The first leg of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League got underway on Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn, New York with the Virginia-based Boo Williams' 17-and-under travel team losing a close affair with the Howard Pulley Panthers (MN) 66-62.
Boo's bunch trailed by as many as nine points on two separate occasions in the first half, but used a 9-0 run - sparked by a couple of 3's from Tyler Foster (2017 SF from South Kent in Baltimore, MD) to tie the game up, then trailed only 32-31 at the half thanks to a 10-2 surge.
A three-pointer from University of Richmond recruit Marquis Godwin (2017 SG/SF from Hampton HS) gave BWSL its first lead. Four straight free-throws from Keldon Johnson (2018 SF/SF from Park View HS) and Malik Marrow (2017 PG from Cape Henry) broke a 52-all tie and put them up four.
That's when the Howard Pulley duo of Bobby Davison and Gary Trent Jr. went to work, combining for 15 of the Panthers' final 16 points. Both had seven points at the half and each finished with 21.
Trent, who is rated #15 overall in the nation and a five-star prospect in the Class of 2017 by Rivals.com, scored 20 points last year in the EYBL against Boo Williams. He is the son of the former NBA player and Ohio University standout, Gary Trent.
Gabe Kalscheur, a 2018 guard with only an offer from North Dakota to date, bunched 12 of his 17 points in the first half for Howard Pulley. The Panthers shot 44% from the field (22-of-50) and 84.2% at the charity stripe (16-of-19).
Boo Williams was 17-of-51 from the field (33.3%) and 7-of-20 from long distance (35%). Johnson led the way with 17 points. Foster and K.J. Davis (2017 Norcom SF/SG) scored 11 points apiece. Matt Coleman (2017 Oak Hill PG) chipped in eight points.
Boo's bunch trailed by as many as nine points on two separate occasions in the first half, but used a 9-0 run - sparked by a couple of 3's from Tyler Foster (2017 SF from South Kent in Baltimore, MD) to tie the game up, then trailed only 32-31 at the half thanks to a 10-2 surge.
A three-pointer from University of Richmond recruit Marquis Godwin (2017 SG/SF from Hampton HS) gave BWSL its first lead. Four straight free-throws from Keldon Johnson (2018 SF/SF from Park View HS) and Malik Marrow (2017 PG from Cape Henry) broke a 52-all tie and put them up four.
That's when the Howard Pulley duo of Bobby Davison and Gary Trent Jr. went to work, combining for 15 of the Panthers' final 16 points. Both had seven points at the half and each finished with 21.
Trent, who is rated #15 overall in the nation and a five-star prospect in the Class of 2017 by Rivals.com, scored 20 points last year in the EYBL against Boo Williams. He is the son of the former NBA player and Ohio University standout, Gary Trent.
Gabe Kalscheur, a 2018 guard with only an offer from North Dakota to date, bunched 12 of his 17 points in the first half for Howard Pulley. The Panthers shot 44% from the field (22-of-50) and 84.2% at the charity stripe (16-of-19).
Boo Williams was 17-of-51 from the field (33.3%) and 7-of-20 from long distance (35%). Johnson led the way with 17 points. Foster and K.J. Davis (2017 Norcom SF/SG) scored 11 points apiece. Matt Coleman (2017 Oak Hill PG) chipped in eight points.