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ASH cruises to 90-51 win over Rapides
Written by The Town TalkRaymond A. Partsch III
After struggling offensively in the first half, ASH (11-6) found its rhythm in the third period. The Trojans, who were held to only 39 points in the first two periods, doubled that total in the third quarter. Junior point guard Christavious Gill drained two three-pointers early on and that seemed to awaken the Trojans offensively. ASH would hit seven three-pointers in the period and with 1:58 left in the period had also doubled-up on Rapides, leading 66-33. By the end of the quarter, ASH had built a 78-36 lead. "We were making several careless little errors in the first half," said ASH coach Alan Tinsley, whose team next plays at Pleasant Hill next Tuesday. "I just told the guys to go out there and make every possession count." "Once they hit that first three, it was like their whole team all of the sudden woke up," said Rapides coach Travis Broussard, whose team next plays Holy Savior Menard on Thursday. The first half was marred by sloppy play and a rash of fouls as the two teams were called for a combined 25 fouls. Early on, Rapides (11-14) was able to frustrate ASH with its defense, forcing the Trojans to take several low-percentage shots. At the end of the first quarter, ASH led Rapides by only nine points, 17-8. Rapides, though, had problems all night breaking ASH's press as the Mustangs turned over the ball repeatedly at half court. Even when the team did break the press, Rapides failed to make easy buckets underneath the basket, missing layups and put back shots. "The way they pressure the ball, it just takes you out of your comfort zone," said Broussard. "That type of pressure makes a young team like ours think of not turning over the ball, instead of thinking about how to score." Despite struggling with scoring points, Rapides played hard all the way to the final buzzer. Montavion Blue continues to develop into a star player for the Mustangs and was a bright spot in Tuesday's loss. The freshman led the Mustangs with 17 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. "I'm glad to see that our young team came out and fought hard all night," said Broussard. "They kept competing despite what the score was." After a tough early season schedule and the loss of star post player Shaan Washington to injury, the Trojans are building momentum as district play nears. "We've had probably the most brutal schedule in the state in Class 4A," said Tinsley. "If you going to make any kind of run it is always best to make it in the second semester of the season." "Before we got out for Christmas break we were struggling," said Gill, who led all scorers with 21 points. "We have not lost a game since then." Tuesday, January 3
ASH Hoops Tames Rapides Mustangs
ASH Hoops tamed the mighty Rapides Mustangs tonight in Trojan Gym scoring a season high 90 points holding the pesky Mustangs to only 51 points. In getting closer to district opening the Trojans are beginning to look more like the record-setting Trojans from 2010. The increased intensity on both sides of the ball created a season high number of take aways. Coupled with the high speed offense pushing the ball up the court created a number of high percentage layups and quick scores off the steals. The pace of the game also ironically opened up the 3-point line and several Trojans capitalized from the arc tonight. Scoring details to follow...... ASH - 90 Rapides - 51 Friday, December 30
ASH Hoops: Champs of Menard Holiday Classic
ASH Hoops got its' first tournament championship of the 2011-12 season defeating the host Holy Saviour Menard Eagles by 15 points 53-38. The Eagles held their own for 3 quarters but the Trojans were too quick and too intense with their defensive pressure. ASH held a 7 point lead at the half 34-27 but came out in the 3rd period to only score 1 point. Fortunately the Trojans defense held the Eagles to only 6 points and maintained a slim 2-point lead after 3 quarters 35-33.The Trojans picked up their scoring with many coming at the foul line in the 4th quarter and still held the host Menard team to only 5 points. The Trojan defense held the Eagles to only 11 points in the entire second half while scoring 19 points. Christavious Gill, Dylan Brewer, and Jacorey Robinson combined for 40 of the 53 points. ASH will play host to Rapides Mustangs on Tuesday night for the first game of the new year 2012. ASH - 53 Menard - 38
Tay tay Gill - 18 pts. Thursday, December 29
ASH Plays Way to Menard Finals in Holiday Classic
