The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

THE Division II series has followed the same pattern as Division I and the championship title will be decided in the fifth and final game.

With their backs against the wall and facing elimination, the Breezes High Flyers scored a 78-69 win over the Johnson’s Truckers at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday. Game five is all set for 7:30pm tonight.

Jeremy Neely looked unstoppable all night long and led three High Flyers in double figures. He had a game high 28 points on 50 per cent (8-16) shooting from the field, 60 per cent (3-5) shooting from three-point range and 81 per cent (9-11) from the free throw line. He also added 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Devontee Gibson also posted a double double with 11 rebounds and a game high 22 rebounds. Travis Stuart scored 17 and Shanton Pratt chipped in with nine.

Christorr Stuart and Horris McKenzie each finished with 22 points to lead the Truckers. Stuart nearly finished with a triple double - eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals while McKenzie grabbed 11 rebounds.

The Flyers opened the game on a 7-0 run and nearly led wire to wire in the win. They led 19-13 at the end of the first quarter.

The Truckers used a 10-0 run to begin the second quarter and took their only lead of the game when Henry Rolle’s jumper gave them a 23-22 lead with 5:21 left to play in the first half. The High Flyers would regain the lead on Travis Stuart’s jumper and ended the half on a 10-0 run. Neely made a pair at the line for a 32-25 lead at the half.

Pratt opened the third quarter with a three pointer to take a 10 point lead, but Stuart brought the Truckers back all on his own over the next few possessions. He lade a three, followed with an old school three point play, and another three pointer for nine consecutive points. The Flyers regained control at the quarter and took a 55-47 lead into the fourth.

Stuart’s free throw early in the fourth to make the score 60-57, but it would as close as they would get in the quarter. The High Flyers lead was back to 10 within the next two minutes and never trailed by less than eight the rest of the way.

The Truckers lost the second, third and fourth each by one point.

The High Flyers out rebounded the Truckers by 19 and a 12 point advantage with points in the paint. They also scored 10 more points off turnovers and seven more at the free throw line.

The High Flyers took game one of the series with a 98-84 win.

Game two saw the Truckers even the series withstood a late fourth quarter rally to escape with a 104-100 win.

The Truckers regained control of the series in game three with a 74-68 win.