RENAISSANCE vs. OSBORN

OPENING UP THE 2009-2010 SEASON, THE PHOENIX WERE LOOKING TO MAKE A STATEMENT FROM THE JUMP! SENIOR CHENE PHILLIPS GOT OFF TO A GOOD START WITH SIX POINTS IN FIRST QUATER TO LEAD THE PHOENIX. DEFENSIVELY, THE PHOENIX GUARDS PUT HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE OSBORN KNIGHTS TO SECURE A 4 POINT LEAD. OSBORN WOULDN'T LET UP THOUGH, BEHIND DEMARCO PAIGE'S 20 POINTS, THE KNIGHTS WERE PUTTING UP A TOUGH FIGHT. HOWEVER, THE PHOENIX MADE A RUN TOWARDS THE END OF THE 2ND QUARTER AND LED BY 8 AT HALFTIME.

THE THIRD QUARTER IS WHERE THE PHOENIX MADE THEIR RUN, SCORING 29 PONITS IN THE QUARTER. THE PRESSURE DEFENSE LED TO TURNOVERS AND ALSO INTO BASKETS. JUNIOR MICHAEL HUNDLEY HAD 8 POINTS IN THIS RUN THAT PRETTY MUCH DECIDED THE GAME.

THE FOURTH QUARTER THE KNIGHTS WERE DOWN 20 POINTS AND DECIDED TO MAKE RUN OF THEIR OWN. THEY MADE FOUR STARIGHT THREE POINTERS AND CUT THE PHOENI' LEAD TO 9. HOWEVER, JUNIOR GUARD GEARLD JOHNSON WOULD HAVE HIS SAY ABOUT THE MATTER SCORING 8 OF HIS 20 POINTS IN THE 4TH AND HELPING THE PHOENIX TO AN 88-76 VICTORY.

SENIOR CHENE PHILLIPS LED ALL SCORERS WITH 24 POINTS WHILE ALSO DISHING OUT 8 ASSISTS ALONG WITH 5 STEALS. JUNIOR GERALD JOHNSON FINSIHED WITH 20 POINTS AND 8 REBOUNDS. 6'8 JUNIOR MICHAEL HUNDLEY MADE AN IMPACT INSIDE WITH 16 POINTS, 10 REBOUNDS AND 6 BLOCKS. SENIOR GUARD KEVIN ROSS CAME IN FIRING OFF THE BENCH AND SCORED 12 POINTS WITH 4 STEALS.

OSBORN WAS LED BY DEMARCO PAIGE WITH 22 POINTS.

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