The London Lightning beat the Windsor Express . It was a back and forth match-up that led to the Lightning just closing it out with a 3 point shot by Xavier Moon (6'2''-G-95, college: Morehead St., agency: Interperformances) with 1 second left. The Bolts won with the final of 147 to 144. Putting the Lightning record to 13 -16. The Lightning were leading for most of the game until the fourth where Windsor came rushing back and tied the game at 114 with a Ryan Anderson 3 pointer from almost half court. Overtime had more struggles for the Bolts who at one point were down by 9. With just seconds left Xavier Moon made it to the free throw line and sunk both to tie the game at 127 and bring us to double overtime. London came surging out in the double OT but Windsor kept it close hitting a 3 to tie it at 144 with 17 seconds left. Xavier Moon got the ball back and drilled a 3 point shot and it was the dagger the Lightning needed and gave them the victory. It was a great team effort by London tonight with 3 players scoring over 20 points for the game in Xavier Moon, Kevin Ware (6'2''-G-93, college: Georgia St.), and Marcus Capers (6'4''-G-89, college: Washington St., agency: Interperformances). Total they had 8 players in double digits for the game. A huge proponent of the victory tonight was the teams passing and defense, collectively earning 37 assists and 17 steals. Kevin Ware and Marcus both had excellent all around games, both totaling 20+ points, 7+ assists, and 9+ rebounds. Head Coach Elliott Etherington commended the team for their tenacity and fight against adversity tonight saying that. "We stepped up and did what we needed to do to get the lead in the fourth but...Our ability to fight back even when things were down is what I am happy about." The team has had a lot of close games and it showed fight and their willingness not to back down tonight with constantly coming back into the game when they looked like they were out. The next Lightning game will come Saturday night, Febraury 9th, 2019 when the Bolts stay at home to take on the K/W Titans. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Finals MVP: Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96) of Moncton M. Player of the Year: Braylon Rayson (175-PG-94) of Sudbury F. Rookie of the Year: Frank Bartley IV (6'3''-G-94) of St.John R. Defensive Player of the Year: Rhamel Brown (6'7''-F-92) of Halifax H. Domestic Player of the Year: Guillaume Boucard (6'6''-F) of Niagara RL Sixt Man of the Year: Jamal Reynolds (6'4''-G) of Cape B. Newcomer of the Year: Jaylen Bland (6'3''-G) of Sudbury F. Most Improved Player of the Year: Junior Cadougan (6'2''-G-90) of St.Johns E. Coach of the Year: Joe Salerno of Moncton M.
Edge Fight Until Final Buzzer, But Drop Game 4 as Moncton Magic Claim Title - 1 month ago
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The St. John's Edge played until the final buzzer on Thursday night, giving the 4,000 plus fans at Mile One Centre every bit of what they had left. Unfortunately, it was not to be as the Moncton Magic claimed the title of Champions for the 2018-19 NBL Canada season, winning by a score of 130-120. The Edge had a big hill to climb in this series as they were down 3 games to none coming into this one. They would have reinforcements for this game as the team activated Shaquille Keith just a d... [read more]
The St. John's Edge played until the final buzzer on Thursday night, giving the 4,000 plus fans at Mile One Centre every bit of what they had left. Unfortunately, it was not to be as the Moncton Magic claimed the title of Champions for the 2018-19 NBL Canada season, winning by a score of 130-120. The Edge had a big hill to climb in this series as they were down 3 games to none coming into this one. They would have reinforcements for this game as the team activated Shaquille Keith just a day earlier and they would also have the services of Glen 'Big Baby' Davis. However, they received some tough news just an hour prior to tip-off as Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii) was ruled out with a torn quad suffered in Game 3. It would take everything in the tank to force another game in this series and the Edge showed that toughness throughout this one. In the first, Moncton came out firing as Billy White (6'8''-F-89, college: San Diego St.) set the tone with two triples right from the get-go. This was also the catalyst of an 11-2 run to start the game for the Magic. On the Edge side, they struggled early on, not really finding any rhythm offensively. Jarryn Skeete (6'3''-G-93) would invigorate the offence with a three-pointer and a layup, then a nice layup through contact by Dez Lee would get them to as close as 7-points. Moncton would continue to add on early in this one as they would finish up the first leading the Edge by a score of 40-20. Moving into the second quarter, the Edge once again were trying to find their rhythm while Moncton continued to bury their shots and layups through some very lacklustre defence by the Edge. Following a barrage of threes by the Magic, the Edge put together a small run capped off by a Russell Byrd layup down low off a nice feed from Glen Davis (6'9''-F-86, college: LSU). For every St. John's basket, there was a Moncton answer. They would get up by as many as 23 in this one and finish out the quarter holding a 72-50 advantage over the Edge. Coming out of the halftime break, the Edge seemed to play with a chip. At the 7:13 mark of the third quarter, they would get to within 9-points after Dez Lee hit the three while being fouled for the four-point play, then on the following possession, Isaiah Tate II took advantage of some lazy interior defence to grab an offensive rebound and make the layup. St. John's would get to within 7 before Moncton once again made a late quarter run to keep them in the driver's seat. Going into the final frame the Magic were up 101-89. In the final quarter, it was going to take everything the Edge had to pull this one out. After Jared Nickens knocked down a triple from the corner, Glen Davis followed with a three from the top of the key to pull them within just 8-points with a lot of time left on the clock. A Jarryn Skeete layup would pull the Edge to within 6-points, but then Moncton turned it into high gear once again as Billy White and Jason Calliste (6'2''-G-90, college: Oregon) hit triples to put the Magic back up by