Clarksburg Coyotes Vs.Gaithersburg Trojans
When the game start I noticed it was to be a physical game and would come down to would have the ball last. At the end of the of the first its 10-12 Gaithersburg, both teams are playing good basketball the key factors for both teams are #32 Joshua Hardy for Clarksburg had 18 points and #30 Mamadou Doukoure for Gaithersburg had 15 points they both ran the court for their teams. The Trojans had the lead for most of the game until a minute left in the fourth quarter, its 43-42 and they’re fighting for the ball, and the win. Its 39.9 seconds, #32 Joshua Hardy gets an easy bucket off a miss shot to make the score 44-43 Coyotes. With 12.1 seconds left #14 Larry Kpadehyea miss a wide open three pointer giving Clarksburg the ball back #3 throws a long pass to #32 Joshua Hardy gets another easy basket next to the rim making the score 46-43 Coyotes. The Trojans has 2.1 seconds left but cant find anything to do with it.
Final Score Clarksburg Coyotes 46 Gaithersburg Trojans 43
From the Coaches Corner:
Gaithersburg Trojans Head Coach: Says “I was disappointed we lost, last time we played them it was a one point game, so I knew it was going to come down to that, they played a little tougher than us at the end, and that was the difference”
Clarksburg Coyotes Head Coach Larry Hurd Jr: Says “it was the game we needed, we came out the other night against Northwest and didn’t play well at all, we just didn’t show up and tonight we need to get a win, the kids fought, they scratch, they clawed, they came up with the win”
Gaithersburg Trojans Stats: #32 J.P. Herbert 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, #30 Mamadou Doukoure 15 points, 6 rebounds, #1 Trever Reed 8 points, 3 rebound, 1 steal, #14 Larry Kpadehyea 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist,1 steal #24 Mateen Etheridge 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist
Clarksburg Coyotes Stats: #12 Gary Rich 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, #25 Dennis Singleton, 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, #32 Joshua Hardy 18 points, 10 rebound, #33 Shane DeCelis 6 points, 4 rebounds, #3 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, #21 Rayvone Hackshaw 3 points, 1 rebound, #5 Isaiah Battle 5 points, 2 rebounds,
Stats and Story by Kyle Hall
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