King struggled early against Lindblom`s deliberate slowdown pace before breezing to a 75-44 home-court Red-Central Section victory. King (20-0, 8-0)
led only 9-2 after the first quarter and 28-13 at the half. Lindblom begin the third quarter with an 11-5 run to cut the deficit to 33-24.
The Jaguars finished the period by outscoring Lindblom 9-3 and they blew the game open in the fourth quarter with a 33-17 blitz.
Jamie Brandon paced the Jaguars with 26 points while teammates Johnny Selvie (22 points, 10 rebounds) and Rashard Griffith (7 points, 8 rebounds, 8 blocks) also starred.
2. GORDON TECH
Leading only 22-21 early in the second quarter, Gordon`s Catholic League leaders revved up their offense to blow past host Brother Rice 86-65. Tom Kleinschmidt, who finished with a game-high 32 points, scored three baskets just before halftime to ignite a 14-0 Ram run which blew the game open. Gordon led 50-31 at the intermission.
5. DUNBAR
Phillips (6-13, 1-6) got off to an early lead, but the 1-2 punch of Dunbar`s Darnell Woods and Saun Jackson ended up being too much for the Wildcats in a 101-84 Red Central loss. Phillips had leads of as much as eight points in the first quarter, but Dunbar (16-4, 7-1) closed to 23-20 at the end of the first period and moved into the lead in the second quarter.
Then in the third quarter, Woods got 11 of his 31 points, including three straight three-pointers to start the half, and Jackson scored 8 of his 22 points to hold Phillips off. The Mighty Men then ran away in the final period, hitting 11 of their 12 shots. For Dunbar, Woods finished with 10 assists and four steals, Sherman Morris had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Derrick Patterson had 12 points and 6 rebounds and Curtis Parham had 13 points and 7 steals.
Phillips was led by Marlo Finner (27 points, 17 rebounds), Reggie Bell
(22 points, 6 rebounds), and Darrell Wesley (15 points, 6 rebounds).
7. THORNTON
Thornton (20-2, 8-2 in the SICA East) took a 43-29 halftime lead and held off Bloom Trail in the second half to win 84-76. Maurice Stovall had 26 points for the Wildcats, including 21 in the first half, and Tracy Webster added 19 points with 13 assists. Jeff Maxey (16 points), Floyd Coleman (11 points, 6 rebounds), and Melvin Smith (9 rebounds) also contributed.
For Bloom Trail, Shawn Aldridge had 24 points and 9 rebounds, Steve Henley 17 points and Chadwick Fulwiley 14 points.
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20. FOREMAN
Foreman (18-1, 9-0) jumped out to a 24-7 lead in the first quarter and coasted past Von Steuben 88-49 in the Red North. Reggie Smith scored 14 of his game-high 28 points in the decisive first quarter, Kevin Vauters finished with 15 and Bobby Grant and Kermit Blakely had 13 apiece. Marcus Wardlow had 12 for Von Steuben (4-14, 2-7).