ASH Hoops got a slow start after the Christmas turkey in the first game last night against a competitive Marksville Tigers, but rebounded in the 2nd half to get the first round win in the annual Menard Holiday Classic tournament. Tay Tay Gill led all scorers with 28 points in a low-scoring game. ASH won 50-41. ASH - 50 Marksville - 41
Tay tay Gill - 28 pts. In the second round tonight ASH faced Coach Tinsley's former team in the Avoyelles Mustangs. Play stayed close in the first half with the score tied at 27. But Coach Alan Tinsley made some adjustments and the Trojans came out hot and quickly built a 12-point lead by the end of the 3rd quarter. The Mustangs would not go away easily keeping the score close with the ASH Hoops pulling out a 61-55 win to place them in the finals against the host Menard/Tioga winner. Senior Dylan Brewer led scoring pacing the Trojans with 11 points. ASH - 61 Avoyelles - 55
Jacorey Robinson 10 Monday, December 19
ASH Hoops Bounces Back with Nice Win over Opelousas
After a tough week the Trojans have bounced back and gotten a nice win over a competitive Opelousas team tonight. After suffering a loss from the defending State champs on Friday, Coach Alan Tinsley was glad to see his team get a nice win tonight in front of the home crowd. Christavious Gill led the Trojans with 29 points while Jacorey Robinson had 11 and Carlos Carrol had 10. The Trojans will now take a short break for Christmas before returning to action locally at the Holiday Classic at Menard next week. ASH - 82 Opelousas - 55 Christavious Gill - 29 pts. Jacorey Robinson - 11 Carloss Carroll - 10 Eddie Travis - 9 Joey Lacour - 8 Cortavious Williams - 5 Dylan Brewer - 4 Tyrone Harden - 2 Brandon Smith -2 Dijae Cannon - 2 Friday, December 16
ASH Finishes Tough Week-Goes 0-2
After losing on Tuesday night a winnable game against river rival Pineville Rebels, ASH Hoops traveled 2 hours to face for the 2nd time this year the defending 4A State Champs Bossier City. Coach Tinsley knew they were in for a long night when the Trojans came out in the first quarter and only scored 2 points. It didn't get much better from that point on when the Trojans who usually finish very strong in the 4th quarter only scored 6 points. With the 22 points in between ASH for the first time had a poor showing on the offensive end. ASH Hoops record is now at 6-6 on the year. ASH will host Opelousas on Monday night and will take a break until after Christmas when they stay in Alexandria to participate in the Annual Holy Saviour Menard Holiday Tournament beginning the 28th of December. Bossier - 70 ASH - 30 Monday, December 12
ASH Wins 2 of 3 in Sam Houston Classic
After pulling out another come from behind victory over Sulphur on Thursday, ASH faced a tough Washington-Marion team on Friday night. Despite star guard Christivous Gill sinking 44 points for a season high, Marion pulled out the win 80-73. ASH Trojans faced the #1 5A Airline team from Shreveport on Saturday night. Down by 11 points at the half, the Trojans hung in there and took their first lead of the night with 13 seconds remaining in the game. ASH Hoops took home a key victory over the #1 Airline team 55-54. Facing some of the toughest competition early in the season, Coach Tinsley is pleased with the progress his Trojans are making. ASH has yet another tough week ahead facing cross town Pineville Rebels at Trojan Gym on Tuesday then traveling to Bossier City on Friday to face the defending 4A champions for the 2nd time this year.
Thursday, December 8
ASH Opens with Win over Sulphur in Sam Houston Tourney
Much like Tuesday night the Trojans found themselves trailing for most of the game. However, in the fourth quarter they rallied to win by 54-49 improving their record to 5-3. Christavious Gill followed Tuesday's 25 point game with a 22 point game tonight. He got help from Dylan Brewer who scored 11 points. ASH will face an always tough Washington-Marion tomorrow night. ASH - 54 Sulphur - 49 Tay Tay Gill - 22 points Dylan Brewer - 11 Tyrone Harden - 6 Big Tay Williams - 4 Eddie Travis - 4 Deshaun Obey - 3 Carlos Carroll - 2 Brett Lacour - 2 Thursday, December 8
ASH teams down Captain Shreve
