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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Clarion Ledger Top Performers 12/10-16
Deville Smith, Callaway: Scored 23 points in a 56-46 win over Vicksburg.
Clarion Ledger Boys Super 10 - 12/18/07
1. Starkville (10-0)
2. Lanier (12-1)
3. Picayune (11-0)
4. Moss Point (11-0)
5. Wingfield (14-2)
6. Clinton (13-2)
7. Forest Hill (11-3)
8. Oxford (14-2)
9. Columbus (9-2)
10. New Hope (8-4)
Clinton lost last night to Yazoo City
Class 4A
1. Lanier
2. Picayune
3. Moss Point
4. Forest Hill
5. Oxford
2. Lanier (12-1)
3. Picayune (11-0)
4. Moss Point (11-0)
5. Wingfield (14-2)
6. Clinton (13-2)
7. Forest Hill (11-3)
8. Oxford (14-2)
9. Columbus (9-2)
10. New Hope (8-4)
Clinton lost last night to Yazoo City
Class 4A
1. Lanier
2. Picayune
3. Moss Point
4. Forest Hill
5. Oxford
'07-'08 Callaway Chargers Schedule
11/03 Madison Cental Tournament - vs Clinton, L 64 - 59
11/06 vs Bailey, W 62 - 29
11/08 @ Clinton, L 56 - 52
11/13 vs Jim Hill, W 60 - 48
11/15 vs Wingfield, L 64 - 61
11/19 vs Provine, W 64 - 60
11/20 @ Forest Hill, L 74 - 69
11/27 @ Murrah,W 80-63
11/29 Warren Central Tournament,W 70-39 Warren Central
11/30 Warren Central Tournament,W 64-60 Vicksbury
12/04 @ Canton,L
12/07 vs Warren Central,W
12/11 vs Vicksburg,W 63-53
12/14 @ Yazoo City,W 38-36
12/26 JPS Pepsi Tournament
12/27 JPS Pepsi Tournament
12/28 JPS Pepsi Tournament
01/04 vs Yazoo County
01/08 vs Ridgeland
01/11 @ Lanier
01/15 vs Canton
01/18 @ Pearl
01/22 @ Vicksburg
01/25 vs Yazoo City
01/29 @ Yazoo County
02/01 @ Ridgeland
02/05 vs Lanier
02/08 vs Pearl
02/12-15 Division Tournament - Lanier HS
02/18-23 North/South
02/28-03/15 State Tournament
11/06 vs Bailey, W 62 - 29
11/08 @ Clinton, L 56 - 52
11/13 vs Jim Hill, W 60 - 48
11/15 vs Wingfield, L 64 - 61
11/19 vs Provine, W 64 - 60
11/20 @ Forest Hill, L 74 - 69
11/27 @ Murrah,W 80-63
11/29 Warren Central Tournament,W 70-39 Warren Central
11/30 Warren Central Tournament,W 64-60 Vicksbury
12/04 @ Canton,L
12/07 vs Warren Central,W
12/11 vs Vicksburg,W 63-53
12/14 @ Yazoo City,W 38-36
12/26 JPS Pepsi Tournament
12/27 JPS Pepsi Tournament
12/28 JPS Pepsi Tournament
01/04 vs Yazoo County
01/08 vs Ridgeland
01/11 @ Lanier
01/15 vs Canton
01/18 @ Pearl
01/22 @ Vicksburg
01/25 vs Yazoo City
01/29 @ Yazoo County
02/01 @ Ridgeland
02/05 vs Lanier
02/08 vs Pearl
02/12-15 Division Tournament - Lanier HS
02/18-23 North/South
02/28-03/15 State Tournament
Callaway vs Yazoo City
A perfect night for an upset! Yazoo City is not the type of team that you like to play with a young group. (As I type this I just got a text message saying that Yazoo City beat CL Super 10 #6 Clinton last night.) They sit back in a 2-3 zone and dare you to make a 3. On offense, they are patient. Rarely do they shoot 3's, they pound the ball into their big man and he gets the job done.
We played some 3/4 court zone and backed up into a man once they crossed half court to speed up the tempo. It didn't have much of an effect during the first 3 periods but it finally paid off in the 4th. We hit a stretch where we couldn't score at all but our defense kept coming up with steals to keep them from scoring.
With the clock under a minute, we had just scored to tie the game at 36. We got into our press and they kicked it up to their big man who caught the ball on the wing and attacked the basket. Our charge taker(Phillip Ross) was standing under the basket waiting on him, he decided to pull up instead of trying his luck with senior Phillip Ross. He missed the shot and Q wrestled the ball away from Yazoo City's Jontavious Singleton and we called timeout to set up for the last shot.
