Quick Game Recaps From Hoopsfest 2012

Game 8: Wayne County 61 Gulfport 47: The Wayne County War Eagles dropped the Gulfport Admirals with a dominate second half in the final game of the 2012 HoopsFest.

For most of the first half, Wayne County kept the Admirals at bay with a constant two possession lead. The War Eagles held a 10-5 lead after the first quarter, and they took a 22-17 lead into the half.

The War Eagles made their move in the third quarter, outscoring Gulfport 25-11 in the third quarter to take a 47-28 lead going into the final quarter of play.

Eddie Lee led the Admirals with 15 points, and Jeremy Hollimon contributed 13. Wayne County’s Avery Woodson led all scorers with 26 points. Raeford Worsham scored 16, and Alex Lacey scored 13 for the War Eagles.

Slam Dunk Champion: Ricky Kelly (St. Martin)

Three Point Shoot Out Champion: Tyler Kennedy (Pass Christian)

Game 7: Callaway 58 Biloxi 56:  (Read Game Story Here) The deciding points of the contest game came from an unlikely source. Dontarrius Simmons, who averages less than two points per contest, hit the game winner at the buzzer to push Callaway past the Biloxi Indians.

Malik Newman led the Chargers with 2o points, and Johnathan Quarles, Keith Broome, and Tavonn Tyson all scored 12 to lead the Indians.

Game 6: Pascagoula 64  Harrison Central 51: Tracy Hadley had a career night for the Pascagoula Panthers, scoring a career best 36 points to guide the Panthers to a victory over the Red Rebels.

Pascagoula never trailed in the contest, opening up an eleven point lead by the end of the first quarter, and they took a 35-19 lead into the half.

The Panthers never faced trouble in the second half, taking their largest lead of the game at 55-31 with just over six minutes to play in the third quarter.

Game 5: Pass Christian 60  Picayune 52: In a game where the largest lead was three for most of the night, the Pass Christian Pirates pulled away from the Picayune Maroon Tide in the fourth quarter to walk away with a win.

In the fourth quarter, Pass Christian jumped to a 49-39 lead with just under four minutes to play, but Picayune hung around and cut the lead to two points at 54-52 off of a Ronte Magee three pointer with 1:34 left to play. The Pirates closed the game on a 6-0 run to provide the final margin.

Dimitri Cook led Pass Christian (12-9) with 19 points, and Auston Hawlk chipped in 12 while Kristin Alford added eleven. Magee led all Picayune players with 14 points, and Shemar Williams scored 12.

Game 4: St. Martin 56 Bay High 51 (OT): (Read about the game here) In a game that featured 22 lead changes, the Yellow Jackets took the last one to claim a overtime victory over the Tigers.

It looked like Bay may walk away with a 47-45 victory, but Ed Simpon drain two free throws with under five seconds left in regulation to force overtime. He also scored the first points of overtime to put St. Martin ahead for good.

Bay held a 13-10 lead after one quarter, but St. Martin took a 26-24 led into the half.  The teams tied at 37 after three quarters and at 47 at the end of regulation.

Ricky Kelly led all scorers with 21 for St. Martin (18-5), and Nick Fairley and Ed Simpson both added 10. Justus Williams paced the Tigers (15-6) with 18, and Taylor Singleton chipped 13.

Game 3: Gulfport 43 Pass Christian 35 (Girls): The Lady Admirals jumped out to a 12-3 lead after one quarter and never looked back, keeping their lead around double digits the most of  game.

With the Admirals missing free throws down the stretch, Pass Christian cut the lead to six at 38-35 with 1:04 to play in, but the Admirals sank enough free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Game 2: Ocean Springs 61  St. Stanislaus 47: (Read Game Story Here)  The St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws opened the game on a 14-6 run, but the Ocean Springs Greyhounds defense responded by keeping the Rocks off the board for nearly seven minutes to help them take a 24-14 lead.

The Rocks responded with a 10-4 run of their own to cut the Greyhound lead to 28-24 as the teams went to the half.

The Greyhounds, led by 9 of Weston Bordis’s 19, outscored SSC 17-6 in they third quarter to put the game out reach.

Jay Edwards chipped in 17 for Ocean Springs (6-12), and Ramone Tate led St. Stanislaus (6-15) with 26.

Game 1: Long Beach 63  Vancleave 58: The Long Beach Bearcats trailed the entire first half, but Damian Young hit two three pointers in the first minute of the second half to put Long Beach ahead 35-34 with seven minutes to play in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs rallied, starting the fourth quarter on a 7-0 run to reclaim the lead at 48-47 with a little over five minutes to play. The lead did not last long.  Austin Vaughn put the Bearcats on his back, scoring ten points in a three minute stretch to push Long Beach ahead 57-52, and the Bearcats held on to claim a 63-58 victory.

Austin Vaughn led the Bearcats (4-14) with 15 points, and Marcus Betts chipped in 13. Jerry McCorvey led Vancleave (1-19) with 21 points.