Written by Patrick West For The Town Talk The Alexandria Senior High boys basketball team overcame a seven point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Captain Shreve Gators, 70-64. "I think we settled down in the second half and we got the right combination of players out there on the court and made some shots to win the game," ASH head coach Alan Tinsley said. The game was a back and forth game as the Gators held a 39-27 lead at halftime. The Trojans started to make a comeback in the third as ASH cut the lead to seven points going into the fourth quarter. "Our press did nothing against them in the first half," Tinsley said. "In the second half we had more energy and we mixed up our defense and we were not doing the same thing every trip down and no doubt our press gave us an opportunity somewhere in the third quarter all the way to the fourth quarter." In the fourth quarter, the Trojans went on a run and outscored the Gators 15-5 to take the lead 58-55. "It is a game of runs against them because they don't let you run any set offense," Captain Shreve head coach Todd Martinez said. "You have to run trap offense the whole time and if you have a letdown for a couple of minutes they go on a quick 8-0 run on you." After a couple of defensive stops for both teams CSH guard Cedrick Cott hit a big three to tie the game at 58. ASH would answer as forward Jakori Baker hit a big 3 point shot to retake the lead for ASH. The Trojans would force a turnover as the Gators were trying to move the ball up court. ASH would score quickly as guard Christavious Gill hit a jumper to extend the lead to 63-58. "I thought when they made a run and hit a couple of 3's on us I thought we had more of a hesitant look instead of attacking like we were in the first half." Martinez said. "We started playing scared kind of not to lose instead of still attacking and playing to win." That would be the last shot made from the field as both teams continued to go to the free throw line to finish the game. The Trojans made 5 of 8 free throws to hold on to the lead late. The Gators were 6 of 6 from the free throw line but it was not enough as the Trojans held on for the comeback win. Leading score for ASH was Gill with 25 points and leading scorer for Captain Shreve was Derrick Pace with 17 points. GIRLSASH 64, Captain Shreve 28 Alexandria Senior High used a full court defense to help stop Captain Shreve as the Lady Trojans defeated the Lady Gators 64-28. "I am satisfied the way we played," ASH Lady Trojan head coach Alyssa Anderson said. "But I think we are getting better with every game." The Lady Trojans used a full court press at the start of the first quarter causing turnovers, miscues and penalties for the Lady Gators. With the miscues, ASH was able to start the game on a 14-0 run before Captain Shreve scored their first bucket. "We did not come to play at all," Captain Shreve Lady Gators head coach Keith Green said. "The full court defense seemed to bother us. We worked it and it just looked like our girls were timid at the jump. I just don't know what it was and we play much better than this." After that score, ASH clamped down on defense and did not allow another score as they had a 28-2 lead after one quarter. "The full court press definitely helped us," Anderson said. "That is what we are trying to achieve a very aggressive full court press and it is something we have working on and trying to get better with each game." The game did not get better for Captain Shreve in the second quarter as the Lady Gators were down 43-10. After halftime, Captain Shreve started making a run as they tried to mount a comeback in the third quarter that saw the Lady Gators outscore the Lady Trojans 14-5. At the start of the fourth quarter, ASH clamped down once more as they finished the Lady Gators. Leading scorer for the Lady Trojans was Kayla Morgan with 31 points and leading scorer for the Lady Gators was Alexis Bernstine with 14 points. Tuesday, December 6
ASH Wins Home Opener 70-64
ASH Hoops gets a win tonight in the home opener against Captain Shreve to raise their record to above .500 for the first time this year. ASH started off a little sluggish getting behind early before senior Dylan Brewer came in at the 4:00 mark and quickly made 8 points to help the Trojans end the 1st in a tie 15-15. Live by the 3 die by the 3. The 3's were not falling early for the Trojans and the Gators distanced themselves and led at the half 37-29. Coach Alan Tinsley made some adjustments and the Trojans came out firing on all cylinders in the 3rd with a renewed energy level. However, Shreve held their own and at the end of 3 still maintained a 7-point lead 50-43. Shreve struggled to keep their lead in the 4th but it wasn't enough for the quicker Trojans as forced turnovers swung the score. The 3's began to fall as Gill and Travis began to light it up. ASH pulled ahead but the scrappy Gators kept hanging in there. Christavious Gill pulled up with a couple of 15-footers followed by a 3-ball by Dylan Brewer then another 3-ball by Carlos Carroll to even the score at 52 at the 6:20 mark. The scores tracked each other until Cortavious "Big Tay" Williams pulled up for a 3-pointer to give the Trojans the lead for good 61-58 with 1:48 left in the game. Eddie Travis then stepped to the free throw line and sank 2 free-throws to widen the lead 65-60 with a 1:05 remaining. Dylan Brewer went 1-4, Gill 2-2, and Travis 2-2 from the charity stripe all under the 44 second mark to spread the lead to a 70-64 victory. ASH goes to 4-3 and will travel this weekend in the Sam Houston tournament. ASH - 70 Captain Shreve - 64. Tay tay Gill 25 Dylan Brewer 12 Eddie Travis 12 Tyrone Harden 6 Big Tay Williams 6 Jacorey Robinson 3 Carlos Carroll 2 Joey 2 Dijae Cannon 2 Tuesday, December 6
