City of Palms Classic Day 2 Scores

Game 1 - Dunbar (FL) vs. John Carroll (MD) 60 to 55

Game 2 - Holy Cross (NY) vs. Pace (FL) 81 to 62

Game 3 - Taft (CA) vs. Charlotte (FL) 70 to 44

Game 4 - New Hope (MS) vs. American Heritage (FL) 82 to 78 in OT

Game 5 - Scott County (KY) vs. Hales Franciscan (IL) 90 to 74

City of Palms Classic Day 1 Chester, PA vs. Bishop Verot, FL

Game 4 - Chester (PA) #16 vs. Bishop Verot (FL) - 66 to 41

This game included the host school Bishop Verot vs. Chester, PA which is ranked # 16 by USA Today.

In the very beginning you could tell that Bishop Verot was overmatched by the way they reacted to the pressure defense that Chester came out with.

Chester jumped out early to a 9-0 lead and never looked back.

Chester High used their intense defense to force 25 turnovers in route to an easy victory.

Chester High guards were able to get to the lane anytime they wanted to score easy buckets.

Point guard Karon Burton put on a nice display of passing with a game high 7 assists to go along with his 18 points and 5 rebounds.

The beneficiary of most of his assists was forward Nasir Robinson who finished with 13 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.

The leading scorer for Bishop Verot was Brennen Melvin who had 11 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.

City of Palms Classic Day 1 Fort Myers, FL vs. Arcadia, FL

Game 3 - Fort Myers (FL) vs. Arcadia (FL) - 69 to 59

In the Sunshine Series opening game Fort Myers was able to outlast Arcadia in overtime.

This game was a very close contest in the 1^st half with Arcadia going into with a 1 point lead.

Arcadia continued to increase their lead in the 3^rd quarter but Fort Myers fought back to tie it up at the end of regulation.

In overtime Fort Myers dominated out scoring Arcadia 11 to 1 to seal the victory.

Some of the standout performers were Jean Louisme who finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds.

A player to watch for is 6′10 junior Josh Nicholas who is a little skinny but could put on weight with some work in the weight room; he is a force on the defensive end. Josh is a little raw on the offensive end but could end up being a mid major but next year.

Shavon Shine and Tavarus Dennis each had solid games for Arcadia with 20 points and 10 rebounds and 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively.

City of Palms Classic Day 1 Scott County, KY vs. Dunbar, FL

Game 2 - Scott County (KY) vs. Dunbar (FL) - 43 to 41

This game looked like it was going to be a runaway win for the team from KY; they came out fast and hit everything the shot.

They finished the 1^st quarter with a 13 to 2 lead and continued their dominance in the 2^nd quarter with the hot shooting and pressure defense to go into the half with a 24 to 7 lead.

Dunbar which had a team full of athletes just didn’t seem to be able to turn all that athleticism to on court success in the 1^st half.

Tyler Portwood and Cameron Hundley lead Scott County in the half with 12 points and 6 points respectively.

The 2^nd half was a completely different game with Scott County coming out and not shooting as well in the 1st half.

Dunbar also started to insert some pressure defense that helped lead to a big 3^rd quarter in which they outscored Scott County 21 to 10.

In the 4^th quarter the game went back and forth with each team trying to make a lead to stick.

The leaders for Scott County were Tyler Portwood and Cameron Hundley who each finished with 15 points and 13 points respectively.

The standouts for Dunbar were sophomores Jeffery Evans and David Paulk who each finished with 9 points and 10 rebounds and 9 points and 7 rebounds respectively.

This was a very exciting game in the 2^nd half.

City of Palms Classic Day 1 Helen Cox, LA vs. John Carroll, MD

Game 1- Helen Cox (LA) vs. John Carroll (MD) - 53 to 41

This game was a chance for people to see Greg Monroe (Helen Cox, LA) considered by some as the #1 ranked player in the country.

He came out in the 1^st quarter and scored the first six points for Cox and then decided he would just go through the motions the rest of the game.

He finished with 7 points and 6 rebounds in the opening game. Even with him not performing to his capabilities the rest of the team was able to step up their games to get the win.

The leading scorer for Cox was junior Taj Givens who had a real eye catching performance finishing with 17 points and 4 rebounds.

The John Carroll Patriots from Maryland used a tough defense to slow down Monroe but just didn’t have an enough offensive fire power to earn the victory.

Isaiah Philmore a junior combo forward had a nice game on both ends of the floor finishing with 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead John Carroll.

He is a solid player that plays hard the whole time he is out there and with some work on the wing could end up being a high major 3 or 4.

The overall difference in this game was Helen Cox, LA pressure defense which lead to 26 John Carroll turnovers.