The Rock School downs Calusa Prep in A-Rod final
Calusa Prep was unable to capitalize on its home-court advantage as the hometown Colts fell to Gainesville’s The Rock School Lions 100-51 in the A-Rod Basketball Classic championship game.
“We played close to our potential [Saturday night],” The Rock School coach Justin Harden said. “We rebounded, we passed, and we defended hard.”
The Rock School dominated on both ends of the court. The Colts played an aggressive press defense from the opening tip that led to multiple fast-break opportunities.
The Lions were led by tournament MVP Darius Day, who scored 18 points.
“We work hard and prepare hard for every game. I don’t take any opponent easy” Day said.
Day’s signature play came early in the first quarter. After escaping his defender off a screen, he caught a pass to finish a highlight layup.
Calusa Prep was unable to advantage of the fact that the Lions were undermanned and only had seven players active for the game.
“We are used to playing undermanned. Hopefully, we can get everyone healthy soon,” Harden said.
Calusa Prep’s Nathanael Jack was the Colts’ lone bright spot.
Jack had seven three-pointers before the half and led the team with 21 points.
The Rock School had an impressive run throughout the tournament, including defeating tournament host Columbus 80-37 in the semifinals.
The Rock: Edwards 8, Woods 12, Greenlee 13, Wheeler 12, Days 18, Charlton 16, Rombley 16. Calusa; Jack 21, Emmanuel 4, Gonzalez 10, Curial 4.
Archbishop McCarthy 59, Columbus 54: AM: Arocho 16, Diaz 14, T. Messer 19, Thomas 1, Jones 2, Guelce 5, Taylor 2. COL: Martell 4, Mata 5, Valdez 7, Davis 6, Rodriguez 12, Pace 10, Brooks 2, Sosa 4, Cooper 4. HT: 24-24. Three pointers: T. Messer 5. Rebounds: Arocho 13. Assists: Thomas 6. Steals: Diaz 3, Jones 3. Blocks: Jones 3
MORE BOYS’ BASKETBALL
▪ Belen 60, Fordham Prep 55: BEL (8-2): Torres de Navarra 3, Salazar 19, Rodriguez 10, Consuegra 9, Romeu 13, Barnola 2. FP: Mahoney 12, Gaitley 13, Maghak 7, Jabbour 6, Mcmanara 13, Schwartz 2. Flynn 2. HT: 28-22 BEL. Rebounds: Romeu 8. Assists: Mejer 4. Steals: Rodriguez 3. Blocks: Romeu 3.
▪ Late Friday – SLAM Academy 94, Goleman 92 (OT): SA (8-1): J. Brown 40, K.Tyler 19, D. Bain 14, L.Bain 9, M.Fuentes 10. Rebounds: D.Bain 15. Assists: Brown 5, Fuentes 5. Steals: Tyler 5, L. Bain 5. Blocks: Tyler 3. Three-pointers: Brown 4, Tyler 4, Fuentes 3. BG (8-2): Gerald 45.
▪ Late Friday, Southern Shootout at Chaminade – Mater Academy 63, Dillard 56: MA (7-3): Mejia 7, Diaz 11, Frye 20, Stern 19, Monsanto 3, Duquesne 3. DIL: Wright 11, Oliver 8, Farquharson 14, Gray 19, Gadson 4. HT: 31-26 DIL. Rebounds: Stern 15. Assist: Diaz 6. Steals: Stern 4. Three-pointers: Mejia 2, Frye, Monsanto, Duquesne, Farquharson 2. Blocks: Duquesne 3.
