THE TOP 17U HOWARD PULLEY PANTHERS DAY TWO RECAPS

On the second day of the Howard Pulley Sables Invitational tournament in the first game of the day the top Howard Pulley Panthers 17U team played against Kingdom Hoops out of Iowa.

The game got off to a quick start as each team forced shots and looked to get into there offense early. Kingdom Hoops played mostly man-to-man defense in the first half. Pulley switched between man-to-man and zone which created enough confusion to slow down the Kingdom players while getting into their offensive sets.

The score went back and forth throughout the first half as neither team gave up easy baskets.

Kingdom Hoops had difficulty scoring in the first half. They went long portions without making a basket.

Quinton Lee Hooker for Pulley played well in the first half. He hand a few nice baskets and was able to score at will.

At halftime the score was Pulley 42 and Kingdom Hoops 22. 

Hooker was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court. He was dead on from long range as he was able to step up and nail deep three point shots.

The second half was a mirror image of the first half. Pulley was too quick for Kingdom Hoops. Pulley came away with the 88-47 victory over Kingdom Hoops.

With this victory this makes the top Pulley team 2-0 in this weekend’s tournament so far.

TOP PULLEY 17U VS DAKOTA SCHOOLERS

In the second game of the Saturday session the top 17U Pulley team played the Dakota Schoolers. The game started out on a quick pace as each team raced up and down the court trading baskets.

Neither team went and on a run it took each team awhile to get accustomed to each other on both ends of the floor.

Without Tyus Robert Jones running the guard spot Quinton Lee Hooker stepped into that role just fine. Hooker did a good job of running the offense. He was able to drive coast to coast and get wide open layups.

At halftime the score was Pulley 57-30.

Pulley was too much for Dakota in the second half. Pulley came away with the 95-52 blowout win over the Dakota Schoolers.

With that victory the top Pulley 17u team is 3-0 in this weekend’s tournament so far.

SATURDAY FINAL GAME

In the third and final game of the day the Howard Pulley top 17u team took on the Minnesota Stars. Pulley jumped out big as they got on a 12-0 run in the first four minutes of the game.

The Southwest Stars didn't get frustrated when their shots did not fall.

Hooker for Pulley was all over the floor once again. He was Pulley's go to guy. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball and when he got the ball he took the ball hard to the basket. He also got everyone involved in the offense.

The Southwest Stars switched up between man-to-man and zone defense. They tried to confuse Pulley on the defensive end.

Hooker was able to slow his man down on the defensive end. He didn't give up any easy shots. Pulley was able to get a lot of easy wide open lay-ups on the offensive end. They were a little quicker on the offensive end.

At halftime the score was Pulley 34 and Southwest Stars 23.

As the second half got underway both teams came out looking to shoot the ball. Neither team took their time on the offensive end as they both made some bad shots and passes. As a result of the insistence on pressing the action the turnovers went up for both teams.

After the first few minutes however thing seemed to settle down as they each got into a shooting grove.

Pulley did a good job of passing the ball around the three-point line looking for an opening.

Pulley was up 40-30 with 11:28 left to go in regulation.

The Southwest Stars never gave up in the game. They kept on attacking the Pulley defense as they looked for weaknesses in Pulley’s defense. Pulley did a good job on the defensive end as they kept the pressure at a high level.

Pulley called a timeout with 8:00 left in regulation. The score was Pulley 52 and Southwest Stars 37.

Pulley was once again too much for the opposing team to handle. They looked sharp in all parts of the game. Southwest Stars kept on battling throughout the whole game but that wasn’t enough as Pulley came away with the 68-48 victory over Southwest Stars.

With that victory Pulley is 4-0 in the tournament.