BOYS BB: (2A) R E Lee - Staunton 58 (3A) Fort Defiance 41 - FINAL
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Robert E. Lee 55, Fort Defiance 41.
Leemen with another non-district road win as Indians drop ninth straight game
Jarvis Vaughn ends the night with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Jayden Williams ends with 10 points, 4 assist, 4 rebounds and 2 steal
Leemen with another non-district road win as Indians drop ninth straight game
Jarvis Vaughn ends the night with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Jayden Williams ends with 10 points, 4 assist, 4 rebounds and 2 steal
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Pretty much what I expected. Lee just put it in cruise control for the second half. Rest Vaughan and the key players for the big district showdown at Wilson tomorrow night.
The Hornets have played well since the earlier loss to Lee, where they ran out of gas and got blown out after the 3rd quarter. I still don't see them beating Lee if Vaughan plays 25 plus minutes. Imo, they just don't have the players to match up when he is in the game. He will score but his rebounding is the difference.
A slow start but a familiar result — another win — for Lee
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Robert E. Lee's Darrion Simms drives the lane against Jacob Jones and Tristen Simmons of Fort Defiance in the second quarter of their boys high school basketball game on Thursday.
FORT DEFIANCE — Robert E. Lee overcame another sputtering start Thursday night before shifting into game form as the Leemen rolled over the reeling Fort Defiance Indians 58-41 in non-district boys’ basketball.
Slow starts are becoming the norm for the Leemen in recent games, but they seem to flip the switch and come away with victories. It’s a pattern, though, that Lee needs to eliminate as the regular season starts winding down and with the postseason looming.
The good news for Lee is that they came into the game with some much-needed rest, having not played since Friday in a sloppy, uninspired victory at winless Buffalo Gap. The bad news is Tuesday’s postponement against Stonewall Jackson is forcing them to play three games in three days.
Lee (11-1) has a monster road showdown Friday at Wilson Memorial, with sole possession of first place on the line for the victor before returning home Saturday afternoon for the makeup contest against Stonewall.
“The weather and the schedule have not been kind to Lee basketball,” Lee senior Jayden Williams said. “We have been playing a lot of games during a week, and trying to save our legs. This week we had a chance for a few practices with the postponement, but the weather stopped that. The odds seem stacked against us.
“Without a few hard practices, it is tough to stay in game shape,” Williams said. “But we also need to save the legs. It is a fine line we have been trying to walk this month.”
For the Indians, their losing streak grew to nine games. Fort (4-9) started out 4-0, but when big-man Josh Whelan suffered an ankle injury during a practice and is a question mark on returning this season, the losses have mounted.
“Our issues have been max effort and hustle on both ends,” Fort head coach Brandon Fulk said. “That was addressed after the Waynesboro game and we have shown improvement, but unfortunately our last two games have come against the best teams (Spotswood and Lee) we will face all season.”
Fulk acknowledged that the team had a poor shooting night.
“We need to shoot a much higher percentage in order to win," he said. "And Lee out-rebounded us by 20. The board effort must also improve.”
The Indians took an early 4-2 lead before Lee scored the next eight points, ignited by a Jalen Henderson 3-pointer, to take the upper hand for good.
Lee led 17-10 after the first quarter before scoring the first seven of the second for a 24-10 advantage. Although the Leemen didn’t score in the final 2:22 of the half, they still enjoyed a 31-15 margin at the break.
After Lee pushed the lead to 33-15 to start the second half, the Indians threw a major scare in the defending state champions. Justin Crowe drilled a pair of 3s and Jacob Jones added two baskets as the 10-0 spurt suddenly chopped the deficit to 33-25 at the 5:07 mark.
But following a 30-second timeout by Lee, the Leemen responded with an 11-0 burst, highlighted by four free throws from Jarvis Vaughan, to restore order at 44-25.
Lee’s biggest lead came at 53-30 before the Indians scored 11 unanswered points against the Leemen reserves to make the final score more respectable.
“I was trying to play a lot of guys with the stretch of games we have facing us,” Lee acting head coach Terrell Mickens said. “I want the guys to be as rested as possible. We are either playing a lot of games or getting no practice because of weather.”
But Mickens added the Leemen will be ready for the Wilson showdown.
“Wilson has a great team and we are excited about the opportunity,” he said. “I know the guys will be ready to play.”
Vaughan led the Leemen with 16 points, while Williams added 12 and Henderson 10. Crowe was the only Indian in double figures with 13 points.
Lee’s jayvees remained unbeaten with a 55-39 victory. Carmelo Pacheco-Whitelow sparked the Leemen with 15 points. James Riddel had a game-high 22 for the Indians.
LEE HIGH (58) — Velvin 2 1-3 5, Williams 4 0-0 12, Pettiford 1 1-2 4, Henderson 4 0-1 10, Vaughan 6 4-4 16, Castle 2 2-2 6, Elliston 1 0-0 2, Simmons 1 1-1 3, Z.Brown 1 0-0 2, West, Kelly, Simms, Napier, Vest, A.Brown, TOTALS 22 8-13 58.