ASH Hoops Set for Home Opener
ASH Hoops have already played 6 games but tonight they will anxiously open at home against a previous foe in 5A Captain Shreve from Shreveport, La. ASH met Captain Shreve in their first game of the season defeating them in the opening round of the Natchitoches City of Lights tournament.ASH won by 15 points 65-50 on November 21. Coach Alan Tinsley is still making adjustments for the loss of star power forward Shaan Washington apparently out for the season due to a football injury. Shaan Washington would have been a 3-year starter for the varsity team. The athletic Washington was the leading rebounder and second leading scorer for the Trojans behind fellow junior point-guard Christavious "Tay Tay" Gill during their record-breaking 2010-11 season. The ASH Trojans only had 4-losses during the entire season and are close to matching that with 3 losses to date. Tonight's actions begins with a boys junior varsity game at 5:30 followed by a girls varsity game at 6:15. The nightcap will feature the rematch of the 2 varsity teams. Season tickets will be available for sale at the gate. Monday, December 5
ASH Splits Games at Tuerlings Catholic
ASH Hoops split games at the Teurlings Catholic Rebel Roundball Classic. ASH lost to a scrappy Plaquemine in overtime. While the Trojans tied the score to go to an extra period, free throws and turnovers again were a menace causing a 10-point loss. ASH - 62 Plaquemine - 72 On Saturday ASH slowed the pace of the ball to gain control of the pace in the losers bracket against Port Barre. This resulted in a low scoring contest but held their opponents to an unbelievable 2 points in the entire 2nd half. A balanced scoring attack help seal the win with Christavious Gill and Eddie Travis leading scoreres with 12 points each. ASH - 41 Port Barre - 24
Tay Tay 12 Eddie 12 Dylan 9 Big Tay 8 Jr 6 Carlos 4 Joey 4 Dijae 1 ASH Hoops will have its' first home game Tuesday night hosting Captain Shreve whom they defeated earlier in the season at the Natchitoches City of Lights tournament. With the loss of star power forward Shaan Washington, Coach Alan Tinsley is trying to find the personality of this year's Trojans. Tuesday, November 29
ASH Hoops Evens Record with Hard Fought Win
ASH Hoops traveled Monday night immediately after coming off a Thanksgiving break to face a hostile crowd and environment to down Beau Chene 72-67. ASH evens their record to 2-2 for the year. The good news is that ASH Hoops has the football players back on the team. The bad news is that the star post player junior Shaan Washington has been placed on the disabled list and may be out for the entire basketball season. After a record-setting season playing both offense and defense for the quarter finalist ASH Trojans football team, Washington was suddenly placed on the DL for basketball due to a wrist fracture. It is unclear the extent of the injury and the duration of the recovery. Coach Alan Tinsley is extremely disappointed with the news. He has placed Joey and Cortavious in the post position. Both have considerable playing experience and Coach Tinsley has full confidence in them to raise their performance levels. Carlos Carroll was able to return to the team and made a contribution to the team in last night's contest. Carroll will likely be up to basketball speed in a couple of weeks. A good balanced scoring attack led the Hoopsters to a good quality win in a hostile environment in South Louisiana. Junior Christavious Gill led scorers with 17 points while Dylan Brewer, Jacoury, and Eddie adding 10 points each. Joey-6 pts, Jr.-5 pts, Dajae-5 pts, Carlos-4 pts, Tavis-2 pts, Markese-2 pts. ASH - 72 Beau Chene - 67 Wednesday, November 23
ASH Finishes City of Lights Tourney with 2 Losses
After opening with a win over Captain Shreve, ASH Hoops didn't have as good of luck with their remaining two opponents from the Shreveport-Bossier area. On Tuesday, ASH faced off with the defeneding Class 4A State Champs Bossier. ASH hung with them in the 1st quarter but things turned sour after that. Bossier-69 ASH-41 On Wednesday, ASH faced Southwood. Up and down throughout the game, the Trojans didn't have an answer for 17 "3's" from Southwood. ASH ended just slightly on the wrong end. Southwood-72 ASH-71. ASH will have a break until after Thanksgiving and will hit it hard next week. ASH will travel to Beau Chene on Monday. ASH will then begin the Teurlings Catholic tourney in Lafayette on Wednesday. ASH has performed well in the TC tournament the past few years winning it in 2008. Monday, November 21
