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Glass act: Peabody High shatters ASH, 66-33
The Towntalk Written by Bob Tompkins Peabody Magnet High center Troy Jones did something Friday night believed to be a first in high school basketball in Rapides Parish.He attempted a dunk with 15 seconds left in the second quarter at Alexandria Senior High, and although he didn't score, he brought down the house. Figuratively, anyway. Jones' dunk attempt broke the goal and shattered the glass backboard, causing the packed ASH gym to erupt with jaw-dropping emotions of awe and glee and, for some, distress. The showdown between the top two boys basketball teams in District 3-4A was temporarily called, but the two teams finished the contest at the tiny gym at Brame Junior High, before nearly three dozen spectators. Peabody won, 66-33. Jones led Peabody with 19 points and 17 rebounds, both career highs, and Dee Wagner added 16 points, but everybody was talking about Jones' glass-shattering dunk. "That's a first in my (nearly) 40 years of coaching," Peabody coach Charles Smith said. "And the surprising thing was, even though goals tend to get weaker over time, it was only two years old." "No, coach," interjected ASH coach Alan Tinsley, "it was just one year old. We just put it in last year." When Jones got the ball close to the basket, he had one thing in mind. "I was just trying to put it in," said Jones afterwards, noting he had never done such a thing in a game. "I did it upstairs in the old (Peabody) gym playing around in practice one time, but I hung on for a while," he said. When it happened at the ASH gym, while Peabody led the Trojans, 34-17, it was right about 8 p.m. and the game didn't resume at Brame until over an hour later, picking up where the two teams left off, and playing straight through to the end. "After the backboard shattered," said ASH Principal Duane Urbina, "we talked to the LHSAA and the coaches, and on behalf of the kids, we did what most benefited them. "If we called it right there, we'd have had to make it up, and that could have affected their postseason play. After several phone calls, the decision was made, if we can find another facility, we'll just take both teams there with no spectators because it wouldn't accommodate that many." Urbina said the only spectators at the game were people connected with the administrators or coaches or teams of both schools. "We had to check and see if Brame had a regulation-sized court," he added. "We called Menard but couldn't get their coach. We decided on Brame, once we found out their court was the regulation size, and both administrators and coaches agreed." Tay Tay Gill led ASH with 13 points, and Dyland Brewer added 10, but the Trojans had difficulty -- especially in the first half -- in the rebounding battle with the Warhorses and against their defensive pressure. Peabody girls winIn a showdown of the two best girls team in District 3-4A, Peabody beat ASH 64-50. Peabody trailed 22-10 in the first quarter before going on an 18-0 run that stretched into the second period to take a 28-22 lead that was never threatened thereafter. Ashley Madden scored 23 points to lead three players in double figures for ninth-ranked Peabody (17-8, 5-0). Triesha Owens added 19 points -- 16 in the first half -- and Kadijah Alexander scored 14. Arieal Eldridge scored 19 points -- 14 in the first half -- to pace ASH. "We didn't panic when we were down 12," said Peabody coach Michael Burks. "We started picking them up man-to-man and tried to set 'em up for our full-court trap. We started to get some steals, and Triesha put in some 3's, and we picked up the momentum." "Defense did it for us," Madden said. "defense leads to offense. That's all we worked on before the game." ASH slipped to 15-9 and 4-1 with the loss. Tuesday, January 24
ASH Pounces Bolton Bears-Extends Streak to 10
If the Bolton Bears were as good at playing basketball as they were throwing elbows and trying to cut under the Trojans' layups, they would be tough to beat. But they're not. And the Trojans had no trouble disposing easily of the Bears to extend the winning streak to 10 games. ASH Hoops remained solidly in the #6 spot in the weekly LHSAA power rankings and extended their overall record to 16-6 and their district record to 4-0 and tied for first place with the #1 ranked Peabody Warhorses. Coach Tinsley gave the entire team considerable playing time and they showed well against the outmatched Bolton Bears. Another good balanced scoring attack with 3 players in double digits led by Christavious Gill with 20 points. Dylan Brewer scored 15 and Carlos Carroll added 11. ASH - 78 Bolton - 51
