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Written by Dale Smith
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Thursday, March 11 2010 7:38 am |
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FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Led by seniors Kyle Sherwin and Thomas (T-Love) Lovachis the Holly Bronchos overcame a troublesome Brandon squad at Carman-Ainsworth Wednesday night, 61-46. As they have all year, the Blackhawks have been a difficult match up for the Bronchos and the Bronchos’ second playoff game was no different.
Brandon’s 2-3 zone was effective for much of the night, as Holly struggled to gain control over the 6-14 Blackhawks. In an attempt to speed up the tempo, Broncos used their vaunted full-court press with little success, leading only by one, 15-14 after the first.
The second quarter began on an unusual but positive note as Brandon suffered a technical foul for a discrepancy in the official scorebook. Senior Lance Hopkin hit one of two at the line and Holly had the ball on the technical. Despite this break, Holly was unable to take advantage and after a couple of easy buckets on backdoor cuts and a long three-pointer, the Blackhawks were up 22-16. Holly finally found some rhythm and used a 10-0 run to retake the lead. Sherwin hit one three and Hopkin the Younger (sophomore Austin) hit two threes, including one at the buzzer, to give the Bronchos a 29-24 margin at the half.
Not to be unexpected, the pesky Blackhawks used a 5-0 run of their own to tie the game not one minute into the third quarter. The Flint Metro rivals traded threes with Sherwin dropping another buzzer beater to give Holly a 43-35 lead after three.
Senior Justin Fowler started the fourth with a three but Brandon countered with one of their own. Holly then dropped in another two-pointer to move the lead to 48-38. The Bronchos went into their “Indiana” offense to slow the pace and with a big assist from 7 Fowler free throws was able to pull away and move on the final on Friday against the winner of the late game between Fenton and Carman-Ainsworth.
Sherwin led Holly with 18 points and added 5 rebounds. Lovachis was instrumental in breaking down the Brandon zone with repeated hard drives to the hoop. He finished with 15. Fowler scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter to start the Blackhawks on their summer recess. The Hopkin brothers were both strong with Lance (the elder) dropping in 7 and Austin 8, including the two monster threes in the second quarter when the game was still up for grabs.
Lovachis commented on Holly’s struggles with their eastern neighbor. “We wanted to attack the basket and try to break down their zone,” he said. “But as we all know, Brandon brings their ‘A’ game whenever Holly is the opponent.”
Lovachis is also excited about playing the winner of the Carman-Ainsworth-Fenton game. “If we play our game, we should be all right,” he said. Thanks in great part to him and Kyle Sherwin, Holly surely was “all right” tonight.
The Bronchos will tip off at 7 p.m. at Carman-Ainsworth, 1300 N. Linden Road, Flint on Friday with another opportunity for a district title that escaped them last year at home against Flint Southwestern. Bronchos fans, don’t miss it!
HOLLY
Sherwin 8 0-0 16 L. Hopkin 2 3-4 7 Wilson 1 0-0 3 Lovachis 6 2-3 15 Fowler 1 7-8 10 Gregory 0 0-0 0 Fugate 0 0-0 0 A. Hopkin 3 0-0 8 Young 0 0-0 0
Three pointers: Sherwin 2, A. Hopkin 2, Fowler 1, Wilson 1, Lovachis 1 Rebounds: L. Hopkin 7, Sherwin 5, Wilson 3, Fowler 3, Fugate 2, Lovahcis 1, Gregory 1
Holly 15 14 14 18 = 61 Brandon 14 10 11 11 = 46 |
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Written by Dale Smith
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Tuesday, March 09 2010 8:06 am |
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FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan - After two tough regular season losses to Swartz Creek, Holly willed its way and got some love for their effort in a big tournament win over the Dragons of Swartz Creek Monday night at Carman-Ainsworth. Holly seniors Kevin Wilson and Thomas Lovachis were outstanding, making plays at both ends of the floor, as the Bronchos were finally able to finish the overgrown reptiles from the west side of Flint, 53-46.
The nerves on both sides were evident early as both teams struggled to find the basket. Many of the shots were short and the stress of this big game filled the old gym on Linden Road. The Bronchos led 13-9 after one aided by a late layin from Lance Hopkin after a nice inbound pass from Kyle Sherwin.
Early in the second Holly edged out to a 16-11 lead only to find the Creek roaring back to tie at 16. As in the previous two matches the two rivals were engaged in another defensive struggle with the game tied at 21 before Hopkin was fouled on a feed from Wilson with two seconds left in the half. Hopkin hit both at the charity stripe and the Bronchos led 23-21 at the break.
After the half, the Bronchos again looked like they were about to take control of the game by jumping out to a 31-23 lead. Determined, the Dragons fought back to make it 32-31 added by Cody Campbell’s three to keep it a game. The Dragons finished the contest with 8 threes.
Holly led 36-35 heading into the fourth and one more time the start of the period belonged to the Bronchos as Sherwin and Lovachis each hit 2 free throws after an early Holly hoop. The Bronchos led 42-35 and they would never give up the lead. After Lovachis was intentionally fouled on a slam attempt and hit 1 of 2 at the line, Holly’s lead was 53-43 and only the final score was in doubt as Creek dropped in a last second three to end a great season for the Dragons.
