Friday, December 30, 2011

SportsQuest vs. Hargrave Military Academy (Post Grad)


The Spartans went up against their toughest opponent thus far in the season in the well-established Hargrave Military Academy. Despite scoring 93 points, the Spartans were unable to keep pace with Hargrave’s excellent shooting, giving up 135 points. An astounding 24 three pointers made by Hargrave dug a large hole for the Spartans to climb out of, but they fought until the last second. Jordan Dawes had a great all around game with 15 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. Manu Esso played great defense and ran the offense with great efficiency, getting players easy looks to score. Jordan Swopshire added 15 points along with 11 rebounds, and Myles Turner finished with 10 points and 3 steals. Travis Johnson also played well shooting 50% from the field finishing with 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. But the game ball went to Brian White. He scored 24 points at halftime, and finished the game with a staggering 39 points and 8 rebounds for SportsQuest. He was 18 of 28 from the field and wreaked havoc on the opponent with his ability to hit the midrange jumper and attack the basket.