▪ Late Friday – Reagan 66, Mourning 63: RR: Matos 7, Sweet 8, Lopez 17, Canto 2, Lindsey 11, Penagos 4, Parilla 4, Fernandez 13. Three-pointers: Lopez 4. Rebounds: Lopez 9. Blocks: Lindsey 2. HT: 27-23 RR.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
▪ Lourdes 65, Northwestern 41: NW (9-3): Mary 6, Diondra 4, Tatyana 8, Chrysteanah 11, Jordan 8, Kayla 4. LOU (11-2): V.Minervino 9, V.Vidal 8, L.Couto 17, D.Midolo 11, B. Lopez 13, E.Moralejo 7. HT: 43-26 LOU. Three-pointers: Minervino, Vidal 2, Couto 3, Lopez 2, Tatyana.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
▪ Timber Wolf Tournament – St Thomas Aquinas 6, Tallahassee Leon 1: Tara Hamilton 2 goals. Shannon Turner goal. Bella Dorosy goal. Mary Mcormick goal. Rebecca Erenbaum goal.
▪ Timber Wolf Tournament – St Thomas Aquinas 8, Duncan Fletcher 1: Bella Dorsey 3 goals, 2 assists. Shannon Turnner 3 goals. Mary Mccormick goal. Morgan Armstrong goal. STA 13-0.
▪ Gibbons 1, Melbourne 1: CG: Kaitlyn Pawelczyk goal. Alysa Vazquez assist. CG 10-1-2.
WRESTLING
▪ John Lyzott Memorial Wrestling Tournament – 1. Cypress Bay 298.50, 2. South Broward 167, 3. Everglades 155, 4. Hollywood Hills 115, 5. McArthur 102, 6. American Heritage Delray 88, 7. Naples 85, 8. Taravella 66, 8. Coral Springs Charter 66 10. Golden Gate 48, 10. Monarch 48, 12. Nova 41, 13. Miramar 36, 14. Calvary Christian 31, 15. Chaminade-Madonna 27, 16. Archbishop McCarthy 12, 17. Hallandale 8.
FOOTBALL
Central 48,
Seffner Armwood 13
SA | CEN | |
First downs | 13 | 19 |
Rushes-yards | 30-240 | 41-305 |
Passing yards | 72 | 156 |
Passes | 4-14-0 | 13-19-0 |
Punts | 2-38 | 2-21 |
Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 1-0 |
Penalties-yards | 8-59 | 13-93 |
Field goals-att | 0-2 | 0-0 |
SA | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0--13 |
CEN | 14 | 15 | 6 | 13--48 |
SCORING SUMMARY
SA - Collins 90 run (kick blocked)
CEN - Jones 90 fumble return (Lopez kick)
CEN - J. Thomas 1 run (Lopez kick)
CEN - Cook 28 run (Lopez kick)
CEN - Green 46 pass from J. Thomas (K. Thomas pass from Morten)
CEN - Cook 6 run (kick blocked)
SA - McNeal 3 run (Koscis kick)
CEN - Cook 57 run (Lopez kick)
CEN - Salomon 12 pass from J. Thomas (pass failed)
Individual Statistics
Rushing (att-yds) -- SA: Ford 1-(-2), Thompson 2-2, Snead 8-21, McNeal 14-78, Collins 5-141. CEN: Mike 3-6, Thomas 9-37, Smith 13-40, Perriman 1-44, Cook 15-178.
Passing (comp-att-int, yds)-- SA: Thompson 1-2-0, 1, McNeal 3-12-0, 71. CEN: Thomas 13-19-0, 156.
Receiving (rec-yds-TD) -- SA: Dotson 1-1, Laurent 1-13, Collins 1-25, Collins 1-33. CEN: Brinson 2-14, Carter 2-25, Green 2-58, Salomon 7-59.
Football state finals
Class 8A: Flanagan 26, Kissimmee Osceola 7
Class 7A: St. Thomas Aquinas 45, Viera 10
Class 6A: Miami Central 48, Seffner Armwood 13
Class 5A: Orlando Bishop Moore 37, Crawfordville Wakulla 34
Class 4A: Miami Booker T. Washington 43, Jacksonville Raines 23
Class 3A: Jacksonville Trinity Christian 30, Delray American Heritage 3
Class 2A: Jacksonville University Christian 61, Tampa Cambridge 16
Class 1A: Trenton 56, Port St. Joe 21
This story was originally published December 12, 2015 at 11:30 PM with the headline "The Rock School downs Calusa Prep in A-Rod final."