Smith wins 61-58 and is now at (27-3) on the season…Crest finishes at (22-4)….Smith on to the Regional Final on Monday at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem…
#12 Gastonia Huss(20-8) vs. #11 Smith(27-3) on Monday in Winston-Salem…3-A West Boys Regional Final…..
Friday night it was Smith Scoring:Kenny Miller Jr. 18 points…Kadyn Turner-Scott 11, Jyi Dawkins 9, Ty’sere Payne 8, Micah Cowan 7, Tayshawn Mann 4, Kendrick Johnson 3
Crest Scoring leaders:Pluto Surratt 20 points, Lyrick Pettis 14, Cal Pass Jr. 11
**********Kadyn Turner-Scott for 3 Points and Smith wins 61-58…..In Overtime….**********
Left-Side for KT Scott, that hit the top of the backboard and fell down, and in for Three Points…Crest was up by two points in the closing seconds of Regulation, and Crest had the ball, and they got called for a Technical Foul, when their bench players ran out onto the court…Kenny Miller Jr. sinks TWO huge Technical Foul Free Throw Shots, and Smith takes Crest to OT, where Crest went up by three points, and KT Scott hits a Three-Point Shot to cut the lead to 2 points, and then Tayshawn Mann gets a two to tie the game, and KT Scott hits the Game-Ending Shot to win the game for Smith, at 61-58…Two huge threes late by Turner-Scott, you had the the key two by Mann to tie it up in late OT, and you had the Two Huge Free Throws at the End of Regulation by Kenny Miller Jr. and those FTs sent the game to OT…Crest with key late leads, but the Crest Chargers couldn’t close it out…Smith knew how to Finish, and the Golden Eagles finished it up with Victory/WIN….
More Scores…
2-A Girls:North Wilkes 58, High Point Andrews 55
2-A Boys:Reidsville 77, Salisbury 69
1-A Girls:Bishop McGuinness 60, Mountain Heritage 42
1-A Boys:Corvian Community 52, Bishop McGuinness 50
Smith boys vs. Crest, right to the Game-Winner by Kadyn Turner-Scott
Mann 2 for Smith 58-58….Tied Smith ball with 3 seconds to play…
Turner-Scott a 3-point shot for Smith….Crest 58-56 over Smith…
Surratt FTs for Crest..58-53 Crest….
Pass 2 for Crest…Crest 56, Smith 53
Edwards 2 for Crest and chance for And-1…Crest 54-Smith 53..
Surratt FT for Crest…Smith 53, Crest 52…
Kenny Miller Jr. 2 for Smith…53-51 Smith…
Overtime:Smith 51, Crest 51
Technical FT for Smith….Kenny Miller Jr. 2 FTs…Smith 51, Crest 51
Surratt for 2 for Crest…Crest 51, Smith 49….11 Seconds to play…
Dawkins 2 for Smith…49-49 Tied…1:51 to play
Edwards 3 point shot for Crest…Crest 49-47..2:57 to play…
McDowell 2 for Crest…Smith 47, Crest 46
Turner-Scott 2 FTs for Smith…Smith 47, Crest 44
Surratt 3 point play for Crest…2 and a FT…Smith 45, Crest 44…Just under 6 minutes to play…
Miller Jr. 2 more for Smith…Smith up 45-41 over Crest..
End of Third Quarter:Smith 43, Crest 41
Miller Jr. 2 for Smith….43-41 Smith…Jy Dawkins with 4 Fouls now for Smith…
Surratt with 3 for Crest…41-41
Slam Dunk Killer Miller Jr. 41-38 Smith
Slam Dunk Miller Jr. 39-38 Smith..1:44 3rd Quarter…
Pettis for FT and Crest 38-37…
Pass Jr. with 2 for Crest..37-37
Pettis with 2 for Crest…37-35 Smith
Cowan 2 for Smith and he is fouled with chance for the And-1…FT Cowan and Smith 37-33 lead
Dawkins with a 3-point shot for Smith…34-33 Smith…
McDowell for 2 for Crest…33-31 Crest..
Surratt FT Crest…31-31..Tied
2 FTs Pettis for Crest…31-30 Smith
Cowan with 2 for Smith…31-28 Smith…
Second Half now…
Smith Scoring:Ty’sere Payne 8 points, Kenny Miller Jr. 6, Jyi Dawkins 4 and Dawkins with 3 Fouls…Kendrick Johnson 3, Kadyn Turner-Scott 3, Micah Cowan 2…Tayshawn Mann 2
Halftime:Smith 29, Crest 28
Pettis 3 for Crest…29-28 Smith…
Cowman 3 for Smith..29-25 Smith
Pettis for 3 for Crest..26-25 Smith
Payne Smith for 2…26-22 Smith
Pettis FT for Crest…24-22 Smith…
Pass 2 for Crest…24-21 Smith
Surratt 3 ball for Crest…24-19 Smith..
Turner-Scott 3-point shot good for Smith…24-16 Smith…
Mann with 2 for Smith…21-16 Smith…5:22 left in 2nd Q…
Pass scores for Crest…19-16 Smith…
Payne for 2 for Smith…19-14 Smith..
Dobbins for Crest with 2….Smith 17, Crest 14
End of First Quarter:Smith 17, Crest 12
Miller two for Smith…17-12 Smith…
Pettis for Crest 2 FTs..15-12 Smith…
Kendrick Johnson 3-pointer for Smith…15-10 Smith
Surratt 3-point shot for Crest…12-10 Smith…2:26 left in First Quarter…
Miller dunk for Smith…12-7 Smith…
Dawkins scores for Smith…10-7 Smith
Pass slam for Crest, 8-7 Smith..
Dawkins slam for Smith, 8-5 Smith..
Payne scores for Smith…6-5 Smith…
Payne scores for Smith..5-4 Crest…
Cal Pass scores for Crest…4-2 Crest…Pass FT good and Crest 5-2 lead…Three point play…
Surrat 2 for Crest…2-2 game
Smith up 2-0 bucket by Kenny Miller Jr.
Looks like tipoff is coming after 7pm…Now 7:03pm
BOYS 3-A West Basketball Playoffs
#11 Smith(26-3) vs. #10 Crest(22-3)
Nearing GAME TIME
They are currently in Pregame mode at Crest HS…Lots of talk about Smith’s height advantage…Talk of Bob McAdoo with Smith and David Thompson with Crest, back in the day….