EHS spells defeat for Brentwood
By Ivan Sanders
STAR CORRESPONDENT
Santa came a little early for the Cyclones on
Friday afternoon in Nashville.
Behind the play of 6'6" Vince Redd, the Cyclones
exploded in the fourth quarter to defeat the homestanding
Brentwood Academy Eagles 57-42 in the Eagles Christmas Tournament.
EHS played a solid game as it constantly harassed
the Eagles into numerous turnovers for easy buckets at their
end of the floor. The Cyclones took a slim six-point lead
after one period of play, 13-7.
The second quarter was played evenly as the Eagles
managed to take a 12-11 scoring advantage. The Cyclones were
able to maintain a 24-19 halftime edge.
Elizabethton didn't shoot a very high percentage
from the three-point arc, but the defense was vintage Cyclone
basketball which allowed the Cyclones to hold off a very talented
Eagles team coached by former Science Hill mentor George Pitts.
Defense was the name of the game in the third
quarter with Brentwood scoring a total of eight points while
EHS managed only five. The point output allowed the Eagles
to narrow the Cyclones' lead to only two points entering the
fourth-and-decisive period of play.
That's when Redd and B.J. Miller took matters
into their own hands, as both Cyclones registered seven points
in the quarter. The Cyclones outscored the Eagles 28-15 to
take a big 15-point win over Pitts' squad.
The shot of the night had to be when Redd stepped
outside the three-point arc and promptly nailed the trey.
Redd was the high point-man of the night, registering 18.
Miller finished the evening with 11 and Jordan
Lambert pitched in with 10. King Dunley, who matched up size-wise
with Redd, led Brentwood with 12. David Holbert added 10 for
the Eagles.
The Cyclones were impressive from the free-throw
line as they hit 12-18 for 67 percent. Redd would add four
rejections on the night for the Cyclones defensively.
The long trip to Nashville probably played a
big part in the Cyclones having a low shooting percentage
from the outside against the Eagles.
