Wednesday evening, allowing the Five to end their four-game losing slide with a 108-101 decision over their National Basketball League of Canada rivals. Rayson and Dixon had 34 points each, including 13 and 17, respectively, in the final quarter, to secure a victory at Harbour Station in Saint John, N.B. and a strong bounce back from disappointing 29-point setback against the Halifax Hurricanes on Sunday. 'We needed that,' said Logan Stutz, Sudbury's head coach and general manager, whose team improved to 10-12 on the season. 'We put a lot of time into getting this win, so we're just happy to get it. 'The guys bought into the scouting report. I probably did my best scouting, I sent them all individual reports, all individual film, and really put hours in on my end, but most importantly, they absorbed it and they went out and did it, and that's kind of the message - it was a good step forward and great progress for the team.' Stutz called the performances of Rayson, who was 10 for 17 from the field, 10 for 11 from the foul line and had 13 assists, and Dixon, who was 15 for 22 from the field while collecting eight rebounds, as 'unreal.' 'They just came to play,' Stutz said. 'They answered. I challenged the guys and everybody gave me great progress, but those two just went above and beyond and really took over for us.' Jaylen Bland had 16 points and Devin Gilligan 11 for Sudbury. TJ Maston had 16, Frank Bartley IV (6'3''-G-94, college: La-Lafayette) 15 and Chris Early (6'7''-F-88, college: Chattanooga) and Daniel Dingle (6'7''-G/F-94, college: Temple) 13 each for the home side, which entered the final quarter nursing a one-point lead, only to be outscored 37-29 over 12 minutes. 'We kind of have the message of never too high, never too low, and the guys are all excited, but there's work to be done,' Stutz said. 'So they're going to enjoy this for a little bit and then we're going to get on the bus and head to our next game.' That's a visit to the Cape Breton Highlanders, with tipoff set for Friday at 6 p.m. ET. Courtesy of: thesudburystar.com
Edge grab 2-0 lead on Titans in Central final - 3 days ago
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The St. John's Edge received a pair of clutch free throws from Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) with five seconds left on the clock to secure a 112-111 win over the KW Titans in a thrilling National Basketball League of Canada playoff game Monday night at Mile One Centre. The win gives the Edge a 2-0 lead on the Titans in the best-of-seven Central Division final heading to Kitchener, Ont. for Games 3 and 4 Friday and Sunday, and possibly Game 5 next Tuesday. While the Edge have a com... [read more]
The St. John's Edge received a pair of clutch free throws from Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) with five seconds left on the clock to secure a 112-111 win over the KW Titans in a thrilling National Basketball League of Canada playoff game Monday night at Mile One Centre. The win gives the Edge a 2-0 lead on the Titans in the best-of-seven Central Division final heading to Kitchener, Ont. for Games 3 and 4 Friday and Sunday, and possibly Game 5 next Tuesday. While the Edge have a comfortable two-game lead in the series, the truth of the matter is they were lucky to pull this one out Monday in front of 4,327 fans. Despite leading by 20 points, 102-82, with 5:43 left in regulation time, the Edge needed last-second heroics to register the win. Up 58-44 at the half and 83-69 with the final 12 minutes of play in the fourth quarter, the visiting Titans went on a 14-point run late in the game, 12 of those coming on three-point shots, to make it 102-96. With just under a minute left, the Titans came to within six points of the Edge on an Ashton Smith (6'2''-G-89, college: Indiana, PA) three-pointer, and Kitchener picked away, eventually taking its first lead since the first quarter, 111-110, on a Smith trey with nine ticks left on the clock. But with five seconds remaining, Flenard Whitfield (6'7''-F-90, college: W.Michigan) fouled, sending Davis to the line and he was clutch with two free throws, sending the 4,327 hometown faithful home happy. It was a testy affair, with the Titans nabbed for three technical fouls and the Edge one, by Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii). English again led the Edge with 22 points. Davis had 18, Murphy Burnatowski (6'7''-PF-91, college: Colgate) with 17 and Lee with 15. Smith scored 25 points for the Titans. Courtesy of: thetelegram.com
Magic defeat Hurricanes to tie NBL Canada series - 4 days ago
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The Halifax Hurricanes didn't win on Saturday but they'll return to Scotiabank Centre with home-court advantage. The Moncton Magic defeated the Hurricanes 96-88 in Game 2 of their Atlantic Division final at Avenir Centre in Moncton. The NBL Canada best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 and switches to Halifax for Game 3 next Saturday, April 27 and Game 4 on Monday, April 29. Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) scored 28 points and added seven assists, six rebou... [read more]