In playing probably the best game of his two-year varsity career, Kevin Wilson implored his teammates to leave their “hearts on the floor” and they surely did. “We played 60 games last summer and sometimes 3 games in one day”, said Wilson. “We played our hearts out tonight.” Wilson and Lovachis led Holly with 14 to help the Bronchos cool off the Dragons. Wilson added 9 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal to his sterling effort. Hopkin grabbed an amazing 12 rebounds, 5 alone in the first quarter, as the Bronchos were dominant on the boards all night. Cody Campbell and Logan Hull had 15 and 12 respectively to lead the Dragons.
The Bronchos (17-4) will play Brandon (6-14) on Wednesday night at Carman-Ainsworth, 1300 N. Linden Road, Flint. Brandon, who had a bye in the first round, will be looking to beat the Bronchos for the first time this year after two close losses during the regular season. The game will begin at 5 p.m.
HOLLY Sherwin 2 4-7 6 L. Hopkin 3 3-3 9 Wilson 5 3-6 14 Lovachis 4 6-10 14 Folwer 2 5-6 9 Beeler 0 0-0 0 Fugate 0 1-2 1 Young 0 0-0 0 Gray 0 0-0 0 Wingate 0 0-0 0
Three pointers: Wilson 1 Rebounds: L. Hopkin 12, Wilson 9, Sherwin 7, Lovachis 4, Young 3, Fowler 2, Fugate 1
Holly 13 10 13 17 = 53 Swartz Creek 9 12 14 11 = 46
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Written by Dale Smith
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Friday, March 05 2010 9:10 am |
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| Name |
G |
FG |
3P |
F-T |
FT% |
RB |
RBG |
TP |
AVG |
| Fowler |
20
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109
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44 |
48-55
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.87 |
47
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2.4 |
302
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15.1
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| Lovachis |
12
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69
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4
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36-60
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.60 |
45
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3.8 |
179
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14.9
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| L. Hopkin |
19
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78
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2 |
57-79
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.72 |
111
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5.8 |
219
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11.5 |
| Sherwin |
18 |
53
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16 |
23-34
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.68 |
69
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3.8
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147
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8.2
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| Fugate |
12
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26
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12
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4-7
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.57 |
30
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2.5 |
68
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5.7 |
| Wilson |
20
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39
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15 |
22-31
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.71 |
87
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4.4 |
113
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5.7 |
| Plawski |
12 |
8 |
3 |
5-9 |
.55 |
13 |
1.1 |
24 |
2.0 |
| A. Hopkin |
15 |
12 |
7 |
2-5
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.40 |
16 |
1.1 |
33 |
2.2 |
| Stoll |
15 |
12 |
0 |
6-7
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.86 |
35
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2.3 |
30
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2.0 |
| Beeler |
15 |
10
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0 |
2-8 |
.25 |
11 |
.7 |
22 |
1.5 |
| Gregory |
13 |
8
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0 |
5-6 |
.83 |
23
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1.8 |
21
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1.6 |
| Young |
19 |
8
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0 |
4-5 |
.80 |
45
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2.4 |
20
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1.1 |
| Wingate |
10
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4 |
0 |
2-11
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.18 |
9
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.9
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10 |
1.0 |
| Gray |
11
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5
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1 |
1-3 |
.33 |
5
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.5 |
12
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1.1
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| Staffne |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0-2 |
.00 |
5 |
.5 |
10 |
.9 |
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Written by Dale Smith
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Friday, March 05 2010 9:09 am |
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Detroit Country Day 59, Holly 34 Holly 48, Brandon 42 Holly 68, Lapeer East 42 Swartz Creek 51, Holly 44 Holly 62, Linden 47 Fenton 43, Holly 37 Holly 57, Clio 48 Holly 72, Kearsley 65 Holly 51, Lapeer West 37 Holly 79, Oxford 75 (OT) Holly 74, Lapeer East 53 Holly 62, Brandon 56 Holly 65, Linden 39 Swartz Creek 63, Holly 59 Holly 71, Clio 42 Holly 69, Fenton 67 Holly 68, Kearsley 67 (OT) Holly 68, Lapeer West 60 Holly 68, Oxford 58 Holly 51, Flushing 39
Final Record 16-4, Flint Metro 15-3 |
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Written by Dale Smith
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Friday, March 05 2010 8:28 am |
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HOLLY, Michigan - In a rare meeting between the Big Nine and the Flint Metro, the Bronchos of Holly had no trouble with Flushing in a very cold gym at Holly High. The Bronchos turned on the heat early and ran away with a 51-39 win that was not indicative of Holly’s dominance at both ends of the floor.
Both squads came out in 2-3 zones. Holly’s worked. Flushing’s was dreadful. The Bronchos were able to easily move the ball inside for repeated lay-ups and short jumpers. Holly quickly moved out to a 7-0 lead highlighted by a great pass from Justin Fowler to junior Andarius Gray for an easy bucker. The seldom used Gray was stellar early, fully taking advantage of his rare opportunity for quality playing time. Behind strong rebounding and tough defense, the Bronchos led 16-7 after one and totally dominated the second quarter (11-2) to take a commanding 27-9 lead at the half. Holly, never known for its work on the boards, was outstanding in the first half with 8 caroms for Lance Hopkin and 5 each for Kevin Wilson and Thomas Lovachis.
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