Boys tourney hoops: Plymouth holds off rally to earn district finals ticket
By ROB MCCURDY ? News Journal ? March 11, 2009
"I think we really felt we had the game in hand," Plymouth junior guard Brook Turson said. "Unfortunately, we let them go on a run at the end of the quarter. I went out with fouls which wasn't a very smart thing. I still felt we had the game in hand. With the tournament experience we have, we felt we could push the lead out again in the fourth quarter."
That's exactly what happened.
Back on the court, Turson started the fourth with a three-point play, then a stick back and finally a half-court assist to Cody Smith on the fastbreak. Just that quickly the lead was back to double digits and the Big Red wouldn't be threatened again, validating their confidence.
"At the start of the fourth, we show- ed good composure," said Plymouth coach Brad Turson, Brook's father. "Brook took over a little bit and got some other people involved and we made some free throws down the stretch."
The younger Turson had 30 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals, while junior Brandon McCalley backed him with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
"Turson is a nice player and always does what he wants to do. He takes shots when he needs to and passes when he had to," said St. Mary coach Lyle Falknor who was the longtime coach at Bellevue.
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