February 3, 2010
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  Cornwall, Herbert Morrison cop titles out west


MONTEGO BAY, St James - As expected, Herbert Morrison Technical and Cornwall College wrapped up their respective ISSA/KFC Western Conference basketball titles on Monday after beating Mannings and Herbert Morrison, respectively, by 2-0 margins.

Despite not playing up to their usual high standards, both winners were still good enough to pull away when their opponents made runs.

Herbert Morrison beat Mannings, 74-46, in the Under-19 finals, snapping their two-games streak where they went over the 100-point mark, while Cornwall retained the Under-16 crown after beating Herbert Morrison, 71-39.

In the first games on Friday, Herbert Morrison won 104-53, while Cornwall triumphed, 85-45.

On Monday, the Under-19 final was interrupted late in the game by a power surge which caused a temporary power outage with four minutes and 28 seconds to go and Herbert Morrison leading, 64-38.

Despite being double- and triple-teamed by Mannings defenders whenever he went into the low post, Herbert Morrison's Jervis Hamilton had a triple-double 18 points, 21 rebounds and 11 steals.

With Hamilton drawing the extra defenders, point guard Jamoi Richards capitalised and had 22 points, nine assists and three steals. Kedar Clarke came off the bench to grab 16 points, 22 rebounds and eight steals.

Troy Reid was the top player for Mannings with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Ruel Gordon scored eight points and had 15 rebounds, while Andre Davids got eight points, eight rebounds and seven steals.

Cornwall looked sluggish in the Under-16 decider as Herbert Morrison stayed close, trailing by three points after the first quarter and by six, 23-29, at half-time.

Cornwall, however, stepped up their game in the second half, limiting Herbert Morrison to just 16 points as they extended their lead.

Alex McFarlane, a candidate for the MVP award for both regular season and finals, led the way with 24 points and 18 steals.

Christopher Ray Smith scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds; Robert McIntosh scored nine points and had 20 rebounds, while John Audley Jackson scored nine points before fouling out midway the fourth quarter.

David Brown was the only player for Herbert Morrison to notch double figures -- 12 points and 24 rebounds -- while Daniel Henry scored eight points and had 11 rebounds.

caption: A Herbert Morrison player goes by two William Knibb players to score in their game at the Mobay Cricket Club Court. (Photo: Paul Reid)

From the Jamaica Observer
 

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