Decatur & Buford notch wins, Cartersville finally wakes up... 

Friday night around the WBA...

Buford Majic 136 Mississippi Hardhats 113...
After suffering a loss at the buzzer the night before on the road at Tri-State, the Majic bounced back and put a whipping on the Hardhats.

Roy Bright exploded for 34 points, while Wayne Arnold (6'4''-G-84) had 25, B.J. Puckett(6'9''-F-83) 21 points and Will Benton 20 for the Majic. For Mississippi, D. Toy downed 23 points and T. Jones scored 16 in a losing effort.

Buford improved to 3-2, while the Hardhats slipped to 2-3 on the season.

Cartersville Warriors 116 Memphis Blue Tornadoes 101...
Jermaine Spivey(6'3''-G-72) downed 32 points and filled in admirably for an absent Mike Dean, and the Warriors finally rose from the dead to get one in the win column. It wasn't easy though as Memphis led by 11 at the half, 54-43. First year Head Coach Bobby Rouse made adjustments and the Warriors flipped the tables and came out on fire in the second half, outscoring the Blues 73-47. The Warriors, who still trailed by three heading into the final period, exploded for 41 fourth quarter points. AJ Mastin contributed 17 points for Cartersville in his first extended actiona and Bay Gordon returned to the lineup and scored 16 on eight of nine from the field. Jeremy Law also converted several key buckets down the stretch for Cartersville. Cedric Lewis was seven of 14 from beyond the arc for Memphis and Lorenzo Dorse had a big night with 24 pts and 11 rebounds. Jason Davis (6'4''-F-85) hustled his way to 16 points for the Blues, in a losing cause.

Memphis Blue Tornadoes (3-2)
Anthony Neeley 1-8 4-5 7, Daniel Robertson 6-11 0-0 12, Edward Graves 3-6 0-0 6, William McGhee 0-3 0-0 0, Michael Watson 2-4 0-0 4, Jason Davis5-12 6-11 16, Cedric Lewis 9-21 0-3 25, Darrell Somerville 0-0 0-0 0, Lorenzo Dorse 8-16 8-8 24, Hosea Butler 3-8 0-0 7. Totals 37-89 18-27 101

Cartersville Warriors (1-4)
Jermaine Spivey13-28 5-6 32, Jeremy Law 6-9 4-6 16, Donovan McMullen 2-6 2-4 6, Bayete Gordon 8-9 0-1 16, Erik Gainous 1-4 0-0 2, Ozzie Henderson 6-8 1-2 13, AJ Mastin 6-11 2-2 17, Cole Rose 2-4 0-0 4, Sherod Rogers 0-8 0-2 0, Chris Jones 5-10 0-0 10. Totals 49-97 14-23 116

SCORE BY PERIODS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL	PTS
Memphis Blue Tornadoes	28	26	27	20	101	2.0
Cartersville Warriors	27	16	32	41	116	5.0

FG%: Memphis Blue Tornadoes .416, Cartersville Warriors .505. 3-pt FG:Memphis Blue Tornadoes 9-33 (Neeley 1-3, Graves 0-2, McGhee0-3, Watson 0-1, Davis 0-5, Lewis 7-14, Butler 1-5), Cartersville Warriors 4-15 (Spivey 1-6, Law 0-1, Mastin 3-7, Jones 0-1). Rebounds: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 47 (Dorse 11), Cartersville Warriors 53 (McMullen 10). Fouls Memphis Blue Tornadoes 22, Cartersville Warriors 23. Fouled out: Robertson . Technical: none. Assists: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 9 (McGhee 5), Cartersville Warriors 16 (Spivey 5). Steals: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 8 (McGhee 2, Davis 2), Cartersville Warriors 9 (Spivey 2, Law 2, Henderson 2, Jones 2). Blocked shots: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 6 (Dorse 3), Cartersville Warriors 10 (McMullen 5). Turnovers: Memphis Blue Tornadoes 18, Cartersville Warriors 9. Attendance: 102. DakStats 3000 by Daktronics Inc.Brookings, SD

Decatur Court Kings 135 Tri-state Crusaders 120...
It was a close-fought, exciting game the whole way. The Crusaders lead by one point the end of the first and second quarters. Both of their big men, B.J. Walker and Steve Eluett got into foul trouble early, earning 3 fouls each while trying to contain Anthony Miller(6'9''-C-71) and the aggressive penetration of the Decatur offense. The Crusaders, Curtis Clark, seemed to miss nothing the first half, knocking down a lot of tough shots. The game was tied going into the fourth 92-92. Decatur was able to force some key turnovers in the fourth and take an agressive lead to win the game. Miller was the leading scorer at the half with 20 points, and Al Stewart gave a stunning performance with his triple double. The Crusaders could do nothing to stop the hot hand of Isaac Cook who was 73% from 3pt range. Curtis Clark had 17pts at the half, knocking down a contested 3 pointer at the buzzard. Michael Griffin also had 17pts at the half and shot well from 3-pt range.

