Hopewell Junior High Basketball
INCREDIBLE 2nd Half Performance by Hopewell Jr High Gold Team
Head coach Doug Biega must have given a Hall of Fame halftime speech because it certainly woke his team up.
Despite being up by 16 points, his Hopewell players played a sloppy first half, making a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes both offensively and defensively.
The second half was completely different as they were nearly perfect, out-scoring Montour, 32-2, enroute to a lopsided win.
Keep in mind when these two teams played last year, Hopewell squeaked out a 53-51 win.
It was not nearly as close this year as Hopewell Gold improved their record to 7-1.
1st Quarter Recap:
*Things started well, as on the first possession of the game, Brody Rock hits a corner 3. Â Hopewell 3-0
*James Armstrong was a beast on the boards this afternoon, this possession he gets an offensive rebound and passes to Rock for 2. Hopewell 5-0
*Defense, defense, defense. Tre Cameron comes up with the steal and dishes to Armstrong for 2 plus the foul. Hopewell 8-0
*Nice designed underneath in-bounds play gets Armstrong open for a layup and he’s fouled. Hopewell 10-0
*Towards the end of the quarter, Avery Bokor misses a 3 but Rock gets the rebound and layup. Hopewell 12-0
*Armstrong grabs a defensive rebound, throws a baseball pass to Bokor, who glides in for the layup. Â Hopewell 14-0
*Cameron breaks an 8-0 Montour run as he hits a corner 3. Hopewell 17-8
End of 1st Quarter: Hopewell 18 Montour 8
2nd Quarter Recap:
*Running a half court set, the Vikings iso Armstrong who powers his way in for 2. Hopewell 22-12
*Armstrong plays defense as he steals an in-bounds pass and puts it up for a layup and gets fouled. Hopewell 26-14
*With a minute left in the half, Jack Biega with an aggressive drive down the lane for 2. Hopewell 28-16
*At the buzzer, Armstrong grabs an offensive rebound and puts it in before the clock hits zero.
Halftime: Hopewell 32 Montour 16
3rd Quarter Recap:
*Boo breaks the Montour press himself and takes it in for a layup and gets fouled. Hopewell 34-16
*Armstrong with a steal and goes in for a layup. Hopewell 36-16
*Bokor with good position down low and makes a medium range jumper. Hopewell 40-16
*Transition offense, Rock grabs the defensive rebound and hits Biega with a strong pass, Biega gets the layup and is fouled. Hopewell 42-16
*Following a missed free throw, Armstrong gets the rebound and puts it back in. Hopewell 44-16
*More defense as Rock gets the steal and finds Bokor for 2. Hopewell 48-16
*Armstrong with a steal and takes it the length of the court for 2. Hopewell 53-16
End of 3rd Quarter: Hopewell 53 Montour 16
4th Quarter Recap:
—Coach Biega sat his starters for the 4th quarter.
*Kareem Hairston with a strong take down the middle for a lay-in. Â Hopewell 62-18
*The last basket goes to Manny Gomez. Hopewell 64-18
Final: Hopewell 64 Â Montour 18
