HOWARD PULLEY BLACK 17U TOOK ON THE CHICAGO DEMONS

In the first game of the day on Saturday was the Howard Pulley Black 17U team taking on the Chicago Demons. These teams are really getting up and down the court in the early goings.

Throughout the first half the Demons switched up between zone and man to man defenses. This seemed to throw the Pulley players off but they were able to recover.

Cedric Martin played well in the first half. He was able to step up and make some key shots early in the first half. He also played good defense. He also looked to push the ball up the court. Martin usually found Marcus Williams dashing down the court and he was able to make some unbelievable passes to him and Marcus was able to finish the play with ease.

Seantrel Henderson was mostly camped out on the low block on both ends of the court. On the defensive end he was a huge force as he was grabbing rebounds like crazy. He always looked for his littler guards when he got the rebound.

At the half the score was Howard Pulley Black 17 and The Chicago Demons 17.

As the second half got underway both of these teams played very aggressively. The Chicago Demons started playing in zone to start the half out.

Cedric Martin really came alive in the second half for the Pulley team. He was able to step up and knock down shots and got into the rhythm.

Both of these teams were evenly matched. They really went at each other. This was a close game throughout the whole game. Neither team gave up. Both teams dove on the ground after loose balls. Each team really battled each other. One of the more intense battles that took place on the low block Sentrel Henderson went up and battled with Floyd Cambell for loose balls and rebounds.

In the second half The Chicago Demons came to life. They were able to knock down shots. They were also able to slow the Howard Pulley team down.

Joe Coleman also has played well in this game. He was able to come up and make some nice shots in the early going. He really looked in this game.

The second half went back and forth. Each team tried to outsmart each other. Both teams switched up defenses multiple times.

This game came down to the end and both teams played very hard and aggressive. Pulley applied the full court press late in the game. That approved to be effective as they were able to shut the Demons down late in the game.

Howard Pulley Black was able to come back and hold on to the victory. In a hard fought victory the final score was Howard Pulley Black 42 and the Chicago Demons 35.