Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007

Manatee 55, Bayshore 48

Tigers hoops holds off late Cougars' rally

After holding a 10-point lead through most the game, the Palmetto High boys basketball team escaped overtime Wednesday night.

Palmetto won 49-46 when Cardinal Mooney's potential game-tying, half-court shot missed after making four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Joe Hills led the Tigers with a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds).

JV: Palmetto's Trey Yarn had 18 points, and Samuel Silas made his first-ever dunk to lead the Tigers (12-1) to a 56-40 victory over Cardinal Mooney.

PALMETTO (49) - Joe Hills 6 5-11 17, Edward Parrimon 1 4-6 6, Rodney Mitchell 5 2-5 12, Bryan Smith 4 4-6 12, Dwayne Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 15-28 49.

CARDINAL MOONEY (46) - Matt Tellor 3 0-0 8, Mat Doble 2 2-4 8, Jeremy Tellor 8 1-4 19, Joe Whitaker 1 0-0 2, Sean Kenealy 1 0-0 2, Craig Montgomery 2 1-4 5, Daniel Mattera 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-12 46.

Palmetto 14 13 10 12 - 49

Cardinal Mooney 8 10 9 18 - 46

3-pointers: Cardinal Mooney 6 (M. Tellor 2, Doble 2, J. Tellor 2). Total fouls: Palmetto 10; Cardinal Mooney 18. Record: Palmetto 11-5.

Manatee 55, Bayshore 48

Anthony Bennett posted a team-high 26 points as the host Hurricanes combined for 16 assists in their win.

BAYSHORE (48) - Nick McDuffee 2 2-2 7, Phil Garrett 5 2-4 13, Edson Seide 1 0-0 2, Derrick Hawkins 4 2-4 10, Braun Balsai 4 2-4 12, Latravis Washington 2 0-1 4. Totals: 18 8-15 48.

MANATEE (55)- Ace Sanders 0 2-3 2, Spencer Carper 1 0-0 2, Anthony Bennett 9 8-10 26, Mike Alderson 0 0-0 0, Donez Searles 2 0-0 4, Dion Shorey 0 0-0 0, Bjorn Campbell 0 0-0 0, Mark Templeton 0 0-0 0, Matt McDonough 0 0-0 0, Zach Beeker 1 0-0 2, Edgard Theliar 6 4-7 19. Totals: 19 14-20 55 .

Bayshore 10 11 13 14 - 48

Manatee 8 16 15 16 - 55

3-pointers: Bayshore 4 (Balsai 2, McDuffee 1, Garrett 1); Manatee 1 (Theliar). Total fouls: Bayshore 16; Manatee 13. Records: Manatee 5-7, 4-4 Class 5A-12.

Tampa Prep 82,

Saint Stephen's 34

Ryan Tuff scored a game-high 20 points in the visiting Falcons' loss.

SAINT STEPHEN'S (34) - Ryan Tuff 6 8-12 20, Alex Ghiselin 0 0-0 0, Garrett Loh 0 0-1 0, Casey Cothron 0 0-0 0, Michael Schick 1 2-2 4, Mrugesh Gatel 2 0-0 4, Paul Carlson 3 0-0 6. Totals: 12 10-15 34.

TAMPA PREP (82) - Haslam 7 0-0 17, Sieben 5 1-1 11, Linville 3 2-2 8, Andrews 3 1-3 7, Qureshi 3 0-0 6, Harrison 1 0-0 2, Walker 0 0-0 0, McCarthy 1 0-0 2, Gagne 2 0-0 4, Terry 4 2-2 11, Perkins 7 0-2 14. Totals: 36 6-10 82.

Saint Stephen's 12 12 0 10 - 34

Tampa Prep 17 29 15 21 - 82

3-pointers: Tampa Prep 4 (Haslam 3, Terry). Total fouls: Saint Stephen's 10, Tampa Prep 17.

Girls basketball

Tampa Prep 39,

Saint Stephen's 26

Melissa Ivin had 12 rebounds, and Jenny Smytka added 10 in the visiting Falcons' loss.

SAINT STEPHEN'S (26) - Ali Fraraccio 1 1-1 3, Ali Schulman 0 0-0 0, Melissa Ivin 0 2-4 4, Jennifer Tinnell 5 0-0 10, Jenny Smytka 0 3-10 3, Elan Nguyen 2 4-8 8, Ali Weinkle 0 0-0 0, Jenny Boothby 0 0-0 0, Brooke Tharpe 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 10-23 26.