We were in our basic spread offense, Q kicked the ball to the wing and cut through. Deville came up top but instead of catching the ball up top he cut to the basket where Ju hit him with a perfect pass. Deville went into his snake maneuver and hit Phillip on the baseline for a layup with 3.9 seconds left.
We have been begging Deville everyday in practice to cut to the basket sometimes instead of just catching it up top everytime. I'm glad he decided to FINALLY do it! I hope the whole team FINALLY starts to do some of the other things that we have been begging them to do!
District: 2-1
Record: 9-5
up next: JPS Tourny-Terry @ Wingfield HS
We played some 3/4 court zone and backed up into a man once they crossed half court to speed up the tempo. It didn't have much of an effect during the first 3 periods but it finally paid off in the 4th. We hit a stretch where we couldn't score at all but our defense kept coming up with steals to keep them from scoring.
With the clock under a minute, we had just scored to tie the game at 36. We got into our press and they kicked it up to their big man who caught the ball on the wing and attacked the basket. Our charge taker(Phillip Ross) was standing under the basket waiting on him, he decided to pull up instead of trying his luck with senior Phillip Ross. He missed the shot and Q wrestled the ball away from Yazoo City's Jontavious Singleton and we called timeout to set up for the last shot.
We were in our basic spread offense, Q kicked the ball to the wing and cut through. Deville came up top but instead of catching the ball up top he cut to the basket where Ju hit him with a perfect pass. Deville went into his snake maneuver and hit Phillip on the baseline for a layup with 3.9 seconds left.
We have been begging Deville everyday in practice to cut to the basket sometimes instead of just catching it up top everytime. I'm glad he decided to FINALLY do it! I hope the whole team FINALLY starts to do some of the other things that we have been begging them to do!
District: 2-1
Record: 9-5
up next: JPS Tourny-Terry @ Wingfield HS
Callaway vs Vicksburg II
When we beat Vicksburg at the Warren Central Tournament, Coach Brent told our guys that the game didn't count for anything and that Vicksburg would be eager to get back on the court with us. We read the article from the Madison County Herald after they beat Canton. And sure enough, their coach said that they had given away their last two games by not running their offense and playing too much 1 on 1. The Callaway game was included in the games he was referring to.
Our thinking was that our pressure defense got them out of rhytm and forced them to do things that they weren't accustomed to doing. We were playing at home and we figured that we could duplicate the performance that we had the last time we played them. Jonathan Phelps is very good, he got 18 hard earned contested points(15 last game) and should be a very good player at the college level. The guy can flat out score!!! But if you can contain him and limit the effectiveness of thier role players they can be beat.
We did just that and picked up our 8th win of the season. That is the win total of all of last year. Deville stepped up big for us scoring 23 points, most of them while snaking to the basket for layups. Dude is amazing!!! Ju's defense was as good as I have seen it this season. He came up with another big steal to pretty much end any chance at a comeback. Q was in foul trouble for most of the game but he rebounded well and pulled for his teammates from the bench, a trait usually reserved for bench guys. He scored 6 points, his lowest point total of the season.
It was a well coached, well played game. Got to keep it up!
District: 1-1
Record: 8-5
up next: @ Yazoo City
Our thinking was that our pressure defense got them out of rhytm and forced them to do things that they weren't accustomed to doing. We were playing at home and we figured that we could duplicate the performance that we had the last time we played them. Jonathan Phelps is very good, he got 18 hard earned contested points(15 last game) and should be a very good player at the college level. The guy can flat out score!!! But if you can contain him and limit the effectiveness of thier role players they can be beat.
We did just that and picked up our 8th win of the season. That is the win total of all of last year. Deville stepped up big for us scoring 23 points, most of them while snaking to the basket for layups. Dude is amazing!!! Ju's defense was as good as I have seen it this season. He came up with another big steal to pretty much end any chance at a comeback. Q was in foul trouble for most of the game but he rebounded well and pulled for his teammates from the bench, a trait usually reserved for bench guys. He scored 6 points, his lowest point total of the season.
It was a well coached, well played game. Got to keep it up!
District: 1-1
Record: 8-5
up next: @ Yazoo City
Clarion Ledger Top Performers - 12/3 - 12/9
LaQuinton Ross, Callaway: Scored 31 points in a 63-53 win over Warren Central.
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