double digits. As the clock ticked down, the Edge just could not overcome the deficit that was amassed early in the first half and with that, the Moncton Magic took Game 4 and the series by a score of 130-120. On this night the Edge shot the ball better than they had all series shooting 51.7% from the field and 46.7% from three-point range. They had just 3 players in double figures, with Dez Lee leading the way with a blistering 43 points and 13 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc. Glen Davis was close behind with 28 points of his own and Murphy Burnatowski (6'7''-PF-91, college: Colgate) cashed in for 11 points. In the win, the Magic shot 52.4% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range, but the biggest stat was their rebounding as they outrebounded the Edge 46-33. The leader for the Magic in this one, as it had been all series, was Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) who dropped 41 points on his way to being named Finals MVP. It was not how they wanted it to end, but the St. John's Edge literally fought until the final buzzer. With so many hurdles and obstacles in their way, they left all they had on that court at Mile One Centre and as the fans rose to their feet for the final few seconds, the players gave the salute as the sixth man was in the stands throughout the season to help push them to be in the position to have a shot at the championship. Courtesy of: oursportscentral.com
Edge Cannot Hang On In Fourth, Drop Game 3 to Magic - 1 month ago
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The St. John's Edge were back at home and looking to get back into the series against the Moncton Magic on Monday night at Mile One Centre. The Edge fought hard all game and held the lead going into the fourth quarter, but Moncton would go on a 14-0 run to start the quarter and complete the comeback, taking Game 3 by a score of 103-93. It has been a tough couple of games leading into this one for the Edge. They were victims of a Moncton comeback in Game 1 and then had the same result in G... [read more]
The St. John's Edge were back at home and looking to get back into the series against the Moncton Magic on Monday night at Mile One Centre. The Edge fought hard all game and held the lead going into the fourth quarter, but Moncton would go on a 14-0 run to start the quarter and complete the comeback, taking Game 3 by a score of 103-93. It has been a tough couple of games leading into this one for the Edge. They were victims of a Moncton comeback in Game 1 and then had the same result in Game 2. Back in their house, they looked to take it one game at a time and see how the rest of the series played out. The first quarter of this one saw Moncton come out firing on all cylinders. The Magic would put together a quick 8-0 run on the Edge and take a 10-point lead into the middle of the quarter. St. John's would battle right back near the conclusion of the first. Jared Nickens (6'7''-G/F-94, college: Maryland) would start the offensive surge with a deep triple to bring them within 6, then Carl English (6'5''-G-81, college: Hawaii) would hit one of his four threes to close the gap. Finally, Russell Byrd (6'7''-G-92, college: Michigan St.) would pull them within just a single point with two triples of his own. After one-quarter of play, the Edge trailed the Magic by a score of 27-24. Into the second, the action would go back and forth early on. The Magic would get a quick layup by Wayne McCullough (6'5''-F-94, college: Colorado Christian), but the Edge answered with a Jared Nickens three-pointer. After the teams exchanged another basket, the Edge pulled ahead on the strength of a Dez Lee layup off a beautiful dish by Murphy Burnatowski (6'7''-PF-91, college: Colgate). With under two minutes left in the half, Moncton would pull ahead by two on some timely free-throw shooting. The answer by the Edge would be from Murphy Burnatowski who shook his defender and dropped a triple from the corner to put the Edge in front by a single point. As the quarter finished, the Edge were unable to stop the fast-paced Moncton offence as Corey Allmond (6'2''-G-88, college: SHSU) made a great hustle play to put them up 49-45 going into the break. Coming out of the half time break, the Magic looked poised to put this one to bed as they increased their lead to as many as 7-points. This would set the stage for Jarryn Skeete (6'3''-G-93) to catch fire. Skeete would start it with a three in transition, then follow that up with a confident triple off a pass from Carl English, and he capped it all off with a tough layup through heavy traffic. Skeete would go on an 11-2 run by himself to put the Edge back in the driver's seat by a single point. The final few minutes of the quarter, both teams' player some solid defence and would exchange buckets again, just as they did in the second quarter. St. John's would get the slight advantage after Junior Cadougan buried two free-throws after getting hit hard on his way to the basket and Isaiah Tate II would grab a last-second offensive board and sink the layup to give the Edge the 73-70 lead going into the final frame. All series long Moncton has shown why they are considered a fourth-quarter team. This was no exception as they would come out on fire, going on a 13-0 run to start the quarter. This would put the Edge back on their heels and force them to start taking shots in desperation. The Edge would only get back to within 7-points as Moncton ran away with this one in the fourth, taking Game 3 by a score of 103-93. On this night the difference was in the low post, with Glen Davis out of the lineup and Olu Ashaolu out for the series, Moncton took advantage as they outrebounded the Edge by 15 and outscored them in the paint 42-18. Offensively, the Edge were led by Carl English who dropped 22 points on 5-8 shooting from three-point range. For Moncton, they were led by Trey Kell (6'4''-PG-96, college: San Diego St., agency: Slash Sports) for a third straight game as the Rookie dropped 20 points in the win. It is all or nothing now for the Edge as they look to stave off elimination in Game 4 here at Mile One Centre. Hopefully, the Edge will get some good news regarding Glen Davis and his status but expect that they will give it all they have got as they have been doing all series. Courtesy of: sjedge.ca
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