FEB. 2ND, 2009

DETROIT RENAISSANCE vs. CODY HIGH SCHOOL

THE PHOENIX WERE COMING OFF OF A HUGE WIN AT HOME AGAINST HENRY FORD AND HAD MOMENTUM COMING INTO CODY. HOWEVER, CODY HAD OTHER PLANS AND WERE DETERMINED NOT TO JUST LAY DOWN AGAINST THE PHOENIX. THE FIRST QUARTER FOUND THE PHOENIX DOWN 8 EARLY AND CODY LOOKING TO EXTEND THEIR LEAD. THE SECOND QUARTER BELONGED TO RENAISSANCE AND THEIR HALF COURT TRAPPING PRESSURE. NOT ONLY WOULD THEY CUT DOWN THE LEAD BUT THE ALSO WENT ON A RUN TO FINISH THE HALF UP EIGHT, 38-30.

IN THE SECOND HALF, THE BIGS AT DETROIT CODY WOULD WEAR DOWN THE PHOENIX A BIT. HAVING FOUL TROUBLE INSIDE FOR RENAISSANCE MAKES A SMALL TEAM EVEN SMALLER. HAVING TO PLAY MOSTLY ZONE THE SECOND HALF, CODY TOOK ADVANTAGE AND CUT THE RENAISSANCE LEAD TO 3 GOING INTO THE FOURTH QUARTER. JUST AS BEFORE, THESE TWO TEAMS WOULD BATTLE TO THE LAST POSSESION. WITH A MINUTE TO PLAY AND THE PHOENIX UP JUST ONE AND THE POSSESION, THEY TURN THE BALL OVER. ON THE TURNOVER, CODY CONVERTS AND GOES UP ONE. ON THE NEXT POSSESION THE PHOENIX HAVE A TOUGH TIME FINDING A GOOD SHOT AND COME OUT EMPTY HANDED WITH :20 SECONDS TO PLAY. FORCED TO FOUL, CODY GOES TO THE LINE AND CONVERTS ONE OF TWO FREE THROWS. HOWEVER, ON THE SECOND FREE THROW AN OVER THE BACK CALL PUTS RENAISSANCE AT THE LINE TO TIE THE GAME.

WITH THE SCORE 61-59, RENAISSANCE GOES TO THE LINE BUTS ONLY MAKES ONE OF TWO FREE THROWS. ONCE AGAIN RENAISSANCE IS FORDCED TO FOUL AND DOWN JUST ONE. CODY MAKES ONE FREE THROW AND THE PHOENIX ARE DOWN TWO WITH :14 SECONDS REMAINING. A FULL COURT DRIVE TO THE BASKET, GETS KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS AND RENAISSANCE STILL HAS POSSESION WITH :06 LEFT AND THE BALL ON THE SIDELINE. SENIOR GUARD DELANO COLLINS HAS A GOOD LANE TO DRIVE TO THE BASKET BUT IS MET BY DAMON JOHNSON AND A CHARGE WAS CALLED ON THE PLAY. FROM THERE CODY WOULD PREVAIL 62-60.

RENAISSANCE WAS LED BY SEENIOR GUARD DELANO COLLINS WITH 16 POINTS AND 6 ASSISTS. ALSO ADDING 16 POINTS AND 8 REBOUNDS WAS SENIOR FORWARD DANIEL SUTHERLIN. CHENE PHILLIPS HAD ANOTHER SOLID OUTING FOR THE PHOENIX WITH 14 POINTS.

CODY WAS LED BY ANGELO LEWIS WITH 22 POINTS.

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