FORT DEFIANCE (41) — Brown 2 0-0 6, Crowe 5 0-0 13, Jones 3 1-2 7, Eppard 3 0-0 8, D.Simonetti 1 0-0 2, Simmons 1 0-0 2, Cook, 1 0-0 3, Smith, TOTALS 17 1-2 41.
LEE HIGH 17 14 15 12 — 58
FORT DEFIANCE 10 5 13 13 — 41
- By HUBERT F. GRIM III For The News Virginian
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Robert E. Lee's Darrion Simms drives the lane against Jacob Jones and Tristen Simmons of Fort Defiance in the second quarter of their boys high school basketball game on Thursday.
FORT DEFIANCE — Robert E. Lee overcame another sputtering start Thursday night before shifting into game form as the Leemen rolled over the reeling Fort Defiance Indians 58-41 in non-district boys’ basketball.
Slow starts are becoming the norm for the Leemen in recent games, but they seem to flip the switch and come away with victories. It’s a pattern, though, that Lee needs to eliminate as the regular season starts winding down and with the postseason looming.
The good news for Lee is that they came into the game with some much-needed rest, having not played since Friday in a sloppy, uninspired victory at winless Buffalo Gap. The bad news is Tuesday’s postponement against Stonewall Jackson is forcing them to play three games in three days.
Lee (11-1) has a monster road showdown Friday at Wilson Memorial, with sole possession of first place on the line for the victor before returning home Saturday afternoon for the makeup contest against Stonewall.
“The weather and the schedule have not been kind to Lee basketball,” Lee senior Jayden Williams said. “We have been playing a lot of games during a week, and trying to save our legs. This week we had a chance for a few practices with the postponement, but the weather stopped that. The odds seem stacked against us.
“Without a few hard practices, it is tough to stay in game shape,” Williams said. “But we also need to save the legs. It is a fine line we have been trying to walk this month.”
For the Indians, their losing streak grew to nine games. Fort (4-9) started out 4-0, but when big-man Josh Whelan suffered an ankle injury during a practice and is a question mark on returning this season, the losses have mounted.
“Our issues have been max effort and hustle on both ends,” Fort head coach Brandon Fulk said. “That was addressed after the Waynesboro game and we have shown improvement, but unfortunately our last two games have come against the best teams (Spotswood and Lee) we will face all season.”
Fulk acknowledged that the team had a poor shooting night.
“We need to shoot a much higher percentage in order to win," he said. "And Lee out-rebounded us by 20. The board effort must also improve.”
The Indians took an early 4-2 lead before Lee scored the next eight points, ignited by a Jalen Henderson 3-pointer, to take the upper hand for good.
Lee led 17-10 after the first quarter before scoring the first seven of the second for a 24-10 advantage. Although the Leemen didn’t score in the final 2:22 of the half, they still enjoyed a 31-15 margin at the break.
After Lee pushed the lead to 33-15 to start the second half, the Indians threw a major scare in the defending state champions. Justin Crowe drilled a pair of 3s and Jacob Jones added two baskets as the 10-0 spurt suddenly chopped the deficit to 33-25 at the 5:07 mark.
But following a 30-second timeout by Lee, the Leemen responded with an 11-0 burst, highlighted by four free throws from Jarvis Vaughan, to restore order at 44-25.
Lee’s biggest lead came at 53-30 before the Indians scored 11 unanswered points against the Leemen reserves to make the final score more respectable.
“I was trying to play a lot of guys with the stretch of games we have facing us,” Lee acting head coach Terrell Mickens said. “I want the guys to be as rested as possible. We are either playing a lot of games or getting no practice because of weather.”
But Mickens added the Leemen will be ready for the Wilson showdown.
“Wilson has a great team and we are excited about the opportunity,” he said. “I know the guys will be ready to play.”
Vaughan led the Leemen with 16 points, while Williams added 12 and Henderson 10. Crowe was the only Indian in double figures with 13 points.
Lee’s jayvees remained unbeaten with a 55-39 victory. Carmelo Pacheco-Whitelow sparked the Leemen with 15 points. James Riddel had a game-high 22 for the Indians.
LEE HIGH (58) — Velvin 2 1-3 5, Williams 4 0-0 12, Pettiford 1 1-2 4, Henderson 4 0-1 10, Vaughan 6 4-4 16, Castle 2 2-2 6, Elliston 1 0-0 2, Simmons 1 1-1 3, Z.Brown 1 0-0 2, West, Kelly, Simms, Napier, Vest, A.Brown, TOTALS 22 8-13 58.
FORT DEFIANCE (41) — Brown 2 0-0 6, Crowe 5 0-0 13, Jones 3 1-2 7, Eppard 3 0-0 8, D.Simonetti 1 0-0 2, Simmons 1 0-0 2, Cook, 1 0-0 3, Smith, TOTALS 17 1-2 41.
LEE HIGH 17 14 15 12 — 58
FORT DEFIANCE 10 5 13 13 — 41