Christavious Gill - 20 pts. Saturday, January 21
ASH Hoops Deftly Defeats Lefty Leesville
The #6 power-ranked ASH Trojans have now extended their winning streak to 9 games deftly defeating the predominately left-handed Leesville Wampus Cats by 25 points. I don't believe I have ever seen 3 of 5 starters on any basketball team left handed. With 2 guards that were very good at ball-handling with both hands and the center being a southpaw, their differences made no difference to the quicker, smarter, and more skilled ASH Trojans. In what appeared to be a high percentage field-goal percentage last night, many of the Trojans were dead on with their shooting whether it be from point-blank or 3-pointers. The quick intensive defensive pressure created numerous turnovers which the Trojans converted to points most of the time. A good balanced scoring attack with Deshaun Obey who scored 12 points on Tuesday night continued his offensive threat leading with 17 points. Guards Christavious Gill and Dylan Brewer had 15 points while Eddie Travis pitched in 14 points. ASH goes to 3-0 in district and 15-6 overall. Next week will face Bolton and host Peabody the #1 ranked team in the state. ASH - 79 Leesville - 54 Deshaun Obey - 17 points Christavious Gill - 15 Dylan Brewer - 15 Eddie Travis - 14 Joey Lacour - 5 Tyrone Jr. Harden - 5 Carlos Carroll - 2 Dijae Cannon - 2 Jacorey Robinson - 2 Joey Williams - 2 Cortavious Williams - 1 Friday, January 20
Former ASH Trojan Doc Welch Leads La. College to Victory
ASH Hoops Doc Welch scores career high 20 points to help LC break skid and defeat conference foe Ozarks.LC men break skid; No. 4 Duke routs WakeWritten by From staff and wire reportsPINEVILLE -- Doc Welch scored a career-high 20 points Thursday night as Louisiana College broke a seven-game losing streak with a 77-69 American Southwest Conference victory over Ozarks at H.O. West Fieldhouse. Welch, a sophomore from Alexandria Senior High, hit six of 12 shots from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range. He was 3 of 4 from the foul line. Korey Salmon finished with 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds while JeLani Mitchell had 18 points and six assists for the Wildcats, who improved to 5-8 overall and 5-6 in ASC play. Ronnie Dodd had 25 points to lead Ozarks, which fell to 4-12 overall and 2-11 in the league. Tuesday, January 17
ASH Gets Triple-digit Win over Grant-Scores 105
ASH Hoops came out with a blast tonight scoring 77 points in the first half on route to a 105-43 victory over the overmatched Grant Cougars. ASH moved up from #9 to #6 in today's just released LHSAA power-ranking and proved its' power tonight on Grant's home court. There was no doubt from the onset that the Trojans were ready to play jumping out to a 38-16 lead in the first quarter. After leading by 44 points at the half 77-33, ASH showed no mercy going into the 4th quarter with a 91-40 lead (51 pts). Coach Tinsley emptied the bench and everyone got in on the action. The offense had a balanced scoring attack tonight with six players scoring in double figures. Dylan Brewer (19), Christavious Gill (16), and Deshaun Obey (12) combined for 47 of the 105 points. ASH - 105 Grant - 43 Dylan Brewer - 19 pts.
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A sensational third quarter helped Alexandria Senior High seal a 90-51 victory over Rapides on Tuesday night.
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."
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
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.
Dylan Brewer - 13
Jacorey Robinson - 9
Joey LaCour - 6
Eddie Travis - 5
Dijae Cannon - 2
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.
Eddie Travis 5
Carlos Carroll 4
Big Tay Williams 4
Dylan Brewer 3
Dijae Cannon 2
Jacorey Robinson 2
Tyrone Jr Harden 2
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
Dylan Brewer - 11 pts.
Jacorey Robinson 10
Big tay Williams 10
Carlos Carroll 8
Joey LaCour 7
Tay tay Gill 6
Deshaun Obey5
Tyrone Harden 2
Eddie Travis 2
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
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
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.
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
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.
ASH 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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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