For Decatur, Anthony Miller pounded in 39 points,pulled 10 rebounds and dished out 4 assists, Al Stewart had26 pts,12 assists and grabbed 12 rebounds, Isaac Cook poured in 25pts on 8/11 from 3-pt range and Dele Ojo got 23 pts, 4 assists.

To pace the Crusaders, Michael Griffin had 25pts and 3 reb while Marcus Sims(6'6''-F-85) tallied 21pts, 4 reb and Curtis Clark 20 pts, 8 reb.

Score by Quarter:
1st: Decatur 30, Crusaders 31
2nd: Decatur 63, Crusaders 64
3rd: Decatur 92, Crusaders 92
Final: Decatur 135, Crusaders 120

WBA Results for Friday June 6th...

The WBA had three games Friday night around the league. The results were as follows...

Tri-State Crusaders 85 Buford Majic 83...
Michael Griffin(6'0''-G) as time expired to give the Crusaders an upset victory over the Majic.

Roy Bright(6'6''-F-86) led Buford with 16 points, while James St. Roberts had 14. Griffin chalked up 16 pts and B.J. Walker(6'10''-F/C-84) 15 pts for the Crusaders.

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Decatur Court Kings 115 Cartersville Warriors 104...
Anthony Miller (6'9''-C-71) controlled the middle with 26 points and 13 rebounds, to support a cast of high-energy teammates in Al Stewart (5'10''-G-83), who had 29 points and Devin Friday who downed 22. Decatur raced out to a huge lead, only to have to fight off the Warriors who didn't decide to join the Court Kings in the contest until the second half. Mike Dean(6'2''-G-82) drilled 44 points for Cartersville, while Jeremy Law was the only other Warriors to reach double figures with 10.

Cartersville continued to struggle, turning the ball over 30 times, en route to its fourth consecutive loss to begin the season.

Decatur Court Kings ( 2-1)
Pig Miller 11-17 4-7 26, Dele Ojo 4-8 6-12 14, Al Stewart9-15 11-14 29, Devin Friday 7-9 7-11 22, Kenneth McKenzie 2-4 0-0 5, Nico Holloway 2-4 0-0 4, Brandon Proby 2-7 1-4 6, Jay Bell 0-0 0-0 0, Isaac Cook 2-7 0-0 5, Brian Thompson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 41-75 29-48 115

Cartersville Warriors (0-4)
Jermaine Spivey 2-7 2-3 6, Jeremy Law 4-7 2-3 10, Larry Cox 2-6 2-6 6, Donovan McMullen 1-1 3-4 5, Erik Gainous 1-3 0-0 2, Rodney Mayes 3-10 3-4 9, Ozzie Henderson 4-11 0-0 8, Mike Dean13-28 13-14 44, Anthony Slater 2-3 2-2 6, AJ Mastin 4-7 0-0 8, Cole Rose 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-84 27-36 104

SCORE BY PERIODS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOTAL	PTS
Decatur Court Kings	35	34	26	20	115	5.0
Cartersville Warriors	24	18	29	33	104	2.0

FG%: Decatur Court Kings .547, Cartersville Warriors .429. 3-pt FG:Decatur Court Kings 4-23 (Ojo 0-2, Stewart 0-4, Friday 1-2, McKenzie 1-2, Proby 1-6, Cook 1-6, Thompson 0-1), Cartersville Warriors 5-28 (Spivey 0-5, Law 0-1, Gainous 0-1, Mayes 0-2, Henderson 0-2, Dean 5-14, Mastin 0-3). Rebounds: Decatur Court Kings 51 (Miller 13), Cartersville Warriors 50 (Cox 13). Fouls Decatur Court Kings 27, Cartersville Warriors 34. Fouled out: none. Technical: none. Assists: Decatur Court Kings 19 (Stewart 7), Cartersville Warriors 17 (Slater 4). Steals: Decatur Court Kings 11 (Ojo 4, Stewart 4), Cartersville Warriors 10 (Slater 5). Blocked shots: Decatur Court Kings 1 (Miller 1), Cartersville Warriors 12 (McMullen 3). Turnovers: Decatur Court Kings 11, Cartersville Warriors 32. Attendance: 85.
DakStats 3000 by Daktronics Inc.Brookings, SD