Bob Jones Post Rare Quarter Shutout Of James Clemens In Boy’s Basketball
MADISON- In what could be the most unusual quarter of play in the history of the James Clemens and Bob Jones rivalry, the host Jets did not score a point in the entire second quarter, which led to the visiting Patriots to a 54-43 victory before a large crowd at James Clemens High. The second stanza included Bob Jones outscoring James Clemens 11-0 and outrebounding the Jets 11-3.
“It’s the first time in my career I’ve seen a team held to zero pints in a quarter and that’s a tribute to our kids as they believed in our scouting report on James Clemens and made their players take shots they didn’t want to take,” said Luther Tiggs head coach of Bob Jones. “We controlled the tempo in not only the second quarter, but most of the game and the win is a big boost to our team going into the remainder of our schedule.”
Bob Jones (12-10, 2-1) led by one after the first quarter and 12 at halftime. The second half had James Clemens one point better, but the effort was not enough sinking the seventh-ranked Jets. Junior guard Jalen Myers led all scorers with 16 points including 10 from the field for Bob Jones. He also pulled down a game high 10 rebounds. Seniors Dante Emanuel and Taesean Hicks had 10 points each. Tavius Clarke added nine points on the night.
James Clemens (12-9, 0-3) was led by A.J. McGinnis as the 6-4 senior scored 12 points. Six-foot senior Garrett Hicks added 10 for the Jets losing on its home court against its crosstown rival while senior Cameron Harris scored seven and grabbed seven rebounds.
James Clemens head coach Danny Petty, who is in his fifth year with the school and the last of his 46 years as a head coach before retiring at the end of this season,said the empty second quarter for his squad was something new for him. “Yes, it was the first time as a head coach for boy’s basketball that has ever happened. We just didn’t hit anything,” said Petty. “We took bad shots while other shots just didn’t fall. We certainly won’t win with that type of play.”
Besides the lopsided second quarter, the remaining three stanzas were close to even. Both Petty and Tiggs know the regular season is just around the corner and anything can happen in the post-season playoffs.
“We’ve been struggling a good part of our season and it’s a battle every game, but we must get better as the playoffs are about a team getting hot at the right time,” said Petty.
