Sunday, January 11, 2009

Game 5 - No Moore

E'Twaun Moore blows his chance to be a hero

GLC Crusaders 55, RMU Knights 50
The record-setting RMU winning steak is no Moore. Kalin Lucas scored 20 points to lead Great Lakes Christian past Robert Montgomery U, 55-50 in Game 5 (1/6-1/11), ending RMU's regular season winning streak at 14 games.

It looked good for the Knights heading into Sunday, needing only 10 points from E'Twaun Moore to keep the streak alive. But Moore managed only 4 points on 1-for-12 shooting. Knights' coach Dennis Mockler actually predicted a tough week for his squad, muttering about the "bad matchups" they faced this week. Turned out that the worst matchup was E'Twaun and an wide open jump shot.

GLC coach Eric Shipman was grateful for the win, mainly because it took the spotlight off the unexpected benching of Raymar Morgan, who was replaced in the lineup by Trevon Hughes. Morgan had 13 points as the o.t. guy while Hughes finished with 8 points, but the Crusaders (3-2) still got the win and took over sole possession of third place, one game behind the co-leaders.

SBU Crusaders 54, OWW Warriors 41
Talor Battle scored 21 points to help Superior Baptist grab a share of first place with a 54-41 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Namanja Calasan added 11 points as SBU upped its record to 4-1. OWW's Evan Turner (14 pts) and Demtri McCamey (12) combined for 26 of the Warriors' 41 points.

UH Red Storm 54, UNC Doves 49
Trent Meachem scored 21 points and William Buford added 19 as Hershey won for the first time in forever, 54-49 over Nelson Christian. The game was reduced to a 4-on-4 matchup when UH's Cyrus Tate and UNC's Blake Hoffarber missed the game with injuries. Devan Dumes finished with 17 points and DeShawn Sims added 14 for the Doves, who re-joined the Red Storm in the Super 6 basement.

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