Kellam Prevails in OT
Trey Freeman watches on, as Snowden is sinking foul shots in overtime to clinch the win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night. Freeman was a problem all night for the Princess Anne guards, as they could not stop one of the 757's top point guards from getting into the paint and dishing it to the open guy...
Photo By Matt Nieman
By Matt Aiton
Ramone Snowden nailed his last nine free throws; four in overtime and helped lead the Kellam Knights into the victory column with a 64-61 win over host, the Princess Anne Cavaliers. Snowden finished the night with 16 points and junior guard Trey Freeman added 17 points of his own on Thursday night in Virginia Beach.
Princess Anne was led by senior center, Quintell Johnson who owned his side of the paint all night, pouring in 24 points and gathering 9 rebounds. Senior Captain, Greg Montgomery finished with a double-double, with 14 points, 10 rebounds and dishing out 6 assists. Princess Anne battled back and forth with Kellam all game, but in the end, the Knights connected on 22 more free throws in the game and came away with a well deserved win.
The Cavaliers tried to press the Knights for most of the second quarter, but the combination of Freeman, Snowden and junior, Christian Burton was just too much as they handled the press with great success and got their team into position to score. Burton also did his part on defense as well, gathering 3 steals on the night, 2 coming late in the game that really shifted momentum.
BOX SCORE: 1st....2nd....3rd....4th....OT.......FINAL
Princess Anne: 12....7....13....19....10.......61
Kellam: 9....12....18....12....13.......64
STATS:
Princess Anne: Greg Montgomery - 14 pts. 10 rbs. 6 ast. 2 stl., Quintell Johnson - 24 pts. 9 rbs., Kris Marsh - 8 pts. 6 rbs., Isaiah Wiggins - 10 pts.
Kellam: Ramone Snowden - 16 pts. 9 rbs. 4 stl., Trey Freeman - 17 pts. 3 rbs. 5 ast., Christian Burton - 9 pts. 3 stl. 4rbs, Ed Reddick - 10 pts. 6 rbs., Ross Ward - 6 pts.
Coach Nieman's Analysis
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Kellams backcourt was just to good throughout the whole game for the Cavaliers to handle. Freeman and Snowden seemed to have the calmness in them even when P.A. tied up the game late to make it head to overturn. The Knights will have to rely on them most of the year to compete with the Beach top team's this year.
Player of the Game
Presented By Lendys
Ramone Snowden hit 14 of 17 free throws on the night, finishing with 16 points and also played stout defense, forcing turnovers and making it a long night for the Cav's of Princess Anne. This freshman showed great composure when knocking down key free throws late in OT.
