JAN. 20TH, 2009

DETROIT RENAISSANCE vs. MUMFORD HIGH SCHOOL

THE PHOENIX CAME INTO THE CONTEST AGAINST MUMFORD LOOKING TO IMPROVE TO 8-2, 3-1 IN THE PSL WEST. PLAYING AT MUMFORD, THE MUSTANGS JUMPED OUT ON THE PHOENIX AND LED THE FIRST QUARTER, 18-15. THE SECOND QUARTER WAS IN MUMFORD'S CONTROL AND WITH 4:00 MINUTES LEFT IN THE HALF, THEY HELD A 26-15 LEAD. THAT'S WHEN SENIOR GUARD, DELANO COLLINS, TOOK THE GAME INTO HIS HANDS BY SCORING ON THREE STRAIGHT POSSESSIONS. RENAISSANCE WOULD FINISH THE HALF ON A 18-2 RUN AND TOOK A 5 POINT LEAD INTO HALFTIME.

MUMFORD WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP THE GAME CLOSE IN THE SECOND HALF. THEY EXECUTED THEIR HALF COURT OFFENSE AND PLAYED WELL ON THEIR HOMECOURT. THE PHOENIX WOULD KEEP THEIR COMPOSURE AND CONTINUED TO BE AGGRESSIVE ATTACKING THE BASKET. RENAISSANCE IS AVERAGING AROUND 24 FREE THROWS A GAME, AND IN THIS CONTEST THEY WOULD SHOOT 22-32 FROM THE LINE. AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER, RENAISSANCE LED 51-47.

THE FOURTH QUARTER WAS MUCH LIKE THE THIRD FROM THE PHOENIX' PERSEPECTIVE. THEY CONTINUED TO PUT PRESSURE ON MUMFORD'S GUARDS AND GETTING INTO THE LANE ON OFFENSE. RENAISSANCE'S BIGGEST LEAD WOULD BE 63-53 UNTIL MUMFORD WENT ON A 8 POINT RUN, CUTTING THE LEAD TO JUST 2. HOWEVER, RENAISSANCE NEVER GAVE UP THE LEAD AND WENT ON TO WIN THE GAME 72-65.

FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT CONTEST, DELANO COLLINS WOULD LEAD THE PHOENIX IN SCORING WITH 20 POINTS WHILE ALSO ADDING 5 ASSISTS. BRANDYN MUNGO HAD A GOOD SHOOTING NIGHT AND HE FINISHED WITH 19 POINTS AND 8 REBOUNDS. SENIOR DANIEL SUTHERLIN RECORDED HIS 9TH DOUBLE DOUBLE ON THE SEASON AND FINISHED WITH 15 POINTS AND 11 REBOUNDS. CHENE PHILLIPS ROUNDED OFF THE BALANCED SCORING ATTACK WITH 14 POINTS AND 5 ASSISTS.

RONALD NORFLEET LED MUMFORD WITH 18 POINTS.

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