Ravenscroft 68, Southern Durham 45
Maybe it was a hearty breakfast, maybe it was a good night of sleep, but it was hard to tell Ravenscroft was only 12 hours removed from its last game in the John Wall Holiday Invitational as the Ravens gritted their way on the glass to trounce Southern Durham 68-45.
The Ravens dominated the glass, grabbing 15 offensive boards and and surpassing Southern’s total of 26 by 23.
“I knew (Southern) was athletic … so we concentrated on getting back on defense and limiting turnovers,” Ravenscroft coach Kevin Billerman said. “We finished last night at 10:30 p.m. and played at 10:30 a.m. today. Our kids came to play.”
Southern, a 3A East semifinalist last year, isn’t accustomed to that kind of deficit.
“I didn’t recognize the team in black today, but I was coaching them. It’s on me,” Southern coach Kendrick Hall said. “No excuses. (Ravenscroft) had five guys rebounding and we only had two.”
Ravenscroft won last year’s tournament and is out of the running, but Chris Barnette, who scored 17 points on only 11 field goal attempts, said each game is still important.
“To be able to turn around, it’s a consolation game but we had to play to win,” he said. “This gives us a lot of confidence.”
Ian DuBose had 29 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Ravenscroft. Southern was led by Dennis Gibbs, who scored 12 points.
Maybe it was a hearty breakfast, maybe it was a good night of sleep, but it was hard to tell Ravenscroft was only 12 hours removed from its last game in the John Wall Holiday Invitational as the Ravens gritted their way on the glass to trounce Southern Durham 68-45.
The Ravens dominated the glass, grabbing 15 offensive boards and and surpassing Southern’s total of 26 by 23.
“I knew (Southern) was athletic … so we concentrated on getting back on defense and limiting turnovers,” Ravenscroft coach Kevin Billerman said. “We finished last night at 10:30 p.m. and played at 10:30 a.m. today. Our kids came to play.”
Southern, a 3A East semifinalist last year, isn’t accustomed to that kind of deficit.
“I didn’t recognize the team in black today, but I was coaching them. It’s on me,” Southern coach Kendrick Hall said. “No excuses. (Ravenscroft) had five guys rebounding and we only had two.”
Ravenscroft won last year’s tournament and is out of the running, but Chris Barnette, who scored 17 points on only 11 field goal attempts, said each game is still important.
“To be able to turn around, it’s a consolation game but we had to play to win,” he said. “This gives us a lot of confidence.”
Ian DuBose had 29 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Ravenscroft. Southern was led by Dennis Gibbs, who scored 12 points.
