Basketball Continues Strong Season
January 16, 2015
Knights without a chink in the armor
By: Owen Fahy ’18
The Knights marched into University High School on Tuesday night, for a triple header with the Red Devils in the Devil Dome. The Frosh/Soph team started the winning with a blowout win over UHS’s Frosh/Soph team. Varsity followed up Frosh/Soph, in an unusual schedule. Varsity established a sizeable lead behind scoring bursts from Armani Collins and Axavier Dillenger-Byrd. Zeke Crawford inhaled every rebound he could sniff, and Darna Stewart supplied a scoring burst off the bench. UHS would launch a comeback, tying the game at 47 midway through the third quarter. The bout would continue as the teams would trade the lead for the remaining of regulation. With 17 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the fire alarm went off, and everybody exited the gym. Both teams returned, and the game would go into a second overtime, tied at 67. The Knights would score 13 points in the second overtime, and University could not match it. The Knights emerged victorious to improve their record to 16-2 and remain undefeated in league play. Four of Stuart Hall’s five starters would score more than sixteen points, as the Knights flexed their muscles. To complete the sweep, the JV squad emerged with a nine point win over UHS’s JV team. The game was heavily delayed due to the building evacuation and two overtimes. Nevertheless, the game was played, but in a scrappy fashion. Neither team found a rhythm and it was back and forth, but the Knights were are to pull ahead and complete the sweep. It was a long night for both teams, but The Hall was able to whether the opposing crowd and show true grit and composure in their victories.