ASH Opens With Win over Captain Shreve
ASH Hoops opened the season with the first official contest defeating the 5A team from Captain Shreve, Shreveport 65-50. In a hard fought contest in the Annual Natchitoches City of Lights Tournament being held in the Prather Coliseum of NSU, ASH struggled early against Captain Shreve. In a tough first half, ASH managed to score only 11 points but held Captain Shreve to 17. The second half was kinder to the Trojans as they go ahead to score 54 points holding Shreve to only 33. ASH will now face the defending state Class 4A champions Bossier tomorrow at 4:30. Bossier defeated Peabody handily in the 2011 State finals to claim their championship after reaching the finals two consecutive years. ASH - 65 Captain Shreve - 50 Christavious Gill - 33 points Eddie - 10 Jacorey - 5 Tavis - 4 Dylan Brewer, Tyrone, Cortavious - 3 pts. each Jakon, Dijae - 2 pts. each Monday, November 7
ASH Trojans Ready for 2011-12 Season to Begin
After coming off of an ASH Hoops record-setting season with an unprecedented 27-4 record, the ASH Trojans are determined to show a new and improved ASH Hoops team. Coach Alan Tinsley in his 3rd season as Head Coach is looking forward to the season start and has been very pleased with pre-season progress. Coach Tinsley continues to build the program into a perrinial contender and is excited about the 2011-12 season. ASH went into the 2011 spring play-offs with a power-ranking of #7 but fell short in the regionals of advancing to the third round. With the core players returning and adding some key talent to replace last year's seniors, the ASH Trojans should be stronger, quicker, and smarter. The pre-season has been busy with scrimmages in New Orleans, Natchitoches Central and Parkway in Bossier City. There is a Hall of Fame game scheduled November 12 in Baton Rouge against Zachery Catholic. This year's schedule is a tough one with the Trojans participating in 4 tournaments, Natchitoches Central tourney, Teurlings Catholic, Sam Houston, and Menard. The Trojans will host power-houses West Monroe, Captain Shreve, Opelousas, and Rapides in non-district games. The Trojans will travel to face defending 4-A champion Bossier in December. Season opens as the ASH Hoops will play at the Bolton Jamboree on November 17. Sunday, November 13
ASH Opens with Big Game Win over 5A Catholic Baton Rouge
ASH Hoops traveled down to Baton Rouge on a beautiful Saturday to test its' 2011-12 team. In this "Hall of Fame" game that doesn't count in official wins/losses, the ASH Hoops grinded out a win over the Class 5A powerhouse at Catholic High of Baton Rouge. With Hoops stars Shaan Washington and Carlos Carroll busy winning a 1st round playoff game for the ASH Trojans football team, the ASH Hoops had to depend on the leadership and play of junior star point guard Christavious Gill. Gill had good support from the rest of the team to hold Catholic to only 40 points. Coach Alan Tinsley noted that play was not as pretty as he would like to see, but would take the win none the less. The Trojans will play at the Bolton Jamboree on Thursday night and will continue to play without the two football stars until they have made their bid for a football state championship. Thursday, November 17
ASH v Bolton @7:30 Takes on Peabody @ 8:15
The Bolton Jamboree starts at 6:00 PM tonight with the ASH girls slated to play Peabody at 6:25 and face Bolton at 6:50. The ASH Boys will face Bolton at 7:30 and get a game break to watch Bolton v. Peabody. ASH will face Peabody at 8:15 in the finale. Friday, November 18
ASH Splits games at Jamboree
ASH Hoops doubled the score of Bolton 19-10 defeating the Bears in the shortened jamboree game. ASH sat out while Peabody defeated Bolton 27-14. ASH faced Peabody in the finale with Peabody coming out on top with identical scores of their first game 27-14. ASH Hoops stars Shaan Washington and Carlos Carroll with play in the regional contest in the 2011 LHSAA Class 4-A football playoffs on the Trojan home field Friday night. Once football season has ended the two stars will return and give a boost to the Hoops team. ASH Hoops will travel to Natchitoches Central to play in the Thanksgiving tournament Mon-Wed of next week. |
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