The Halifax Hurricanes didn't win on Saturday but they'll return to Scotiabank Centre with home-court advantage. The Moncton Magic defeated the Hurricanes 96-88 in Game 2 of their Atlantic Division final at Avenir Centre in Moncton. The NBL Canada best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 and switches to Halifax for Game 3 next Saturday, April 27 and Game 4 on Monday, April 29. Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) scored 28 points and added seven assists, six rebounds and five steals for the Magic, who were outscored 30-22 in the first quarter but then turned the tables with a 20-8 second quarter. Former Hurricane Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) had 22 points. Mike Poole (6'5''-F-92, college: Iona) paced Halifax with 22 points. Terry Thomas (6'4''-G/F-91, college: Ottawa) tallied 20 points and Chadrack Lufile (6'9''-F-90, college: Wichita St.) added 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Courtesy of: thechronicleherald.ca
English Sets Tone in Series as Edge Topple Titans in Game 1 - 5 days ago
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The St. John's Edge were victorious in Game 1 of the Central Division Finals. In front of an electric crowd of 4,227, the Edge took it to the Titans to pick up the 101-94 win. This game was filled with a lot of big moments, none bigger than when Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii) took the floor for the first time in over 2 and a half months. The crowd stood to their feet and the sound was deafening at Mile One Centre. English would put on a performance that matches the reaction fr... [read more]
The St. John's Edge were victorious in Game 1 of the Central Division Finals. In front of an electric crowd of 4,227, the Edge took it to the Titans to pick up the 101-94 win. This game was filled with a lot of big moments, none bigger than when Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii) took the floor for the first time in over 2 and a half months. The crowd stood to their feet and the sound was deafening at Mile One Centre. English would put on a performance that matches the reaction from the crowd. Into the first quarter of this one and it was an aggressive start, to say the least. The Titans would pick up 3 quick fouls, with all 3 fouls very tough fouls to say the least. It was back and forth for the majority of the first, with Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU) pacing the Edge offence taking it down low and owning the paint against the KW big men. As the quarter progressed, the pace would pick up and the Titans would show off their range with Damon Lynn (5'11''-PG-95, college: NJIT) hitting two consecutive three's at the 4-minute mark of the quarter to extend the KW lead to 10. The tide would begin to turn when Carl English drained his first triple, then buried two free throws to pull the Edge to within just 7 at the end of the first (28-21 KW Titans). Into the second quarter, a small 5-0 run would pull the Edge to within just one point. After a Glen Davis layup and a Russell Byrd (6'7''-G-92, college: Michigan St.) three, Carl English would drain a corner triple to tie the game at 41. With the quarter ending, the Edge would get another triple from Carl English to put them in front 50-48. Following an exchange of baskets, Olu Ashaolu would hit a layup to cap off the quarter and send the Edge into the break with a 54-50 lead. Coming out of the break, the two teams would go shot for shot early. In total, the game would see 17 lead changes with about 5 of those coming in the first few minutes of the third quarter. The Titans would get two big threes from Ed Horton, but both were answered by Murphy Burnatowski (6'7''-PF-91, college: Colgate) to pull the Edge within 3 with around 7 minutes to go in the quarter. At the three-minute mark of the quarter, the Edge would go on another little 5-0 run and jump back in front on the strength of a couple of Glen Davis free-throws and an acrobatic layup by Dez Lee. Then Kyle Johnson (6'5''-G-88, college: LIU Brooklyn, agency: Blacktop Management) would leave his mark in his first game as an Edge player by hitting a jumper in the lane and burying his two free-throws to send it to the fourth with the Edge leading 78-76. The final quarter was a nail-biter throughout with the fans into every possession. It would begin with two more lead changes, then Isaiah Tate II would start to widen the gap for the Edge. He would hit two straight three-pointers to put St. John's in front by 5. With 3:14 left in the quarter, the Titans would tie it up at 92, then the Edge would take the lead on a Murphy Burnatowski dunk and not look back. Down the stretch, they would also get some stellar defence, with a key play coming when Glen Davis dove for a steal knocking it off of the KW player forcing the turnover and giving the Edge the 101-94 win. This night was another full team effort to pick up the win. The Edge finished with 18 assists as a team and outrebounded the Titans on route to the victory. As we noted previously, the night was also a big comeback story for Carl English who went off for 22 points on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc to put the Edge ahead in the series 1-0. For the Titans, they were led by Damon Lynn who had 23 points in the loss. Game 2 is set for Monday at 7:00 PM at Mile One Centre. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
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