Ville
11-21-2012, 08:21 AM
:cheerl:BY BRAD KEITH
brad.keith@empiretribune.com
Stephenville (2-2) had three
players pour in at least 15
points and finished the game
on a 17-5 run for a 67-51 victory
over Granbury at Gandy
Gym Tuesday night.
Malik Taylor started fast
with 11 points in the first
quarter and inished with 19.
He three 3-point bombs in the
first and four of the Jackets’
nine on the night. Arbnor
Kelmendi and Grayson Sweet
each had 15. Kelmendi and
Taylor combined for 13 in the
fourth while Sweet spread his
scoring throughout.
Granbury cut its deicit to
four with the opening basket
of the fourth, but Stephenville
took over from there. A layup
by Juder Stidham and a triple
by Arbnor Kelmendi jumpstarted
the finishing surge
and opened up a 55-46 lead.
Kelmendi stole one away on
the defensive end and found
Taylor ahead of the pack for a
fast break basket with a foul,
and the ensuing free throw
made it 58-46 with 4:13 left.
Taylor then stuck a dagger
into the Pirates with 2:26
remaining, burying his final
3-ball to push the advantage
to 63-49 before Kelmendi
and Will Holland hit layups
to complete Stephenville’s
scoring.
Sweet used a steal and
breakaway layup with nine
seconds on the clock to give
Stephenville a 36-32 halftime
edge, and he buried a 3-ball
to make it 41-34 early in the
third. He had seven points
in the period including an
impressive spin move around
a defender for a layup and a
45-39 lead with 1:44 on the
clock.
Colby Brandon finished the
third with a put back at the
buzzer for a 50-43 lead going
into the fourth. Granbury
began the inal frame with a
three-pointer before Stephenville
began its big push to the
finish.
Brandon scored seven for
the Jackets, who host Cleburne
at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Will Holland netted five, Juder
Stidham added four and
Brandon Cole had two.
It was the second straight
win for Stephenville, which
outscored host White Settlement
Brewer 32-14 after halftime
to win 44-35 on Monday.
STEPHENVILLE
They played well for having half the team missing.
brad.keith@empiretribune.com
Stephenville (2-2) had three
players pour in at least 15
points and finished the game
on a 17-5 run for a 67-51 victory
over Granbury at Gandy
Gym Tuesday night.
Malik Taylor started fast
with 11 points in the first
quarter and inished with 19.
He three 3-point bombs in the
first and four of the Jackets’
nine on the night. Arbnor
Kelmendi and Grayson Sweet
each had 15. Kelmendi and
Taylor combined for 13 in the
fourth while Sweet spread his
scoring throughout.
Granbury cut its deicit to
four with the opening basket
of the fourth, but Stephenville
took over from there. A layup
by Juder Stidham and a triple
by Arbnor Kelmendi jumpstarted
the finishing surge
and opened up a 55-46 lead.
Kelmendi stole one away on
the defensive end and found
Taylor ahead of the pack for a
fast break basket with a foul,
and the ensuing free throw
made it 58-46 with 4:13 left.
Taylor then stuck a dagger
into the Pirates with 2:26
remaining, burying his final
3-ball to push the advantage
to 63-49 before Kelmendi
and Will Holland hit layups
to complete Stephenville’s
scoring.
Sweet used a steal and
breakaway layup with nine
seconds on the clock to give
Stephenville a 36-32 halftime
edge, and he buried a 3-ball
to make it 41-34 early in the
third. He had seven points
in the period including an
impressive spin move around
a defender for a layup and a
45-39 lead with 1:44 on the
clock.
Colby Brandon finished the
third with a put back at the
buzzer for a 50-43 lead going
into the fourth. Granbury
began the inal frame with a
three-pointer before Stephenville
began its big push to the
finish.
Brandon scored seven for
the Jackets, who host Cleburne
at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Will Holland netted five, Juder
Stidham added four and
Brandon Cole had two.
It was the second straight
win for Stephenville, which
outscored host White Settlement
Brewer 32-14 after halftime
to win 44-35 on Monday.
STEPHENVILLE
They played well for having half the team missing.