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Guthrie
vs Norhtwest Classen
Regional Championship
February 27th - Guthrie, Oklahoma
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NW Classen
(14-10) |
8 |
14 |
19 |
12 |
53 |
| Guthrie
(17-7) |
9 |
15 |
11 |
19 |
54 |
2009-2010 Guthrie Schedule and
Results
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Kentrell Brothers
25 Points & game winning shot
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| BlueJays
Leading Scorers: |
| Kentrell
Brothers |
25 |
| Devon
Hall |
13 |
| Chaunsey
Dumas |
7 |
| Codee
Gross |
5 |
| Guthrie Radio
Broadcast - Coming Soon |
| First
Quarter |
Second
Quarter |
| Third
Quarter |
Fourth
Quarter |
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Guthrie, Okla. -- It was
all but almost over for the Guthrie BlueJay basketball team
trailing the Northwest Classen Knights by 11 points with 2:42
left in the game.
However, Kentrell Brothers running shot in
the paint with :11 left erased the large deficit and gave the
Jays the eventual game winning shot.
Click here to listen
to the radio call of Brothers shot.
"In my seven years here I don't recall a team coming back from
that type of adverstiy," Guthrie head coach Pete Papahronis said
in his post game radio interview. To hear the complete interview
click here.
Brothers finished with a game high 25 points, including 14 of
the team's 19 fourth quarter points and 9 of the last 14 points,
and was named as the Farmers & Merchants Player of the game.
Click here to listen to
his post game interview.
Guthrie wins the regional championship and will play the El Reno
Indians in the Area Finals for a trip to the state tournament.
The game will be Friday evening, 6:30, at Harrah High School.
You can read a brief write up about the game by
clicking here.
The Jays jumped out to a 9-8 first quarter lead and a 24-22
halftime advantage despite a Paco Jones shot with :03 before the
end of the half.
In that second quarter, Guthrie had their biggest lead of the
night at seven, 22-15, before the Knights closed out the quarter
with a 7-2 run.
The Knights regained the lead 1:15 into the third quarter with
two buckets and Jays head coach Pete Papahronis needed a time
out.
Brothers tied the game at 26-all and the game would be tied at
33-33 with 2:27 left in the third. From that point, the Knights
finished on a 8-2 to take a 41-35 into the final quarter.
Jones 3-point shot gave the Knights a 51-40 advantage with 2:42
left to play and that's where the Jays made their come back.
Tim Zupo's bucket and Brothers conventional 3-point play in the next 1:10 pulled
the Jays within six, 51-45, with 1:32 to play. The Knights stand-out sophomore
point guard Jameel Donovan missed a front end of the one-and-one and 9 seconds
later Brothers hit another field goal to make it a 51-47 game with 1:13 left.
Donovan was back at the free throw line and made one of two to give the Knights
a five point lead, 52-47, with 1:01 remaining.
Brothers, once again, responded with a made field goal with :48 to make it a
52-49 game. Northwest Classen's forward Patrick Gibbs was fouled and sent to the
line, where he connected on one of two free throws to give the Knights a 53-49
lead with :41 on the clock.
Senior forward Devon Hall seven seconds later connected on both of his crucial
free throws to pull his team within two, 53-51, with :34 left and just 13
seconds later sophomore Codee Gross missed
his first free throw, but hit his second to pull within one, 53-52, with :21
left in regulation.
The Jays were quick to foul and the Knights missed both free throws and with a
B.J. McDoald rebound and an outlet pass to Brothers, the junior play maker went
the length of the floor for the game winning shot.
Despite the first lead for Guthrie since early in the third quarter, the Knights
have 10 seconds to play with. Donovan took the ball the length of the floor and
took the shot from five feet away, but missed and Hall corralled the rebound to
secure the regional championship for the Jays.
Click here to listen to the winning
call on the Guthrie radio broadcast.
Guthrie improves to 18-7 and Northwest Classen falls to 14-10. The Knights will
have to win two games next week to qualify for the state tournament.
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