This game seamed to be the best match up in the first round of Region II, the Akins Eagles started off strong dominating the McNeil Mavericks in the first quarter. The Eagles held the Mavericks to only 8 points in the first and it looked like they were going to have an easy time. Guards Malcolm Canada and Yolonzo Moore were working well against McNeils defense which could find an answer for them.
Not sure what Hagmann said to his team during the break between the first and second quarter, but whatever it was it worked. The Mavericks defense came out in the second quarter and they looked like a new team. The Maverick held the Eagles to only 8 points in the second and scored 20 of their own going into the half with a 5 point lead and a lot of confidence. The Eagles defense seem to disappear in this quarter they seemed to be lost at times not making the right rotations and allowing the Maverick players to get a good look at the basket.
If the Eagles wanted to stay in this game they were going to have to make some changes to start the third quarter.
The Mavericks defense looked a little slow at the start of the third quarter but offensively they were able to match the Eagles shot for shot. The Eagles looked confused at times and frustrated, when things went well offensively they couldn't stop the Mavericks on the defensive end. With Canada and Moore the only Eagles scoring it looked like the Eagles were going to have a difficult fourth quarter if other players like Anthony Rivera who averaged 12 ppg, and Jeremy Mendez 11 ppg didn't start to contribute.
At the start of the fourth quarter the Mavericks held on to an 11 point lead which was just to much for the Eagles to over come. With Moore not having his regular 22 ppg night and Rivera only scoring 5 for the night they just could not make up any ground on the Mavericks.
Congratulations to the Eagles for another great season, but the Mavericks will move on with an upset aginst the runner up in Travis Counties, 5A District 15.
McNeil 66, Akins 53
Not sure what Hagmann said to his team during the break between the first and second quarter, but whatever it was it worked. The Mavericks defense came out in the second quarter and they looked like a new team. The Maverick held the Eagles to only 8 points in the second and scored 20 of their own going into the half with a 5 point lead and a lot of confidence. The Eagles defense seem to disappear in this quarter they seemed to be lost at times not making the right rotations and allowing the Maverick players to get a good look at the basket.
If the Eagles wanted to stay in this game they were going to have to make some changes to start the third quarter.
The Mavericks defense looked a little slow at the start of the third quarter but offensively they were able to match the Eagles shot for shot. The Eagles looked confused at times and frustrated, when things went well offensively they couldn't stop the Mavericks on the defensive end. With Canada and Moore the only Eagles scoring it looked like the Eagles were going to have a difficult fourth quarter if other players like Anthony Rivera who averaged 12 ppg, and Jeremy Mendez 11 ppg didn't start to contribute.
At the start of the fourth quarter the Mavericks held on to an 11 point lead which was just to much for the Eagles to over come. With Moore not having his regular 22 ppg night and Rivera only scoring 5 for the night they just could not make up any ground on the Mavericks.
Congratulations to the Eagles for another great season, but the Mavericks will move on with an upset aginst the runner up in Travis Counties, 5A District 15.
McNeil 66, Akins 53
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akins | 15 | 8 | 19 | 11 | — | 53 |
| McNeil | 8 | 20 | 25 | 13 | — | 66 |
AHS: Canada 19, Hollins 6, P. Rivera 8, Moore 11, Richardson 4, A. Rivera 5
MHS: Williams 24, Waters 11, Jiongo 9, Worrell 8, Jo. Jones 5, Je. Jones 9
Records: M: 20-12, A: 23-10.
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