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)