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Mary Persons senior guard Ty Bouie scored 12 points, including a pair of
key second-hall three-pointers, but the
Bulldogs still fell 64-62 at home to Druid Hills in an MP Holiday Classic
consolation game on Monday, Dec. 28.
MP was slated to re-enter region play on Tuesday at Upson-Lee on a
four-game losing streak. (Photo/Greg EIrod)
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After a blazing start to the season,
the Mary Persons boys basketball
team has cooled off considerably,
dropping its fourth straight game
with a 94-44 blowout non-region
loss at Westside (Macon) on Satur-
day-
The Bulldogs, 10-6 overall (2-0 in
Region 2-AAAA), fell behind by 27
points at 48-21 at halftime before
the Seminoles stretched their lead
out to a whopping 47 points at 83—36
through three quarters en route to a
50-point win.
Westside’s Javian Mosley led all
scorers with 28 points and Noles’
teammate Kowacie Reevean added
27 points.
One night earlier, on Friday, MP
‘ fell for the second time this season
to non-region Taylor County, losing
by one point, 59—58, in overtime on
the road. MP led 23-21 at halftime
before the Vikings tied the contest
at 36—all entering the final period
After knotting at 54—54 through
regulation, the Vikings outscored
the Bulldogs 5-4 in overtime for the
one-point victory. Jabin Ford led the
Vikings with 14 points.
On Monday, Dec. 30, the Bulldogs
finished in fourth place in their
home MP Holiday Classic, falling
64-62 to Druid Hills in the third-
place contest
The Bulldogs led 29-27 at halftime
against the Red Devils. After MP’s Ty
Bouie opened the third quarter with
a long three-pointer, it was teammate
Alex Brown who connected on a
right elbow trey later in the period to
stake the Dogs’ to their biggest lead
of nine at 46-37. MP would eventu-
ally end the third quarter with a sev-
en-point advantage at 46-39. Then,
with 6:39 left in the fourth quarter,
Bouie bombed another triple, this
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Continuing last week’s
countdown of the Best
Games of 201 8. Here are the
Top 5:
likely hero, Marnadi Diakite
hit a 15-foot turnaround
jumper with 0.4 seconds left
to force overtime. Virginia
would then go on to prevail
5.) NCAA Division 1 80-75 in overtime, sending
Men’s Basketball Final the Cavaliers to their first
Four Semifinals -- Vir— Final Four in 35 years. In
ginia Cavaliers vs. Au- the semifinals in Minneap-
burn Tigers (April 6) 8t olis, Virginia was matched
NCAA Division 1 Men’s up with the upstart Auburn
Basketball National Tigers, who
Championship were mak-
Game -- Virginia ing their
Cavaliers vs. Texas first-ever trip
Tech Red Raiders to the Final
(April 8) Four, and that
contest would
One year after be- perhaps
coming infamous for exceed the
being the first No. 1 drama of the
seed in NCAA Men’s Elite Eight.
Basketball Tourna— Moments
ment history to fall A. after what
to a No. 16 seed in fluvial T/l . 93W" appeared to
the first round, the be an obvi-
Virginia Cavaliers ous double-
once again entered the 2019 dribble violation by Jerome
NCAA Tournament as a that went uncalled by
top seed. After struggling officials, Auburn led 62-60
early in a first—round game with a second remaining.
against Gardner-Webb, Needing a bucket to win
it appeared the plodding, or force OT, Virginia’s Kyle
defensive—minded Cavaliers Guy launched a three-
might again bow out early. pointer from the left corner.
But Virginia survived this The shot missed, but the
time, advancing to the Elite referees blew the whistle
Eight, where they faced this time, calling Auburn’s
Purdue in Louisville. That’s Samir Doughty for mak-
where the Cavaliers with- ing slight Contact with
stood a 42-point barrage Guy. The junior guard then
from Boilermakers’ star calmly drained all three free
Carsen Edwards that put r throws to give the Cava-
Purdue up by three with 20 liers a controversial 63-62
seconds to play. After Vir- win. Needing one win to
ginia point guard Ty Jerome capture the program’s first
made the first of two free national championship, the
throws to pull the Cavaliers Cavaliers faced Texas Tech
within two, he missed the in the title game two nights
second one, but the ball was later. Both teams struggled
tapped into the backcourt. to score early against
Virginia’s Kihei Clark the opponent’s relentless
retrieved the ball and then defense as Virginia took a
fired a pass back into the three—point lead at 32—29
frontcourt, where an un- into halftime. The Wahoos
would eventually push
their lead out to 10 late in
the second half before the
Red Raiders rallied to take
the advantage. The lead
changed hands several
times in the final minutes
of regulation with a Jarrett
Culver layup putting Texas
Tech in front with 35 sec-
onds to play. With Virginia
later trailing by three, star
forward DeAndre Hunter
buried a tying three-pointer
with 12 seconds to play to
square the contest at 68-all.
Texas Tech had a chance
to win in regulation, but
Culver’s game—winning
shot attempt was blocked
by Braxton Key. Texas
Tech took an early lead in
overtime, but the Cavaliers
went on an 11-0 scoring
run while taking advantage
of clutch shotmaking from
Hunter and Guy, who com-
bined for 51 points. Vir-
ginia’s 85-77 championship
victory enabled coach Tony
Bennett’s Cavaliers to finish
off their 35-3 redemption
tour and stake their claim as
one of the greatest defensive
squads in college basketball
history.
4.) National Football
League NFC Champion-
ship Game -- Los Angeles
Rams at New Orleans
Saints (Jan. 20) 8: National
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Football League AFC
Championship Game
New England Patriots at
Kansas City Chiefs (Jan.
20)
In one of the most
memorable days of football
in NFL history, both 2019
conference champion-
ship clashes would end
up on the NFL Network’s
list of Top 100 Games in
league history. In the NFC,
the Drew Brees-led New
Orleans Saints were hosting
the Los Angeles Rams while
trying to make the Super
Bowl for the first time in
nine years. Meanwhile, the
Rams were trying to be—
come the first L.A. squad to
qualify for the Super Bowl
since 1983. With the New
Orleans crowd at a fever
pitch in the Superdome,
the Saints jumped out to
a 13-0 advantage through
one quarter. But the Rams
would adjust to the crowd
noise and slowly get back
into the game, scoring their
first touchdown on a six-
yard Todd Gurley touch—
down run just before half-
time to make'it 13-10. New
Orleans would again go up
by 10 in the second half,
but the Rams narrowed
the gap to 20-17 late in the
third quarter. The Rams
finally tied the contest for
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Goff, then drove the field
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