(BOYS) DP Todd's dagger 3s advantageous against Carson Graham
CARSON GRAHAM VS DP TODD
Written by Larry Donohoe
A nice back cut and basket by DP Todd’s Holden Black opened the scoring. An offensive rebound and tip in by Karill Deljanin broke the ice for the Eagles. 6-4 DP Todd with just over six minutes left in the opening quarter. A determined baseline drive by the Eagles, Arya Amanat earned him two from the charity stripe. Amanat was “feeling it”, giving the Eagles their first lead with another contested fast break lay-up. Consecutive deep three’s by DP Todd’s Shane Sandhu and Colton Meehan gave the Trojan’s back the lead 12-10. Big Logan Weidner for the Eagles posted up and finished to tie it up with just over a minute left in the first. A 5-0 run by DP Todd extended the lead to five. First quarter score DP Todd 17 – Carson Graham 12.
A nice drive and dish by Carson Graham point guard Jan Dizon to big man Logan Weidner opened up the second quarter scoring. The game has settled down and the scoring has become scarce through the first four minutes of the quarter. Tough defense by both teams was definitely the highlight in the first half of the quarter. Dizon for the Eagles hits two free throws to get Carson Graham back to within one. Carson held DP Todd scoreless until the four minute mark of the second. Seven straight points by the Trojans stretched their lead to 24-16 with under three minutes left. The big difference in the half was DP Todd hit six three’s to Carson Graham’s 0. Colton Meehan with 3 himself for the Trojans. Halftime Score: DP Todd 29 – Carson Graham 21.
A nifty spin and basket by Carson Graham’s Jan Dizon opened up the third quarter scoring. Cameron Sale for DP Todd hit a big three to extend the Trojan lead to nine. Other than the three point hoops for DP Todd, this game developed into a defensive battle. The Trojans are just more polished with their finishing. A quick couple of hoops by Weidner for Carson Graham brought the game back to within eight with 2:23 left in the third. A dagger three, with the shot clock running down, the Trojan’s Sale extended the lead to fourteen. Jake Oseen hit a buzzer beater three for Carson Graham. After three: DP Todd 41 – Carson Graham 30.
A couple of offensive rebounds and put back by Carson Graham’s Amanat opened the fourth quarter scoring. Consecutive Oseen and Amanat lay-ups closes the gap to five with 5:16 left in the fourth. It was all Carson Graham in the fourth as Oseen hit a pull up three to narrow the game to two points. Carson Graham went on a 16-2 run to take the lead by three with 2:28 left. DP Todd scores their first field goal of the quarter with 1:33 left to close the Eagle lead to one. Consecutive threes by Cameron Sale of DP Todd gives the Trojans a two point lead with just over a minute left. Another dagger three, this time by DP Todd’s Shane Sandhu stretched the Trojan lead to five. A great comeback by Carson Graham and even better finish by the Trojans sealed the deal. The three sunk the Eagles down the stretch.
Final Score DP Todd 52 – Carson Graham 46