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Marshall pressures to D-II district title
Still holding the Division II district championship trophy, Marshall High School coach John Ralph said Melvin Banks is best when the game comes to him.
On Wednesday, March 10, it did.
In a hurry.
In a key stretch, Banks scored 10 consecutive Marshall points and stretched the Cougars’ lead to 11 in the third quarter. From there, Marshall continued its pressure to defeat Shawnee 52-37 in the district title game at UD Arena.
Banks, a 6-foot-2 guard, finished with 21 points as the Cougars (20-4) advanced to play Roger Bacon in a regional semifinal at 8 p.m. on March 18 at Fairmont’s Trent Arena. Already in a tough tournament run with wins against Chaminade Julienne and Wilmington, Marshall advanced by using that strong pressure.
“We pick our spots,” Ralph said of the full-court press used plenty by Banks that also led to a good number of his points.
Greg Gainey finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds for Marshall as a strong inside presence, but Banks is even more of a difficult matchup, Ralph said.
“It’s tough for other teams offensively and defensively, because he’s really a guard, but he has good size,” Ralph said. “That’s a great advantage for him.”
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By DJVIEW
March 10, 2010 11:54 PM | Link to this
GO MARSHELL’s KEEP YALL HEAD AND THE GAME AND WE WILL MAKE IT TO STATE
By Eli
March 11, 2010 12:01 AM | Link to this
Once again the Cougars overcome miserable coaching to win a district title. Good job guys not letting that fool John Ralph mess up a great season.
By Proud Parent of TMHS
March 11, 2010 10:03 AM | Link to this
Good job Thurgood don’t let the nay sayers have their way, even when there is discouraging words concerning your coach. Heck of a game Melvin but the whole team did their part. One game at a time and back to state we go!
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