HOWARD PULLEY BLACK 17U TOOK ON THE CHICAGO DEMONS

The Howard Pulley Black team took on the Chicago Demons. Howard Pulley started out playing zone defense. The Demons were trying to look inside for the scoring options. The Demons started playing in a zone defense. They wanted to try to shut down the Pulley shooters.

Seantrel Henderson played hard in the first half. He was mostly camped out in the low block where he has shined all weekend long. For an athlete of his size he can really move and get up and down the court. He is a big man because he is also a top football player in the nation. He is listed at 6’ 8” and has a wide body.

Both of these teams looked to push the ball up the court. Pulley did a good job of spreading the ball out on the offensive end. Both of these teams went at each other in the first half.

Jordan Hughes has stepped up and played well in the first half. He is Howard Pulleys quick guard. Throughout the tournament he has not been afraid to go after bigger and stronger guys. He knows the court and is a determined player. He will not back down from any challenge.

The first half both teams were evenly matched. Both teams were able to get after each other and neither of them backed down.

At half time the score was Howard Pulley Black 20 and The Chicago Demons 19.

Pulley stared the second half shooting jump shots. They wanted to see if they could get there three point shots to fall in the second half.

Both teams went at each other in the second half. The game was a hard fought contest the whole game. Pulley continued to play good aggressive defense in the second half. Cedric Martin has done a good job at directing traffic on the court. He has let his teammates know where to go on the floor.

This contest was very close neither team was able to go on a run throughout the game. It was also a low scoring game as well. It would be a defensive battle by both teams.

Howard Pulley looked to burn as much time off the clock as they could in the later part of the game. Howard Pulley was able to come away with the 38-35 victory.