Dantzler, who guided Edmondson to the 2010 Division I city title, was confident back in the summer the Red Storm would be competitive. Unranked in the area’s preseason polls, Edmondson used it as a source of motivation. I didn’t put them in the right position to make plays,” said Lake Clifton coach Herman Harried. While struggling to make shots in the second half, the Lakers also had difficulty with Edmondson’s length in 6-foot-7 Hocker and 6-5 junior Barry Jones. “The kids executed, shared the ball and we’re fortunate to come out the win.”Īrmon Harried finished with 24 points for Lake Clifton (), and Gray added 22. Figueroa and Heron entered last season as the team’s main offense. The losses of LJ Figueroa (transferred to Oregon), Mustapha Heron (graduated) and Nick Rutherford (graduated) are hard to understate. The Lakers led 37-33 at halftime before Edmondson got its first lead of the match with 5:19 left in the third quarter on Nelson’s 3-pointer. The Red Storm squad returns from a long break with many regulars back in the fold, but missing three highly influential players. Lake Clifton (15-3, 6-1 A Division) had its perimeter game on point in the opening half, connecting on five 3-pointers to construct a 35-25 advantage late in the second quarter. Our coach said we had to slow things down and get our shooting going.” “At halftime, our coach got on our butts,” said Bolden. Bolden completed the 3-point play.īolden said Edmondson stayed resolute, despite trailing 10 points in the opening half. Hocker got the defensive rebound and sent a pass downcourt to Keith Bolden, who converted the basket and was fouled with 10.5. Edmondson missed the front end of an one-and-one, and Michael Gray missed a 3-pointer for the Lakers. The Red Storm led 70-62 after Smith’s basket with 1:02 to play, but Lake Clifton, thanks to Armon Harried’s 3-point play, got to 70-67 with 21.2 seconds left in regulation. Tre’Shawn Lewis’ follow-up started a 10-0 run – featuring another Lewis basket and Nelson’s steal and layup – putting Edmondson up, 66-56, with 3:09 left to play. The East Baltimore school made six field goals in the second half.ĭreshawn Hodges’ 3-pointer brought the Lakers even at 56 with about 5 minutes, 15 seconds left in regulation. The Red Storm switched to a 1-3-1 zone defense in the second half, cooling down Lake’s perimeter game. Our defense was tough in the fourth quarter,” said Hocker. “They were diving for balls, rebounding, getting their hands on loose ball. They played their hearts out,” said Edmondson coach Darnell Dantzler. 2 Patterson, the B Division’s first-place team, for the city title, Feb. The Athol Avenue school made a critical fourth quarter run before holding off a late Lake Clifton charge to clinch first in the A Division (7-0). Marcus Hocker posted 24 points for Edmondson (17-2 overall) and sophomore guard Eontae Nelson added 13. 9 Red Storm defeated sixth-ranked Lake Clifton, 73-67, in a city league A Division match in West Baltimore. Now, the Red Storm are headed to Morgan State University. 9 Red Storm pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 73-67 win in West Baltimore.Įdmondson High wasn’t on the Baltimore City boys basketball championship radar at the beginning of the season. Edmondson’s Keith Bolden (3) and Lake Clifton’s Zevon Hughes battle for a rebound during Thursday’s key Baltimore City boys basketball match.
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