Game 3 - Koufas and Karma

The inside/outside combo of Kosta Koufas and Jamar Butler helped Hershey move into second place with a 68-57 win over Superior Baptist in Game 3 (12/22-12/29). Butler nabbed Player of the Week honors with a game-high 22 points and Koufas added 17 as the Red Storm climbed to 2-1 on the year. Eric Gordon had 15 points for the Crusaders, who fell for the first time this season ... Great Lakes Christian took over sole possession of first place and Coach Shipman whispered about dominance after their 87-49 win over Oskee Wow-wow. D.J. White and Dan Coleman combined for 41 points as the Crusaders improved to 3-0, then talked some trash about re-creating Oskee Wow-Wow's league dominance of a few seasons ago. The Crusaders have been impressive early, but OWW's streak lasted two years. Karma Alert: GLC could be without Trevon Hughes this week when they battle UNC. Hughes, the #1 overall pick on Signing Day, is questionable for the Big Ten opener on Wednesday. Evan Turner had 17 points to lead OWW (0-3) ... Robert Montgomery got their first "W" of the year, 50-30 over Nelson Christian. Jason Okrzesik paced the Knights with 12 points. DeShawn Sims (12 points) was the only starter to finish in double digits for the 1-2 Doves.

Game 3 results/boxscores - (12/22 - 12/29)
UH 68, SBU 57
GLC 87, OWW 49
RMU 50, UNC 30

Game 4 schedule/ in-game box - (12/30-1/5/08)
RMU (1-2) @ UH (2-1)
UNC (1-2) @ GLC (3-0)
OWW (0-3) @ SBU (2-1)

The Legion Awaits

Game 2 - A Good Start

Dan Coleman made the most of his first start as Great Lakes Christian trounced Hershey, 90-51 in Game 2 (12/12-12/20). Coleman didn't start Game 1 for the Crusaders (he had 22 points as the O.T. player), but took advantage of the P.T. in Game 2, scoring 24 points and earning Player of the Week honors. Geary Claxton and DJ White added 21 apiece for GLC (2-0), which is averaging 85 points a game. Jamal Butler and Kosta Koufas finished with 16 each for the 1-1 Red Storm ... Superior Baptist U improved to 2-0 with a 70-45 win over Robert Montgomery U. SBU's Eric Gordon scored 26 in his Super 6 debut after missing the season opener with a tailbone injury. (Or was he waiting to start his career in front of RMU coach Mockler?) Gordon got help from Jordan Crawford and Drew Neitzel, who combined for 37 points to put the game away. Jason Okrzesik and Manny Harris scored 12 each to lead the 0-2 Knights ... DeShawn Sims scored a game-high 22 points and Spencer Tollackson tacked on 14 as Nelson Christian posted its first win, 60-32 over Oskee Wow-wow. The Doves won without Armon Bassett, who was suspended for violating team rules. OWW's Shaun Pruitt was the only player to score in double figures as the Warriors dropped to 0-2.

Game 2 results/boxscores - (12/12-12/20)
GLC 90, UH 51
SBU 70, RMU 45
UNC 60, OWW 32

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Game 1 - Shooting For Two

Around the Super 6 through Game 1 -- (12/8 - 12/10/07) ... Superior Baptist's quest for a second straight title got off to a good start, with a 51-38 win over Nelson Christian in the Super 6 season opener. Jordan Crawford had 20 points and Drew Neitzel added 15 to lift the Crusaders to victory. SBU won without star guard Eric Gordon, who was sidelined with a back injury. Spencer Tollackson (16 points) and DeShawn Sims (12) were the only UNC starters in double figures ... Great Lakes Christian put up the biggest numbers of the week, cruising past Robert Montgomery U, 80-61. Geary Claxton tossed in 21 points to pace the Crusaders attack. Brian Butch scored 17 to lead the Knights, who also got solid performances from new starters E'Twaun Moore and Jason Okrzesik ... Trent Meachem scored 16 points and Jamar Butler added 13 as Hershey beat Oskee Wow-wow, 50-43. Meachem came thisclose to riding the bench for the Red Storm, but the game day decision to put him in the lineup (instead of Brian Randle) paid off. OWW's Shaun Pruitt finished with a league-high 24 points, but his Illini teammates, Rodney Alexander and Demetri McCamey, only scored two points combined.

Game 1 results/boxscores
SBU 51, UNC 38
GLC 80, RMU 61
UH 50, OWW 43