6A South Semis: Colonial Forge (75) vs Oscar Smith (56) - FINAL

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6A-South Region Semis - Colonial Forge (23-2) at Oscar Smith (21-3)

Can Tigers knock off defending state champs?

6:36 to go 1st Q - Colonial Forge 9, Oscar Smith 3.

3's for Forge by T.J. Flood (2) and Marco Haskins.

Great ball movement.

3:18 to go 1st Q - Colonial Forge 13, Oscar Smith 10 after 2 Carion Eaton FT's.

But pace very much where Smith wants it.





Under a minute 1stQ - Colonial Forge 19, Oscar Smith 12. Marco Haskins (5Pts. 6Reb.) & T.J. Flood (8Pts.) steadying the ship.

Colonial Forge leading Oscar Smith 19-12 after one.

TJ Flood leading way with 8 points. Burgess on bench with two fouls.




Forge 6-15 FG, 3-5 3's, 4-4 FT. Tigers 5-14 FG, 2-9 3's, 0-0 FT.

Landstown will play Oscar Smith or Colonial Forge in Monday's 6A South Region title game. Site/time TBA.
















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6:33 to go 2ndQ - Colonial Forge 21, Oscar Smith 14.

Isiah Williams with a hoop, then draws a key charge.

Pace now where Forge prefers.

4:35 to go 2nd Q - Colonial Forge 24, Oscar Smith 14 after Marco Haskins gets the 2+1.

All of this with Burgess in foul trouble.

Darrin Pugh's 3-point play comes at a pivotal time for Oscar Smith, cutting the Forge lead to 7.



Donald Hicks keeping Oscar Smith in it with 11 of their 19 points.

Riberio hasn't gotten hot yet; just 1-of-7FG.

2:22 to go 2nd Q - Colonial Forge 29, Oscar Smith 21. Clarence Miles' 3 is answered by Darrin Pugh's drive for 2, plus draws the foul.

1:50 left 2nd Q - Colonial Forge 29, Oscar Smith 25. Right on cue - Nigel Ribeiro with back-to-back baskets, forcing a Forge time-out.


6A-South Semis at the HALF - Colonial Forge 35, Oscar Smith 25. Marco Haskins with a 3 - nothing but net - at the horn.

Haskins leading Forge with 15 points at half. Flood has 8 and Eaton with 6.

Amazing that Forge has 10 point lead with Conference 4 player of year Winston Burgess playing less than 3 minutes w/ 2 fouls.

CF 11-26FG, 5-7 3's, 8-10FT, 4 turnovers.

For O.Smith at the break - Donald Hicks 11Pts. 5-9FG, 4Reb. Nigel Ribeiro 6Pts. 3-10FG, 4Reb. 2Ast. OS 11-33FG, 2-14 3's, 1-2FT, 4TO's.




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Colonial Forge now with their biggest lead at 14 points. 5:55 left 3Q: Colonial Forge 39, Oscar Smith 25

5:35 to go 3rdQ - Colonial Forge 41, Oscar Smith 26. T.J. Flood with a couple early buckets this period for Forge.

Forge takes timeout after 14 point lead cut to 10, 44-34, 3:14 to go in third quarter.

Nigel Ribeiro with the last 8 for the Tigers. He's in a much better rhythm this half.

11 in a row now for Nigel Ribeiro - hitting a 3 from a different area code - Oscar Smith cuts the Colonial Forge lead to 7.

Tough step-back jumper by Marco Haskins and another key drive for 2 by Carion Eaton. Colonial Forge back up 11 - late 3rdQ.

Colonial Forge leading Oscar Smith 50-41 after 3 Tigers staying in it behind Nigel Ribiero's 20 points.

 

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4:59 to play - Colonial Forge 53, Oscar Smith 41.

Tigers foul Marco Haskins on a 3-point try.

 

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Forge distancing itself from Oscar Smith, now up 59-43 with 4:03 left in game.

Eagles open 4th Q on a 9-2 run.

Marco Haskins 21Pts 12 rebounds

Colonial Forge - which was eliminated the last 2 years in the postseason in football by Oscar Smith - looking to exact revenge in b-ball.

Tigers won that 32-21

 

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2:45 left - Colonial Forge 65, Oscar Smith 45.

T.J. Flood (20 Pts.) & Carion Eaton (13 Pts.) with the last 2 buckets.

Has become a blowout.

1:23 to go - Colonial Forge 69, Oscar Smith 52. Looks like it'll be battle of Eagles - Forge & Landstown Eagles - for 6A-South crown.

 

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Forge up 71-55 with 57.3 seconds to go.

Ribiero has fouled out for Tigers.

Colonial Forge 75, Oscar Smith 56. FINAL in 6A South Region semifinals.

Colonial Forge plays Landstown Monday
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