Poteat feels better, helps cure The Burlington School boys in comeback vs. Southwest Guilford
By Bob Sutton
Times-News
Posted Jan 20, 2020 at 4:53 PM
MT. HERMON — Mylyjael Poteat missed three games recently because of as sore knee but senior for The Burlington School was back in stride Monday afternoon.
Poteat scored 22 points in the Spartans’ 73-66 comeback victory against Southwest Guilford in the Tony Perrou Classic at Southern Alamance.
“It (felt) perfect,” Poteat said after his second game since the layoff. “Taking those days off helped.”
Poteat, who’s a Rice signee, said he hadn’t missed any previous games because of injuries.
He was a bothersome presence in the post for Southwest Guilford. He was fouled frequently and ended up 14-for-14 on free throws.
“Teammates were finding me in good spots and I made all my free throws,” Poteat said.
The Spartans (17-7) needed those because they trailed for most of the game.
“Mylyjael was great for us, so consistent for us,” TBS coach Ryan Bernardi said.
Southwest Guilford (8-9), which is the reigning Class 3-A state champion in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, led by 40-26 late in the first half.
“All of a sudden we look up at the half and it’s 40 points (for them),” Bernardi said, noting the trouble the Spartans had in attacking a 1-3-1 zone.
The Spartans went up 57-55 with 6:25 remaining on Isaiah Escobar’s 3-pointer. Poteat picked up his fourth foul about 30 seconds later.
“He’s a beast in there,” Southwest Guilford coach Greg Vlazny said of Poteat. “We were able to contain him in spurts.”
Still, TBS rolled on, with JiLil Michael’s alley-oop pass to Kuluel Mading for a dunk in transition among the highlights. The Spartans were 14-for-16 on fourth-quarter free throws.
Mading finished with 17 points and teammate Lars Nilsen added 11, including a pair of second-quarter 3-pointers to prevent a larger deficit.
By Bob Sutton
Times-News
Posted Jan 20, 2020 at 4:53 PM
MT. HERMON — Mylyjael Poteat missed three games recently because of as sore knee but senior for The Burlington School was back in stride Monday afternoon.
Poteat scored 22 points in the Spartans’ 73-66 comeback victory against Southwest Guilford in the Tony Perrou Classic at Southern Alamance.
“It (felt) perfect,” Poteat said after his second game since the layoff. “Taking those days off helped.”
Poteat, who’s a Rice signee, said he hadn’t missed any previous games because of injuries.
He was a bothersome presence in the post for Southwest Guilford. He was fouled frequently and ended up 14-for-14 on free throws.
“Teammates were finding me in good spots and I made all my free throws,” Poteat said.
The Spartans (17-7) needed those because they trailed for most of the game.
“Mylyjael was great for us, so consistent for us,” TBS coach Ryan Bernardi said.
Southwest Guilford (8-9), which is the reigning Class 3-A state champion in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, led by 40-26 late in the first half.
“All of a sudden we look up at the half and it’s 40 points (for them),” Bernardi said, noting the trouble the Spartans had in attacking a 1-3-1 zone.
The Spartans went up 57-55 with 6:25 remaining on Isaiah Escobar’s 3-pointer. Poteat picked up his fourth foul about 30 seconds later.
“He’s a beast in there,” Southwest Guilford coach Greg Vlazny said of Poteat. “We were able to contain him in spurts.”
Still, TBS rolled on, with JiLil Michael’s alley-oop pass to Kuluel Mading for a dunk in transition among the highlights. The Spartans were 14-for-16 on fourth-quarter free throws.
Mading finished with 17 points and teammate Lars Nilsen added 11, including a pair of second-quarter 3-pointers to prevent a larger deficit.
